Pearlington Water & Sewer District approves March claims, payroll and two leak adjustments

The Board of Commissioners of the Pearlington Water & Sewer District approved a series of routine financial and administrative items during a March 2025 regular meeting held at the Pearlington Recovery Center, according to the minutes. The actions approved included the March docket of claims, the March payroll docket, the February treasurer's report and the January meeting minutes; the board also authorized two customer leak adjustments.

Why it matters: These motions clear routine operational items and authorize modest billing adjustments that affect individual customers' accounts and the district's monthly financial reconciliation. The minutes list both formal votes and the next scheduled meeting date (April 16, 2025), which provides timeline context for ongoing district business.

What the board approved: Chairman Cabrina Bell opened the meeting. Commissioner Nolan Pansano moved to approve the March 2025 docket of claims; Vice Chairman John Pavlovich seconded and the motion passed. The board also approved the March 2025 payroll docket and the February 2025 Treasurer's Report after motions that were recorded as passing unanimously.

Record votes and leak adjustments: The board approved two leak adjustments for customer accounts. Commissioner Rosa Jackson moved to approve an adjustment for account #585 in the amount of $53.60; Secretary Debra Sonnier seconded and the motion passed unanimously. A second adjustment, for account #189 in the amount of $88.66, was moved by Secretary Debra Sonnier and seconded by Commissioner Nolan Pansano. Commissioners Rosa Jackson and Chairman Cabrina Bell abstained; Commissioners Nolan Pansano, John Pavlovich and Debra Sonnier voted yes and the motion passed.

Reports and other business: The minutes note that General Manager James Lamy presented a general manager's report and that the engineer's report (Scott Burge), business report and the board attorney's report (Derek Cusick) were recorded in the minutes. The transcribed record does not include substantive detail from those reports. The minutes record that there was no old business, no executive session and no board members' reports that required further action.

Procedural notes and next steps: The board announced its next regular meeting is scheduled for April 16, 2025, at 3:00 p.m. The meeting adjourned at 3:47 p.m.; the minutes are signed by Secretary Debra Sonnier.

Date discrepancy noted in minutes: The document header reads "Minutes of the regular meeting of the Board of Commissioners March 19, 2025" but the text states the board "met in official session on Wednesday, March 15, 2025." The minutes do not resolve that inconsistency; the article reports both statements from the record.