Town Hall Meetings

The Mayor and Board of Aldermen meet the first and third Tuesday of every month, at 5:30 p.m.in the Town Hall Board Room. Items for the agenda must be submitted to the City Clerk by 12:00 p.m. on the Thursday prior to meetings.

Tuesday, May 6, 2025

Agenda will be posted on the Friday prior to meeting.

Agenda for Town Hall Regular Meeting May 6th at 5:30 P.M.

Call the Meeting to Order

Pledge of Allegiance

Prayer

Roll Call

1.      Order approving Agenda.

2.      Order approving minutes of April 15, 2025, Board Meeting (Attachment 1)

3.      Order approving Claims Docket (Attachment 2)

4.      Copy of Project Listing for May 2025 (Attachment 3)

5.      Copy of Building Permits for April 2025 (Attachment 4)

6.      Copy of Planning Commission Meeting April 22, 2025 (Attachment 5)

7.      Order approving Byhalia Middle School to use the gazebo & walking track for field day trip on May 20, 2025.

8.      Order approving moving the Meeting of the Mayor & Board of Aldermen meeting June 3, 2025, to Byhalia Police Department

9.      Order approving the “Resolution Board” pay of $180/day for the June 3, 2025, election as approved Secretary of State Office. (Board Members Corey Wright, Rita Estridge & Julia Debardeleben) The Resolution Board opens and reads the absentee ballots and reports to the Election Commission.

10.  Order approving Belinda Stewart AIA Invoice #2115-4-008 for Old School Commons to be paid from TOB-2023 in the amount of # 812.50 (Attachment 6)

11.  Order approving Belinda Stewart AIA Invoice # 2115-3.008 for Old School Commons to be paid from TOB HB 1353 in the amount of $ 842.14 (Attachment 7)

12.  Order approving Belinda Stewart AIA Invoice #2115.5-006 for Old School Commons to be paid from TOB HB 603 in the amount of $4,517.85 (Attachment 8)

13.  Order accepting the resignation of Officer Svante Brown, Byhalia Police Department (Attachment 9)

14.  Order accepting the resignation of Part-time Dispatcher Jennifer Jones, Byhalia Police Department (Attachment 9A)

15.  Order approving a “Moratorium” on the sale of cemetery plots until the Cemetery information can be updated and corrected.

16.  Order approving the Flame Church to use the Baseball Field May 18, 2025 @ 3:00 pm.

17.  Order approving hiring three (3) students’ workers for the summer, two (2) in Town Hall & one (1) in the Street Department. The young man that worked last year would like to work again this year.

18.  Order approving Austin Yielding & Chris Osborne as contract labor for field maintenance for Park and Recreation. The pay will be $300 per month. This work will terminate October 31, 2025.

19.  Copy of Progress Report from Maggie Bjorgum AIA for the Old School Commons Project (Attachment 10)

20.  Order approving “Freeport Warehouse Tax Exemptions” as approved by the Marshall County Industrial Authority at its meeting April 3, 2025, as follows: (Attachment 11)

a.       ABB Installation Products, Inc. 422 E Stonewall Road, Byhalia, Ms.

b.      Allpax Inc. Gem Blvd. Byhalia, MS.

c.       Cargill, Incorporated 7100 178 Hwy. 178 W. Byhalia, Ms.

d.      Hamilton Beach Brand Inc. 647 Stonewall Road Byhalia, Ms.

e.       Hamilton Beach Brand Inc. 110 Nemec Way Drive Byhalia, Ms.

f.        Hunter Fan Company 100 Nemec Way Drive, Byhalia, Ms.

g.      Parker Hannifin Corporation 1 Gem Blvd, Byhalia Ms.

h.      Smith Transportation Equipment, Inc. 70 Tuttle Drive, Byhalia, Ms.

21.  Copy of Byhalia Police Department Call List for April 2025 (Attachment 12)

22.  Copy Inspecting & Code Enforcement Notifications (Attachment 13 & 13A)

23.  Order approving Byhalia Garden Club using Byhalia Community Center June 6, 2025, for Art Classes from 2-6 pm without charge. (Attachment 14)

24.  Order approving declaring 2011 Dodge Ram (1D7RVICT5BS568293) & 2012 Chevrolet Tahoe, Black (1GNLC2E01CR258348) as surplus and sell on GovDeals.gov

25.  Order approving the hiring Christopher Haywood as Certified Police Officer (Attachment 15)

26.  The Mississippi Water & Pollution Control Operators Association is having a meeting for Mayor, Board Members & Operators June 24-25. 2025 in Bonneville Ms. If any Board requesting to go, the town pays your mileage and will sign you up.

27.  Order approving to advertise Byhalia Contract for Lawn Care. The existing contract runs from June 1, 2024, to May 31, 2025.

28.  Mayor, requesting the Board of Aldermen to revisit the Sign Ordinance adopted August 16, 2022, per City Attorney. The Ordinance was never published in the newspaper. (Attachment 16)

29.  Mayor, requesting the Board of Aldermen to revisit the Burn Ordinance adopted October 18, 2022. Per City Attorney. There is no ordinance attached to motion, nor do we believe after a search was never published in the newspaper (Attachment 17)

30.  Discussion with the Board concerning the Commercial Development north side of Edwards Drive. (Attachment 18)

31.  Executive Session (Personnel & Possible Litigation)

32.  Adjourn