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Votes at a glance: Southaven board approves routine contracts, resolutions and dockets
Summary
The Board of Aldermen approved a set of routine items including Springfest vending, fingerprinting equipment sole-source, municipal-bond tax-exemption support, ordinance technical amendment, towing record rotation, personnel and claims dockets, and surplus of a fire-department vehicle.
The Southaven mayor and Board of Aldermen approved a series of routine motions and resolutions during the meeting. Items included vendor contracts, a sole-source equipment request for police fingerprinting, support for maintaining federal tax-exempt status for municipal bonds, a technical ordinance amendment, towing-record rotation approvals, personnel actions and the claims docket.
Key outcomes:
- Springfest vending contract: The mayor was authorized to sign a contract with Wildcat Cheer to provide vending services at Springfest (contract described as the same as prior years). Motion by Alderman Hoots; second by Alderman Jerome. Board approved.
- Police fingerprinting equipment (sole source): The board approved a sole-source resolution to purchase fingerprinting equipment for the new East Precinct. Purchase price presented as $19,156 and an annual maintenance plan of $22,989. City staff said the chosen vendor is the only vendor certified by the state. Motion by Alderman Gallagher; second by Alderman Payne. Board approved.
- Municipal bonds tax-exemption resolution: The board approved a resolution requested by the National Municipal League (NML) supporting preservation of the federal tax-exempt status of municipal bonds; one alderman (Kelly) recused. Motion by Alderman Flores; second by Alderman Payne. Board approved.
- Ordinance technical amendment (Title 12, Chapter 7, Sec. 13-7(c)(3)): The board approved a technical edit to change the term “nonconforming vehicle” to “noncompliant vehicle” to align with the ordinance’s definitions and reduce enforcement confusion. Motion by Alderman Flores; second by Alderman Wheeler. Board approved.
- Towing company record rotation (Feb. 2025): The board approved the police department’s 2025 record rotation for towing companies, noting Griffith Towing was not in compliance and therefore excluded from rotation approval. Motion by Alderman Hoots; second by Alderman Kelly. Board approved the docket for compliant companies.
- Personnel docket: The board approved the personnel docket as presented. Motion by Alderman Payne; second by Alderman Jerome. Board approved.
- Surplus of a Southaven Fire Department vehicle: City attorney reported the vehicle had been posted on GovDeals and the board recorded surplus authorization in the minutes; the board voted to include the surplus in the minutes. Motion by Alderman Gallagher; second by Alderman Wheeler. Board approved.
- Utilities billing leak adjustments and claims docket: The board approved the utilities billing leak adjustment docket and approved the claims docket in the amount of $2,230,958.77. Motions made and approved by roll call.
Nut graf: Most items were routine authorizations that the board handles regularly; the fingerprinting sole-source and the municipal-bond resolution were discussed as policy- or procurement-related items, while the towing rotation noted one company out of compliance.
Ending: Several of the items required only mayoral signature and routine roll-call votes; board members indicated no further discussion was needed on the listed dockets and resolutions.
