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Votes at a glance: Gulfport Council approves appointments, contracts and settlements; poll-manager ordinance fails
Summary
At its meeting, the Gulfport City Council approved multiple routine items including appointments, vehicle purchases and settlements reached in executive session. A contested ordinance to increase the number of Democratic poll managers failed after extended public and council debate.
The Gulfport City Council on a regularly scheduled meeting approved a slate of routine appointments, contracts and budget adjustments and authorized settlements reached in executive session, while voting down an ordinance that would have increased the number of poll managers for the Democratic primary.
The council unanimously approved appointment ratifications including Jace Payne to the Coast Transit Authority Board of Commissioners and a ratified appointment to the Gulfport School District Board of Trustees. It accepted the city engineer’s recommendation to accept Hatton Manor Subdivision Phase 1 (water and sewer only). The council approved a reverse-auction award to Montrose Ford for six Ford Expeditions and a set of routine resolutions and budget amendments (items 8–21 and 11–17, 18–21, and budget amendments 49–53) as presented on the agenda.
The council adopted an ordinance allowing wildlife monitoring devices at Bert Jones Yacht Basin and another ordinance amending…
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