{"id":149060,"date":"2025-05-02T17:15:40","date_gmt":"2025-05-02T22:15:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/?p=149060"},"modified":"2025-05-07T17:19:20","modified_gmt":"2025-05-07T22:19:20","slug":"city-of-oxford-mississippi-board-of-aldermen-meeting-agenda-tuesday-may-6-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/city-of-oxford-mississippi-board-of-aldermen-meeting-agenda-tuesday-may-6-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"City of Oxford, Mississippi Board of Aldermen Meeting Agenda – Tuesday, May 6, 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Regular Meeting is at 5 pm in the City Hall Courtroom<\/strong>.<\/em><\/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

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  1. Opening the Meeting\n
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    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<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    4. Regular Agenda: City Clerk’s Office\n
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      1. Request permission to approve the minutes from the Regular Meeting on April 15, 2025. (Ashley Atkinson)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      2. Request permission to approve the accounts for all city departments. (Ashley Atkinson)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      3. Consider the consent agenda\n
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        1. Fixed Assets Management\n
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          1. Request permission to declare equipment surplus in the Buildings & Grounds Department and authorize its disposal. (Greg Pinion)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
          2. Request permission to declare equipment surplus in the Oxford Police Department-Parking Enforcement Division and authorize its disposal. (Jeff McCutchen)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n
          3. Grants\n
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            1. Request permission to approve and authorize the Mayor to sign the Three Rivers Planning & Development District EDA Grant as a joint- entity with other counties in the district. (Amberlyn Liles)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
            2. Request permission to accept a Keep Mississippi Beautiful Spring Community Grant in the amount of $425.00 for the beneft of the Environmental Services Department. (Amberlyn Liles)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n
            3. Human Resources\n
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              1. Request permission to accept the retirement of three employees in the Oxford Utilities Department. (Braxton Tullos)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
              2. Request permission to hire two paid interns for the Oxford Utilities- Electric Division. (Braxton Tullos)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
              3. Request permission to hire an employee in the Oxford Utilities-Electric Division. (Braxton Tullos)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
              4. Request permission to approve step increases for three employees in the Development Services-Building Department. (Braxton Tullos)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
              5. Request permission to accept the resignation of a Part- Time employee in the Oxford Conference Center. (Braxton Tullos)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
              6. Request permission to hire two employees in the Oxford Conference Center Department. (Braxton Tullos)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
              7. Request permission to hire Part- Time employees in the mTrade Park Department. (Braxton Tullos)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
              8. Request permission to hire a Part- Time employee in the Municipal Court Department. (Braxton Tullos)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
              9. Request permission to accept the resignation of an employee in the Oxford Police Department. (Braxton Tullos)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
              10. Request permission to accept the resignation of an employee in the Oxford Fire Department. (Braxton Tullos)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
              11. Request permission to hire an employee in the Oxford Fire Department. (Braxton Tullos)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
              12. Request permission to accept the resignation of an employee in the Buildings & Grounds Department. (Braxton Tullos)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
              13. Request permission to hire an employee in the Buildings & Grounds Department. (Braxton Tullos)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
              14. Request permission to approve volunteers for the Oxford ARC. (Kelli Briscoe)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n
              15. Miscellaneous\n
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                1. Request permission to approve water and\/or sewer adjustments, in accordance with the Oxford Utilities Leak Adjustment Policy. (Rob Neely)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
                2. Request permission to approve donations for the beneft of the Oxford ARC. (Kelli Briscoe)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n
                3. Travel Requests\n
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                  1. Request permission for three OUT employees to attend the 2025 CTAA Expo in San Diego, CA on June 1-5, 2025 at a total cost of $8,578.68, with $8,360.68 being covered by an RATP scholarship. (Donna Zampella)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
                  2. Request permission for one employee to attend the 2025 MS Public Safety Summit on May 27-30, 2025 in Flowood, MS at an estimated cost of $848.00. (Jeff McCutchen)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
                  3. Request permission for one employee to attend Human Trafcking training on May 19, 2025 in Hernando, MS at an estimated cost of $150.00. (Jeff McCutchen)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
                  4. Request permission for one employee to attend MS Law Enforcement Child Abuse Conference on May 12-13, 2025 in Batesville, MS at an estimated cost of $100.00. (Jeff McCutchen)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
                  5. Request permission for three employees to attend swift water rescue training on May 12-16, 2025 in Phenix City, AL at an estimated cost of $1,500.00. (Joey Gardner)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
                  6. Request permission for two employees to travel to the MDCC Law Enforcement Training Academy in Moorhead, MS on June 1, 2025 to teach a class on court procedure at no cost to the City. (Nickie Denley)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
                  7. Request permission for an employee to attend the MS\/AL Engineering Society Summer Convention on June 8-12, 2025 in Gulf Shores, AL at an estimated cost of $2,200.00. (John Crawley)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
                  8. Request permission for two employees to attend the MLEOA Summer Conference and Training on June 7-13, 2025 in Bay St. Louis, MS at an estimated cost of $1,600.00. (Jeff McCutchen)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
                  9. Request permission for a WWTP employee to attend the MDEQ Wastewater Certifcation Short Course on June 23-27, 2025 in Senatobia, MS at an estimated cost of $320.00. (Rob Neely)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
                  10. Request permission for an employee to attend the TVPPA Valley Rally on July 21-24, 2025 in Washington, DC at an estimated cost of $1,237.00. (Rob Neely)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n
                  11. Regular Agenda: Other Departments\n
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                    1. Adopt a proclamation for National Salvation Army Week, May 12-18, 2025.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
                    2. Request permission to approve and authorize the Mayor to sign the 2025-2026 Interlocal Agreement for the Funding of Early Childhood Reading Development Program. (Cara Bufngton)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
                    3. Request permission to accept additional Multi-Modal Grant Funds to be used for the OUT Facility Training Center and 4 Transit Starcraft Buses at a total of $248,145.00. (Donna Zampella)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
                    4. Announce a vacancy on the Tree Board.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
                    5. Request permission to make a sole source purchase of security equipment for the Oxford Police Department and Emergency Management Department. (Shane Fortner)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n
                    6. Regular Agenda: Police Department\n
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                      1. Request permission for Goose Creek Tennis Club to host a freworks show on June 28, 2025 at sundown. (Jeff McCutchen)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
                      2. Request permission to approve and authorize the Mayor to sign the SRO Agreement with the Oxford School District for the 2025-2026 school year. (Jeff McCutchen)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n
                      3. Regular Agenda: Development Services-Planning Department\n
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                        1. Consider a request for a revocable license for a balcony at Rafter’s located at 1002 Jackson Avenue. (Ben Requet)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
                        2. Request permission to approve a Preliminary and Final Plat for Case #3204, Capstone Development (Mac Monteith), for “The Lamar, Phase 1, Lot 1”, for property located at 1305 Main Street, being further identifed as PPIN 41130. (Robert Baxter)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
                        3. Consider a request for the extension of City utilities for a development outside the City limits of Oxford that includes a Site Plan Approval for Case #3207, North Mississippi Rural Legal Services, LLC (Ben Cole), for property located on County Road 321, being further identifed as PPIN 10274. (Robert Baxter)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
                        4. Request permission to advertise for Request for Proposals (RFPs) for the Development of a Parks and Trails Master Plan for the City of Oxford. (Ben Requet)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n
                        5. Regular Agenda: Special Projects\n
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                          1. Consider a request for allocation of 179 Energy Tax Deductions for the new Oxford Police Department building. (Mark Levy)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
                          2. Request permission to advertise for bids for an interior renovation at the Oxford-University Transit building. (Mark Levy)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n
                          3. Regular Agenda: Development Services-Engineering Department\n
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                            1. Request permission to accept the bids received and award the bid for drinking water well No. 3 and a raw water line to the Whirlpool Treatment Plant and Elevated Tank. (John Crawley)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
                            2. Consider Final Quantity Change Order No. 3 and Final Payment Application No. 3 for the mTrade Park Roundabout Project. (John Crawley)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
                            3. Request permission to approve Task Order No.10 for Professional Services with Waggoner Engineering related to the re-bid of the South 16th Street\/Haley Well Project (Army Corps of Engineers 592 Program). (John Crawley)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
                            4. Consider Change Order No. 4 for the SR 7 Water and Sewer Relocations, Phase IIB. (John Crawley)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
                            5. Consider a request from RH Design-Build to work on Sundays in May and June at The Belle in The Lamar. (John Crawley)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
                            6. Consider a request for an extended sidewalk closure at North 14th Street by Newk’s. (John Crawley)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
                            7. Request permission to approve a General Services Agreement and Task Order No. 1 for NeelSchaffer, Inc. for the West Jackson Avenue Intersection Study. (John Crawley)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
                            8. Consider a Resolution of the Mayor and Board of Aldermen of the City of Oxford, Mississippi adopting an update to the LOU Transportation Plan. (John Crawley)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
                            9. Request permission to approve and authorize the Mayor to sign an MDOT ROW application for Ricky D. Britt, Sr. Blvd. and Hwy 6 Intersection. (John Crawley)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
                            10. First Reading of an Ordinance amending the trafc calming policy. (John Crawley)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n
                            11. Regular Agenda: Closing the Meeting\n
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                              1. Consider an executive session.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
                              2. Recess to meet on Tuesday, May 13, 2025 at 3:00pm.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n
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