Rankin County adds and approves resolution to authorize agreements with Project Blue Horizon

An unidentified Rankin County official (Speaker 1) asked the meeting to add and then adopt a resolution authorizing the county to execute agreements with the City of Pearl and an entity identified in the transcript as “Project Blue Horizon.” Speaker 1 opened the substantive action by saying, “I need a motion to adopt a resolution that authorizes the execution of a preliminary development agreement and an offer letter signed between Rankin County, City Of Pearl, and an entity currently identified as Project Blue Horizon.”

Speaker 2 moved to add the item to the agenda and later moved to adopt the resolution; both motions were seconded and approved by voice vote. After the adoption discussion the meeting proceeded to recess and then to adjournment. The transcript records participants responding “Aye” when asked “All in favor?” and a speaker stating “Motion carries,” but it does not provide roll-call votes or numeric tallies.

The resolution as described in the meeting authorizes the county to execute a preliminary development agreement and an accompanying offer letter with the City of Pearl and an entity identified as Project Blue Horizon. The transcript does not state the resolution number, the detailed terms of the agreement, any financial commitments, timelines, or conditions attached to the authorization. No other legal authorities, statutes, or budget figures were cited on the record.

Next procedural steps, as recorded, are not specified in the transcript: the record does not show when the executed agreements will be returned to the governing body for approval of specific terms, whether the County must approve funding, or whether additional public hearings or approvals by the City of Pearl will be required.