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Aberdeen board approves fleet purchases, police vehicles and multiple maintenance contracts
Summary
The Aberdeen Board of Aldermen approved several vehicle purchases for electric and water departments, financed three police SUVs, and authorized multiple maintenance and equipment purchases across city departments on May 5, 2026.
Aberdeen—ity officials approved a series of procurement measures at their May 5, 2026 regular meeting, including vehicle purchases for utility departments, financing for police vehicles and a number of equipment and maintenance contracts.
The board approved purchase of a 2026 GMC Sierra 1500 for the Aberdeen Electric Department from Larry Clark (Amory, MS) for $45,770.00; the roll call recorded Alderwoman Rhonda Moore, Aldermen James Ivory, Jeremy Belle and John Cain voting "Aye" and Alderman Nicholas Holliday voting "Nay." The board approved a 2026 Silverado 1500 Crew WT 4WD for the Aberdeen Water Department from Rogers Dabbs Chevrolet (Brandon, MS) for $44,407.00; the same vote pattern was recorded. A 2025 Silverado 2500 for Aberdeen Water ($47,790.20) was approved later, with Holliday recorded as "Nay." The board also approved hiring of a water-department laborer, Markus Strong.
For the Aberdeen Police Department, the board voted to purchase three 2026 Dodge Durango PPVs from Kirk Auto (Grenada, MS) for a total of $139,671.00. The purchase will be financed through Bank Okolona at 4.25% interest over 60 months; the minutes record a monthly payment of $862.00 and the motion passed on roll call.
The board approved multiple purchase requisitions and maintenance contracts across departments, including transformer repair and reconditioning ($12,261.18), a Maggie Magnetic Locator ($1,255.00), jet/vac sewer services and cleanouts, forklift rental, curb stop parts, a Jet/Vac truck service for sewer work, right-of-way tree trimming ($2,500.00), and other supply purchases for the water and electric departments. Some votes on paying the docket of claims noted narrow roll-call differences regarding expenses paid by Huntington Bank (formerly Cadence Bank).
The minutes do not enumerate every board member's vote for all purchase items; when individual votes were recorded in the minutes the article reports those named roll-call positions. Funding sources for most purchases were listed as departmental maintenance or equipment funds where noted; specific line-item budgets were not printed in the minutes.
