City of Oxford, Mississippi Recess Meeting –Wednesday, October 1, 2025

Editor’s Note: The agenda for this meeting was sent out only 45 minutes before the meeting was set to begin. We didn not receive it in time to post in a timely manner.

Meeting was at 1:00 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.

1. Opening the Meeting
   1. Call to order.
   2. Adopt the agenda for the meeting.
2. Consider the consent agenda
   1. Human Resources
      1. Request permission to hire an employee in the Development Services-Planning Department. (Braxton Tullos)
      2. Request permission to hire two employees in the Oxford Utilities- Water & Sewer Division. (Braxton Tullos)
      3. Request permission to accept the resignation of an employee in the Oxford Fire Department. (Braxton Tullos)
      4. Request permission to hire an employee in the mTrade Park Department. (Braxton Tullos)
      5. Request permission to accept the resignation of an intern in the Development Services Department. (Braxton Tullos)
3. Regular Agenda: New Business
   1. Update from O-L, Inc. (Ryan Miller)
   2. Request permission to approve a claims docket for FY 2024-2025. (Ashley Atkinson)
   3. Request permission to approve a claims docket for FY 2025-2026. (Ashley Atkinson)
   4. Request permission to approve and authorize the Mayor to sign a new National Opioids Settlement: Secondary Manufacturers, Reference #CL-1767352. (Ashley Atkinson)
   5. Discuss health insurance. (Braxton Tullos)
   6. Request permission to apply for an MOHS Grant, in the amount of $50,000.00, for the purchase of a generator for City Hall. (Shane Fortner)
   7. Request permission to advertise for bids for “Pay-by-Plate” Parking Meters. (Shane Fortner)
   8. Consider a contract for professional services for an Annexation Assessment for the City of Oxford. (Ben Requet)
   9. Request permission to accept the reverse auction bids received and authorize the purchase of a directional boring machine for the Oxford Utilities-Electric Division. (Rob Neely)
   10. Request permission to reject the bids received for the Stone Center Pickleball Courts, and advertise for rebid. (Mark Levy)
   11. Discuss a building use policy for all city properties. (Mark Levy)
   12. Discuss the extension of revocable license for outdoor dining. (Mark Levy)
   13. Consider Change Order No. 2 from Century Construction for the Oxford City Hall Renovation Project. (Mark Levy)
   14. Consider a request to close the sidewalk on East Jackson Avenue in front of the Lafayette County Detention Center, to facilitate construction in that area. (John Crawley)
   15. Request permission to approve a quote for an emergency sewer repair at Avent and Chandler Avenue. (John Crawley)
   16. Consider a request for Sunday work at the Magnolia Collection on non-ballgame weekends. (John Crawley)
4. Closing the Meeting
   1. Consider an executive session.
   2. Adjourn.

About the Author

Newt Rayburn

Administrator

Newt Rayburn was born & raised in Oxford, Mississippi. A seventh-generation Lafayette County, Mississippian, Newt Rayburn has been involved in the Ole Miss area for many years, in music, art, publishing, and business. Newt won a National Magazine Award in 1999 for his SOUTHERN MUSIC ISSUE with THE OXFORD AMERICAN. Previously, Newt was Editor of PROFANE EXISTENCE in Minneapolis, and later, Art Director for Ole Miss' LIVING BLUES magazine. Newt's many publishing projects led to THE LOCAL VOICE™, which he founded in March of 2006, and ROUNDABOUT OXFORD®, which he founded in May of 2023. Newt's alter ego—Neuter Cooter—lead the Mississippi band THE COOTERS® to Rocknoll Glory across the USA from 1993-2018. The Cooters music is on most major streaming services. Newt is proud Father of nine-year old daughter Alex.

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