Vicksburg Board agendas: $268,035.75 mower, utility code amendment and eight property bids await action
Three Vicksburg Board of Mayor and Aldermen meetings were held in the past two weeks, on Oct. 12, Oct. 19 and Oct. 23. Agendas for all three list spending requests, ordinance changes and property actions. Minutes for none of the three meetings have been published, so this roundup reports what was scheduled for consideration, not what was decided. No vote tallies or outcomes are available in the records supplied.
Oct. 12: mower purchase and watershed funding
The largest single dollar item across the three agendas is the purchase of one MowerMax Prime Mower from ATMAX Equipment Co. for $268,035.75, listed for the Right of Way Department.
The same agenda lists federal funding applications for road and bank stabilization at Wisconsin Avenue and 571 Old Highway 27, and a payment of $3,613.16 to Vicksburg Tallulah Regional Airport for an August invoice.
Also scheduled: a request to lift open container laws near the Halls Ferry Park tennis courts for October and November tournaments, and street closures for the Myrlie Evers Park Opening (Fayette to Jackson Street) and a Peace Walk on Mission 66.
Oct. 19: contracts, utility ordinance and property bids
The Board was scheduled to ratify a $13,600.00 Statement of Work with Clark Hill, PLC, and to ratify two fund transfers to the City Clerk's Office Petty Cash, of $14,117.53 and $13,111.11.
The agenda also lists adoption of an ordinance amending Charter 23, Utilities, and a resolution for a regional economic development alliance with Warren County.
Separately, the Board was set to award sealed bids for 8 properties to Gold Standard Property Management and Grass Champions. The agenda summary does not specify which bidder was recommended for which property, or the amounts bid.
Oct. 23: utility code amendment and city payments
The utility ordinance appeared again, listed as an ordinance to amend Charter 23, Utilities of the Code of Ordinances.
Payments on that agenda include $13,500.00 to Warren County Soil and Water Conservation District, $4,384.00 to Mississippi Division of Medicaid (TREAT Program), and $3,000.00 to Voice of Calvary Ministries for housing consultation.
The meeting also listed a street closure of Pittman Road and Scenic Drive for the Kings Community Fall Fest, along with speed hump denials and approval of a historical marker. The agenda summary does not identify the locations involved in the speed hump denials or the subject of the historical marker.
What the record does not show
Because minutes are unpublished for all three meetings, the record supplied does not establish whether any item was approved, denied, tabled or amended, and does not show how any member voted. Dollar figures above are as written in the agenda summaries; they are proposed amounts, not confirmed payments. Readers should check the official minutes for outcomes.
Coming up
No upcoming meetings are listed in the records supplied for the next 14 days. When the Board's next agenda is posted, items to watch include the utility code amendment, which appeared on two consecutive agendas, and the property bid awards.