HERMANN — An updated blueprint for the growth and development of the county seat during the next 10 years has been given first-round approval by the Board of Aldermen (BOA).

The panel Monday night, after a brief public hearing, gave approval to an updated Comprehensive Plan aimed to serve as a guide for city officials in making a variety of decisions regarding planning and zoning, infrastructure projects and more during the next decade. The new plan was recommended for approval by the city’s Planning & Zoning Commission.

The plan, which could receive second-round and final approval at the BOA’s Dec. 8 session, was crafted during the past 18 months by Meramec Regional Planning Commission (MRPC). While most municipal plans, also referred to as a Master Plan, cover a 20- to-25-year-period, Hermann’s updated version covers 10 years because of the limited amount of funds available to finance an update of the original Comprehensive Plan adopted 30 years ago.

In other matters taken up Monday night, City Administrator Patricia Heaney told the aldermen that legislation should be ready at the Dec. 8 session that would put in place provisions for private haulers to dump sewage into the city’s sewer system for treatment.

The process would require haulers to apply for a permit, pay fees and inform the city of the material they were looking to place into the sewer system. The BOA in recent months agreed to allow private haulers to dump into the sewer system.

City legislators also gave final approval to a bill setting April 7 as the next General Municipal Election in Hermann. That election will have city voters selecting a mayor, two aldermen and a city collector. All four positions have 2-year terms. Filing for the offices begins Tuesday, Dec. 9, and ends Tuesday, Dec. 30.

Also winning final approval was a bill setting the salary for the next two years for the city collector that will be elected April 7. The salary for the office will be $56,386 for the period from April 2026 to March 31, 2027. The salary will grow to $58,077 on April 1, 2927, and continue at that level until changed by the Board of Aldermen.

The board also adopted a bill authorizing the mayor and city clerk to file a plat with the Gasconade County Circuit Clerk & Recorder of Deeds Office outlining the lots of the housing project being developed by ELS of Hermann on the former site of the Allemann Mobile Home Park between 6th and 7th streets near Hermann Elementary School. The development will include a set of townhouses and a group of apartments.

The aldermen also approved a resolution approving the job description for an accounting clerk-administrative assistant. That person will assist the city clerk and the city collector with their duties, as well as perform a number of other tasks.

Housekeeping items taken up included approval of a bid of $130,600 from Reinhold Electric, Inc., of St. Louis County for the ballpark lighting project. While four contractors picked up bid specifications, only two submitted bids, according to the city’s consulting engineer. Gerstner Electric of Festus submitted a bid of $292,000.

The BOA confirmed the appointment of Gregg Lamb to the city’s Parks & Recreation Board of Directors. Lamb is a 10-year-plus resident of Hermann and is active in outdoor recreation. Lamb is a former manager of an agricultural cooperative business.

A Special Event Application was approved for Stream Teams United for the Paddle MO 2026 paddler’s tour stopping in Hermann on Sept. 23. The organization was approved to use the City Park and Riverfront Park during the event.