During their regularly scheduled meeting, on Monday, March 4, the Choctaw County Board of Supervisors received an update from Pafford Medical on the status of EMS service since taking over in January. Pafford officials stated that everything was going well, and some elected officials concurred, stating that they had heard only good reports. Chancery Clerk Steve Montgomery reported that there is a problem when Choctaw 9-1-1 transfers a call from their call center to Pafford, in that Pafford is not receiving the address and phone number, which is an issue that must be worked out.
In other action, the Board:
Voted 5-0 to approve a claim from Crowder Engineering in the amount of $5,248.69 to be paid from fund 155 for services rendered dealing with Webster Road and ordered the Clerk to settle by means of a pay warrant.
• Voted 5-0 to approve the jail inspection for the month of February 2019.
• Voted 5-0 to approve use of County Equipment on the private property of Lee McGlothin in District 3 to complete installation of a culvert on State Highway Right-of-Way.
• Voted 5-0 to approve the Solid Waste deletions, adjustments, and assessments as presented.
• Voted 5-0 to approve travel for the MAS Summer Conference June 10-13, 2019.
• Voted 5-0 to approve travel for the Chancery Clerk Conference May 20-23, 2019.
• Voted 5-0 to approve travel and expenses for the Mississippi Planning and Development District Conference April 23-25, 2019.
• Voted 5-0 to order an inter-fund transfer in the amount of $389,150.00 from fund 001 to fund 126.
• Voted 5-0 to approve a purchase order to Central Mississippi Communications in the amount of $13,400.00.
• Voted 5-0 to recognize the change in status of Quniton Salsbury from temporary full-time deputy to full-time deputy at $15.00/hr.
• Voted 5-0 to approve the contract with AXON for body cams for the Sheriff’s Office at the price of $3,006.00 with a start date of July 19, 2019.
The Choctaw County Board of Supervisors meets on the first and third Monday of each month at 9 a.m.
