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Hancock County approves multiple equipment purchases; sole-source seawall request transcribed with unclear total
Summary
The board approved purchases including a Kubota RTV ($23,068.55), air packs for a volunteer fire department ($39,866), and recorded a sole‑source request for seawall equipment; the minutes transcribe the sole‑source total and some add‑on line items unclearly.
Hancock County supervisors on Feb. 2 approved several equipment and supply purchases for public works and emergency services and reviewed a sole‑source procurement for the seawall department.
Purchases approved included a Kubota RTV from Paris Tractor for $23,068.55 (on Mississippi state contract) for the seawall department and air packs for the Fenton Volunteer Fire Department from the vendor listed on the state contract for $39,866. Both motions were moved, seconded and recorded as carried 5–0.
Staff also presented a sole‑source request for a load/pack and two front‑dumping compactor boxes for the seawall department and read additional optional add‑on line items. The transcript records a total figure for the sole‑source purchase and add‑ons in a way that is not clearly transcribed; the board approved the procurement as presented and the motion was recorded 5–0. County staff indicated the purchases are budgeted and recommended by staff/engineers where applicable.
Board members asked routine clarifying questions about the procurements during the motions; no member opposed the approvals.
Next steps: county procurement staff will finalize purchase orders and related sole‑source documentation; the minutes record the approvals but contain unclear numeric transcription for one sole‑source line item, which county staff should confirm in the contract record.
