After the swearing in of the newly elected officials, the Choctaw County Board of Supervisors held their first meeting of 2024 with newly elected District 5 Supervisor Rodney Bowman joining.
The first order of business was nominating a new president and vice president. District 1 Supervisor Joey Stephenson was elected as president and District 4 Supervisor John Shumaker was elected Vice-President.
“I’m thankful for your trust in me and I’ll do it to the best of my ability. This is a group thing, it isn’t just me,” Stephenson said.
The board also appointed Kasey Burney Young to serve as the board attorney for the next four years, and Kevin Null was appointed to serve as the county’s prosecuting attorney.
They also voted to rehire all of their employees at the same rate and pay.
Stephenson also requested the board hold a moment of silence for longtime hospital board member Rick Jenkins.
“There was not a better person to serve than Rick,” Stephenson said.
Also, the board:
Approved Crowder Engineering as the Engineer for the county.
Approved employer PERS for Circuit Clerk, Chancery Clerk and Constables.
Approved Randy Bridges as the new deputy coroner. Coroner Chris Coleman said Bridges has all his hours and is ready to go.
Approved travel for Supervisors, Circuit, Chancery, Coroners, and Constables.
Approved the hire of Nathan Carroll to the Choctaw County Sheriff’s Department.
Accepted bids from Parker Sand and Gravel, and GNO for Supervisor Road work maintenance needs.
Approved the personnel policies for the county, tax assessor office, sheriff’s office and E-911.
Approved a pay application for Joe McGee Construction for the Fentress-Panhandle Bridge project.
Approved a utility service contract from Franklin Telephone for Tollison Road and South Fentress Road.
