Rankin County approves appointment of Carla Carter as assistant purchasing clerk; meeting recessed to July 15

At a Rankin County meeting, members approved adding to the agenda and appointing Carla Carter as assistant purchasing clerk and recessed the meeting to July 15.

The appointment was placed on the agenda and then approved by voice vote. The transcript records members saying “Aye” and that the motion carries but does not record a roll-call tally or identify which member made each motion consistently in every instance. The record also notes that the board had been in executive session and that “there was no action taken in an executive session.”

According to the transcript, the item added to the agenda was the appointment of Carla Carter to the county purchasing office. A subsequent motion to approve Carter as assistant purchasing clerk was made and seconded; the panel voted by voice and the motion passed. The transcript does not provide additional detail about Carter’s background, duties, start date or whether the appointment is provisional or permanent.

Later in the meeting, a motion to recess the meeting until July 15 was made and seconded and approved by voice vote. The transcript attributes the recess motion to a member identified as Brad, with a second attributed to Steve for that motion; for other procedural motions the transcript cites Brad and Steve but does not consistently identify who moved or seconded each specific motion.

The record contains no mention of other formal actions, expenditures or policy changes tied to the appointment. The minutes as reflected in the transcript state only that the motions carried and that no substantive action was taken during the earlier executive session.

The meeting will reconvene on July 15. The transcript does not specify the time or location for that reconvened meeting.