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Kemper County Utility District board approves routine claims, hears engineering update and USDA grant status
Summary
At its April 16 meeting in DeKalb, the Kemper County Utility District board unanimously approved its agenda and minutes, paid three claims totaling $2,620.62, received an engineering update about moving a regulator station because of an environmental assessment, and was told supplemental USDA REDLG materials were submitted on April 7, 2025.
The Kemper County Utility District Board of Commissioners met on April 16, 2025, at 8:00 a.m. at the Kemper County Courthouse Annex in DeKalb. Chairman Susan Morgan declared a quorum and the board unanimously approved the meeting agenda.
The board approved minutes from its February 19 and March 19, 2025, regular meetings after separate motions and unanimous votes. Commissioners Bill Wilkerson, Tony Luke, Bobby McDade, and Susan Morgan voted yea on each approval.
The board reviewed the district's checking account balance of $31,552.89 and considered a Claims Docket containing three items: $1,457.00 to Glover, Young, Hammack, Walton & Simmons, PLLC, $206.62 to Rea, Shaw, Giffin & Stuart, LLP, and $957.00 to Glover, Young, Hammack, Walton & Simmons, PLLC. Commissioner Bill Wilkerson moved to pay the docket and Commissioner Tony Luke seconded; the motion passed unanimously.
Under the Chairman's Report, Susan Morgan summarized meetings the Kemper County delegation held in Washington, D.C., with U.S. Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith, U.S. Rep. Michael Guest, and U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker. The report was informational; the board took no formal action on the federal outreach at the meeting.
Engineer Terrell Temple briefed the board on ongoing water-line work. Temple said the district likely needs to shift a proposed regulator station to the north after findings in an environmental assessment, and he explained that the regulators control pressure (psi) in the line. Temple also noted county property acquisition related to economic development that could influence project routing or easement needs.
Legal counsel Kacey Bailey reported that supplemental information requested by the U.S. Department of Agriculture had been submitted on April 7, 2025, in support of the district's REDLG (Rural Economic Development Loan and Grant) application. No vote or further action on the application occurred during the meeting.
There was no old business. With no further items to consider, the board concluded the regular meeting; the minutes were prepared by counsel and signed, though the minutes include an inconsistent approval-date line and do not specify the board's later formal approval date within the text provided.
Actions at the meeting were procedural and routine; there were no contested motions or substantive policy decisions recorded.
