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Harrison County Board approves routine orders, grants and contracts; advertising budget measure passes 4–1
Summary
At its meeting the board approved a consent agenda of routine orders including grant applications, contract change orders and equipment purchases; a county advertising expenditure passed 4–1 with one supervisor opposed. The board also scheduled a third meeting and voted to enter executive session to discuss pending litigation.
The Harrison County Board of Supervisors approved dozens of routine orders, contract actions and grant applications at its meeting and recorded several notable items and votes.
Key approvals and actions included: a consent agenda covering items 3 through 14; orders acknowledging and approving petitions for decreases to real and personal property rolls as recommended by the tax assessor; travel and training for tax office employees (registration and estimated costs noted in backup); submission of a local solid waste assistance grant application for the county monthly household hazardous waste program in the amount of $25,029.02; and approval of change order number 3 with Specialty Contractors and Associates reflecting a contract deduction of $101,600 for a modified anchor‑structure design.
The board approved a $52,580 proposal from Simpkins and Costelli Inc. for bid documents and construction inspection services related to rehabilitation of the First Judicial District courthouse. It accepted the lowest and best bid of $88,000 from Patriot Airboat for a 01/2018 airboat for Marine Patrol and accepted the low quote of $218,000 from Dana Safety Supply for police vehicle updates (quoted to cover 8 Chevrolet Silverados and 12 Ford Explorers as noted by the sheriff's office). The board approved a memorandum of understanding between the Harrison County School District and the Harrison County Sheriff's Office for law enforcement services for a one‑year term.
The board agreed to advertise for a lease‑purchase option for two off‑road utility tractors requested by the Sand Beach director, authorized equipment disposals and travel authorizations as listed in the agenda, and approved payment of tort claims and other routine claims across county departments.
A measure authorizing expenditures "to advertise and bring in the favorable notice, opportunities, possibilities, and resources of Harrison County" passed with four votes in favor and one opposed (Supervisor Wagner recorded the only vote against the order). The transcript records the tally as "4 yeses, 1 no from Mister Wagner." No further detail on the vendor or total budget for that advertising authorization was provided in the excerpt.
The board set a date for an additional (third) meeting on the 24th at 9:30 a.m. in Gulfport to address mainly claims and bills. Toward the end of the session the board voted to enter executive session to discuss two pending litigation matters (Lopez v. Harrison County and Sherwood Wells v. Harrison County), potential litigation regarding the Harrison County Fairgrounds, and contract/negotiation matters related to a Motorola contract; the board indicated developer‑property negotiations (IMMS land) would be held for the third meeting.
Most routine orders were approved without recorded dissent in the transcript excerpt. Where dollar amounts or specifics were not fully described in the meeting audio, the agenda or backup materials listed in the official file were referenced by staff but were not read into the public record in detail during the meeting excerpt.
