Votes at a glance: Harrison County Board approves development sales, travel, grants and administrative orders

The Harrison County Board of Supervisors conducted a series of votes on property conveyances, travel authorizations, grant documents, personnel and equipment purchases at its June meeting. Key outcomes are listed below.

- Agenda item 57: Approved an order concurring with and approving the Harrison County Development Commission resolution authorizing the sale of approximately 6 acres of rural property. (Motion, second, approved.)

- Agenda item 58: Approved an order concurring with and approving the resolution authorizing assignment and assumption of a real estate purchase offer between Metal Properties LLC and Metal Properties Mississippi LLC. (Motion, second, approved.)

- Agenda item 59: Approved an order concurring with and approving the resolution authorizing conveyance of a nonexclusive easement to Business Terminal LLC for ingress and egress in accordance with an easement agreement (related to a boat storage facility). (Motion, second, approved.)

- Agenda item 60: Approved an order concurring with and approving the resolution authorizing the sale of approximately 0.5 acre to STS Properties LLC (location described as in front of Shaw Matthews Dredging). (Motion, second, approved.)

- Consent agenda and related items: The board accepted the consent agenda, approved petitions for decreases to the 02/2023 and 02/2024 rural property tax rolls, approved travel for coroner and deputies to attend a Mississippi Coroner Medical Examiner Association conference (total fees $1,750), and approved subdivision final plats and related documents (Magnolia Waltz Subdivision, phase 242 lots).

- Grants and interagency agreements: The board authorized the board president to execute reimbursement requests and necessary documents for the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality MCWI grant program for multiple permit projects (including Canal Road Water Main) and approved a memorandum of understanding between the Mississippi Department of Health Bureau, Behavioral Health Services and Harrison County Fire Rescue.

- Personnel and payroll: The board concurred with multiple employment items on file with payroll and human resources, approved adjustments to circuit court reporter salaries effective July 1, and spread personnel changes for the sheriff’s office on the minutes as listed.

- Equipment and sole-source purchases: The board rejected the only bid for two off‑road utility tractors as bids exceeded budget and authorized rebid; it approved a sole source purchase for Metrc solutions equipment, approved a low quote purchase for a license‑plate‑reader surveillance trailer from American Integration Contractors for $45,774.16, and authorized replenishment of training petty cash ($3,450).

- Sheriff and detention: Sheriff Hailey reported the inmate count (800 total) and the board approved various sheriff’s office personnel changes and reimbursements, including a $60.29 reimbursement to the sheriff’s department.

- Facilities and emergency repairs: The board authorized emergency remediation and restoration work related to flood damage in courthouse and clerk’s offices, authorized a contract pending legal review and directed the administrator to execute the contract on the county’s behalf; insurance was discussed as covering the cost.

- Community events and waivers: The board approved a waiver of penalties for use of the Success Community Center by the Coast Bicycle Group for an August event, approved beach event permits, and authorized the creation of a beach vendor site P2 West of Pass Christian Harbor.

- Miscellaneous: The board approved travel to the Mississippi Association of Supervisors annual conference, authorized Harrison County Fire Rescue to provide equipment and personnel for the conference, approved a one‑year agreement with Goodson News Jail and Prison Ministry to begin April 1, 2025, and approved advertising expenditures and small community grants (item 61) including an amended $5,000 allocation for a local women’s resource center.

All items listed above were moved, seconded and approved as recorded on the meeting agenda; where a roll call tally was not provided in the transcript, the minutes record items as approved by the board.