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Votes at a glance: Gulfport council ratifies appointment, approves contracts and budget truing, authorizes opioid settlements
Summary
Gulfport City Council members took a series of procedural and substantive votes at their Thursday meeting, approving appointments, one-year professional contracts, budget adjustments and legal settlement authorizations, while tabling a major tax-abatement ordinance for further study.
Gulfport City Council members took a series of procedural and substantive votes at their Thursday meeting, approving appointments, one-year professional contracts, budget adjustments and legal settlement authorizations, while tabling a major tax-abatement ordinance for further study.
Key outcomes
- Appointment: The council ratified the mayoral appointment of Greg Holmes to the Gulf Regional Planning Commission. The motion to approve was seconded and carried unanimously.
- Ordinances: Council approved ordinance item 3 (temporary 15-minute parking designation to accommodate Hancock Bank during construction) unanimously. Ordinance item 4, a proposed citywide ad valorem tax-abatement policy for projects of $10,000,000 or more, was heavily debated and ultimately tabled for further analysis (see separate article).
- Contracts/professional services: The council…
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