In a July 18, 2022, all members of the Choctaw County Board of Supervisors were present and conducted the following business.
The board approved the Golden Triangle Planning Development advisory committee minutes from 2021. Additionally, the board appointed Jimmy Oliver for another term as a committee member of the Planning and Development District local board and specifically appointed him committee chair.
The board approved the claims docket dated July 18, 2022, in the amount of $309,641.57 and approved to settle by pay warrants.
The board approved solid waste adjustments, deletions, and assessments as presented by the Solid Waste clerk. The board also recognized the collection of bags of trash picked up by the roadside litter crew of 343 bags in May and 510 bags in June as now recorded in the minutes.
The 16th section leases of Ophlia Lee and Mandy Baxter were approved, and the board president was authorized to sign on the board’s behalf.
The board recognized the certificate of training of Heather Wood, the Justice Court clerk. In other human resources business, the board voted to employ Mike Cork as a District 1 road hand at the rate of $14.50/hr. as of July 27, 2022.
The board voted to opt out of the contract with American Municipal Services since Choctaw County now has a debt collections clerk, Amy Burdine, who will handle those duties. The board approved the Setoff program administered by Mississippi Association of Supervisors for the Debt Collection clerk and authorized the president to sign on the board’s behalf. The board also approved travel for the Circuit Clerk and ECAM for election commissioners for training as presented. Additionally, the board approved the deletions of the voting machines as presented by the Inventory Control clerk.
The board awarded the bid of Helena Chemical in the amount of $5,760.20 as the lowest bid for roadside spraying in District 1. The board also approved a transfer of the John Deere backhoe from Beat 1 to the Landfill and ordered an inter-fund transfer in the amount of $14,500 from fund 165 to fund 154.
An application for payment on project CES 21-1393 in the amount of $184,955.52 of Kimes and Stone Construction was approved, and the clerk ordered to settle by pay warrant with the first $12,000.00 from 152.
The board approved an invoice from Crowder Engineering in the amount of $9,120.20 and ordered to settle by pay warrant.
The board voted to settle funds appropriated to the Department of State Aid Road Construction in the amount of $2,539,100.00 for matching money for the County State Aid Project.
The board approved the MOUs with the Department of Finance dealing with funds allocated by the State of Mississippi for certain roads in Choctaw County, Courthouse Improvements, and Aid to Fire Departments in Choctaw County and authorized the board president to sign on the board’s behalf.
The board also authorized the president to sign the Emergency Management Performance Grant with MEMA. The board ordered an inter-fund transfer in the amount of $20,000.00 from fund 001 to fund 097 for use by the E-911 Department.
The board also voted to join the opioid settlement as presented by the Attorney General of Mississippi and authorized the president to sign for the board.
The board voted to request from MDOT wetlands set aside for the Fentress – Panhandle Bridge Project.
The board voted to approve a pay request for admin fees on the ARC Polo roof project in the amount of $10,000.00 with the Choctaw County matching share being $7,600.00, order an interfund transfer in the amount of $7,600.00 from fund 001 to fund 108, and settle by pay warrant upon receipt of ARC fund to complete same.
In routine business, the board approved the agreement with Rose equipment for the period of one year at the rate of $200.00 per month for lease of the copy machine in the Chancery Clerk’s vault.
The board moved into executive session with no action taken before adjourning the July 2022 term. The board meets the first and third Monday of each month.
