Accessibility Statement for Franklin County Goverment Website
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The Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) defines requirements for designers and developers to improve accessibility for people with disabilities. It defines three levels of conformance: Level A, Level AA, and Level AAA. Franklin County Goverment Website is fully conformant with WCAG 2.2 level AA. Fully conformant means that the content fully conforms to the accessibility standard without any exceptions.
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E-mail: chenderson@franklinmo.gov
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Postal Address: 400 E. Locust Union MO 63084
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Happening Now
News and opportunities that may be useful to you.
Per RSMo 50.600 and 50.622 – County Budget Law, the 2025 Budget Amendments have been made available for public viewing and are posted in the Franklin County Government Center, 2nd floor, notification board.
A copy can also be requested from the Auditor’s office by emailing auditor@franklinmo.gov.
You can see an on-line version by clicking the link below.
Holiday Schedule
Truman Day—May 8th
Memorial Day—May 25th
Juneteenth—June 19th
Independence Day—July 3rd
Labor Day—Sept. 7th
Columbus Day —Oct. 12th
Veteran’s Day—Nov. 11th
Thanksgiving Day—Nov. 26th and 27th
Christmas Eve—Dec. 24th
Christmas Day—Dec. 25th
Recorder of Deed Fee Change
Following the passage of Missouri Senate Bill 938, a flat $2.00 statutory fee increase will take effect statewide on August 28, 2026, for recording documents, marriage licenses, and land surveys/plats.
Use the carosel below to view scheduled
Public Meetings
Commission Workshop
July 23, 2026 at 10:00 a.m.
Commission Chambers, 2nd Floor
400 E. Locust, Union MO 63084
I. Call to Order
II. Discussion
a. Review of the Tuesday, July 28, 2026, Commission Meeting Agenda including the following Commission Order requests:
Midwest High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area Subaward Recipient Agreement
Memorandum of Understanding with the Missouri Department of Public Safety for Operation Relentless Pursuit
Grant acceptance for the Impaired Driving Enforcement Campaign
Grant acceptance for the Dedicated Impaired Driving Enforcement Campaign
Grant acceptance for the Hazardous Moving Vehicle Driving Enforcement Campaign
Grant acceptance for the Youth Alcohol Driving Enforcement Campaign
Purchase of a Replacement Recorder from A&W Communications for Franklin County 911/Communications
Settlement of the Franklin County Treasurer with the Franklin County Commission
Rezoning request for Maune Excavating
Award Sole Source to Springline Advisory for Consulting Services
Engagement Agreement for Consulting Services with Springline Advisory
III. Other Business
IV. Adjournment
CLOSED EXECUTIVE SESSION
July 23, 2026 at 10:30 a.m.
Commission Conference Room, 2nd Floor
400 E. Locust, Union MO 63084
I. Call to Order
The tentative agenda of this meeting includes a vote to close part of this meeting to discuss personnel, legal and real estate matters pursuant to Section 610.021, RSMo.
Notice is hereby given that the County Commission of the County of Franklin, Missouri, having duly voted to close its meeting, will conduct a Closed Meeting at 10:30 a.m. on July 23, 2026, in the Franklin County Commission Conference Room, 400 East Locust Street, Union, Missouri 63084.
II. Adjournment
Commission Working Session
July 23, 2026 at 12:00 p.m.
Commission Chambers, 2nd Floor
400 E. Locust, Union MO 63084
I. Call to Order
II. Discussion
a. Transaction review on PacWest with the Collector
III. Adjournment
Franklin County Industrial Development Authority
10:00 a.m., Wednesday, July 22, 2026
2ndFloor Training Room
Franklin County Government Center
400 East Locust Street
Union, MO 63084
I. Call to Order/Roll Call
II. Approval of Meeting Notes from July 23rd, 2025 and March 24, 2026
III. Other Business/IDA Member Forum
-Discussion regarding the Don Voss Scholarship
-Discussion regarding Franklin County Economic Development
IV. Treasurer’s Report
V. Election of Officers
VI. Adjournment
Franklin County Local Emergency Planning Committee (LEPC)
July 23, 2026, 12:PM
New Haven-Berger Fire Protection District
102 Dwayne Von Behren Dr, New Haven, MO
Noon – Lunch
Welcome & Introductions
Minutes of the 04/16/2026 LEPC meeting
Finances
· CEPF finance report through 06/30/2026
o $81,724.07
o Revenue $0.00
o Expenses $0.00
· Preapproved Expenses
· Requests to Purchase
MERC Report
Old Business
Bylaws
Other old business
New Business
LEPC Performance Highlights Report (CEPF grant application)
Hazmat Plan review
Other new business
Training Opportunities (back of agenda)
MoDNR EER responses since 04/01/2026 (back of agenda)
Partner Reports – News, Announcements, Training/Exercises & Recent Events
Adjourn
Next meeting Thursday, October 15, beginning with lunch at 12:Noon. Tentative location: Sullivan.
TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES
MERC and SEMA Training – sematraining.com
STARRS Training - ewgateway.org/training-and-exercises/
Local Training
MoDNR ENVIRONMENTAL EMERGENCY RESPONSE (EER)
Search at https://apps5.mo.gov/merlin/publicSearch.action
260520-1254-MPJ
Woody Bogler
700 N Washington Ave, Union
Equipment malfunction/failure. Release of ~500 gallons canola oil onto railroad property during product transfer. Trucking company remediated the spill to railroad specifications.
260522-1806-AJH
Greenwood Motorlines, Inc. DBA R L Carriers
650 Hwy 50, Union
Vehicular accident-Commercial. Release of ~50 gallons diesel on to roadway. Remediated by local fire department and wrecker service.
260605-0750-KAH
Unknown party
812 Hwy 50W, Union
~15 gallons Diesel fuel
Facility property, outdoors, storm sewer
Franklin County Board of Zoning Adjustment
7:00 p.m. – Tuesday, July 28, 2026
Second Floor Commission Chambers
Franklin County Government Center
400 East Locust Street
Union, MO 63084
Open Meeting
Roll Call / Reading of the Meeting / Hearing Procedures / Disclosure
Election of Officers
Approval of Minutes from November 25, 2025
V. Old Business – None
VI. New Business
FILE 260118 JOSEPH E. BONE
Request: Applicant is requesting a variance of 20 feet from the 50-foot stream buffer setback found in Article 11, Section 243 (A)(3)(b), for a new stream buffer setback distance of 30 feet.
Location: Property is located at 5601 Jenny Lane, approximately 0.3 miles northeast of Finney Road, in Township 42 North, Range 2 East, Section 21, Calvey Township, being parcel 20-5-21.0-0-007-013.170.
FILE 260155 WILLIAM M BUELL
Request: Applicant is appealing the June 18, 2026 decision of the Planning Director requiring compliance with the Intermittent Stream setback listed in Article 11, Section A (3).
Location: Property is located at 479 Brush Creek Rd, approximately 0.37 miles north of Brush Creek Rd and Mill Hill Rd, in Township 42 North, Range 1 East, Section 29, Central Township, being parcel 21-9-29.0-0-000-009.000.
VII. Adjournment
Historic Data
Franklin County no longer provides details on past meetings on the website. If you would like to receive a copy of past meetings, please contact the department that manages the information.
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