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Votes at a glance: Olive Branch Board of Aldermen (February 2025 meeting)
Summary
Summary of motions and board outcomes from the February meeting: minutes approved, consent agenda approved excluding Mississippi Main Street item 8 (tabled), two subdivision plats approved, pickleball bids tabled, and motion approved to enter executive session for personnel matters.
The Board of Aldermen took several formal actions during its February 2025 meeting. Key motions and results were:
- Approval of minutes from the February regular-call meeting — motion to approve carried.
- Consent agenda (Items 1–24) approved with Item 8 (Mississippi Main Street agreement) removed for further review; motion to approve consent agenda excluding item 8 carried (moved by Aldwin Gill Earhart, seconded by Miss Hamilton).
- Final plat approved for Old River Farm Subdivision Phase 2 (12.69 acres → 38 residential lots and two common open spaces); planning commission had recommended approval subject to builders constructing six-foot cedar fences at rear lot lines prior to final inspection (motion carried).
- Final plat approved for Allemani minor lot subdivision at 8890 College Road (split of 5.18 acres into two lots; 0.15-acre dedication along Highway 305 for potential future expansion); planning commission recommended conditions including paved driveways and MDOT approval for any driveway to Highway 305 (motion carried).
- Old Business: Motion to table bids for pickleball courts until March 4 carried; staff to review bids and return with recommendations. Board members noted a donation of about $510,000 from the Homer Skelton Foundation toward the project.
- Motion to enter executive session to discuss personnel matters in multiple departments (animal control, building, court, gas maintenance, planning and development, police, water billing and water maintenance) carried; the board then entered executive session.
All roll-call votes taken in open session were recorded as passed by majority vote; the board did not take a final vote that night on joining Mississippi Main Street.
