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Consent, tax and assessment items: County staff presented multiple routine consent items and tax-roll adjustments that the board approved by motion. Those items included authority to void homestead chargebacks and to void tax-sale records for specified parcel identification numbers when the property was determined to be exempt or acquired by a public entity (examples cited by staff included parcels dismissed by the Mississippi Department of Revenue, tax-sale voiding for a parcel acquired by the Pearl Public School District as a sixteenth section, and several corrected tax statements for 2022–2024). The board approved petitions to adjust supplemental homestead exemption rolls and various assessment and refund requests during the consent portion of the meeting.

Financial receipts and contract actions: The board acknowledged receipt of $327,643.27 from the chancery clerk (listed as 2024 monies). It also approved Change Order No. 1 for the Reservoir East ARPA project, extending the contract by 63 days (from 210 to 273 days) because of rain delays; staff noted another extension might follow due to continued March rainfall.

Debris-monitoring standby contract: The board authorized the board president to execute a previously approved standby contract with Debris Tech LLC for disaster debris monitoring services. Staff explained the contract was selected following an RFP process the board approved last September; the contract is a standby agreement with no costs until the county or governor declares an emergency and debris-monitoring services are activated. The contract term on the record was described as a five-year agreement with renewal options.

Stormwater referendum: The board held an extended discussion about whether to place a nonbinding countywide referendum on the November 2025 ballot asking whether citizens wanted the board to pursue creation of a countywide joint water-management (stormwater) district. Staff advised that a true countywide referendum would require resources (estimated by staff at roughly $80,000–$100,000 to deploy voting equipment and poll workers to all precincts) unless the board tied the referendum to an already scheduled countywide election. Board members debated whether a standalone November 2025 question would produce a representative turnout, and whether staff or the board could run an educational campaign (staff noted legal restrictions on using taxpayer dollars for direct advocacy but said educational outreach is permitted and may increase cost). After discussion a motion “not to act this year” on the referendum passed by vote (the board recorded the motion as passing with three in favor and two opposed). The board and staff said they would revisit timing and outreach strategy if the board chooses to put a referendum on a future countywide ballot.

Other permit and administrative actions: The board approved authorization for the county president to execute the debris contract and approved a motion to extend the hours of operation for the county’s single marijuana dispensary (change approved to close at 7 p.m. Monday–Saturday). The board reconsidered a permit request from Southern Rankin Water (a water association) and approved the permit with an added condition: any future county-required relocation of infrastructure placed in the county right of way under this permit must be at the water association’s expense. On the permit reconsideration the board recorded a 4–1 result in favor of issuing the permit with the stated relocation condition.

Why this matters: The consent and contract approvals keep county operations and federally reimbursable emergency readiness in place; the decision to postpone a countywide nonbinding referendum keeps the board from incurring substantial election costs this year and delays a formal countywide expression of opinion on forming a joint stormwater district. The relocation condition attached to the Southern Rankin permit was presented as a protective step to avoid future county expense when road projects require utilities to move.

Ending: Several routine items will require follow-up by county staff (recording corrected tax statements, executing contracts and monitoring the Reservoir East project timeline). The board asked staff to refine cost estimates and outreach options if the board later decides to proceed with a referendum.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Rankin County, MS Board of Supervisors meeting on date: (4-7-2025 1 of 2)","oneSentenceSummary","On April 7 the Rankin County Board of Supervisors approved routine consent items and contracts, authorized a five-year standby debris-monitoring agreement, extended a construction contract, approved a water-association permit with relocation-at-cost condition, and voted to delay a countywide nonbinding referendum on forming a joint water-management district.","taxTitle","Rankin County, Mississippi","taxId",13670,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6612559,"Rankin County adopts comprehensive plan updates and zoning changes; approves event and hardship conditional uses",888,818000,1706000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2890884-51308e119e113280da0663337035eb93&start=818&end=1706","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2890884-51308e119e113280da0663337035eb93/thumbnail_818000.jpg","/articles/6612559/Rankin-County/Mississippi/Rankin-County-adopts-comprehensive-plan-updates-and-zoning-changes-approves-event-and-hardship-conditional-uses","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6612559-57430e2c8c577659bd35615df9ed0942/orig.mp4?Expires=1777099061&Signature=W2pvwleTZhATca5OnDborYFvtrNvRIp2j2xwfoHwx-PHf6~Rvyly39kUTMEvQ3A-jIDG8jl2vm7VkvH1QkNPZPaZPJ5f3Ov9Yhp0JOFlHVLk3-8VnlS1-UoK7JLcvItDQ4W~jnhk~LfXz4CkWOisUDy6FN0tlwRxdXYuqpe7dZmN6-e1MAyNs9ExrrQPrtVwhYpuGXew~QjBXjuXTIGHTPOus2FyfX2sTbZicyFfF0JP-48Gns3U2~8XDU5jXMl~PXoTLoKDBsYQsM8ri74VKfJM3ynSPVClNJGXvJqLbicOZZM9NXa6gcwy1eQqnYdSobPzatTq7swEJQXiIfF0sg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Rankin County Board of Supervisors on April 7 approved updates to the county comprehensive plan and multiple text amendments to the Rankin County zoning ordinance, voted to accept a final plat for an eight-lot PRB subdivision with a $54,430 financial guarantee, and granted two conditional use permits: one for a small outdoor event venue at 1816 White Road and one temporary manufactured-home placement at 117 Littlewoods Road.

County engineer Tim Parker told the board the final plat is for an eight-lot PRB subdivision on Lake Harbor Road and that staff recommended approval of the final plat and financial security in the amount of $54,430 to cover road work in the development. The board approved the plat and the security.

The board also adopted amendments to the comprehensive plan that add an urban growth boundary and clarify that low-, moderate- and high-density land-designation areas on the land-use map should be served by wastewater systems owned by a public entity. County staff and consultants from CMPDD (noted in the hearing as Gray and Lindsey) said the changes are intended to guide development toward areas served by municipal or other public wastewater providers and to slow unplanned development in agricultural areas outside the growth boundary.

Alongside the comp plan changes the board approved multiple text changes to the zoning ordinance. Staff described the amendments as clarifications and codifications of existing practices, and highlighted: clarifying how pre-cut or “barn” structures are treated; distinguishing drive-through versus drive-in businesses; requiring site plans for accessory buildings in commercial and industrial districts; formalizing modular/manufactured-home documentation and inspection expectations; and correcting a previous inconsistency to require a two-acre minimum lot size for A-1 agricultural parcels in the code narrative (the dimensional table had already reflected that minimum). The board also approved an overlay for District 4 that will impose a five-acre minimum lot size in that overlay area and impose additional controls intended to pace growth and protect infrastructure in a corridor identified around I-20 and Pisgah school attendance areas.

County staff emphasized new enforcement language for parking areas and access ways in commercial districts. The revised ordinance declares poorly maintained parking areas that allow loose material to migrate into the public right of way a zoning-ordinance violation (rather than a mere nuisance), and requires paving to a minimum of 3 inches of asphalt for nonconforming loose-material surfaces when necessary to prevent debris entering roadways.

The board debated but did not adopt a single new manufactured-home age threshold in open discussion; staff and supervisors discussed ranges (5–15 years) but the public record at the hearing did not show a final numeric change separate from the package of text amendments the board approved.

Two conditional use permit requests were heard and decided in public hearings before the board. Staff presented a request from Daniel and Rebecca Harris to operate a small outdoor event venue at 1816 White Road (two parcels totaling about 18 acres, with event activities concentrated on a 2.44-acre house parcel and a 15.71-acre adjoining parcel for parking and event space). Staff recommended multiple conditions to address neighborhood impacts; the board approved the Harris permit with the staff-recommended restrictions except that the board declined to require a cash bond. Conditions listed in staff presentation and adopted by the board include: no alcohol service at the venue; no amplified outdoor music (instrumental or unamplified music permitted); events must end by 9 p.m.; a strict maximum of 50 attendees per event; no on-street parking (all parking interior to the property); no fireworks; trash removed by a commercial waste contractor (county hauler not permitted for commercial event waste); no overnight stays or short-term rentals (no VRBO); minimum $1,000,000 event liability insurance; compliance with health department and food-service rules; compliance with ADA and building-code requirements for assembly spaces; and a requirement that a property owner be present and reachable by cellphone during events. Staff noted a cash bond was an option the board could require; the motion to approve the permit specified all listed conditions except a cash bond.

The board also approved a conditional use permit request from Janice O’Neil to place a 28-by-56 manufactured home behind an existing residence at 117 Littlewoods Road as a temporary hardship measure to care for a 76-year-old veteran experiencing declining health. Staff explained the county’s rules allow temporary or emergency hardship placement of a manufactured home and that the permit must include a condition requiring removal when the hardship ends. The board approved the permit with that removal condition.

Separately, Rankin County initiated a dimensional variance for an existing commercial structure at 224 Avalon Circle (Lot 12, Avalon Center) after a survey showed portions of the building encroached into the required C-2 setback. The board approved the county-initiated 5-foot dimensional variance to reconcile the encroachment with the zoning ordinance.

All items in the planning-and-zoning package were approved by motions on the record with votes taken by the board during the meeting.

Why this matters: the comprehensive plan and ordinance changes alter how and where Rankin County plans to encourage development, adding a growth boundary and tightening wastewater and accessory-building controls. The new enforcement language for parking areas elevates maintenance failures to zoning violations, which staff said gives the county stronger remedies to address debris and safety risks on and off private property.

The planning and permit approvals include specific limits (example: a 50-person cap on the event venue, $1,000,000 liability insurance, and removal-on-hardship language for temporary manufactured housing) that the county will enforce as conditions of the permits.

Ending note: County staff and the board said they intend to follow up on implementation details and compliance procedures as the new code language is put into effect and as individual permits move into operation.","The Rankin County Board of Supervisors approved amendments to the county comprehensive plan and zoning ordinance, cleared a final plat with a $54,430 financial guarantee, and granted two conditional use permits — one for a small outdoor event venue and one temporary manufactured-home placement for medical hardship.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6612550,"Rankin County officials raise alarm over rise in nonemergency 'lift assists'; staff to examine alternatives",1111,3809000,4920000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2890884-51308e119e113280da0663337035eb93&start=3809&end=4920","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2890884-51308e119e113280da0663337035eb93/thumbnail_3809000.jpg","/articles/6612550/Rankin-County/Mississippi/Rankin-County-officials-raise-alarm-over-rise-in-nonemergency-lift-assists-staff-to-examine-alternatives","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6612550-8673b2c952f6ef19afc3b3a45f395ead/orig.mp4?Expires=1777099061&Signature=UbJSzFzKJn7ybiLqYeoryNROuhgD69HbJjyhI4yu9R0EER0gJMEwkHFuGKZmTDA2PIUKZ2WfwxEOdL5EK2S3ah7mxNbhp-Lq3zCaZU3vo1ifFShl~qAM7MBz4XIFDSO4z6~27v24qi0uLT-Qosgd5f1JLus3KjgTu0V53dvJmkVZNgT0fvLOd-9N3ayVeOBAcv1w5h5GCbFJ0ft5lDIxNQj2z2X3~50rSmkQZZKLXyASnluwIFp4By24VC3aV2-LbHpWClLpRmC2a1v4YN3Xvl~SR416Z4RVeY0oJPuBuPnWwcs5rHWyp~ZmZYskdv-xP2iT7jiW20E2nVKaC8BH9A__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Rankin County fire chiefs and emergency management staff briefed the Board of Supervisors on April 7 about an apparent increase in nonemergency “lift assist” calls — repeated requests to help residents who cannot transfer from bed to wheelchair or vice versa — and outlined options to reduce repeat, nonurgent uses of emergency responders.

Emergency management staff and local fire chiefs described several illustrative cases where single addresses accounted for dozens of responses over a multi-year period. Staff cited one address with 66 recorded calls dating back to early 2023, and reported 23 responses to that address in a recent three-and-a-half-week period; staff also said one address had about 30 calls in the current year. Chiefs said those repeated nontransport, nonemergency responses reduce availability for true emergencies because, once responders make patient contact, they generally must remain until the situation is resolved or the patient is transported.

Chiefs and emergency managers told the board the county does not have a ready social-service referral process to link repeat callers to alternatives such as home health aides, personal-care attendants, community paramedic programs, or assisted-living placement. Speakers noted that Medicare/Medicaid will not typically reimburse an ambulance for a lift assist alone, which limits options for third-party billing to deter repeated use of emergency responders.

Possible approaches discussed included: a community paramedic program paired with social-work follow-up to connect repeat users to available services; a targeted education and referral protocol (staff or a social-service partner making a home visit and outlining alternative care options); and using existing 911-abuse tools where callers are clearly abusing emergency systems. Staff and chiefs cautioned that 911-abuse ordinances may not apply where residents call a department direct (not through the 911 dispatcher), which complicates enforcement when repeat requests come via a direct department number.

No formal policy or ordinance change was adopted at the meeting. County staff said they will collect model policies and program descriptions used in other jurisdictions (including community-paramedic models) and return with proposals, including potential funding, implementation considerations and any needed legislative or regulatory changes.

Why this matters: repeated nonemergency calls use trained emergency personnel and vehicles for tasks that, if routed to appropriate social or nonemergency providers, could free emergency resources for time-sensitive medical and public-safety calls. Staff said community paramedicine and social-service referral programs used elsewhere produced measurable reductions in repeat calls in other jurisdictions.

Ending: Supervisors asked staff to gather policy examples, cost estimates and descriptions of how other jurisdictions perform social-service follow-up so the board can consider a formal approach at a future meeting.","Fire and emergency services officials told supervisors an increase in repeat nonemergency calls for 'lift assists' is straining resources; speakers recommended exploring community paramedicine, social-work referrals and outreach to reduce repeated nonurgent responses.","actionData","errors"]

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