NEWCOMER INFORMATION

Numbers to know
Area Code - 816
Time Zone - Central

Automobiles
Driver Testing Facility
Excelsior Springs Baptist Church
1500 Rosealea -- 630-6341
New Missouri residents are required to get a license within 30 days of establishing residency. The minimum age requirement is 16. Driving, written and vision tests are required to obtain a first-time license.

Insurance
Missouri residents are required to carry a minimum liability insurance policy covering $25,000 for a single bodily injury; $50,000 for bodily injury to two or more individuals; and $10,000 for property damage. Also required is uninsured motorist insurance, $25,000 for a single bodily injury and $50,000 per accident.

Vehicle Inspection,Tags and City Stickers
Your vehicle must be registered within 60 days of becoming a Missouri resident. Most service centers, filling stations, auto repair businesses and car dealerships do inspections. City stickers are required and can be purchased with proof of paid personal taxes for previous year. For fee information call 816-630-0763

Business Organizations
Better Business Bureau - 421-7800

Area Chamber of Commerce
Excelsior Springs - 630-6161
Liberty - 781-5200
Northland Area - 468-6722

Churches
The Excelsior Springs area offers numerous places of worship, representing many different denominations and faiths. For more information please call the Ministerial Alliance, 637-2759.

Media
Newspapers
The Excelsior Springs Standard - 637-6155
Town and Country Leader - 637-3147
Kansas City Star - 234-4300

Pets
Animal Shelter - 630-0816
Pet Licenses - 630-0763
All dogs, cats and miniature pigs must be licensed and vaccinated for rabies. Fees for unaltered animals are $20. Altered pets are $10. A delinquent fee is charged after February 28. Dogs, cats and pigs must be kept behind a fence or leashed when they are away from their homes.

Post Office
515 St. Louis Ave - 630-3251

Public Safety
Emergency - 911
Fire Dept., non-emergency - 630-3000
Ambulance non-emergency - 630-3000
Police non-emergency - 630-2000
Exc. Spgs. Medical Center - 630-6081

Government
City
In December 1921, voters in the City of Excelsior Springs adopted the City Manager form of government, becoming the first city in the State of Missouri to formally adopt this style of governing. The City Council is made of five members, elected at large, for terms of three years. The mayor is elected for a one-year term from the five body council. Meetings are held the first and third Monday of each month in the council chambers of city hall, Hall of Waters Building, 201 E. Broadway, and are convened at 6:00 P.M.

Mayor Carolyn Schutte - 630-1777
City Manager - 630-0752
City Hall - 630-0750
Animal Control - 630-0816
Community Dev. - 630-0756
Finance Dept. - 630-0763
Fire Dept. - 630-3000
Inspections / Codes - 630-0756
Park and Recreation - 630-1040
Planning and Zoning - 630-9594
Police Dept. - 630-2000
Public Works - 630-0755
Senior Citizen Center - 630-5955