Cathy Slocum

The agenda focuses on multiple administrative and financial tasks, including support for a Priority Opportunity Zone designation and an executive session. Miscellaneous items include the authorization of a letter to department heads regarding the upcoming budget, approval of various school bus turnaround projects, a request for funding for the American Red Cross, and the approval of credit card usage for district equipment purchases. Additionally, the Board reviewed employee travel requests for conferences, employee reimbursement claims, vendor invoices for mapping and road work, payments without purchase orders, school district invoices, and the correction of duplicate inventory records. Finally, the Board planned to discuss repairs to the Brinson House and approve overall claims.

The agenda includes discussions on a 5-year strategic plan with the Superintendent, various infrastructure projects including a county-wide paving contract and reseal change order, and executive session items. Miscellaneous business involves appointments to various boards, renewal of agreements and leases including a reduced rent lease for a child development building, inventory deletions for the Sheriff and District 3 departments, authorization for invoice payments and reimbursements, and approval for employee attendance at conferences. Additionally, the board will address election matters regarding MASIT Trustees and an Opportunity Zone discussion.

The meeting agenda included several scheduled presentations and discussions covering various county matters. Key items for discussion and/or approval included the contract for E911 addressing, approval of quotes for road materials in District 4, a discussion regarding Group Term Life Insurance, and updates on the Prentiss Library and the Brinson house. The Board was also set to consider approving a solid waste assistance grant application, advertising for an excavator for District 3, approving floor maintenance at the Board of Supervisors office, and approving a financial request from the Town of Prentiss for its Youth Baseball Program. Furthermore, the agenda involved approving a request for membership and conference attendance for an official to the International Council of Shopping Center (ICSC), approving the spreading of Employee Action Forms for the Sheriff, Chancery, and District 5 offices, approving employee reimbursements, and the payment of multiple invoices from various vendors including insurance, planning/development services, engineering, and communication systems. The agenda also included approving payment for contract labor in District 4, approving an invoice payment without a purchase order, approving an overage on a purchase order, approving the spreading of a Standing Order from Circuit Court Judges, and approving claims.

Key discussions and actions for the meeting included presentations from the Cynthia White family, Billy Stafford regarding vegetation, and the County Engineer concerning applications for the Recreational Trails Program and Land & Water Conservation Fund Program. The Board addressed operational matters such as approval for several school bus turnaround rework projects in Districts 2 and 3, approval of the bid for prisoner meals, and discussion/approval of the Everything is Somewhere contract for E911 addressing. Further items included approving the spreading of the 2025 Assessment Rolls into the Minutes, approval for removing a parcel from landsale and refunding the buyer, approval of a quote for rims for District 4, and retaining salvage for a District 1 vehicle. Employee actions involved approving attendance at conferences/training and approving reimbursements. The Board also discussed the potential purchase and installation of a vehicle deck system for the Coroner and an automatic transfer switch for the generator, as well as updates on the Prentiss Library and Brinson House.

The agenda for the meeting included several miscellaneous items requiring approval, such as allowing Chancery Deputy Clerks to use specific payroll fobs for recent payrolls, approving the re-appointment of a board member to the Southeast MS Air Ambulance District Board, and appointing a representative for the Jefferson Davis County Red Cross for 2026. Other items involved approving rates for litter pickup, the purchase amount of gravel for each road district, specific school bus turnaround projects (District 2 and District 4), extending the warranty for server battery backup equipment, and approving employee attendance at a convention. The Board also addressed the adoption of a new 2026 mileage reimbursement policy, approving a membership level for the MS Heritage Trust, approving the spreading of Employee Action Forms and a judicial order terminating and appointing a part-time public defender into the Minutes, and approving a budget appropriation for the second quarter for the Sheriff and Tax Assessor departments. Discussions were scheduled regarding NG911 Compliance and requests from the Library for interior and exterior maintenance. Updates were also planned for the Brinson House and the Bassfield Library roof.