Tunica County board votes to enter non-disclosure agreement after executive session

The Tunica County Board voted to enter a non-disclosure agreement with an unnamed company after convening an executive session beginning at 4:39 p.m., the board said.

Board members voted to enter the non-disclosure agreement at 4:45 p.m. and later exited the executive session. The transcript lists Board President Daley, Board Vice President Johnson, Supervisor Dunn, Supervisor Williams, County Administrator Dr. Willis, Sheriff Hemp, County Clerk Miss Siggers and County Board Attorney John Peir as present during the executive session. An attorney identified as "Perry" was mentioned as attending earlier in the meeting.

The board did not identify the company, disclose the scope of the agreement, or read the motion into the record. The transcript records only that the session concerned "possible entry into a non disclosed disclosure agreement with the company, seeking to explore business operations in Tunica County." No vote tally by named member was recorded in the transcript; minutes show the motion carried.

The board took the action under the agenda item recorded as an executive session; the transcript does not provide timeline for any required public disclosures or next steps tied to the agreement. It is not specified whether the agreement commits county funds, contains confidentiality durations, or requires later ratification in public session.

The board immediately proceeded to other agenda business after emerging from the executive session. The identity of the company and any substantive terms of the agreement were not provided in the transcript.