Rankin County officials authorize grant application for access road

At a Rankin County meeting, members voted to add a resolution of intent authorizing the county to apply for grant funding to help construct an access road and approved publishing notice of that intent. The meeting also certified that no action was taken during an earlier executive session and recessed until July 15 at 9:00 a.m.

According to the transcript, a member identified as Jay moved to add an item to the agenda to consider a resolution of intent to apply for a grant to fund construction of an access road; the motion was seconded and carried. The item as read on the floor authorized publishing a notice of the resolution of intent so the county can pursue the grant application. The transcript does not specify the grant program, the amount sought, or the precise location of the proposed access road.

The presiding officer, identified in the transcript as "Mr. President," declared, "Motion carries. Just to let the record reflect there was no action taken during executive session." That statement was recorded immediately after a voice asked "All in favor?" and the motion was declared carried. The transcript does not provide a roll-call vote or a tally of yes/no votes for the motions recorded.

A separate motion set the next meeting date. Bill moved (as recorded) to recess the meeting until July 15 at 9:00 a.m.; Jay is recorded as the second. That motion also passed.

What happened next: the meeting authorized publishing the notice of resolution of intent (to permit a grant application for an access road), certified there were no actions taken during the executive session, and recessed to July 15 at 9:00 a.m. The transcript does not identify which office or staff member was assigned to publish the notice or to prepare the grant application.