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, November 5, 2024

Agenda will be posted on the Friday prior to meeting.

Agenda for Regular Town Hall Meeting November 5th at 5:30 P.M. will be held at Byhalia Police Department

Call the Meeting to Order

Pledge of Allegiance

Prayer

Roll Call

1.       Order approving the Consent Agenda

2.       Order approving the minutes of October 15, 2024, Board Meeting

3.       Order approving the Claims Docket (Attachment 1)

4.       Open Quotes for Chain-link Fencing at Byhalia Municipal Complex (Attachment 2)

5.       Copy of Lawsuit filed Guy Rivers vs: Town of Byhalia (Attachment 3)

6.       JuJuan Austin, The Board extended the Public Hearing until November 5, 2024 (Attachment 4)

7.       Order approving Amanda Whaley Smith, Town Attorney, to re-write the employees handbook (The Board approved the re-writing of the Handbook)

8.       Minutes of the Byhalia Planning Commission meeting Oct. 22, 2024 (Attachment 6)

9.       Order approving Waste Pro Contract for 6 years. The contract expires December 31, 2024 (Attachment 7)

10.   Order approving rescinding the Order to approve taking quotes on Police Cars Purchase at October 1, 2024, Board Meeting.

11.   Order approving the Town of Byhalia securing a loan at the Bank of Holly Springs to pay for the Police Cars from the Missouri State Highway Patrol in the amount of $150,000. This figure includes all accessories for a police vehicle. The Loan at the bank will be pledged against a $1,000,000 Certificate of Deposit. The interest rate will be 2% above what the Town is receiving at present. The Term of the Loan will be 5 years. (Attachment 8)

12.   Order approving Memorandum of Agreement with Mississippi Department of Transportation MDOT requesting Replacement due to change in Mayors. (Attachment 9)

13.   Order approving Tracy Holmes and Tina Paradise to attend BBI Workshop November 14-15, 2024, in Jackson, Ms. Class $200.00, Per Diem $96.00, lodging for 1 night. (Attachment 10)

14.   Order approving the 2025 Per Diem Rates for Mississippi (Attachment 11)

15.   Order approving Checking Account for Senate Bill 2468 in the amount of $500,000 for South Byhalia Sewer Improvements (Attachment 12)

16.   Order approving Memorandum of Understanding with the Mississippi Department of Finance and Administration for Senate Bill 2648 (Attachment 13)

17.   Order accepting Angie Clayton “Certificate of Completion for Court Clerks 2024 (Attachment 14)

18.   Building Permits for October 2024 (Attachment 15)

19.   Byhalia Project Listing for October 2024 (Attachment 16)

20.   Order approving the hiring in the Fire Department as follows:

a.       Jonathan Newton, Full Time (Attachment 16A)

b.       Mark Bowles, Part Time – Transfer from PD

c.       Ricardo Rincon, Part Time (Attachment 16B)

21.   Order approving Roxul Revised Rates & Contract (Attachment 17)

22.   Byhalia Hill Crest Cemetery (Attachment 18)

23.   Order approving the Proclamation by Governor Tate Reeves, November 28 & 29, December 24 & 25 & January 1, 2025, as State Holidays (Attachment 19)

24.   Order approving the Renewal of Lease Agreement with James Seay Sr. for the Open-Air Patio located in the Town of Byhalia, Tax Parcel 257K-36-06500 (Attachment 20)

25.   Order approving the hiring in the Gas Department as follows:

a.       Walker Parish ($18/hour) (Attachment 21)

b.       James Spagnola ($18/hour) (Attachment 22)

26.   Order approving hiring in the Street Department as follow:

a.       Jermaine Newson ($17/hour) (Attachment 23)

b.       Travis Sykes ($17/hour) (Attachment 24)

27.   Order approving the sale of one grave site Plot #127, Grave #4, Section 1996, Sec. 35, T-2-S, R-5-W Grantee: Cheryl VanSuchtelen, 8 Red Hill Road, Byhalia (Attachment 25)

28.   Byhalia Police Department monthly Officers stop & arrest. (Attachment 26)

29.   Byhalia Police Department Discussion of Police Dog and grant (Attachment 27)

30.   Byhalia Police Department award for October 2024.

31.   Order approving the hiring of Kemaya Wells as a Full Time Police Dispatcher ($18/hour) to replace Mark Bowles position.  Ms. Wells is not dispatch certified. (Attachment 28)

32.   Executive Session

a.       Toni Moore, Police Department pay scale

b.       Kelly Crain, Public Works

33.   Adjourn