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Flowood board approves consent agenda including grants, US Foods tax exemptions and water project closeouts; several hires and promotions confirmed
Summary
The Flowood Mayor and Board of Aldermen unanimously approved a broad consent agenda on June 6, 2016—accepting two grants, granting tax exemptions to US Foods, approving water-tank change orders and final payments—and confirmed multiple personnel hires and promotions in the fire and public works departments.
At its June 6, 2016 meeting, the Flowood Mayor and Board of Aldermen approved a multi-item consent agenda and several department personnel actions.
The consent agenda (items A–P in the minutes) included approval of prior meeting minutes and claims dockets; acceptance of a Police Traffic Services grant for $50,718; renewal of a HITDA contract and associated grant for $25,948 (the minutes record the abbreviation “HITDA” without further expansion); and approval of a products exemption and bond/new enterprise exemption from ad valorem property taxes for US Foods, Inc., with statutory citations recorded in the minutes (Miss. Code references appear in the record). The minutes also document change order No. 1 (an increase of $1,700 and 57 days) for Diamond Enterprises on the water tank rehabilitation, final payment authorization of $46,531.20 to Diamond Enterprises, and final payment authorization of $4,086.34 to Thompson Brothers Drilling Inc. on the test well.
Alderman Deron Harmon moved to approve the consent agenda; Alderman Kathy Smith seconded. The motion received unanimous approval from the Board members present, as recorded in the minutes.
Personnel actions approved later in the meeting included hiring Javis Taylor as a laborer in the Public Works Department (motion by Alderman Harmon, seconded by Alderman Smith); hiring Andrew Villar as Combat Division Private II in the Fire Department (motion by Alderman Kirk McDaniel, seconded by Alderman Kathy Smith); promoting Greg Doyle to Deputy Chief (motion by Alderman Don Flynt, seconded by Alderman Kirk McDaniel); and promoting Lieutenant Todd Shook to Administrative Lieutenant (motion by Alderman Don Flynt, seconded by Alderman Kirk McDaniel). All personnel actions were recorded as receiving unanimous approval from Board members present. Alderman Dusty Rhoads is recorded as joining the meeting during the personnel sequence.
The meeting concluded with a motion to adjourn by Alderman Deron Harmon and unanimous approval. The minutes were attested by City Clerk Joshua Carlisle and signed by Mayor Gary Rhoads.
Votes at a glance (as recorded): unanimous approval from the Board members present for the Urban Renewal resolution, the consent agenda, and each personnel item. The minutes do not list individual roll-call votes or numeric tallies.
