Tunica County board exits executive session after discussion of alleged disruptive conduct at sheriff's department

Tunica County board members discussed allegations that an individual engaged in disruptive conduct at the sheriff's department and voted to record a communication between that individual and a letter from the county attorney regarding a cessation of contact, then exited executive session at 5:52.

An unidentified board member said, “Alright. Thank you, attorney Perry. If there'd be no further further business coming before the board, I entertain a motion to be recessed until Thursday, February at 4PM. So moved. I have a motion.” The motion was seconded and board members responded, “Aye. Aye.” The chair then said, “Opposed? Motion carried.”

The discussion in executive session, as recorded in the meeting transcript, focused on information previously circulated about the person's conduct at the sheriff's department and on communications between that person and a letter from the county board attorney concerning cessation of contact. Attorney Perry was identified in the public record; the transcript does not disclose additional details of the allegations or the letter's contents.

The board's formal actions recorded in the meeting were two procedural items: a vote to bring the board out of executive session (recorded in the transcript as occurring at 5:52) and a vote to recess the meeting until a Thursday in February at 4 p.m. The transcript does not name who moved or seconded the motion to end executive session, and it does not provide a roll-call vote for either action beyond the verbal “Aye” responses noted on the record.

The transcript does not include further public detail about the alleged conduct, any disciplinary steps, or whether the county attorney's letter imposes restrictions or conditions; those specifics were not stated on the record.