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Commissioners adopt Resolution 2025-06 to enable reimbursement for jail MEP renovation
Summary
The Harrison County Board adopted Resolution 2025-06 on Nov. 17 to allow the county to recoup expenditures made before bond issuance for the jail MEP renovation; the board also forwarded two additional appropriation requests from riverboat funds and approved authority to sign related interlocal agreements.
Harrison County commissioners on Nov. 17 adopted Resolution 2025-06 to permit the county to reimburse itself for expenditures made on the Harrison County Jail mechanical, electrical and plumbing (MEP) renovation project prior to a bond issuance. The motion to adopt the resolution carried 3 ayes and 0 nays.
Commissioner Brad Wiseman moved to adopt Resolution 2025-06, which Commissioner Annissa Kellum seconded. Commissioner Nelson Stepro explained the resolution would allow the county to recoup monies expended before bond issuance for the project. The minutes do not include the full resolution language or a bond schedule.
At the same meeting the board voted to forward an additional appropriation request of $94,777 for asset repair from the county’s riverboat fund share, and an additional appropriation request of $6,170 for supplies in the pretrial diversion fund; both motions carried 3–0. The commissioners also acknowledged receipt of the October monthly treasurer and clerk reports and authorized commissioners to sign riverboat infrastructure and revenue-sharing interlocal agreements outside of the meeting.
The minutes do not specify whether the appropriation requests are directly tied to the jail MEP renovation or other county needs; they record the amounts and the forwarding action. The county’s next steps for financing the renovation (bond schedule, issuance timeline, or vendor selection) are not detailed in the minutes.
