Board of Mayor & Commissioners

July 27, 2026 Final

Agenda — 15 items

Homer Braylock- Blue Cross with Matthew Brinson & Arttie Armstrong Group Medical Insurance Blue Cross and Med Plus Renewal 2026 How to manage insurance cost and benefits
Billy Stein- Southern Duplicating Presenting a proposal for a renewed lease agreement for the City's printer fleet with Southern Duplicating
Spruce Street Drainage CE&I Contract Approve the CE&I contract with Neel Schaffer for the DRA portion of the Spruce Street Drainage project
Community Service Work Program Permission to issue a warrant for a 2026 Chevrolet Express 3500- 15 passenger van in the amount of $51,420.00 on state contract via Cannon and supplies from Mid-South Farm Supply for the community service work program
Sasse Street Park Donation Permission to accept the donation value of $15,600.00 from the Aim for Change program via MSU Extension for the Sasse Street Park Items for the project are: <ul><li>"Let's Play" painted in the street</li><li>Kids at Play Signs - 2</li><li>Bike rack - 1</li><li>Benches - 6</li><li>Picnic table/seating with umbrellas - 5</li><li>Planters - 3</li><li>Trash receptacles - 3</li><li>Restriping of the basketball court</li></ul>
Strategy sessions or negotiations with respect to prospective litigation, litigation or issuance of an appealable order when an open meeting would have a detrimental effect on the litigating position of the public body- Litigation Transaction of business and discussions regarding employment or job performance of a person in a specific position or termination of an employee holding a specific position- Personnel in the Public Works Dept
Come Out of Executive Session
Permission to partially reimburse the Incidental Expense account for the month of July in the amount of $3,849.87
Sunflower Riverwalk Reimbursement Acknowledge receipt of the Sunflower Riverwalk reimbursement in the amount of $47,969.43
Return to Open Meeting Return to open meeting to make the declaration of going into Executive Session
Sunflower Sidewalk Project Reimbursement Acknowledge the reimbursements received from MDOT for the Sunflower Riverwalk Project grant in the amount of $547,235.07
Carnegie Library Roof Repair Phase 2 Pay App 1 Authorization to issue a warrant to the Carnegie Public Library for the Roof Repair project Phase 2 Pay App 1 in the amount of $61,529.12 [half of $123,058.25]
Planning Commission Minutes Acknowledge receipt of the planning commission minutes:<ol><li>Hope Gray on behalf of Hope Little Angel LLC-recommends approval for conditional use requesting to open a daycare at 745 Lincoln Plane, currently zoned C-2, Highway Commercial</li></ol>
Justin Gates- Riverside Hotel Requesting street closure and use of the McLaurin Park near 610 Sunflower Ave for a Back-to-School bash on August 1, 2026
Acknowledge the following status changes: Fire Department Antrale Newson- 4% longevity increase effective 7/28/26 Bentavious Galmore- completion of 1 year as firefighter II effective 7/31/26 Christopher Williams- offer employment Police Department Jamaria Young- hire contingent as patrol officer upon passing pre-employment screenings Clerk's Office Anne Marie Blakes- hire contingent as deputy clerk upon passing pre-employment screenings

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