Board of Aldermen Regular Meeting Tuesday, November 05, 2024 06:00 PM Board Room • 119 W 8th Ave, Petal MS

CALL TO ORDER

• Roll Call, Invocation, Pledge of Allegiance

ADOPT AGENDA

CONSENT AGENDA

• 1.Minutes 

  Regular Meeting 10/15/2024

  Special Meeting 10/24/2024

• 2.Revenue & Expenditures - Sept 2024

• 3.Proofs of Publication

  Public Notice - Intent to Increase Solid Waste

  Public Notice - Solid Waste Report for FY2024

• 4.M Strebeck - Certificate of Completion, 2024 Court Clerks Conference

• 5.Resignation of B Wells eff. 10/28/2024 

• 6.Resignation of K Oster eff. 10/28/2024

PUBLIC COMMENT

PROCLAMATIONS & RESOLUTIONS

• 7.Request to adopt Proclamation of the Governor setting the following as state holidays:

  Thanksgiving - 11/28/2024 & 11/29/2024

  Christmas - 12/24/2024 & 12/25/2024

  New Year's - 1/01/2025

BIDS — QUOTES

OLD BUSINESS

GENERAL BUSINESS

• 8.Request to accept MOU with MS Dept of Finance and Administration as related to SB2468 subsection (bt) for Katrina Lift Station naming Melissa Martin as the authorized representative for the City of Petal. (City Clerk)

• 9.Request to accept MOU with MS Dept of Finance and Administration as related to SB2468 subsection (bu) for Chappell Hill Paving naming Melissa Martin as the authorized representative for the City of Petal. (City Clerk)

• 10.Request to approve the docket of claims for the month of October 2024. (City Clerk)

• 11.Request to authorize the City Clerk to pay up to $255,000.00 to Petal School District for pickleball/tennis courts per budget. (City Clerk)

• 12.Request to accept the Construction Engineering and Inspection Contract with Shows, Dearman & Waits for Old Richton Road Widening as approved by MDOT. (City Clerk)

• 13.Request to accept contract with Southern Pines for 2025 in the amount of $15,000.00. (City Clerk)

• 14.Request to authorize the mayor to execute service agreement with Pine Belt Regional Solid Waste Authority. (City Clerk)

• 15.Request to distribute the MLR Rebate funds in equal amounts to employees meeting the following criteria per ACA regulations: (City Clerk)

  Employees must  have been insured under the city's group UHC plan as of 9/01/2024

  Employees must be actively employed as of 11/01/2024

• 16.Request to waive UHC premium for employees for the month of November 2024 per renewal negotiations. (City Clerk)

• 17.Request to authorize the City Clerk to pay Estimate #2 in the amount of $36,874.15 for Corinth Rd Culvert Replacement per Shows, Dearman & Waits recommendation.  This payment will come out of the FY2024 budget. (City Clerk)

• 18.Request to dispose of misc. non-working office machines in the Police Dept. (Chief Hiatt)

• 19.Request to terminate employee #22359 in the Police Dept effective 10/29/2024. (Chief Hiatt)

• 20.Request to accept plans and specifications and authorize advertisement for bids on Old Richton Rd Widening per MDOT. (City Clerk)

• 21.Request to authorize adjustment in the amount of $629.00 to water services billed to 100 Centre Circle due to a leak. (T Bivens)

• 22.Request to accept quote from D & M Clark Construction, LLC  in the amount of $36,630.00 for erosion repairs on Old Richton Rd and Red Maple Trail per Shows, Dearman & Waits recommendation. (City Clerk)

SEMINARS & TRAVEL

• 23.Request for Mario Weathersby and Cody Barber to attend Rope Rescue Training in Meridian, MS on 11/4 - 11/8/24.  Total cost: 0 (Chief Sims)

• 24.Request for Kaelin Wright to attend Hearing and Speech Awareness class in Meridian, MS on 11/14/2024.  Total cost: $265.24 (Chief Hiatt)

• 25.Request for Petal Fire to enter into an agreement with MS State Fire Academy for School Bus Extrication training in Petal, MS.  Total cost: $1030.00 (Chief Sims)

• 26.Request for Chase Stafford to attend 1002 Driver Operator and Field Delivery at Hattiesburg Fire Dept on Nov. 4-15, 2024.  Total cost: $98.20 (Chief Sims)

ORDERS & ORDINANCES

• 27.Request to adopt order hiring Aric Moody as a recruit firefighter at a rate of $11.7521 per hour effective November 12, 2024. (Chief Sims)

• 28.Request to adopt order hiring Jeremy McIntosh as a recruit firefighter at a rate of $11.7521 per hour effective Nov. 14, 2024 pending drug screen/physical. (Chief Sims)

MAYOR'S REPORT

CONSIDERATION OF COMMITTEE, COMMISSION AND BOARD MATTERS

LEGAL

ADJOURN