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Hancock County board approves routine budget, personnel and procurement items in unanimous votes
Summary
In a largely procedural meeting, the board adopted the Court & Harbor Commission final FY2025 budget ($39,082,390), approved sheriff office purchases and personnel moves, accepted grant and donation items, and approved multiple fee waivers and travel funded by grants; all motions recorded carried unanimously.
The Hancock County Board of Supervisors on Jan. 20 conducted a slate of routine approvals and votes that the board recorded unanimously.
Key votes at a glance:
- Court & Harbor Commission final FY2025 budget: $39,082,390. Motion carried 5-0.
- Sheriff's office purchases: approved purchase of a 2026 Chevrolet Silverado for $44,390 (Massey Automotive Group) and ammunition purchase for $6,960 (Gulf States Distributors). The board noted a necessary budget amendment for the sheriff's account; motions carried 5-0.
- 9-1-1 commission actions: appointment of Susan Cavanaugh as shift supervisor (effective Jan. 25); purchase of three iPads at $1,299 each; conference travel approvals and related spreads on the minutes. Motion to remove Carrie O'Thurman from the 9-1-1 roster as she transfers to the sheriff's department also approved. Motions carried 5-0.
- Grants and grants administration: board spread a SAMHSA grant notice of termination revision and notice of award revision; accepted notice of recreational trails funding through the Mississippi Department of Wildlife and Fisheries and Land and Water Conservation Fund.
- Community center fee waivers: board waived rental fees for Bayou Phillips Community Center (events including a 90th birthday and a memorial) and for Lakeshore Community Center for a celebration of life for Chris Crittendon. All waivers approved 5-0.
- Personnel and payroll actions: multiple hires and payroll adjustments were approved, including adding full-time narcotics agent and correction officers, hiring Brent Warren (Seawell Department) with corrected hourly rate recorded, and removing Tom Guidry from payroll effective Jan. 21 due to resignation.
- Travel and training: Cameron Ladner approved to attend the Mississippi County Fire Investigator Course at a total cost of $522; family treatment court team travel to the NADCP conference in Nashville (July 19'23) approved with costs paid from OJJDP grant 010-171 and advance meal per diem noted.
Board members made occasional substantive comments (for example, District 2 and District 5 discussed scheduling and enforcement for community-center bookings), but most items were routine "spread on the minutes" or standard procurement and personnel approvals that the board approved without amendment or dissent.
