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Council amends claims docket to cover Fund 9 shortfall as Jackson Water pledges sanitation payments
Summary
The council approved claims totaling about $3 million and amended the docket to cover an approximately $180,000 Fund 9 shortfall from other available funds pending reimbursement, while the city attorney said Jackson Water committed to begin making sanitation payments for 2026.
The Jackson City Council on Jan. 27 approved a claims docket totaling $2,974,948.20 after amending the list to cover an apparent shortfall in Fund 9 pending expected sanitation payments from Jackson Water.
Jillian Caldwell, chief financial officer, identified the four largest claims on the docket, including a workers’ compensation premium to The Evans Agency Inc. for $355,424 and a $289,205.95 payment to the Metro Jackson Convention & Visitors Bureau. A council member raised concern that Fund 9 would not cover a roughly $180,000 item.
Drew Martin, city attorney, told the council the city has “a commitment from Jackson Water to begin paying sanitation fees for 2026 beginning with what is owed in January” and that those payments are due 45 days after the obligation; he added that a federal court commitment exists for continuing payments in 2026 but that a deal on back payments had not been completed.
A council member (speaker 2) moved to amend the claims docket so that Fund 9 items be paid using any available city funds with the intent to reimburse from Fund 9 when Jackson Water’s payments arrive; the motion was seconded and adopted. The amended claims docket was then approved by the council.
Why it matters: The amendment lets the city meet vendor and service obligations immediately while awaiting sanitation revenue; the record shows a separate negotiation remains open about retroactive payments owed by Jackson Water.
What’s next: Finance staff and the city attorney will continue work with Jackson Water on payment timing and the unresolved back‑payments issue.
