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Lake Ozark Appoints Cathy Daniels as New City Clerk: The City of Lake Ozark is pleased to announce the appointment of Cathy Daniels as its new City Clerk, effective July 22, 2024. Daniels brings nearly two decades of relevant experience to the position, promising to enhance the city's administrative capabilities. Daniels' career includes 12 years as a loan processor for Citizens Bank of Versailles. She then transitioned to public service, serving 16 years as the elected Morgan County Clerk, followed by three years as City Clerk for Laurie, Missouri. Her expertise and leadership in the field are further demonstrated by her past role as President of the Missouri County Clerks Association. "We are thrilled to welcome Cathy Daniels to Lake Ozark," said Dennis Newberry, Mayor of Lake Ozark, at the June 25th Board of Aldermen meeting where her appointment was confirmed. "Her wealth of experience and attitude will be very welcome here as we continue to move forward.” At the meeting where she was appointed, Daniels expressed enthusiasm about her new role, stating, "I'm excited to join the City of Lake Ozark and look forward to beginning work here in about a month. I think we’re going to have some fun and I’m looking forward to everything ahead."

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Write-in Newberry to be new mayor

 
 Wednesday morning update, as promised:

In unofficial totals with 100 percent of precincts reporting, write-in candidate Dennis Newberry is the new mayor of Lake Ozark.

He won with 241 votes to 107 for incumbent Gerry Murawski and 99 for former mayor Johnnie Franzeskos. Newberry received 229 votes in Miller County and 12 in Camden County; Murawski received 103 Miller County votes and 4 in Camden County; Franzeskos received 97 votes in Miller County and 2 in Camden County.

There were 447 votes cast for mayor.

Lake Ozark will also have two new aldermen.

Former alderman Dale Hicks defeated incumbent Larry Giampa 93-77 in Ward 2, and challenger Matthew Wright defeated incumbent Vernon Jaycox 56-34 in Ward 3.

Judy Neels, who was unopposed in Ward 1, received 127 votes.

All elected candidates will be sworn in at the April 13 regular board of aldermen meeting after the Camden and Miller counties clerks cavass and certify the vote totals. 

 

Term extensions

Both issues to extend aldermen terms and the term for mayor from two years to four years failed. 

The issue to extend the terms of aldermen was defeated 286 no votes to 172 yes votes.

The question of extending the term of mayor was defeated 279 to 17.

Click here for results by county: https://bit.ly/3uDHaS9.