Votes at a glance: Rankin County Board actions on Dec. 16, 2024

The Rankin County Board of Supervisors took the following recorded actions at its Dec. 16, 2024 meeting. Motions passed unless otherwise noted; items without detailed roll‑call tallies were decided by voice vote.

• Approved minutes for Dec. 2 and Dec. 9. • Approved the consent agenda. • Approved petitions to adjust 2024 homestead exemption supplemental roll and petitions for change of assessment for 2024 bridal property assessments. • Authorized staff to void 2023 and 2024 tax sales for specified PINs, generate corrected tax statements for 2022–2024 where parcels were improperly conveyed or deleted in error, and to refund tax sale purchasers as appropriate (specific PINs noted in meeting record). • Approved multiple utility permits: Starwater Utility Company, Windstream (fiber along Clear Ranch Road), Comcast (Bethel Church Road / Ironwood Place), and Central Electric (fiber along Langford Drive). • Authorized the county president to sign the MDOT memorandum of agreement for the Cleary Road overlay (LPA project). • Approved Willowbrook drainage change order and final payout to CLR Construction Group Inc. (final payout $8,868.15). • Approved ARPA‑funded project payouts and change orders for Holcomb Branch at Deer Valley, Melamey hydrologic restoration, Indian Creek Bank Restoration, Gunner Road Phase 2, and two White Road items (final payments recorded at $654,007.66 and $661,600.30 to Hemphill Construction Company Inc.). • Approved preliminary plat for Fallen Oak Phase 5 (District 4) following rezoning at a prior meeting. • Set public hearings for several documents (agenda items a through g) for Jan. 6 at 9 a.m. (stormwater plan/program annual items). • Approved the conditional‑use permit for Albert McCoy to mine 4 acres at 204 Pilgrim Rest Drive with specified conditions (see separate article). • Approved the conditional‑use permit for Robert Foxworth to relocate a tattoo studio to 134 Baker Lane (C‑2 zone); staff received no opposition calls. • Approved a memorandum of understanding to support the Flowood Drive project contingent on exclusive state/federal funding (no county financial obligation) and directed staff to seek county representation on the commission. • Authorized a fireworks display in unincorporated Rankin County on Dec. 31, 11:59 p.m. start with a 30‑minute window and an overall cut‑off no later than 12:30 a.m.; staff to include conditions to protect nearby residents and property. • Approved authorization for a vendor completion letter on certain commodity purchase orders (vendor requested written completion acknowledgement). • Authorized the sheriff’s department to purchase five used Ford Explorers from the Missouri Highway Patrol and to allow six deputies to retrieve the vehicles. • Approved awarded bids for asphalt and related road sealing items; AJ Construction, Sunbelt (cleaning/sealing), and Ergon (liquid asphalt) were named on staff recommendations. • Added and approved retention of JH&H (courtroom redesign) to evaluate and redesign two circuit courtrooms; judges to be included in the discussions. • Agreed to participate in an intermodal/Flowood‑Pearl‑Richland road project and seek representation on the commission. • Authorized the county attorney to accept process for an anticipated title confirmation action filed by Found Land LLC related to Robin Hood plats (nominal defendant status) and approved settlement authority to accept insurance proceeds and repair a damaged bridge guardrail on Old Highway 471. • Approved moving into executive session to discuss litigation, economic development and personnel matters.

The meeting record includes motions, seconders and routine “all in favor/Aye” voice votes for the listed approvals. Where staff provided figures (contract payouts, amounts and purchase order numbers), the board authorized issuance of checks and completion steps as noted.