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Meeting Name: Board of Mayor and Aldermen Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 1/9/2026 10:00 AM Minutes status: Draft  
Meeting location: Robert M. Walker Building
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ID-26-0030 1A. Personnel MattersApprove the following Personnel Action Forms: 1. Resignation: a. Community Development (1)   Not available Not available
ID-26-0028 1B. Action ItemDeclare Monday, January 19, 2026 a city holiday in observance of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Birthday pursuant to Section 3-3-7(1) of the Mississippi Code of 1972, Annotated   Not available Not available
ID-26-0020 1C. Action ItemIncrease Mileage Rate Reimbursement for City Employees traveling on City business from $0.70 Cents Per Mile to $0.73 Cents Per Mile in Private Vehicles (if no government owned vehicle is available) and continue Mileage Rate Reimbursement of $0.21 Cents Per Mile (if government owned vehicle is available) pursuant to Section 25-3-41 of the Mississippi Code of 1972, as amended   Not available Not available
ID-26-0023 1D. Action ItemApprove the Following for payment: 1. Voice of Calvary Ministries a. Invoice in the amount of $3,000.00 for Housing Consultation and Education for the month of December 2025 2. Neel-Schaffer a. Invoice #1112686 in the amount of $645.00 for Convention Center Wall Remediation b. Invoice #1112687 in the amount of $2,365.00 for NRCS Highland Drive 3. Rust College a. Invoice #2025-012-002-CS in the amount of $10,000.00 for Cybersecurity Grant   Not available Not available
ID-26-0018 1E. Action ItemApprove Claims Docket   Not available Not available
ID-26-0019 1A. Monthly UpdateDiscuss Southern Cultural Heritage Center Updates   Not available Not available
ID-26-0021 1B. Action ItemAuthorize Mayor to Execute Agreement for the Purpose of the City Paying Tuition Cost for Employee to Obtain a Paramedic Certification: 1. Lashonda Barnes to attend Holmes Community College for the Paramedic Bridge Program for the Spring and Summer semesters of 2026   Not available Not available
ID-26-0026 1C. Action ItemAuthorize Mayor to execute the following as it pertains to the Federally Declared Disaster from the February 2020 Flooding/ Erosion, FEMA-4538-DR-MS (Blue Ink): 1. Adopt Resolution to apply for federal assistance under the Federally Declared Disaster FEMA-4538-DR-MS and authorize Nicole Grafton as the official designee 2. Authorize Mayor to execute State-Local Disaster Assistance Agreement 3. Authorize Mayor to execute Designation of Applicant Agent for Public Assistance 4. Authorize Mayor to execute Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act (FFATA) Reporting Form   Not available Not available
ID-26-0022 1D. ContractAuthorize Mayor to execute Change Order #2 with Central Asphalt for Bluecreek and Stillwater Drives - Mobile Home Park Water and Sewer Improvements to increase the contract time by thirty-nine (39) days due to Revised Aerial Creek Crossing Design   Not available Not available
ID-26-0027 1E. ResolutionAdopt Resolution to Accept Donation of custom 2" steel dugout rails valued at $4,033.33, nylon dugout net valued at $192.00, and purple pro-square rail padding including hardware for installation valued at $1,486.00 from St. Aloysius High School for the Halls Ferry Park   Not available Not available
ID-26-0031 1A. Personnel MattersLongevity Pay - Police (1)   Not available Not available
ID-26-0029 1B. Personnel MattersLongevity Pay - Gas (1)   Not available Not available
ID-26-0038 1C. Personnel MattersLongevity Pay - Animal Control (1)   Not available Not available
ID-26-0039 1D. Personnel MattersLongevity Pay - Building Maintenance (2)   Not available Not available
ID-26-0040 1E. Personnel MattersLongevity Pay - Sewer (1)   Not available Not available
ID-26-0032 1F. Personnel MattersPay Adjustment - Safety (1)   Not available Not available
ID-26-0033 1G. Personnel MattersPay Adjustment/ Department Transfer - Public Works (1)   Not available Not available
ID-26-0034 1H. Personnel MattersPay Adjustment/ Department Transfer - Community Development (1)   Not available Not available
ID-26-0035 1I. Personnel MattersSuspension - Water (1)   Not available Not available
ID-26-0036 1J. Personnel MattersTermination - Police (1)   Not available Not available
ID-26-0037 1K. Personnel MattersDiscussion - Public Works   Not available Not available