Municipal Utilities may swap a move to a Sunset Drive bank building for a spot at Northwest Medical Center.
The item has been added to the city council discussion agenda for Tuesday.
No other information was provided concerning a contract already approved by the council to purchase the current location of First Missouri State Bank for the utility's administrative, customer service and billing staff.
Messages sent to city manager Mark Massingham were not returned as of press time.
The 10,200-square-foot bank would cost $800,000 under the existing contract, with about $1 million of the property's value donated to the city. The contract was approved by the council in 2016 and a closing date for the bank building has been set for no later than May 2018.
The purchase price and any renovations were expected to come from the utility's cash reserve. Renovations of the 30-year-old building were expected to be minor, according to officials, but no other details have been released regarding the project.
It could cost about $1.3 million to add utility personnel to Northwest Medical Center, according to renovation figures discussed by the council August.
The council has voted to purchase the nearly 80,000-square-foot property on Barron Road and is expected to close on this purchase in February.
Total purchase and renovation costs could now top $9 million. This is before any expenses to improve Barron Road or tear down the Second Street complex that is still home the city council chambers and city court.
Costs for the Northwest project include a purchase price of approximately $3.5 million.
Renovations were estimated at $5.6 million before the utility was added.
No information has been released regarding what these renovations would entail. The figures are disputed by some council members, who believe it will cost less to move into the 26-year-old medical building.
The council has also released no details concerning the condition of the building or assessments which were expected to be completed before the closing.
A request was made Thursday under Missouri's open records law for documents related to these assessments. No response was received by the end of the day Friday.