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Votes at a glance: Rankin County Board of Supervisors, Dec. 2 — minutes, rezoning, tax exemptions, change orders and bids
Summary
The Board approved routine minutes and consent items, set public hearings, approved a rezoning, granted property tax exemptions to two charitable organizations, approved a Live Oaks change order and payout, acknowledged energy services qualifications, accepted bids under advisement, and recessed to a Dec. 9 meeting.
At its Dec. 2 meeting the Rankin County Board of Supervisors approved routine minutes and consent items, set public hearings, approved a rezoning petition, granted two Avalorum tax exemptions, approved a construction change order and payout, acknowledged energy services qualifications, took multiple bids under advisement and recessed to a Dec. 9 meeting. Most items passed by voice vote; no roll-call tallies were recorded in the transcript.
Key outcomes recorded on the agenda:
• Minutes and Consent Agenda: The board approved minutes for Nov. 15 and Nov. 27 and approved the consent agenda by voice vote.
• Petitions and Assessments: The board approved petitions to adjust the 24 homestead exemption supplemental roll and petitions for changes of assessment on 2023 and 2024 personal and 2024 real property assessments.
• Live Oaks project (Program element 3.02): The board approved Change Order No. 2 for an increase of $32,775 to cover additional fencing and replacement of curbing damaged during construction, and approved Payout No. 6 to Hodges Land Services in the amount of $375,213.22, authorizing the issuance of the check.
• Rezoning: The board opened and closed a public hearing and approved a rezoning request for Green Earth Materials LLC to rezone a parcel in the Fallen Oaks subdivision (lots 80–90, phase 5) from C-2 to RE-1.
• Tax Exemptions: The board received and approved Avalorum tax-exemption requests under Mississippi Code Annotated Section 27-31-1 for (1) Mississippi Methodist Hospital and Rehabilitation Center, Inc. (parcels E10H1540 and E10H1540A) and (2) Baptist Children’s Village for a residential lot in the Stonebridge subdivision, with staff noting that PID (public improvement district) assessments are not waived by county Avalorum exemptions and the PID bill (approximately $900–$1,200 annually) remains owed.
• Flowood MOU: Discussion took place about a memorandum of understanding for Fanny Cook Parkway with the City of Flowood; staff recommended approving the attorney’s edits and tabling final commitments for follow-up on needed percentage participation language. The item will return to the Dec. 16 agenda for further action.
• Energy services RFQs: The board acknowledged receipt of two qualifications submissions for energy conservation services from Path Company and Upchurch Services and took them under advisement.
• Bids: County staff opened numerous bids for asphalt, aggregates, concrete leveling/polyurethane, culverts and other road materials and took them under advisement for later review. Vendors included (sample) Ergon, Sunbelt, AJ Construction, Dixon Dickerson & Bowen, Vance Brothers, TL Wallace, Southern Pike and others.
• Blue Cross renewals: The board authorized County Administrator Keith and the board president to sign renewal documents for Blue Cross Blue Shield and reinsurance policies.
• Recess: The board recessed to Dec. 9 at 11:30 a.m. at 1020 Centerpoint Boulevard.
Most routine items were approved with unanimous voice votes where “Aye” was called; the transcript records no roll-call tallies. Items that generated substantive discussion (for example Palo Verde roads, Live Oaks payouts, and the Flowood MOU) were addressed separately.
