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Votes at a glance: Tunica County Board approves personnel, budgets, contracts and routine items
Summary
At its April 7 meeting the Tunica County Board of Supervisors approved routine minutes, personnel actions at Tunica Medical Clinic, several quarterly budget appropriations, road and bridge purchases, ARPA reallocation, and multiple contracts and payments; most motions carried unanimously as shown below.
The Tunica County Board of Supervisors approved a series of routine and substantive items at its April 7 meeting, including personnel actions for the Tunica Medical Clinic, multiple quarterly budget appropriations, purchases and contracts for road and bridge operations, and grant- and ARPA-related transfers.
Highlights and outcomes (motions carried unless noted):
- Approval of minutes for March meetings and acknowledgment of executive-session reports (motion carried).
- Jail mill log: approved (motion carried).
- Tunica County Sheriff's Office monthly receipts and reimbursements reported (informational; no separate vote recorded beyond receipt acceptance).
- Emergency road and related approvals tied to flood response (see separate story): board approved temporary closure and staging measures (motion carried).
- Personnel at Tunica County Health Authority (TCHA) and Tunica Medical Clinic: - Hire Jamia Harris as certified medical assistant, full time (grade G-6-11 at $15.69/hour; effective 04/08/2025): approved. - Hire Donna Willis as family nurse practitioner, PRN, Tunica Resorts/Tunica Medical Clinic ($65/hour): approved. - Accept resignation of Centereda Williams, nurse practitioner, effective 04/11/2025: accepted. - Authorize advertisement to hire full-time nurse practitioner (advertise for replacement): approved.
- Road and bridge approvals: - Approve monthly Road and Bridge supplies ($181,000): approved. - Approve manual check to DeSoto Fence ($4,500) for fence repair: approved. - Approve manual payment for Tunica Post Office late fees (amount not specified in packet): approved. - Approve comprehensive warranty for new tractors (one-time fee, $34,000 for a 3-year warranty): approved.
- Quarterly budget appropriations: - Sheriff: quarterly allocation (total reported $1,479,411.24 for April-June): approved. - Jail: quarterly appropriation (quarter total reported as $1,169,025, monthly allocation reported): approved. - Tax assessor-collector: quarterly appropriation ($113,819.25): approved.
- ARPA reallocation: transfer $54,000 from housing to economic development for park enhancements at Moon Landing Park: approved.
- Utilities and infrastructure: - Notice of intent from Atmos Energy for Cobb Road natural gas expansion and authorization for manual check $138,250 from the natural-gas extension account: approved. - Payment estimate No. 1 to Hemp Hill Construction for Twin Cut Off wastewater pump-station rehab, $195,719.10 (ARPA-funded, partial reimbursement expected): approved. - Agreement with Neil Schafer for engineering task order No. 5 for DRA sewer rehab: approved.
- Contracts, leases and other items: - Lease agreement with Kreps the Crayon for 2025 at $500 monthly: approved. - Housing resolution and proclamation declaring April housing month for Tunica County: both approved. - Inventory deletions for county administration, Tunica National Golf and Tennis and Tunica Museum: approved. - Approval of several fuel-receipt payments for county locations (amounts listed in packet): approved.
- Travel authorizations: multiple staff and officials were authorized to attend trainings and conferences (locations and dates specified in packet): approved.
Ending: Most motions were carried by voice vote with "Aye" recorded; when specific tallies, movers or seconders were recorded in the transcript those details are noted in the provenance below. Items with amounts or sourcing not specified in the meeting packet are noted as such.
