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Votes at a glance: Claiborne County Board approves insurance renewal, chamber funding, appointments and road materials
Summary
At its March 17 meeting the Claiborne County Board approved several routine and budgeted items including an insurance renewal, a $7,500 allocation for chamber/tourism advertising, two departmental appointments and a $10,000 purchase of road materials.
The Claiborne County Board of Supervisors took a series of formal votes on March 17 that the board clerk recorded during the meeting. Key outcomes included an insurance renewal, an allocation for chamber advertising, two departmental appointments and a purchase of road materials.
Why it matters: These votes allocate county funds and authorize personnel assignments that affect county operations in insurance coverage, tourism promotion, emergency services and road maintenance.
Votes at a glance
- Property/liability insurance renewal: The board authorized renewal of the county's property and liability insurance program administered by the Mississippi Association of Supervisors Insurance Trust and a secondary policy for hospital and school buildings. Motion by Supervisor Odom, second by Supervisor Hudson; motion carried.
- Chamber of Commerce and tourism funding: The board approved $7,500 for advertising support for the Claiborne County Chamber of Commerce and tourism activities, conditioned on compliance with Mississippi Code §17-3-1 (advertising county resources). Motion made and seconded; motion carried.
- Appointments: The board approved Captain Willie Elwes to serve as an arson investigator, replacing Chaucer Walker, at a $1,500 stipend. The board also appointed Kevin Schaefer as fire coordinator. Both motions carried after motions and seconds were recorded.
- Purchase of 16-rock aggregate (road materials): The board approved a $10,000 purchase of 16-rock from use-tax funds for road work. Motion indicated funds to come from use-tax; motion carried.
- Termination and re-advertisement of marketing contract: The board accepted termination of a contract with iHeartMedia for development and implementation of a tourism marketing campaign and authorized the county administrator to re-advertise procurement for those services. Motion carried.
- Advertisement for engineering services: The board authorized Southwest Planning to advertise for engineering services for a DRA grant application regarding the lagoon; advertisement dates were set for March 17 and April 7, 2025. Motion carried.
Context and next steps
The board's approval of the insurance renewal maintains coverage for county buildings, general liability, cyber liability and crime coverage and preserves continuity of protection ahead of the renewal date of March 31. The chamber funding motion included language requiring documentation to satisfy statutory advertising requirements.
The marketing contract termination directs staff to restart competitive procurement under the same grant deadline constraints; the county administrator was authorized to re-advertise.
Ending
Board members asked staff to document contract and funding terms and to return required reports or invoices as follow-up. Several votes included direction to county staff for implementation steps rather than additional board debate.
