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STATE OF MISSISSIPPI COUNTY OF LOWNDES
March 15, 2012 MINUTE BOOK #_____
BE IT REMEMBERED that a regular meeting of The Board of
Supervisors of Lowndes County, Mississippi, was held at The Lowndes
County Courthouse, Columbus, Mississippi, Thursday, the 15th day of
March, 2012, commencing at 9:00 A.M.
PRESENT:
Harry Sanders Supervisor, District 1, Board President
Bill Brigham Supervisor, District 2
John Holliman Supervisor, District 3, Board Vice-President
Jeff Smith Supervisor, District 4
Leroy Brooks Supervisor, District 5
Tim Hudson, Esq. Board Attorney
Lisa Younger Neese Chancery Clerk
Mike Arledge Sheriff
County Staff Members
Members of News Media
County Citizens
The following proceedings were had:
CALL TO ORDER/INVOCATION
- Call to order, Harry Sanders, Board President
- Presiding, Harry Sanders, Board President
- Invocation, Jeff Smith, Supervisor, District 4
I
BOARD AGENDA
Amendments to Agenda
- Motion by Supervisor Brooks to adopt agenda as amended
- - Second by Supervisor Smith
- - - Vote 5-0
(Exhibit A attached hereto and incorporated herein)
II
BOARD MINUTES
Board Minutes for March 5, 2012, presented by Chancery Clerk
for Board approval
- Motion by Supervisor Brooks to approve March 5, 2012,
Minutes of Board of Supervisors’ Meetings
- - Second by Supervisor Smith
- - - Vote 5-0
III
DAVIS BASINGER
Chief Financial Officer
A. Reference: Claims Docket – Period Ending March 15, 2012
- Motion by Supervisor Brooks to approve and spread upon
Minutes of Board Claims Docket for period ending March
15, 2012
- - Second by Supervisor Holliman
- - - Vote 5-0
(Exhibit B attached hereto and incorporated herein)
B. Reference: Financial Statements – February, 2012
- Motion by Supervisor Holliman to approve and spread upon
Minutes of Board financial statements for period ending
February, 2012
- - Second by Supervisor Smith
- - - Vote 5-0
(Exhibit C attached hereto and incorporated herein)
C. Reference: Surplus Assets
- Motion by Supervisor Holliman to approve and spread upon
Minutes of Board surplus County assets and remove same
from inventory
- - Second by Supervisor Brooks
- - - Vote 5-0
(Exhibit D attached hereto and incorporated herein)
D. Reference: Acquisition of Seized Vehicles – Sheriff’s Department
- Motion by Supervisor Brooks to approve and spread upon
Minutes of Board acquisition via Declaration of Forfeiture
of seized vehicles and add same to County inventory
- - Second by Supervisor Sanders
- - - Vote 5-0
(Exhibit E attached hereto and incorporated herein)
E. Reference: Bid – Sheriff’s Department - 2004 Wrecked Crown Victoria
VIN 2FAFP71W34X154474
- Motion by Supervisor Smith to accept bid of $1,186 for one
wrecked Sheriff’s Department 2004 Crown Victoria
- - Second by Supervisor Brigham
- - - Vote 5-0
(Exhibit F attached hereto and incorporated herein)
IV
JASON SPEARS
Link’d Young Professionals
Reference: Clean-Sweep Columbus/E-Cycle Day
Advised Board of Columbus/Lowndes County up-coming
quality of life enhancement projects spear-headed by Link’d
Young Professionals, to wit:
E-Cycle Day – March 23, 2012, 10 A.M. – 3 P.M.
Clean-Sweep Columbus – March 24, 2012, 9:00 A.M. until
No Board Action
(Exhibit G attached hereto and incorporated herein)
V
TERRY THOMPSON
Purchasing Clerk
Reference: Award Bids
(1) Publication of Legal Notices
- Motion by Supervisor Brooks to award bid for newspaper
publication of legal notices to sole bidder, The Commercial
Dispatch, for a period of two years
- - Second by Supervisor Sanders
- - - Vote 5-0
(Exhibit H attached hereto and incorporated herein)
(2) Semi-Annual Products – Road Department
- Motion by Supervisor Brooks to award bids as recommended
by Road Department manager based upon findings as outlined
in supporting written documentation attached hereto
- - Second by Supervisor Smith
- - - Vote 5-0
(Exhibit I attached hereto and incorporated herein)
VI
GEORGE CRAWFORD, Project Analyst
Golden Triangle Planning & Development District
A. CDBG Project Extensions
(1) Stark Aerospace
- Motion by Supervisor Sanders to extend Stark Aerospace
CDBG project until June 30, 2012
- - Second by Supervisor Brooks
- - - Vote 5-0
(Exhibit J attached hereto and incorporated herein)
(2) Severstal
- Motion by Supervisor Sanders to extend Severstal CDBG
project until June 30, 2012
- - Second by Supervisor Brooks
- - - Vote 5-0
(Exhibit K attached hereto and incorporated herein)
B. DIP Grant Extension – Stark Aerospace
- Motion by Supervisor Holliman to extend DIP project #245
for Stark Aerospace infrastructure improvements until
June 30, 2012
- - Second by Supervisor Brigham
- - - Vote 5-0
(Exhibit L attached hereto and incorporated herein)
C. Invoice – Stark Aerospace
- Motion by Supervisor Brooks to approve Neel-Schaffer
invoice for engineering services in amount of $3,844.01
- - Second by Supervisor Holliman
- - - Vote 5-0
(Exhibit M attached hereto and incorporated herein)
D. Resolution – CDBG Grant Application – Water Project
- Motion by Supervisor Smith to adopt Resolution authorizing
Golden Triangle Planning & Development District to submit
CDBG grant application on behalf of Lowndes County for
Frisco Road water project
- - Second by Supervisor Sanders
- - - Vote 5-0
(Exhibit N attached hereto and incorporated herein)
E. Advertisement – Public Hearing – East Lowndes Water
Association Extension
- Motion by Supervisor Brooks to advertise and set public hearing
at earliest available date re: East Lowndes Water Association
extension to serve Frisco Road area residents
- - Second by Supervisor Smith
- - - Vote 5-0
VII
BOB CALVERT
County Engineer
Reference: Utility Permit – AT&T – Wolfe Road
- Motion by Supervisor Brooks to approve AT&T permit
application to construct telecommunications facility along
or across Wolfe Road
- - Second by Supervisor Smith
- - - Vote 5-0
(Exhibit O attached hereto and incorporated herein)
VIII
MIKE ARLEDGE
Sheriff
Reference: Adult Detention Center Inmate Meal Log – February, 2012
- Motion by Supervisor Smith to approve and spread upon
Minutes of Board February, 2012, inmate daily meal log for
Lowndes County Adult Detention Facility
- - Second by Supervisor Holliman
- - - Vote 5-0
(Exhibit P attached hereto and incorporated herein)
IX
LISA YOUNGER NEESE
Chancery Clerk
A. Reference: Sheriff’s Report of Monies Received – February, 2012
- Motion by Supervisor Brooks to approve and spread upon
Minutes of Board Sheriff’s Report of Monies Received for
February, 2012, in amount of $8,520.31
- - Second by Supervisor Smith
- - - Vote 5-0
(Exhibit Q attached hereto and incorporated herein)
B. Reference: Lowndes County Justice Court Report – February, 2012
- Motion by Supervisor Smith to approve and spread upon
Minutes of Board civil and criminal collections for Lowndes
County Justice Court for month of February, 2012, to wit:
Civil - $21,597.21 Criminal - $106,944.74
- - Second by Supervisor Holliman
- - - Vote 5-0
(Exhibit R attached hereto and incorporated herein)
C. Reference: Sixteen Section Land Lease Cancellations (2)
- Motion by Supervisor Brooks to approve and spread upon
Minutes of Board the following Cancellation of Farm
Residential Lease Agreements (2) with the Lowndes County
School District:
Ronald R. & Sherri Musgrove Loyde D. & Rhonda Richardson
- - Second by Supervisor Smith
- - - Vote 5-0
(Exhibit S attached hereto and incorporated herein)
X
RALPH BILLINGSLEY
County Administrator
A. Reference: Announcement of Board Appointment Applicants
(1) Columbus/Lowndes Public Library
(a) District 2 – Pam Whitney & Clara Gilmer
(b)District 3 – Doug Blount
(2) Lowndes County Port Authority
District 3 – Randy Frederick
No Board Action
B. Reference: 2011 Financial Report – Constable Willie ‘Hoot’ West
- Motion by Supervisor Brooks to accept and spread upon Minutes
of Board ‘Hoot’ West’s 2011 ‘Constable Annual Financial Report’
- - Second by Supervisor Holliman
- - - Vote 5-0
(Exhibit T attached hereto and incorporated herein)
XI
TIM HUDSON
Board Attorney
Reference: Co-Op Road – Appeal
- Motion by Supervisor Brooks to authorize Sims and Sims
to respond to Bill of Exemptions filed in Circuit Court re:
decision of Board of Supervisors in Co-Op Road matter
- - Second by Supervisor Brigham
- - - Vote 5-0
XII
LEROY BROOKS
Supervisor, District 5
Reference: Resolution – Eva Smith
- Motion by Supervisor Brooks to adopt Resolution in recognition
and appreciation of Ms. Eva Smith’s commitment and dedication
as an educator, community activist and church leader in Lowndes
County
- - Second by Supervisor Smith
- - - Vote 5-0
(Exhibit U attached hereto and incorporated herein)
XIII
ADJOURNMENT
- Motion by Supervisor Sanders to adjourn Board of Supervisors’
meeting until April 2, 2012, 9:00 A.M.
- - Second by Supervisor Brooks
- - - Vote 5-0
(WHEREUPON, the Board of Supervisors adjourned at 9:31 A.M.,
March 15, 2012)