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Rankin County officials authorize application for federal BUILD grant for Florence Byron Parkway
Summary
County officials voted to add and approve an application to the federal BUILD grant program for Florence Byron Parkway, authorizing the county administrator to execute the application and noting an estimated local match of $6,646,300 if the grant is awarded.
Rankin County officials voted to add an item to the agenda and authorize the county administrator to submit an application to the federal BUILD grant program for Florence Byron Parkway, committing the county to an estimated local match of $6,646,300 if the grant is awarded.
A staff member told the board the application to the federal BUILD (Better Utilizing Investments to Leverage Development) grant program "commits the county, if the grant is awarded, to a local match, which is estimated to be $6,646,300." The staff member said the match percentage is one of two possible rates, "I think that's 20%. It may be 25%. I don't have the rest of the numbers that I can make that calculation for you," and emphasized the board should understand the commitment before authorizing submission.
After the staff presentation, a board member moved to add the item to the agenda and the motion carried. Later the board voted to authorize the county administrator, identified in the meeting as Mr. Hicks, or another appropriate official to execute any federal funding application for Florence Byron Parkway. A member identified as Jay seconded the motion; another board member said "All in favor? Motion carries." The vote was recorded as passing; no roll-call vote or vote tally was included in the transcript.
The discussion in the meeting was limited to the procedural addition of the item and the financial commitment associated with applying; no award of funds or final contract was decided at the meeting. The staff member explicitly cautioned that the dollar figure is an estimate and that the precise local-match percentage (20 percent or 25 percent) was not finalized in the meeting record.
The meeting also confirmed the board's exit from an earlier executive session. The board directed the clerk to reflect on the record that "no action was taken in executive session." Shortly after the grant authorization, a motion to adjourn passed and the meeting ended.
