City of Oxford, Mississippi Board of Aldermen Regular Meeting Agenda – Tuesday, October 7, 2025

Regular Meeting is at 5:00 pm in the 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 are available for download here.

Opening the Meeting
1. Call to Order.
2. Adopt the agenda for the meeting.
3. Mayor’s Report
Regular Agenda: City Clerk’s Office
1. Request permission to approve the minutes from the Regular Meeting on September 16, 2025 and the Recess Meeting on October 1, 2025. (Ashley Atkinson)
2. Request permission to approve the accounts for all city departments. (Ashley Atkinson)
3. Request permission to approve the Municipal Compliance Questionnaire. (Ashley Atkinson)
4. Request permission to approve a list of budget amendments and re-allocations for FY 2024-2025. (Ashley Atkinson)
5. Request permission to advertise for bids for Municipal Depository Services for calendar years 2026-2029. (Ashley Atkinson)
Consider the consent agenda
1. Fixed Assets Management
  1. Request permission to declare two vehicles surplus in the Oxford Fire Department and authorize their disposal. (Joey Gardner)
  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 Building & Grounds Department and authorize its disposal. (Greg Pinion)
  4. Request permission to declare equipment surplus in the Oxford Police Department and authorize its disposal. (Jeff McCutchen)
2. Human Resources
  1. Request permission to accept the retirement of an employee in the Financial Administration Department-City Clerk’s Office. (Braxton Tullos)
  2. Request permission to promote an employee in the Environmental Services Department. (Braxton Tullos)
  3. Request permission to accept the resignation of three employees in the Oxford Police Department. (Braxton Tullos)
  4. Request permission to accept the resignation of three Part-Time employees in the Oxford Police Department. (Braxton Tullos)
  5. Request permission to promote an employee in the Oxford Police Department. (Braxton Tullos)
  6. Request permission to promote an employee in the Oxford Fire Department. (Braxton Tullos)
  7. Request permission to hire an employee in the Oxford Fire Department. (Braxton Tullos)
  8. Request permission to accept the resignation of an employee in the mTrade Park Department. (Braxton Tullos)
  9. Request permission to promote an employee in the mTrade Park Department. (Braxton Tullos)
  10. Request permission to hire an employee in the mTrade Park Department. (Braxton Tullos)
  11. Request permission to appoint a Public Defender in the Oxford Municipal Court Department. (Braxton Tullos)
  12. Request permission to approve a step-raise for an employee in the Development Services- Building Department. (Braxton Tullos)
  13. Request permission to hire an employee in the Stronger Together Oxford Department. (Braxton Tullos)
  14. Request permission to hire an employee in the Oxford Police Department. (Braxton Tullos)
  15. Request permission to approve volunteers for the Oxford ARC. (Kelli Briscoe)
3. Miscellaneous:
  1. Request permission to approve the water and sewer adjustments as per the Oxford Utilities Adjustment Policy. (Rob Neely)
  2. Request permission to approve Jaeon Johnson as a driver for Oxford Pedicab, LLC. (Jeff McCutchen)
  3. Request permission to approve Samuel Wershow as a driver for Local Bike Taxi, LLC. (Jeff McCutchen)
  4. Request permission to approve donations on behalf of the Oxford ARC. (Kelli Briscoe)
4. Travel Requests:
  1. Request permission for an employee to attend the 2025 Winter Municipal Clerk’s Conference in Flowood, MS on December 10-12, 2025 at an estimated cost of $900.00. (Ashley Atkinson)
  2. Request permission for an employee to attend an MML CMO Evening Class on November 20, 2025 in Oxford, MS at a cost of $25.00. (Ashley Atkinson)
  3. Request permission for one employee to attend Photographing the Death Scene on October 15, 2025 in Oxford, MS at an estimated cost of $150.00. (Jeff McCutchen)
  4. Request permission for two employees to attend REID Interrogation and Investigation in Collierville, TN on October 21-24, 2025 at an estimated cost of $1,260.00. (Jeff McCutchen)
  5. Request permission for one employee to attend LPVO Operator training on October 18, 2025 in Nesbit, MS at an estimated cost of $285.00. (Jeff McCutchen)
  6. Request permission for 25 employees to attend Bridge the Gap: Agency Success Through Mentoring training on February 17-18, 2026 in Oxford, MS at an estimated cost of $6,250.00. (Jeff McCutchen)
  7. Request permission for nine employees to attend First Aid training on October 10, 2025 in Oxford, MS at an estimated cost of $129.50. (Jeff McCutchen)
  8. Request permission for one employee to attend Homicide Investigation and Crime Scene Management on October 7-9, 2025 in Oxford, MS at an estimated cost of $200.00. (Jeff McCutchen)
  9. Request approval for the 405D Alcohol and Drug Impaired Driving- Training Coordination Grant employees to travel to Southaven, MS on November 4-6, 2025 to host an SFST Class, in accordance with the requirements of the grant. (Jeff McCutchen)
  10. Request permission for three employees to attend the Mississippi- Alabama American Planning Association Conference on October 28-30, 2025 in Hattiesburg, Mississippi at an estimated cost of $2,675.00. (Ben Requet)
  11. Request permission for an employee to attend the Animal Protection and Wellness Expo in Alpharetta, GA on October 16-19, 2025 at an estimated cost of $2,000.00. (Kelli Briscoe)
  12. Request permission for an employee to attend the Dispatch 40 Hour Basic Class on October 20-24, 2025 in Grenada, MS at an estimated cost of $395.00. (Jeff McCutchen)
Regular Agenda: Other Departments
1. Request permission to approve and authorize the Mayor to sign the FY 2025-2026 5311 Rural Public Transit Grant for the Oxford-University Transit System. (Donna Zampella)
2. Request permission to advertise for reverse auction bids for approved equipment in the Environmental Services Department. (Amberlyn Liles)
3. Request permission to advertise for bids for the construction and installation of a synthetic liner for the proposed rubbish site expansion. (Amberlyn Liles)
Regular Agenda: Police Department
1. Request permission to approve a Parade/Assembly Permit for Stronger Together Oxford to host the annual Christmas Parade on December 1, 2025 from 6:30pm-8:30pm. (Jeff McCutchen)
2. Request permission to approve a Parade/Assembly Permit for Proof Media Mix to host a promotional event on November 13, 2025 from 5:00pm-11:00pm. (Jeff McCutchen)
3. Request permission to approve and authorize the Mayor and/or the Police Chief to sign a service agreement with Language Line Services. (Jeff McCutchen)
4. First Reading of a proposed Ordinance amending Chapter 102, Article XXII-Nonconsensual Towing. (Jeff McCutchen)
Regular Agenda: Development Services-Planning Department
1. First Reading of a Proposed Ordinance amending the Zoning Map for Case #3256 by Blackburn Holdings, LLC (David Blackburn), to rezone +/- 64 acres to Suburban Corridor, +/- 85.5 acres to Suburban Multi-Family, +/- 122.88 acres to Neighborhood Residential and +/- 52.29 acres Suburban Residential East of Highway 7, north of Highway 30 and west of Charger Lane, being further identified as PPINs #3520, #3531, #4425, #4506 & #4635. (Ben Requet)
Regular Agenda: Special Projects
Regular Agenda: Development Services-Engineering Department
1. Consider a request for annexation, from Robert Edmister, for property located on George G. “Pat” Patterson Parkway. (John Crawley)
2. Request permission for the mayor to execute the contracts for the Fillmore Avenue, South 11th Street, and Lincoln Avenue Drainage Improvements Project. (John Crawley)
3. Request permission for the mayor to execute the contracts for the Punkin Water System- Water Plant Demolition. (John Crawley)
4. Request permission to release Subdivision Bond #11515321 for Isom Hill Subdivision. (John Crawley)
5. Request permission to approve the mayor to execute Task Order No. 2 for Neel-Schaffer for preliminary engineering design of upgrades to the Old Taylor Road/Chucky Mullins/Shiloh intersection. (John Crawley)
6. Request permission to approve the mayor to execute the Task Order No. 15A for Waggoner Engineering, Inc., for the improvements and upgrades to the Max Hipp Industrial Park sewer system. (John Crawley)
Regular Agenda: Closing the Meeting
1. Consider an executive session.
2. Adjourn.

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