Agenda
City of Hernando
Mayor and Board of Alderman
Regular Meeting
September 5, 2023 6:00 pm
1) Call the meeting to order.
2) Pledge of Allegiance –
3) Invocation
4) Approve Agenda
5) Approve Docket of Claims No.’s – 57368-57791
6) Approve Minutes from the Regular Mayor and Board of Aldermen Meeting on
August 15, 2023.
7) Approve Minutes from the Recessed Mayor and Board of Aldermen Meeting on
August 17, 2023.
8) Consent Agenda
A) Approval for Pam Pyle to attend the 2023 Fall Municipal Clerk Conference held in Tupelo, MS. on Oct 18-20, 2023 and pay all travel expenses.
B) Approval for Keith Lebo to attend Mobile Field Force Instructor class in Huntsville, AL on 11/6-10, 2023 and pay for travel expenses.
C) Approval for William Bailey to attend MTOA SWAT Course in Holly Springs, MS on 11/6-17, 2023 and pay for registration.
D) Approval for Josh Parrott and Dan Russell to attend Crime Scene Investigation class in Oxford, MS on 11/29-12/1, 2023 and pay for registration.
E) Approval for Marty Blevins to attend Advanced Search and Seizure class in Olive Branch, MS on 10/17/2023 and pay for registration.
F) Approval for Hunter Solomon to attend Less Lethal Instructor class in Senatobia, MS on 1/9-11, 2024 and pay for registration.
G) Approval for Kirk Thompson and Patrick Elmore to attend Interview and Interrogation class in Gulfport, MS on 10/15-20, 2023 at no cost to the city.
H) Approval for Mayor Johnson, Jared Barkley, and Gia Matheny to attend the Mississippi Outdoor Stewardship Coalition meeting for our grant which will be held September 27-29, 2023 in Biloxi, MS. and pay for travel expenses.
I) Approval for Natalie Lynch and Beth Ross to attend CMO Elective Evening Class in Oxford, MS 9/28/23 and pay travel expenses.
9) Personnel Docket
10) Resolution declaring September 25-29, 2023 as Stormwater Awareness Week.
11) Request by Wesley Meadows for allowance of food trucks at the “Carnival in the Meadows”.
12) Approval of food trucks on the Square for Hometown Headliners Festival every Thursday in September and Red Door Market at the Armory Dec 9/10, 2023.
13) Authority for Mayor to approve and sign contract with Waggoner Engineering for preliminary engineering services for the McIngvale Overlay Project.
14) Approval of an amendment to the International Plumbing Code concerning drinking fountains and authority to advertise.
15) Approval to donate $500.00 at the request of Isabella C. for Hernando High School Choir to attend the Mississippi Music/Choir Teacher Conference Performance in Hattiesburg, Mississippi for the purpose of supporting the development, promotion, and coordination of the arts.
16) Approval of agreement with Hill’s Pet Nutrition Sales, Inc for animal feed donations Tabled from the 8/15/2023 meeting.
17) Approval to increase the “block” rental fees by $50 each in the Parks Department.
18) Approval to surplus equipment of no value in the Parks Department.
19) Approval to accept the CFR 200 Federal guidelines, and MS. State procurement guidelines (31-7-1---31-7-423) for bids and purchases as required by the MS. State and Federal Government.
20) Approval of the MOA between MDOT and the City of Hernando for the Roundabout at US Hwy 51/West Oak Grove Road and for the Mayor to sign.
21) Approval to purchase ROW/Easements for the Oak Grove Road Roundabout.
22) Approval of MOU with the Mississippi Outdoor Stewardship Board of Trustees for the Renasant Park Enhancements for Natural Resource-Based Outdoor Recreation, Environmental Education, Eco-Tourism, and Sustainability Grant totaling $1,737,060.00 and for Mayor to sign.
23) Approval of Cooperative Public Ambulance Service agreement between DeSoto County, City of Hernando, City of Horn Lake, and City of Olive Branch.
24) Approval to raise Garbage rates to $22.00 per month beginning the next billing cycle.
25) Public Hearing on approval of the FY24 Tax Levy and Budget. Any salary increases will begin on the first full payroll in October, 2023.
26) Executive Session for Public Works Personnel, Animal Control Personnel and potential litigation.
