Later this month, I will spend a day talking with different officials from throughout the 18th Senatorial District on “Northeast Missouri Local Government Day,” which is set for June 25, 2013.

I have a very large district, and I want to meet with as many people as I can. What better way than to gather everybody together in one location — in this case, Jefferson City — and spend some serious time talking about the issues that affect all of them.

Subjects to be discussed include budget, safety, economic development, emergency management, the State Tax Commission and the Missouri Department of Transportation. If you are a mayor, city council member, city manager, or city/county clerk within the 18th Senatorial District, please contact my office at (573) 751-7985 to RSVP, so we can plan accordingly for lunch.

We will have speakers from multiple departments on hand that day and plan to cover a wide range of topics. I look forward to meeting with a lot of people from throughout the district on June 25. The last two “Local Government Days” were successful; hopefully, this year’s event will be just as fun and informative.

Here is our agenda:

Northeast Missouri Local Government Day

Presented by Sen. Brian Munzlinger
State Capitol, House Hearing Rooms 2 and 3
10:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. – June 25, 2013

10:00 a.m. Office of the Attorney General
Tom Durkin, Research Analyst
Sunshine Law

11:00 a.m. Department of Transportation
David Nichols, Director
Regional issues

11:30 a.m. State Tax Commission
Best financial practices

Noon         Lunch (House Hearing Room 2)
Courtesy of Mark Twain Council of Governments

12:30 p.m. Department of Natural Resources
Sarah Parker Pauley, Director
Permits, solid waste and water

1:00 p.m.   Department of Economic Development [tentative]
Northeast Missouri opportunities

1:30 p.m.   State Emergency Management Agency [tentative]
Disaster preparedness

2:00 p.m.   Department of Social Services
Alyson Campbell, Division Director
Local department issues

2:30 p.m.   Department of Agriculture
Jon Hagler, Director [or other representative from the department]
Northeast Missouri concerns

As always, if you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact my office. Thank you.