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January 6, 2026 ·5:30 PM Final

Council Chambers

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Agenda — 27 items

  1. 1 CALL TO ORDER
  2. 2 PRAYER
  3. 3 Councilperson George Carmichael
  4. 4 PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
  5. 5 APPROVAL OF MINUTES
  6. A. December 16, 2025 ID 26-8100 approved Fail
  7. 1. CONFIRMATION OF AGENDA that the agenda be amended as follows Pass
  8. 2. PRESENTATION AGENDA
  9. A. Monthly Budget Certification for November 2025. ID 26-8101 presented
  10. 3. PUBLIC AGENDA
  11. A. PUBLIC HEARING
  12. 1. SET PUBLIC HEARING
  13. 2. CONDUCT PUBLIC HEARING conduct a public hearing Pass
  14. A. Consider adopting a Resolution to Conduct a Public Hearing on January 6, 2026 in regards to a property located at 807 S. 7th Ave., belonging to Matthew Harvey Jr., to determine whether or not the property is in such a state of dilapidation so as to be a menace to the public health and safety of the community. Property is located in Ward 6. ID 26-8106 adopted Pass
  15. B. Consider adopting a Resolution to Conduct a Public Hearing on January 6, 2026 in regards to a property located at 1038 Taylor St., belonging to Timothy E. Blue, to determine whether or not the property is in such a state of dilapidation so as to be a menace to the public health and safety of the community. Property is located in Ward 7. ID 26-8108 adopted as amended Pass
  16. B. CITIZENS HEARING
  17. C. CITIZENS FORUM
  18. 4. POLICY AGENDA
  19. A. Consider adopting an Order to Consider Authorizing Application to the Mississippi State Department of Health for the Office Against Interpersonal Violence (OAIV) STOP Violence Against Women Grant for FY25 through FY27 and Execution of Documents Necessary for Acceptance and Implementation of the Grant Should It Be Awarded. ID 26-8103 adopted Pass
  20. B. Consider adopting an Order authorizing the Mayor to enter into a temporary independent contractor agreement with Sheila Windham to provide payroll training support for the City of Laurel. ID 26-8105 deleted during Confirmation of Agenda
  21. C. Consider adopting an Order approving travel for the Human Resources Director, Payroll Technician, Human Resources Assistant, and Finance Director/City Clerk to attend mandatory employer training hosted by the Public Employees’ Retirement System of Mississippi (PERS) related to implementation of the Hybrid Retirement Plan - Tier 5. The training will be held on January 13, 2026, in Jackson, Mississippi. ID 26-8104 adopted Pass
  22. D. Consider adopting an Order to approve out-of-state travel for City Clerk, Kristal Jones and Program Director, Kristi Howard to attend the 2026 AmeriCorps National Service Training Conference on April 13-17, 2026 at Renaissance Dallas-Addison Hotel in Addison, TX. ID 26-8102 adopted Pass
  23. E. Consider adopting an Order to approve Lot Cleaning Assessments for the following properties: A. Cleaning of property assessed to Karl L. Hardy, at 804 S. 19th Ave. Total assessed cost $121.83 Ward 1 B. Cleaning of property assessed to Eclipse17 LLC, at 1830 Lee St. Total assessed cost $95.35 Ward 1 C. Cleaning of property assessed to Janet Lee Claxton- Sutherlin Est. at 636 W. 29th St. Total assessed cost $106.60 Ward 3 D. Cleaning of property assessed to Ganesha Tax Investments at 2813 N. 7th Ave. Total assessed cost $124.77 Ward 3 E. Cleaning of property assessed to Paro G. Ducksworth at 117 W. 22nd St. Total assessed cost $73.90 Ward 4 F. Cleaning of property assessed to Shanique Charleston at 143 W. 19th St. Total assessed cost $78.75 Ward 4 G. Cleaning of property assessed to Omeria McDonald Scott at Lot W. of 523 E. 14th St. Total assessed cost $98.75 Ward 4 H. Cleaning of property assessed to Ruth Moore Est % Shelia F. Husband at 1631 Dr. Deborrah Hyde Ave N. Total assessed cost $102.96 Ward 4 ID 26-8109 adopted Pass
  24. 5. ROUTINE AGENDA
  25. F. Consider adopting Order to Approve Revisions to the City of Laurel Organizational Chart Regarding the Creation of a Temporary Part-Time Payroll Training Specialist Position. ID 26-8111 adopted Pass
  26. A. Consider adopting a Resolution to approve the Claims Docket. ID 26-8107 adopted Pass
  27. 26 EXECUTIVE SESSION