Tupelo council approves consent and routine items including FY2024 audit, sole-source purchase and several change orders

The Tupelo City Council approved a range of routine consent and action-agenda items by voice vote.

On the consent and routine agenda the council approved minutes from prior meetings, authorized payment of bills, approved closing two bank accounts tied to Mallard Park and McCullough Boulevard improvement state funds, and accepted the city’s FY2024 audit after council members confirmed they had received copies and had an opportunity to speak with auditors. The council also approved a sole-source purchase from NOVO Digital Radiographic and authorized surplus and auction of an asset listed as PW 43 ("knuckle bone").

The council moved to reject a bid for the Paul Eason Field renovation. It also approved change order No. 2 for the Cooper Kelly build-up renovation (bid 2024-053PR) and change order No. 1 for the depot project (bid 2024-029ADD). Council discussion about the depot change order noted incomplete items such as signage and additional parking work; a staff member described expanding paving to cover the full parking lot rather than only part of it.

All items on the consent/routine agenda were recorded as having passed by voice vote with no recorded opposition during the meeting. The transcript does not include detailed dollar amounts for the audit acceptance, sole-source purchase, or change orders in the on-record discussion; those details may appear in the underlying agenda packets or procurement documents.