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Pearl River County
Board of Supervisors
Meeting Agenda
April 7, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Welcome & Call to Order
1) Board Minutes:
A. Consider approving Board Minutes for March 19, 2025.
2) Claims Docket:
A. Consider approving the Claims Docket for April 7, 2025.
3) Public Presentations:
A. Child Abuse Awareness Month Proclamation Presented by Hope Haven
1. Motion to authorize the Board President to sign the proclamation for the Hope Haven
Children’s Advocacy Center.
B. Recognition of Pearl River Central High School Cheerleaders for winning 1st Place in Varsity Coed
Division II Non-Tumbling Game Day
4) Sheriff:
A. Motion to approve the following personnel changes.
John D. Farmer will remain as part-time Patrol Deputy effective March 21, 2025, revised from
March 19, 2025.
Accept the resignation of Logan Davis as full-time Transport Officer effective March 24, 2025.
Accept the resignation of Brittney Necaise as full-time Transport Officer effective March 24, 2025.
Accept the resignation of Monica Easterling as full-time Correctional Officer effective March 26,
2025.
Accept the resignation of Glenn Turnage, Sr. as full-time Correctional Officer effective April 1,
2025.
Move Kacie Leonard Barry from part-time to full-time Patrol Deputy effective April 14, 2025.
Move Sean Speights from full-time Patrol Deputy to Criminal Investigator effective April 7, 2025.
Hire John Smith-Seal as a full-time Criminal Investigator effective April 21, 2025.
Hire Robbie Ladner as a full-time Correctional Officer effective April 7, 2025.
Hire Randall Simpson as a full-time Correctional Officer effective April 7, 2025.
Hire Jeremy C. Beech as a full-time Correctional Officer effective April 7, 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 Jordan Galvin Jeffrey Horner Sean Speights
Fredrick Drennan Michael Gambrell Randy Messa Robert Williams
Neil Dugas Artis Garcia John Seal
The following will receive $250.00.
Shane Edgar Joseph Smith
C. Motion to approve the addition of the K-9 Zeus to the Sheriff's inventory. He was donated to the
department by Birgit Hall in North Carolina. His DOB is December 18, 2022.

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5) Chancery Clerk:
A. Motion to accept the resignation of Jessica A. McCormick as of March 28, 2025.
6) Circuit Clerk:
A. Motion to acknowledge Circuit Clerk's 2024 Annual Financial Report and request to pay the
employer's contributions due PERS in the amount of $5,912.00.
B. Motion to acknowledge Order Establishing Court Terms for 2026 dated March 18, 2025.
7) Coroner:
A. Motion to request the Board of Supervisors' approval in declaring Mr. Nicholas White as a pauper.
8) County Engineer:
A. Motion to authorize execution of time extension addendum for Ridge Road, STP-0055-
00(040)LPA105201-701000, Pearl River County professional services contract to allow for
completion of environmental sub-consultant work.
B. Motion to acknowledge receipt of bids for Carriere Walking Trail Restrooms.
C. Motion to award bid for Carriere Walking Trail Restrooms.
9) Emergency Services:
A. Motion to approve the purchase of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) on behalf of District 3
(Amackertown) in the amount of $40,167.00 on MS State Contract No, 8200078721 from Bunker
Gear Specialists LLC.
B. Motion to approve the purchase of extrication tools on behalf of District 2 (Derby-Whitesands) in
the amount of $33,145.00 from Performance Rescue, who had the lowest and best quote.
10) E-911 Addressing:
A. Motion to approve the naming of a private road - Silo Ridge.
11) Purchasing:
A. Motion to authorize Jerry Crain as a designated signer of purchase requisitions for both E-911 and
Building Code Departments effective immediately.
12) Tax Assessor/Collector:
A. Motion to approve duplicate warrant to CoreLogic in the amount of $45,513.25 for a refund of
property tax collections.
B. Motion to remove Bridget Howse from Tax Collector's payroll, effective 04/02/2025.
13) Consent Agenda Items:
A. Motion to ratify the issuance of a duplicate warrant in the amount of $15,000.00 to NCS
Construction, LLC.
B. Motion to approve the Picayune School District 16th Section residential lease to Deawntranee
Breland.
C. Motion to approve the issuance of a duplicate warrant in the amount of $1,181.00 to American
Electronic Monitoring.
14) Grants Administration:
A. Motion to approve the purchase of 3 Interdiction Tool Kits through Knifeworks prior to receiving
the equipment. This equipment is funded by the previously awarded Justice Assistance Grant
(23LB1551) funds.

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15) Travel:
A. Motion to approve the travel of Christy Goss to attend the Keep Mississippi Beautiful Awards
Luncheon on Tuesday, April 22, 2025, at the Country Club of Jackson.
B. Motion to approve the travel of Michael Gambrell to attend the training 2025 Sexual Assault
Symposium April 25, 2025, at the Rankin County Conference Center.
Gambrell will travel in his County assigned unit.
C. Motion to approve the travel of Neil Dugas and Joe Garcia for the Fentanyl Strike Force training on
April 22, 2025, in Biloxi, MS.
Dugas and Garcia will travel in their County assigned unit.
D. Motion to approve the travel of the following Tax Office employees:
1. Penny Fleming, Ruby Ladner, Levetta Martin and John Corley to Hattiesburg, MS on April
3, 2025, for Assessor Recertification.
2. Latisha Johnson and Wesley Mitchell to Starkville, MS on May 8-9, 2025 for MS IAAO
Spring Workshop Valuation for Bardominiums.
3. Benjamin Lewis for IAAO 601 on May 5-9, 2025 Grand Rapids, MI via Zoom.
E. Motion to acknowledge the rescheduling of Collector of Revenue 1 from March 10-14, 2025 to May
19th - 23rd 2025 in Biloxi, MS.
F. Motion to approve the travel of the Board of Supervisors and County Officials to attend the MAS
Annual Convention June 9-12, 2025 at the MS Coast Convention Center in Biloxi, MS.
G. Motion to approve the travel of the Board of Supervisors to the 2025 NACo Annual Conference July
11-14, 2025, in Philadelphia, PA.
H. Motion to approve EMA Director's travel to attend Southeast Mississippi Air Ambulance District
Board Meeting on Wednesday, April 16th in Hattiesburg, MS. There is no cost associated with this
event.
16) Road Department:
A. Motion to update the length of Clyde Meitzler Rd to 383 ft on the Pearl River County Road Index
due to City of Picayune Annexation.
B. Motion to make length corrections as attached to the Pearl River County Road Index due to
discrepancies in the 2010 adopted road index.
C. Motion to add the following road omission errors to the Pearl River County Road Index:
• Carlos Ladner Rd - 547 ft
• Jiggs Ln - 242 ft
• Michelle St - 1058 ft
• My Rd - 343 ft
D. Motion to remove E Rault Dr and W Rault Dr from the Pearl River County Road Index and combine
the roads into Rault Dr at a length of 12023 ft on the Pearl River County Road Index.
E. Motion to remove Osborne Moody Cut Through Rd from the Pearl River County Road Index and
add the removed portion to Beasley Alexander Rd for an updated length of 10972 ft.
F. Motion to remove Crows Nest from the Pearl River County Road Index which was added in error
and is a private road.
G. Motion to spread upon the minutes the updated Pearl River County Road Index for 2025.
H. Motion to hire William Scott Dearman as a full-time tractor driver for the north tie-up at the
assigned rate of pay. Effective start date to be 4/10/2025.

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17) Economic Development:
18) Amendments to the Agenda:
19) Executive Session:
20) Recess:
NEXT BOARD MEETING - Wednesday, April 23, 2025