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Council kills audit engagement motion, approves runway work, equipment purchases and other routine items
Summary
Council rejected an engagement letter with TMH for the FY2025 audit, approved an RFQ and a runway contract change order, and passed several equipment and vehicle procurements during routine business.
In routine business the Picayune City Council took a mix of procedural and procurement actions: it declined to approve an engagement letter with TMH for the FY2025 audit, approved an RFQ for vegetation removal along the airport runway, approved contract change order No. 5 for runway rehabilitation work, and authorized several equipment and vehicle purchases.
Audit engagement: Staff presented an engagement letter with TMH for the fiscal year 2025 annual audit and asked the council to approve the engagement. After a motion and voice vote the chair announced the motion was "killed" following votes recorded as 'aye' and at least one 'nay.' The transcript records the council decision but does not include a roll-call or a detailed explanation in the meeting record.
Airport/runway items: The city engineer requested permission to issue an RFQ to remove mature vegetation from the hazard easement north of the runway; the council approved issuing the RFQ. The engineer also described contract change order No. 5 for GEP Stockton Inc. to replace soil removed during pavement work so the shoulder can be regraded and not hold water; the council approved that change order.
Equipment and vehicles: The court clerk’s vehicle purchase was approved (mileage on the offered vehicle was discussed informally and estimated at roughly 161,000 miles by a speaker), and the police department’s equipment items (including ViewSonic monitors with serial numbers listed) were approved by motion.
Why it matters: The failed audit engagement leaves the city without an approved FY2025 audit vendor in the record of this meeting and may require staff follow-up; runway work and equipment approvals allow continued infrastructure and operational activity.
What's next: Staff must follow up on the audit procurement to secure audit services, execute RFQ and change-order steps for the runway project, and complete procurement paperwork for authorized purchases.
