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Council approves budget amendment and several public‑works change orders
Summary
Tupelo’s City Council approved Budget Amendment No. 1 for FY2026—covering rollover grants, donations and equipment transfers—and signed off on multiple public‑works change orders, a vehicle purchase and project closeouts during a routine consent portion of the Nov. 4 meeting.
Tupelo — In routine business on Nov. 4 the City Council approved Budget Amendment No. 1 for fiscal year 2026 and several contract and procurement items, including change‑order approvals and a vehicle purchase.
Finance staff presented the amendment as largely housekeeping related to rollover funds and previously accepted donations. Key items in the amendment included $136,000 in rollover grant funds for the police department to be spent in 2026, an $18,186 donation reflected in the parks and recreation budget, and a $9,000 donation to the CBB fund for advertising and promotions. The North Mississippi narcotics unit will use $46,816 in federal equitable‑sharing funds for tactical gear that serves a multi‑agency unit. The amendment also reflects a capital‑fund carryover decrease of $4,053,853 driven by actual rollover amounts compared with adopted budget projections, a $140,000 transfer from the Tupelo Public School District for SRO equipment, and a $4,150 donation for Ballard Park fountains and benches.
Council members approved the amendment after a brief presentation; the motion carried by voice vote.
On public‑works items, staff asked for final change‑order approval on the Daniel Cove ARPA project, reporting a $9,833.80 decrease that brings the project total to $450,687.70 after the city undertook paving in‑house. Council also approved a small closeout change order for Pemberton Avenue drainage improvements (increase of $1,464; new total $230,343) to cover additional driveway repairs, and accepted a change‑order extension on the Colonial States lift‑station rehabilitation to allow extra contract time because of a delayed control‑panel delivery. The council awarded a bid for a 2026 cab and chassis to Waters Truck and Tractor for $97,100 and approved routine items including closing a 2024 Geobond bank account and various minutes and committee reports.
Quotes in this article are taken from staff presentations and the Nov. 4 meeting record. The council used voice votes for these routine approvals; formal roll‑call tallies were not recorded in the meeting transcript.
