July 5, 2017 FIRST REGULAR SESSION OF THE MAYOR AND BOARD OF ALDERMEN OF THE CITY OF MOSS POINT, MISSISSIPPI WEDNESDAY JULY 5, 2017 AT 6:00 P.M. The Mayor and Board of Aldermen of the City of Moss Point, Mississippi, met in Moss Point City Hall Conference Room, the First Regular Session of the month of July 2017, Wednesday, July 5, 2017 at 6:00 p.m. with the following City Officials present: Mayor Mario King, Aldermen: David Chapman, Sherwood Bradford, Chuck Redmond, Robert Byrd, Ennit Morris, Floyd Downs, City Clerk Stephanie Coleman, City Attorney Amy St. Pe` Absent: Wayne Lennep Visitors: K. Rucker, Alvin Rucker, Voncile Robinson, Christell Green, Antoinette Morris, Roy Hutchinson, James Dodge, William Kibby, Monica Cooper, Felicia rwood, Mr. & Mrs. Charles Couey, Tommy Posey, Bessy Polk, Karen Fountain, Hattie Williams, Richard & Mary Montgomery, David Chapman, Jr., Pearlie Wells, Margaret Stanton, Shirley Pleasant, James Ratcliff, Brandon Ashley, Natasha King, Ralph Davis, Andrew Beamon, Calvin Hutchins, Sue Wright, Myya Robinson, Lee Vance, Bruce Williams, Cassandra Murphy Mayor King called the meeting to order, and following prayer and roll call, the Mayor declared the session open for business. There came on for consideration the matter of the amended agenda. Following discussion, motion was made by, duly seconded by Alderman Chuck Redmond, that it be RESOLVED AND ORDERED, that the amended agenda be approved. CITIZEN COMMENTS: WILIAM KIBBY (KIBBY TREE SERVICE)
There came on for consideration the matter of the consent agenda. Following discussion, motion was made by Alderman Chuck Redmond, duly seconded by, that it be RESOLVED AND ORDERED, that the consent agenda be, and the same is hereby approved as follows: a. Approve Docket of Claim b. Approve Minutes of June 20, 2017 c. Approve request for Court Clerk Ashley Gardner to attend the Mississippi Court Clerks Summer Seminar from July 24-25, 2017 at the Imperial Palace in Biloxi, MS at a cost of $100.00 There came on for consideration the matter of a request to pay Invoice #21488 in the amount of $505.00 to Haygoods Industrial Engravers. Following discussion, motion was made by Alderman Floyd Downs, duly seconded by Alderman Ennit Morris, that it be RESOLVED AND ORDERED, that the request to pay Invoice #21488 in the amount of $505.00 to Haygoods Industrial Engravers be approved. There came on for consideration the matter of a request for SMPDD to draw district lines for School Board elections, and for Jackson County to pay SMPDD $7,500.00 for drawing the lines. Following discussion, motion was made by Alderman Chuck Redmond, duly seconded by Alderman Floyd Downs, that it be
RESOLVED AND ORDERED, that the request for SMPDD to draw district lines for School Board elections and for Jackson County to pay SMPDD $7,500.00 for drawing the lines be approved. There came on for consideration the matter of a request for the Grant Writer to apply for and accept up to $50,000.00 in grant funding from the National Endowment for the Arts. Following discussion, motion was made by, duly seconded by Alderman David Chapman, that it be RESOLVED AND ORDERED, that the request for the Grant Writer to apply for and accept up to $50,000.00 in grant funding from the National Endowment for the Arts be approved. There came on for consideration the matter of a request for the Grant Writer to apply for and accept up to $250,000.00 in grant funding from the U.S. Department of Justice. Following discussion, motion was made by Alderman Floyd Downs, duly seconded by Alderman Robert Byrd, that it be RESOLVED AND ORDERED, that the request for the Grant Writer to apply for and accept up to $250,000.00 in grant funding from the U.S. Department of Justice be approved.
There came on for consideration the matter of a request for the Grant Writer to apply for and accept up to $50,000.00 in grant funding from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Following discussion, motion was made by Alderman Ennit Morris, duly seconded by Alderman Robert Byrd, that it be RESOLVED AND ORDERED, that the request for the Grant Writer to apply for and accept up to $50,00.00 in grant funding from the U.S. Department of Agriculture be approved. There came on for consideration the matter of a request to appoint Robert Byrd as Mayor Pro Tem. Following discussion, motion was made by Alderman RESOLVED AND ORDERED, that the request to appoint Robert Byrd as Mayor Pro Tem be approved. Alderman David Chapman Nay Alderman Ennit Morris Alderman Sherwood Bradford Nay Alderman Floyd Downs Abstained
There came on for consideration the matter of a request to give signature authority to Mayor Mario King and Mayor Pro Tem Robert Byrd to sign off on all CDBG Disaster Recovery Grant documents for the Mississippi Development Authority. Following discussion, motion was made by Alderman Chuck Redmond, duly seconded by Alderman Ennit Morris, that it be RESOLVED AND ORDERED, that the request to give signature authority to Mayor King and Mayor Pro Tem Robert Byrd to sign off on all CDBG Disaster Recovery Grant documents for the Mississippi Development Authority be approved. There came on for consideration the matter of a request to advertise for School Board Member to fill vacant seat and to interview candidates in Work Session to be held at 5:00 p.m. on July 18, 2017. Following discussion, motion was made by Alderman Chuck Redmond, duly seconded by Alderman Ennit Morris, that it be RESOLVED AND ORDERED, that the request to advertise for School Board Member to fill vacant seat and to interview candidates in a Work Session to be held at 5:00 p.m. on July 18, 2017 be approved. There came on for consideration a discussion regarding personnel and legal matters. Motion was made by, duly seconded by Alderman Chuck Redmond to close this meeting for a preliminary determination of the necessity for an executive session.
There was general discussion regarding the nature and matters to be discussed about personnel and legal matters. It was found that the discussion and consideration of these matters are within reason for executive session set out in Section 25-41-7, as amended. A motion was made by, duly seconded by Alderman Sherwood Bradford that this meeting be declared to be in executive session. the Mayor declared the motion carried and this meeting in executive session. The Mayor went back into the Boardroom and temporarily opened the meeting to announce that an executive session had been declared to consider and discuss personnel and legal matters. The Mayor then closed the meeting for the executive session and retired in to the Conference Room.