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Pearl River County
Board of Supervisors
Meeting Agenda
March 19, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Welcome & Call to Order
1) Board Minutes:
A. Consider approving Board Minutes for March 3, 2025.
2) Claims Docket:
A. Consider approving Claims Docket for March 19, 2025.
3) Public Presentations: Helen Bester Ross 135 North Hughes St.
4) Sheriff:
A. Motion to approve the following personnel changes.
Termination of James Dickerson as full-time Correctional Officer effective February 26, 2025.
Accept the resignation of John Farmer as full-time Investigator effective March 20, 2025.
Accept the resignation of Shane Necaise as full-time Correctional due to no call, no show effective
March 5, 2025.
Hire Glenn Turnage, Sr. as full-time Correctional Officer effective March 19, 2025.
B. Motion to approve the purchase of Taser Cartridges and Batteries from Picayune Police Department
as follows:
100 Taser Cartridges for $2,300.00
15 Taser Batteries for $1,200.00
Total Cost $3,500.00
5) County Administrator:
A. Motion to reimburse Pearl River County Utility Authority in the amount of $9,254.03 for request # 5
on the following project: MCWI ARPA Project No. 254-2-CW-5.5 for the Millard Jail Wastewater
Treatment Facility Improvements.
B. Motion to reimburse Pearl River County Utility Authority in the amount of $443,053.69 for request
# 3 on the following project: MCWI ARPA Project No. 430-2-CW-5.5 for the I-59 Exit 10 Sewer
Extension Project.
C. Motion to approve the payment of $6,654.20 to the Capital One Spark Business Card for the
payment due March 20, 2025, and ratify check # 162847 issued on March 10, 2025. All receipts for
transactions are attached.
D. Motion to consider entering into an engagement agreement with Summerill Law Firm, PLLC for
calculating and negotiating with the U.S. Marshals Services for new housing and transport rates.
E. Motion to award the security camera bids to the lowest and best bid from BCI.
6) County Engineer:
A. Motion to approve the Construction Change Order No. 1 for the Tech Park Phase I.
7) Emergency Services:
A. Motion to adopt the Pearl River County Board of Supervisors Safety and Security Plan.
8) Inventory/Safety:
A. Motion to approve the removal of the following inventory and authorize sending to Wolf River
Auction:

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Asset# 3898 - 30KW Taylor Generator - damaged due to wreck
Asset# 3520–2006 Ford Explorer - Sending to auction
Asset# 3673–2007 Ford Expedition - Sending to auction
Asset# 4236 - Rotary Drag Harrow - Sending to auction
Asset# 4282 - Ground Hog Drag - Sending to auction
9) Justice Court:
A. Motion to accept check #1542 from Justice Court in the amount of $6,000.00 for bonds that have
been forfeited according to the attached documents.
B. Motion to acknowledge the Official Bond and Oath of Tanya Herndon, Deputy Justice Court Clerk,
for the term commencing on April 5, 2025, and ending April 5, 2026.
10) Tax Assessor/Collector:
A. Motion to acknowledge the Official Bond and Oath of Benjamin H. Lewis, Deputy Tax Assessor,
for the term commencing on April 7, 2025, and ending April 7, 2026.
B. Motion to acknowledge the Official Bond and Oath of Kerry Cortez, Deputy Tax Collector, for the
term commencing on April 2, 2025, and ending April 2, 2026.
C. Motion to acknowledge the Official Bond and Oath of Jo Lynn Houston, Tax Assessor / Collector,
for the term commencing on January 2, 2024, and ending January 2, 2028.
D. Motion to acknowledge the Official Bond and Oath of Erynn Hoda, Deputy Tax Collector, for the
term commencing on February 1, 2025, and ending February 1, 2026.
E. Motion to acknowledge the Official Bond and Oath of Kasandra Alls, Deputy Tax Collector, for the
term commencing on July 5, 2024, and ending July 5, 2025.
F. Motion to approve reduction of real property.
11) Consent Agenda Items:
A. Motion to approve and authorize the Board President to sign the insurance renewal policy with
MASIT for Pearl River County for the period from April 1, 2025, to March 31, 2026. This policy
with MASIT covers the County property as well as liability.
B. Motion to approve the Picayune School District 16th Section four new commercial/residential leases
for Derrick Magee.
C. Motion to approve transfer of $163,962.50 to the Courthouse Annex Bond Fund for the interest
payment due May 2025 from the General Fund.
12) Grants Administration:
A. Motion to authorize the Board President to sign the Pearl River County Sheriff's MS Homeland
Security Grant Application for 2025 to be used for anti-terrorism preparation, protection, and
communication equipment.
B. Motion to authorize the Sheriff's Department to purchase E-citation Printers and Driver's License
Scanners through the Federal COPS Grant Award (15JCOPS-24-GG-02210-TECP) using the best
and lowest quote from Dana Safety Supply.
13) Travel:
A. Motion to approve travel for Carey Meitzler, Amanda Sevin, and Brittany Smith to attend the
Mississippi Emergency Communications & Technology Summit at Embassy Suites in Ridgeland,
MS on April 1-2, 2025.
B. Motion to approve the travel of the Board of Supervisors to attend the MAS 2025 Spring Regional
Visit on March 31, 2025, at Southern MS PDD.
C. Motion to approve travel for Jerry Bounds to attend MSU Insurance Day in Starkville, MS on April
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D. Motion to approve travel for Jerry Bounds to attend the Mississippi Workers Comp Convention in
Biloxi, MS on April 9-11, 2025.
E. Motion to approve travel and cost associated with the following training.
Randy Messa Online - Surviving Cross-Examination on March 27, 2025, Cost $150.00 payable as
instructed on Invoice.
F. Motion to approve travel for the County Administrator to attend Spring Educational Workshop in
Ridgeland, MS on April 15-16, 2025.
14) Monthly Reports:
A. Motion to spread upon the minutes the Waste Management 4th Quarter 2024 Host Fee in the amount
of $8,848.03.
B. Motion to spread upon the minutes the AAA Ambulance Service monthly report for January 2025.
C. Motion to spread upon the minutes Building Permits Report for February 2025. The Department of
Planning & Development Building Division issued 201 permits for the period of February 1-28,
2025. The 201 permits generated $29,629.00 in revenue for the County.
D. Motion to spread upon the Minutes the Fire Marshal Activity Report for February 2025.
E. Motion to Spread Upon the Minutes the Justice Court Monthly Report for February 2025.
F. Motion to spread upon the minutes the County Administrators' monthly reports for February 2025.
All disbursements and receipts reports are attached.
G. Motion to spread upon the minutes the Meals Served for the month of February 2025 along with
Invoices from Summit served at the Lenoir Rowell Criminal Justice Center.
H. Motion to spread upon the minutes the monthly VOCA grant reports for 2024 grant period.
I. Motion to spread upon the minutes the Animal/Litter Control Monthly Report for February 2025.
J. Motion to spread upon the minutes the Building Inspection Monthly Report for February 2025.
K. Motion to spread upon the minutes the Road Department Monthly Report for February 2025.
15) Road Department:
A. Motion to hire Caleb James Kinchen as a full-time truck driver at the assigned rate of pay. Effective
start date to be March 20, 2025.
B. Motion to accept the resignation of Joshua Johnson as full-time paving crew worker. His last day at
work was March 6, 2025.
C. Motion to approve updates to the road paving list and paving order of completion for 2025 and
acknowledge the monthly paving report.
16) Economic Development:
A. Motion to acknowledge the Pearl River County Technology Park - Executed Grant Agreement
GCRF 23-62.
B. Motion to advertise the Request for Proposals for the Poplarville/Pearl River County Airport
Advancement Plan.
17) Amendments to the Agenda:
18) Executive Session:
20) Adjourn:
NEXT BOARD MEETING - Monday, April 7,2025