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Pearl River County
Board of Supervisors
Meeting Agenda
October 6, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Welcome & Call to Order
1) Board Minutes:
A. Consider approving Board Minutes for September 15, 2025.
2) Claims Docket:
A. Consider approving Claims Docket for October 6, 2025.
3) Public Presentations:
A. Lauren Fitts - SPCA Budget
4) Sheriff:
A. Motion to approve the following personnel changes.
Hire Camryn Davis as a full-time Correctional Officer effective October 6, 2025.
Hire Lucas Head as a full-time Correctional Officer effective October 6, 2025.
Hire Courtney Jenkins as a full-time Correctional Officer effective October 6, 2025.
Hire Christian Johnson as a full-time Correctional Officer effective October 6, 2025.
Accept the resignation of Isaiah Quinn as full-time Patrol Deputy effective October 7, 2025.
H ire Randall Simpson as a full-time Correctional Officer effective October 6, 2025.
B. Motion to authorize the issuance of a check for clothing allowance in the amount of $500.00
pursuant to Miss. Code ANN. 19-25-13.
David Allison Michael Gambrell Randy Messa Sean Speights
Fredrick Drennan Artis Garcia Donald Saucier Robert Williams
Neil Dugas Tania Lucas John Seal
The following will receive $250.00.
Shane Edgar
5) Central Dispatch:
A. Motion to approve the hiring of Jamie Dawdy as a full-time Dispatcher effectively November 3,
2025.
6) Circuit Clerk:
A. Motion to acknowledge Order Setting Salary/Compensation for Court Administrator (Crystal
Browning) dated September 17, 2025.
B. Motion to acknowledge Order Setting Salary/Compensation for Staff Attorney (Timothy Evans)
dated September 17, 2025.
C. Motion to acknowledge Contract for Marriage Book Scanning between Revolution Data Systems
and Pearl River County Circuit Clerk dated August 20, 2025.
D. Motion to acknowledge Youth Court Appointment Orders dated September 26, 2025:
1. Order of Appointment of Youth Court Designee (Chelsey Marie Maywalt)
2. Order of Appointment of Youth Court Prosecutor (Scott Hillery)
3. Order of Appointment of Youth Court Designee (Susan Cavanaugh)
4. Order of Appointment of Youth Court Public Defender (Tyler Alexander)
5. Order In the Matter of the Appointment of Parent Defender in the Matters of Termination of

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Parental Rights (Tyler Alexander)
7) County Administrator:
A. Motion to approve the transfer of $652,962.50 for the General Fund to the Courthouse Annex Fund
for the debt service payment due November 1, 2025.
B. Motion to authorize the Board President to sign the Franchise Agreement with Comcast of Southern
Mississippi, INC to access the county's Right Of Way for an interconnect fiber route project.
C. Motion to approve the payment of $388.00 to the Capital One Spark Business Card for the payment
due October 20, 2025. All receipts for transactions are attached.
D. Motion to approve the 2026 Payroll Dates and the 2026 Board of Supervisors' Meeting Dates.
8) County Engineer:
A. Motion to authorize Progress Pay App No. 5 payment in the amount of $22,089.90 to J. L. McCool
Contractors INC associated with HSIP-0055-00(043)/109557-711000 Local Roads Safety
Improvements Projects.
B. Motion to authorize Contractor Pay App. No. 1 payment in the amount of $45,790.00 to Clymer
Contracting LLC, associated with the PRC Tech Park Spec. Buildings No. 1 and 2.
C. Motion to accept the bids for the Pearl River Pilot Channel at Walkiah Bluff.
D. Motion to authorize Progress Pay App. No. 5 payment in the amount of $491,522.43 to R & J
Construction Inc. associated with the Poplarville Industrial Park - Grade, Drain and Base project.
E. Motion to authorize the payment of $14,250.00 to Siders Roofing LLC for contractor invoice no.
1(001522) associated with the splash pad construction.
9) Emergency Services:
A. Motion to approve service test agreement for hose testing on behalf of North Pearl River County
Fire District and award to Fire Catt Precision Service Testing in the amount of $8,438.50, who had
the lowest and best quote.
B. Motion to authorize North Pearl River County Fire District to dispose of excess and damaged
equipment at auction.
10) Inventory/Safety:
A. Motion to acknowledge receipt of the fixed assets inventory and the assets added and deleted report
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, as prescribed by the State Department of Audit.
11) Tax Assessor/Collector:
A. Motion to approve amendments for 2025, homestead accounts for reasons listed. See attachment.
B. Motion to approve and acknowledge the certifications of the cash drawers of the Tax Collector’s
Office for business conducted during the day at both the Poplarville and Picayune locations, as
performed and certified by the Chancery Clerk’s Office.
C. Motion to request closing petty cash account for Fiscal Year 2025 and reopen for Fiscal Year 2026
in the amount of $1,000.00.
D. Motion to spread upon the minutes the final list of bad checks received by the Tax Collector's Office
during the past Fiscal Year 2025.
E. Motion to acknowledge the list of delinquent personal property taxes, delinquent privilege license
taxes, and delinquent mobile home taxes to your official board minutes.
F. Motion to acknowledge the advanced levels of certification of employees by MSU Extention
designations.
G. Motion to authorize partial payments for real FY2025, business personal property FY2025 and
mobile home taxes FY2025.

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H. Motion to spread upon the minutes the delinquent list of 16th section land.
I. Motion to approve correction of tax district on Personal Property PPIN numbers 6044 & 6381 for
tax years 2023,2024 & 2025 from 522S to 522P.
12) Consent Agenda Items:
A. Motion to approve the Civic Woman's Club of Picayune the use of the parking lot at Chimney
Square on Goodyear Blvd as a staging area for the dance teams on Monday, December 1, 2025,
during the Christmas Parade.
13) Grants Administration:
A. Motion to authorize the Sheriff's Office to accept the Homeland Security Grant Award of $19,740
and allow the Board President to sign all required documents.
B. Motion to accept and authorize the Board President to sign the Close-Out Form for the Mississippi
Office of Highway Safety FY25 DUI Grant.
C. Motion to approve the applications for both the State Victim Services Grant and the Victims of
Crime Act (VOCA) Grant to secure funding for our Victim Assistance Program, with PRC
designated as the Subgrantee.
D. Motion to approve and execute the quarterly report for the Carriere Walking Trail Restroom for the
Mississippi Department of Wildlife and Fisheries grant RTP-389.
E. Motion to authorize the Board President to sign the reimbursement request for MDEQ Waste Tire
Grant WT-788 in the amount of $5,600.00.
14) Travel:
A. Motion to approve travel and registration costs associated with Kerry Cortez and Lauren Couvillon
to attend CRII in Biloxi, MS on October 13-17, 2025.
B. Motion to approve travel for Jerry Bounds to attend the Mississippi Damage Summit in Biloxi, MS
on November 5–7, 2025.
The cost to attend the Conference is $309.00.
C. Motion to authorize the travel for all County Officials to attend the NACo 2026 Legislative
Conference February 21–24, 2026, in Washington, D.C.
D. Motion to authorize travel for all County Officials to attend the MAS 2026 Mid-Winter Legislative
Conference February 4–6, 2026, in Flowood, MS.
E. Motion to approve the Fire Coordinator to attend the Statewide Fire Coordinator Meeting on
Tuesday October 7th at the MSFA in Pearl, MS.
15) Road Department:
A. Motion to approve Picayune School District additional bus turn arounds for the 2025-2026 school
year.
Allie Essence Lane, Picyaune, MS 2421 E Canal St. Picayune, MS
B. Motion to approve the termination of Barry E. Duncan effective date September 24, 2025.
C. Motion to approve the hiring of Jeremie C. Harris, full-time tack truck driver with an effective start
date of October 7, 2025.
16) Economic Development:
A. Motion to support the expanding efforts of Nowak Dental Supplies and to approve the property tax
abatement request and free port warehouse application for Nowak Dental Supplies and to exempt
Nowak Dental Supplies from all ad valorem taxation except school taxation for a period of ten (10)
years and to allow the President to execute all necessary documentation.
B. Motion to adopt and execute the fifth reimbursement request for SDG-S-012 for the Pearl River

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County Industrial Park project and allow the President to execute all necessary documents.
17) Amendments to the Agenda:
18) Executive Session:
19) Recess:
20) Adjourn:
NEXT BOARD MEETING - Monday, October 20, 2025