Board of Aldermen Regular Meeting 09/16/2025 06:00 PM

CALL TO ORDER

1.Minutes - Public Hearing of Sept. 2, 2025

Minutes - Regular Meeting of Sept. 2, 2025

Minutes - Special Meeting of Sept. 9, 2025
2.Revenue & Expenditure Report for the month of July 2025

Revenue & Expenditure Report for the month of August 2025
3.Proofs of Publication

Public Notice - 35 Beech Lane

Public Notice - E 6th Ave & Waller St

Ordinance 2014 (132-A10)
4.Privilege License Report for the month of August 2025

5.Request to adopt Resolution assessing clean up fees for property located at 103 Ridgemont Lane in the amount of $606.66. (City Clerk)
6.Request to adopt Resolution assessing clean up fees for property located at 103 Griffith Dr in the amount of $514.21. (City Clerk)
7.Request to adopt Proclamation for Constitution Week. (Mayor)

9.Request to add a street light on Lynn Ray Rd at Joanna Dr at a cost of $4,671.54. (G Steele)
10.Request to accept the quote from BWH Construction in the amount of $13,310.00 to repair/replace flooring at City Hall. (City Clerk)
11.Request to accept quote from Civic Plus for NextRequest and Social Media Archiving at a cost of $7,988.00 for the first year. (City Clerk)
12.Request to refund cash bond in the amount of $1,577.75 to O Dubose. (Court Clerk)
13.Request to set a hearing date of Oct. 14, 2025 at 6:00 p.m. for the following properties:

145 W 4th Ave

Parcels 2, 3, 4 on Branden Lane
14.Request to approve the preliminary plat and construction plans of Cedarwood Phase II pending the receipt of the approval letter from the MS Dept of Health per the Planning Commission recommendation and Shows, Dearman & Waits. (A Heath)
15.Request to approve a variance allowing a monument sign to be placed four (4) feet from the property line at 35 Beech Lane per the Planning Commission recommendation. (A Heath)
16.Request to approve a variance allowing (2) two lots on E 6th Ave and Waller St, Parcel #3-030B-01-194.00, to be split into two (2) parcels of 7,135 sq ft each per the Planning Commission recommendation. (A Heath)

17.Request for the following to attend Hazmat A/O Hybrid Training on Oct. 27, 2025. Total cost: $300.00 (Chief Sims)

Eric West, Nathan Hathorn, Garrett Mitelsztet, Ethan Taylor
18.Request for Amy Heath and Planning Commission members to attend the Deep South Planning Conference at the Trent Lott Center, Hattiesburg, MS on Oct. 28-30, 2025. Total cost: $1100.00

19.Request to adopt order raising the rates of pay in the Police Dept. as budgeted. (Chief Hiatt)
20.Request to adopt order increasing the rates of pay in the Fire Dept as budgeted. (Chief Sims)
21.Request to adopt order raising the rates of pay in the Judicial Dept as budgeted. (Court Clerk)
22.Request to adopt order raising the rates of pay in the Financial Dept as budgeted. (City Clerk)
23.Request to adopt order raising the rates of pay in the Building Dept as budgeted. (A Heath)
24.Request to adopt order raising the rates of pay in the Recreation Dept as budgeted. (J Young)
25.Request to adopt order raising the rates of pay in the Senior Center as budgeted. (J Young)
26.Request to adopt order raising the rates of pay in the Water Dept as budgeted. (City Clerk)
27.Request to adopt order raising the rate of pay for the City Attorney as budgeted. (City Clerk)
28.Request to adopt order hiring Ashton Hewitt as a full time Recruit firefighter eff. Sept 30, 2025. (Chief Sims)