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DeSoto County supervisors approve agenda changes, authorize $92,447.44 payment to Murphy and Sons
Summary
At the Jan. 20 meeting the DeSoto County Board of Supervisors approved amendments to the agenda, authorized payment of a $92,447.44 late bill to Murphy and Sons, Inc., and approved a $900.99 late road bill to Ten Penni. The Board also added items including an audit engagement letter and a planned executive-session discussion on security.
The DeSoto County Board of Supervisors on Jan. 20 approved several agenda additions and authorized payments of two late bills, including $92,447.44 to Murphy and Sons, Inc., for Johnson Creek Greenway Phase II.
County Administrator Andrea Pettigrew asked the Board to add multiple items to the agenda, among them project updates for the Agri‑Education Center Multi‑Use Trail Segment 3, an Administrative Office vestibule inspection, the Office of Finance and Accounting’s fiscal‑year 2025 audit engagement letter for the Board President and Chancery Clerk to sign, a travel request for the Adobe Government Innovation Forum on Feb. 5, and an executive‑session discussion about security plans. Pettigrew also asked to delete a Fire/EMA committee report and proposals from the Sheriff’s Office to hire a cleaning service.
Environmental Services Director Ray Laughter presented a late invoice from Murphy and Sons, Inc. for $92,447.44 related to Johnson Creek Greenway Phase II. "Supervisor Ray Denison made the motion and Supervisor Robert Foster seconded the motion to pay the late bill from Murphy and Sons, Inc. for $92,447.44, as presented by Environmental Services Director Ray Laughter," the minutes state. The motion passed; the minutes record five 'YES' votes for that item.
Road Manager Robert Jarman requested payment of a $900.99 late bill to Ten Penni for Sawmill work. "Supervisor Jessie Medlin made the motion and Supervisor Mark Gardner seconded the motion to pay the late bill from Ten Penni for $900.99," the minutes say; that motion also passed with five recorded 'YES' votes.
Facilities Director Garrett Madero asked the Board to approve a budget amendment and signature authority for a Safe Room undercut. Following consideration of all proposed additions and deletions, Supervisor Robert Foster moved and Supervisor Mark Gardner seconded approval of the agenda as amended; the motion passed by recorded vote.
The actions taken at the Jan. 20 session were procedural authorizations and routine bill payments; no ordinance adoptions or appointments were recorded in the minutes for these items. Further project or contract details, including any associated change orders or vendor contracts, were not specified in the minutes.
The Board proceeded to scheduled agenda items following the approvals.
