Florence contracts CMPDD to develop new comprehensive plan at total cost of $40,000

The City of Florence voted to enter into a contract with the Central Mississippi Planning and Development District (CMPDD) to produce a new comprehensive plan at a total cost of $40,000. Alderman Brian Grantham moved the authorization, Alderman Mason Herrin seconded, and the motion carried unanimously. The minutes state that CMPDD grant funds will cover $28,000 and that the city's cost will not exceed $12,000.

City documents in the agenda packet listed the CMPDD proposal as a formal item; the board also listed the comprehensive-plan proposal on a posted work-session agenda. The contract authorization directs staff to proceed with CMPDD and to apply grant funding as described in the motion.

Provenance: topicintro: {"block_id_start":"SEG 002","block_id_end":"SEG 002","reason_code":"topicintro","evidence_excerpt":"A Motion was made by Alderman Grantham...to authorize and direct Mayor Gunn to sign A CONTRACT AGREEMENT BY AND BETWEEN CITY OF FLORENCE, MS AND CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT TO DEVELOP A NEW COMPREHENSIVE PLAN FOR THE CITY, at a cost of $40,000.00 with CMPDD grant funds covering $28,000.00 leaving the city's cost to not exceed $12,000.00."} topfinish: {"block_id_start":"SEG 006","block_id_end":"SEG 006","reason_code":"topicfinish","evidence_excerpt":"8. CMPDD Proposal to update Comprehensive Plan Mayor Gunn"}