City of Oxford, Mississippi Board of Aldermen Meeting Agenda – Tuesday, December 6, 2022

Regular Meeting is at 5:00 pm City Hall Courtroom.

Notice that certain commission members will be included in the meeting via teleconference, subject to City of Oxford Code of Ordinances Section 2-82.

Agenda item attachments and meeting minutes are available for download here.

1. Call to order.
2. Adopt the agenda for the meeting.
3. Mayor’s Report
4. Authorize the approval of the minutes of the Regular Meeting on November 15, 2022. (Ashley Atkinson)
5. Authorize the approval of accounts for all city departments. (Ashley Atkinson)
6. Consider the consent agenda:
   1. Fixed Assets Management:
      1. Request permission to declare a vehicle surplus in the Emergency Management Department and authorize its disposal. (Shane Fortner)
      2. Request permission to declare equipment surplus in the Environmental Services Department and authorize its disposal. (Amberlyn Liles)
      3. Request permission to declare equipment surplus in the Oxford Utilities-Water & Sewer Division and authorize its disposal. (Rob Neely)
      4. Request permission to accept surplus items from the Oxford High School MCJROTC Program. (Jeff McCutchen)
   2. Human Resources:
      1. Request permission to hire a Full-Time employee in the Oxford Police Department. (Braxton Tullos)
      2. Request permission to accept the resignation of an employee in the Oxford Police Department-Parking Enforcement Division. (Braxton Tullos)
      3. Request permission to approve an unpaid volunteer for the Oxford Police Department. (Jeff McCutchen)
      4. Request permission to hire a Part-Time employee in the Municipal Court Department. (Braxton Tullos)
      5. Request permission to approve a step increase for an employee in the Development Services-Building Department. (Braxton Tullos)
      6. Request permission to approve the retirement of an employee in the Municipal Shop Department. (Braxton Tullos)
      7. Request permission to hire a Part-Time employee in the Environmental Services Department. (Braxton Tullos)
      8. Request permission to hire two Full-Time employees in the Animal Resource Center. (Braxton Tullos)
      9. Request permission to hire a Part-Time employee in the Animal Resource Center. (Braxton Tullos)
      10. Request permission to approve unpaid volunteers for the Oxford Animal Resource Center. (Kelli Briscoe)
   3. Miscelleanous:
      1. Request approval of water and/or sewer adjustments in accordance with the Oxford Utilities Leak Adjustment Policy. (Rob Neely)
      2. Request permission to accept a $10,000.00 donation from Lafayette County for the benefit of the Stronger Together Oxford Department. (Marlee Carpenter)
      3. Request permission to accept a $15,000.00 donation from Lafayette County for the benefit of the Oxford Park Commission-Activity Fund. (Seth Gaines)
      4. Request permission to accept donations for the benefit of the Oxford Animal Resource Center. (Kelli Briscoe)
   4. Travel Requests:
      1. Request permission for three employees to attend CIT training on January 9-13, 2023 in Oxford at no cost to the City. (Jeff McCutchen)
      2. Request permission for two employees to attend Investigation on Domestic Violence in Greenville, MS on December 5-6, 2022 at an estimated cost of $333.60. (Jeff McCutchen)
      3. Request permission for twelve employees to attend CPR recertification in Oxford on December 13, 2022 at an estimated cost of $96.00. (Jeff McCutchen)
      4. Request permission for an employee to attend Supervising Patrol Critical Incidents on January 8-10, 2023 in Baxter, TN at an estimated $621.31. (Jeff McCutchen)
      5. Request permission for an officer to attend the Street Cop Conference on April 23-28, 2022 in Nashville, TN for an estimated cost of $875.00. (Jeff McCutchen)
7. Consider an appointment to the Oxford Park Commission Board.
8. Request permission to approve a Parade/Assembly Permit for the Lafayette County Republican Women to host a candlelight vigil on Friday, January 6, 2023 from 5:30pm-6:30pm. (Jeff McCutchen)
9. Request permission to apply for a MS Office of Highway Safety Impaired Driving Enforcement Training (405D Impaired Driving Funds) Grant (154, 405, 402 Funds) for FY23/24 in the amount of $161,932.16. (Jeff McCutchen)
10. Request permission to apply for a MS Office of Highway Safety 405D Alcohol and Drug Impaired Driving Grant (Enforcement, 154/405 Funds) for FY23/24 in the amount of $698,786.52. (Jeff McCutchen)
11. Request permission to apply for a MS Office of Highway Safety Police Traffic Services Grant (402 Funds) for FY23/24 in the amount of $21,957.76. (Jeff McCutchen)
12. Request permission to sign an agreement with Flock Group, Inc. for the purchase of five LPR cameras, in the amount of $14,250.00. (Jeff McCutchen)
13. 2021-2022 Annual Parking Report. (Matt Davis)
14. Request permission to accept a $20,000.00 matching grant from the MS Hills Heritage Alliance for repairs to Cedar Oaks. (Kate Kenwright)
15. Request permission to apply for a Certified Local Government Grant from the MS Department of Archives & History in the amount of $15,000.00, with a 50% match ($7,500.00 from the City). (Kate Kenwright)
16. Request permission to approve a Final Plat Amendment for Case #2907, John Albriton, for “The Grove at Grand Oaks, Phase V”, for property located at 1008 Morris Drive, being further identified at PPINs 38004 & 38221. (Robert Baxter)
17. Request permission for the City Clerk to initiate the annual disbursement from the Municipal Reserve & Trust Fund for FY 2023. (Ashley Atkinson)
18. Discuss repairs to the pavilion at Stone Park. (Reanna Mayoral)
19. Consider an executive session.
20. Adjourn.

Questions regarding this agenda?  Call 662-236-1310, or contact Ashley Atkinson, City Clerk: aatkinson@oxfordms.net

Auxiliary aids and services may be available to individuals with disabilities upon twenty-four (24) hours request by contacting Braxton Tullos, City of Oxford ADA Coordinator at 662-232-2453.