The Concordia Board of Aldermen approved a contract for dispatching services during its meeting on Monday, September 15.

Concordia’s current contract with the City of Higginsville is set to expire on September 30. The Lafayette County Emergency Services Board, which was recently formed after voters approved a half-cent sales tax for 911 dispatching services in April 2025, has been coordinating the implementation of the sales tax. City Administrator Dale Klussman says the Emergency Services Board has presented a new agreement to the city for dispatching services.

 

The revenue from the sales tax will cover the dispatching expenses throughout the county. Klussman says the Board of Aldermen authorized the execution of the contract. The sales tax, as well as this dispatching agreement, take effect October 1.