{"id":146513,"date":"2025-01-21T13:47:52","date_gmt":"2025-01-21T19:47:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/?p=146513"},"modified":"2025-01-21T13:48:01","modified_gmt":"2025-01-21T19:48:01","slug":"city-of-oxford-mississippi-board-of-aldermen-meeting-regular-agenda-tuesday-january-21-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/city-of-oxford-mississippi-board-of-aldermen-meeting-regular-agenda-tuesday-january-21-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"City of Oxford, Mississippi Board of Aldermen Meeting Regular Agenda \u2013 Tuesday, January 21, 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Regular Meeting is at 5:00\u00a0pm in the City Hall Courtroom.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

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

Agenda item attachments are available for download here.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\n\n\n\n
    \n
  1. Call to order.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. Adopt the agenda for the meeting.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. Mayor’s Report<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  4. Authorize the approval of the minutes of the Regular Meeting on January 7, 2025. (Ashley Atkinson)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  5. Authorize the approval of accounts for all city departments. (Ashley Atkinson)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  6. Consider the consent agenda:\n
      \n
    1. Fixed Assets Management:\n
        \n
      1. <\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      2. Grants:\n
          \n
        1. Request permission to approve and authorize the Mayor to sign a budget revision letter for the\u00a0FY 2025 Sub-Grantee Budget Modification Signature Sheet<\/a>\u00a0to allow for rental of training space in Jacksonville, FL. (Jeff McCutchen)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
        2. Request permission to apply for and authorize the Mayor to sign the\u00a0FY2026 MS Office of Highway Safety Impaired Driving Enforcement 405D Training Grant<\/a>\u00a0in the amount of $573,723.02. (Jeff McCutchen)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
        3. Request permission to apply for and authorize the Mayor to sign the\u00a0FY2026 MS Office of Highway Safety Police Traffic Services 402PTS Grant<\/a>\u00a0in the amount of $21,960.50. (Jeff McCutchen)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
        4. Request permission to apply for and authorize the Mayor to sign the\u00a0FY2026 MS Office of Highway Safety Alcohol and Drug Impaired Driving 405D Grant<\/a>\u00a0in the amount of $162,541.92. (Jeff McCutchen)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n
        5. Human Resources:\n
            \n
          1. Request permission to accept the retirement of an employee in the Environmental Services Department. (Braxton Tullos)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
          2. Request permission to approve the promotion of two employees in the Oxford Utilities Department. (Braxton Tullos)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
          3. Request permission to hire Seasonal employees in the mTrade Park Department. (Braxton Tullos)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
          4. Requet permission to promote an employee in the mTrade Park Department. (Braxton Tullos)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
          5. Request permission to hire two employees in the Development Services Department. (Braxton Tullos)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
          6. Request permission to hire a Part-Time employee in the Stronger Together Oxford Department. (Braxton Tullos)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
          7. Request permission to hire an employee in the Oxford Fire Department. (Braxton Tullos)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
          8. Request permission to accept the resignation of an employee in the Oxford Police Department. (Braxton Tullos)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
          9. Request permission to approve Emily Mesko as an unpaid intern for the Oxford Police Department-Victim Services Unit. (Braxton Tullos)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
          10. Request permission to approve Jackson Thomas, Peyton Ray, Elizabeth Springer, and Marisol Lopez as unpaid interns for the Oxford Police Department.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
          11. Request permission to approve volunteers for the Oxford Animal Resource Center. (Kelli Briscoe)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n
          12. Miscelleanous:\n
              \n
            1. Request permission to accept a donation from Crimestoppers, in the amount of $5,033.09, for the benefit of the Oxford Police Department. (Jeff McCutchen)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
            2. Adopt a Proclamation recognizing February as Career and Technical Education Month<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
            3. Request approval of\u00a0water and\/or sewer adjustments<\/a>\u00a0in accordance with the Oxford Utilities Leak Adjustment Policy. (Rob Neely)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n
            4. Travel Requests:\n
                \n
              1. Request permission for an employee to attend the ACAE Lunch and Learn, as a Presenting Sponsor, on March 3, 2025 in Montgomery, AL at an estimated cost of $458.00. (Micah Quinn)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
              2. Request permission for five employees (three from the City Clerk\u2019s Office and two from Development Services) to attend the\u00a0Tyler Connect 2025 Conference<\/a>\u00a0on May 11-14, 2025 in San Antonio, TX at an estimated cost of $15,218.80. (Ashley Atkinson\/John Crawley\/Ben Requet)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
              3. Request permission to approve the\u00a02025 Training Calendar for the Oxford Fire Department<\/a>. (Joey Gardner)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
              4. Request permission for an employee to attend the Firemanship Conference on July 13-19, 2025 in Aurora, IL at an estimated cost of $350.00. (Joey Gardner)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
              5. Request permission for an employee to attend the FEMA AFFIRM course on July 6-12, 2025 in Pueblo, CO at no cost to the City (FEMA funded). (Joey Gardner)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
              6. Request permission for an employee to attend the Command Officer Bootcamp on April 27-May 3, 2025 in Pensacola, FL at an estimated cost of $1,113.75. (Joey Gardner)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
              7. Request permission for six employees to attend Standard Field Sobriety training on January 28-30, 2025 in Olive Branch, MS at no cost to the City. (Jeff McCutchen)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
              8. Request permission for an employee to attend Ballistic Shield Instructor Training on April 7-10, 2025 in Frankfort, KY at an estimated cost of $2,248.80. (Jeff McCutchen)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
              9. Request permission for two employees to attend FBI Leeda Supervisor training on February 17-21, 2025 in Germantown, TN at an estimated cost of $1,590.00. (Jeff McCutchen)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
              10. Request permission for four employees to attend Crisis Intervention Team training on February 11-14, 2025 in Oxford at no cost to the City. (Jeff McCutchen)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
              11. Request permission for an employee to teach Courtroom Testimony training on February 24, 2025 in Moorhead, MS at no cost to the City. (Jeff McCutchen)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
              12. Request permission for two employees to attend First Line Supervision training on February 24-26, 2025 in Pearl, MS at an estimated cost of $1,134.00. (Jeff McCutchen)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
              13. Request permission for two employees to attend the Leadership Lafayette program at a cost of $1,000.00. (Jeff McCutchen)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
              14. Request permission for an employee to attend the MS SCAUG Meeting on February 5-6, 2025 in Pearl, MS at an estimated cost of $100.00. (Hollis Green)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
              15. Request permission for two employees to attend\u00a0TVPPA Advanced Lineman trainin<\/a>g on various dates from May-October, 2025 in Jackson, TN at an estimated cost of $6,872.70. (Rob Neely)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
              16. Request permission for four employees to attend\u00a0TVPPA Apprentice Lineman training<\/a>\u00a0on various dates from May-October, 2025 in Columbus, MS and Jackson, TN at an estimated cost of $13,648.39. (Rob Neely)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n
              17. Announce vacancies on the Affordable Housing Commission and the Courthouse Historic Preservation Commission.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
              18. Request permission to submit the\u00a02025-2026 FTA Public Transit Grant<\/a>\u00a0to MDOT for the Oxford-University Transit System. (Donna Zampella)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
              19. Annual report from the Oxford Conference Center<\/a>. (Micah Quinn)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
              20. Request permission to approve and authorize the Mayor to sign a\u00a0contract with Advance Local Media for the Oxford Conference Center FY 2025 Digital Marketing campaign<\/a>. (Micah Quinn)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
              21. Request permission to approve four\u00a0\u201cThird Thursday\u201d Parade\/Assembly permits<\/a>\u00a0for March-June 2025. (Kinney Ferris)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
              22. Request permission to approve a\u00a0Parade\/Assembly Permit for the 2025 Double Decker Arts Festival<\/a>\u00a0on April 25-26, 2025. (Kinney Ferris)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
              23. Request permission to approve and authorize the Police Chief and\/or the Mayor to sign an\u00a0amended agreement with Flock for three additional LPR cameras<\/a>. (Jeff McCutchen)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
              24. Third reading and vote on a proposed\u00a0Ordinance amending Chapter 54-Historic Preservation of the Code of Ordinances for the City of Oxford<\/a>. (Kate Kenwright)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
              25. Third reading and vote on a proposed\u00a0Ordinance to amending the Land Development Code for Case #3172<\/a>. (Ben Requet)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
              26. Third reading, public hearing, and vote on a proposed\u00a0Ordinance amending the Official Zoning Map for Case #3161, Oxford Farms, LLC (Andy Callicutt), to rezone +\/- 50.07 acres from Suburban Residential (SR) to Suburban Multi-Family (SMF) and Neighborhood Residential (NR) for property located on Oxford Way<\/a>, being further identified as PPIN 7984. (Ben Requet)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
              27. Consider multiple\u00a0Change Orders and authorize the Mayor to sign certificate(s) of substantial completion for the new Oxford Police Department<\/a>\u00a0building. (Mark Levy)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
              28. Request permission to advertise for bids for the\u00a0Woodlawn Park Trail Extension Project<\/a>. (Mark Levy)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
              29. Request permission to approve a\u00a0professional services engineering agreement with Daniels & Associates, Inc.<\/a>\u00a0for the improvements to the Anderson Road Water Treatment Plant project and authorize the Mayor to sign the necessary documents to enter this project in the MCWI Program. (John Crawley)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
              30. Request permission to accept the\u00a0bids received and award a purchase contract for two emergency generators at the Water Treatment Plate and Remote Well Site in the Oxford-Lafayette County Industrial Park<\/a>. (John Crawley)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
              31. Request permission to approve\u00a0Change Order #1 and Final for the County Road 322, 324, 326, and 412 Water Improvements Project<\/a>. (John Crawley)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
              32. Request permission to approve\u00a0Change Order #1 and Final for the Skyline Drive Water Improvement Project<\/a>. (John Crawley)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
              33. Request permission to approve\u00a0Change Order #2 for the Thacker Heights Water Improvement Project<\/a>. (John Crawley)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
              34. Request permission to\u00a0accept the bids received and award a contract for the mTrade Park Roundabout Project<\/a>. (John Crawley)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
              35. Consider an executive session.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
              36. Adjourn.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n
                \"\"<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
                \"\"<\/a><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

                Regular Meeting is at 5:00\u00a0pm in the City Hall Courtroom. Notice that certain commission members will be included<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":238,"featured_media":36388,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[18],"tags":[38,17178,5,4,655],"class_list":["post-146513","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-local-government","tag-board-of-aldermen","tag-meeting-agenda","tag-mississippi","tag-oxford","tag-university-of-mississippi"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/2016-10-31-CityofOxford.jpg?fit=620%2C349&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/146513","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/238"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=146513"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/146513\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":146514,"href":"https:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/146513\/revisions\/146514"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/36388"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=146513"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=146513"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=146513"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}