The Truesdale Board of Aldermen approved agreements with PGAV Planners and Travelers Insurance for professional services and cyber liability insurance at their Nov. 13 meeting. 

The city had previously worked with PGAV Planners for the creation of their comprehensive plan and zoning code and decided at their last meeting to keep the company on retainer for any other needs that may arise. 

“We’re looking to enter into contract with them so they can kind of assist us with our codes and make sure if we need to do any updates or anything like that they’re there to help us,” said City Clerk Elsa Smith-Fernandez. 

That retainer agreement will be billed hourly as needed and will be covered largely by the remaining funds in the line item that was approved for the planning budget earlier this year. 

The original contract with PGAV was for up to $32,000, and according to Smith-Fernandez, roughly $8,000 of those funds remain that will be used for the retainer. 

Smith-Fernandez also said they had heard from their insurance provider, Missouri Rural Services, and were told they no longer offer cybersecurity insurance. 

She said she solicited some additional options to present to the board and received a quote from Travelers Insurance. 

She said with Missouri Rural the city had paid $1,132 a year for cyber liability insurance for $100,000. The quote she received from Travelers was $934 for the same liability coverage. 

“I think it would probably be the better choice to go with the increased liability insurance that’s a little bit more comparable to what we did last year,” said Smith Fernandez. 

Mayor Jerry Cannon followed up to make sure they would still be saving money compared to what the city had paid the previous year and the board was in agreement. 

They voted unanimously to approve both contracts. 

The Truesdale Board of Aldermen will not meet for the second time this month due to the Thanksgiving holiday and will meet next on Dec. 11.