The Board of Supervisors called a special board meeting Friday, June 24, to discuss employee raises. In the June 20 board meeting, the board voted to approve the employee raises requested by Tax Assessor Hope Herrington and Circuit Clerk Sally Wedgeworth. After a long discussion, the board voted again to rescind the raises until they can determine a start date for the raises to begin.
In the next month, the board will discuss and work through each department’s budget for the upcoming 2022-23 fiscal year to determine if all county employees will receive raises.
June 6 meeting
Items approved were:
Two MS WIN radios for the EMA Command Post trailer for $6100 maximum, and extra radio batteries for up to $500
To order four cans of freon for air conditioners not to exceed $2000
Quotes for Stonewall Ballfield repairs
• Richard Bryant Construction $23,650
• Approved - Jones Const. $22,973
Fence at Shubuta Park
• Bonner Fence $13,800
• Approved - Southern Fence $12,950
Fence for ballfield on CR 260
• Bonner Fence $31,500
• Approved - Southern Fence $28,900
To purchase marriage record book for Circuit Clerk’s office - $1,000
To allow Wanda Johnson to use the PA system for the Community Prayer Service
To hire Hal Lockridge to fill the position of Constable Place 2. Ryan Evans resigned. The special election will be held in November.
To allow the election commissioners to go to summer conference
To allow Sally Wedgeworth to paint her office and replace countertops and she will be responsible for cost. It hasn’t had any updates in over 20 years.
Circuit Court is short two court reporters. The judge has approved to hire one person.
Lynnita Bartee informed the board that United Way would like to hold a Stuff the Bus event on Tuesday, June 28. The supplies will be split evenly between Quitman and Enterprise schools. The supervisors approved a $500 donation which will be split between the schools.
The floodplain ordinance agreement was discussed with MEMA. Changes need to be made.
June 20 meeting
Sheriff Todd Kemp and Superintendents Minnie Dace and Josh Perkins met with the board Monday, June 20. They informed the board that the schools would like to hire two additional school resource officers to help deter violence in the schools such as the shooting in Texas. Currently there are only two, one at the Enterprise campus and one at Quitman. Both schools have two separate campuses and are a small distance from each other with railroad tracks in between which could slow down an officer trying to get to the other campus. The schools pay the salary of the officers, and the county provides the uniforms and vehicles. No decisions were made until everything can be worked out.
Quotes for sheriff dept. GMC trucks
• Approved - Kirk Auto $47,200
• Cannon Motors $48,900
To fix the sheriff’s department Dodge Durango
To purchase a/c fans for the EMA command center trailer with labor from Backcountry RV
To purchase two tubs of DEF fluid, tires, culverts for road department
To get the Harmony Fire Truck fixed
To send Eddie Ivy to the MS Medical Examiner Conference and pay annual membership
Acknowledged that the two trucks they sent to auction sold for $223,000 and $240,000. The county only paid $157,000 each for the trucks when bought, therefore, making a large profit on them.
Wayne Henson requested information from the board on the old knitting mill building property and warehouse. No bids were submitted last time it was advertised. The board approved for Economic Development to request from Mississippi Development Authority to send an architect to look at everything and give an estimate. This will not cost anything to the county for the architect to just look at the building.
To fix a radio tower that was hit by lightning
To purchase resuscitator bags for the courthouse at $1500
Quotes to restripe Snell Community Center parking lot with regular striping paint and thermoplastic paint
1. Regular paint
• McCraney $4,500
• Image Striping $4,875
2. Thermoplastic paint – last longer
• APPROVED - McCraney $9,800
• Image Striping $10,350
To sponsor the Archusa fireworks show for $500
To allow employees to move unused vacation days to sick days.
Approved employee raises requested by Hope Herrington and Sally Wedgeworth
Approved elected official’s raises given by the state. Board Attorney Bill Hammack turned down his raise.
June 25 Special called meeting
Paul Shirley needs to hire people for the landfill. Motion approved.
Motion was approved to rescind tax collector and circuit clerk employees raises until they can determine a start date for the raises.
The meetings are open to the public and are held in the Supervisor’s board room every first and third Mondays at 9 a.m.
