Travel Expenses Report
From: To: Sunday, February 1, 2026 Saturday, February 28, 2026
Report Generated: Friday, March 20, 2026 4:08:09 PM
Department: Fire
Employee Rexford, William
Approving Director Stobart, Kirk
Destination
Depature Date
Branson, MO, United States
Return Date February 26, 2026 February 28, 2026
Purpose
MO Association of Fire Chiefs conference
How did the travel apply to the job?
Allows IFD personnel to attend large scale hands on training in various fire scenarios with the top instructors in the fire service.
How did training add value to the city?
Allows IFD personnel to attend large scale hands on training in various fire scenarios with the top instructors in the fire service.
General comments:
Department: Municipal Services
Approving Director Jackson, Michael
Destination
Employee Adams, Jeffrey Salina, KS, United States
Depature Date
Return Date
February 2, 2026
February 4, 2026
, Car wash before trip.
Purpose
Training on the Bergkamp Pothole Patcher. This is specific training on the equipment for diagnosis and repair.
How did the travel apply to the job?
Received training on Patcher repair.
How did training add value to the city?
This helps the city to properly maintain equipment. This will decrease down time and increase longevity of the unit.
General comments:
Thank you for investing in me.
LARS Request ID: 2435
Department: Municipal Services
Employee Martin, Rayce
Destination
Depature Date
Return Date
Purpose
Salina, KS, United States
February 2, 2026
February 4, 2026
Training on the Bergkamp Pothole Patcher. This is specific training on the equipment for diagnosis and repair.
How did the travel apply to the job?
Training to maintain city equipment
How did training add value to the city?
This helps the city to properly maintain equipment. This will decrease down time and increase longevity of the unit.
General comments:
Thank you for investing in me.
Approving Director Jackson, Michael Report ID: 1314
Department: Parks, Recreation, & Tourism
Employee Feltrop, William Columbia, MO, United States
Approving Director Heide, morris
Depature Date
Return Date
Destination Purpose
Annual MPRA Conference and Expo
February 23, 2026
February 27, 2026
How did the travel apply to the job?
Annual MPRA conference all about Parks & Recreation.
How did training add value to the city?
The value was being able to go and make new contacts and learn what some new concepts are for playground structures and park designs. The trip went well and we made a lot of new potential contractors.
General comments:
LARS
Department: Power & Light
Employee Hegendeffer, Joseph
Approving Director Reynolds, Lisa
Destination
Depature Date
Return Date
Purpose
Boca Raton, FL, United States
February 8, 2026
February 11, 2026
Public Power Summit hosted by Nextera. This free event provides updates on utility trends and challenges and provides networking opportunities with a wide variety of municipal electric utilities around the country. Lodging is included
How did the travel apply to the job?
This was a public power forum for leaders in the municipal electric utility space.
How did training add value to the city?
It covered a variety of topics like the gas market futures, use of AI in your organization, large load integration into your network, and others. Also provided valuable networking opportunities for similar sized municipal utilities.
General comments:
This is a great event with low cost to the city. I recommend continuing to participate in future opportunities.
Employee Hegendeffer, Joseph
Approving Director Reynolds, Lisa
DC, DC, United States
As a member of American Public Power Administration and a board member for the Missouri Public Utilities Alliance, this annual event travels to Washington DC to hear from utility experts on how current and future legislation could impact our industry. We also make visits to legislators on Capitol Hill to discuss our stance on these legislative matters. I will be staying at a hotel much less expensive than the program host hotel.
How did the travel apply to the job?
This was American Public Power Association (APPA) yearly Legislative Rally
How did training add value to the city?
This yearly conference holds meetings on a variety of subjects pertinent to public power utilities, it also give an opportunity to meet with legislators on capitol hill to discuss items that impact municipal governments and utilities.
General comments:
I recommend continued participation in this event.