Courthouse, other buildings get surveillance

Several Neshoba County facilities are set to receive upgraded security with the installation of a new surveillance video system.

The Board of Supervisors approved the lowest bid of $129,910 from B & E Communications for the surveillance system during their regular meeting on Monday.

Other bids for the project included $156,812.44 from Howard Technology Solutions, $320,349.57 from Conference Technologies, and $638,036 from Maze LLC.

The new system will enhance security at the Neshoba County Courthouse, Justice Court, Emergency Operations Center, Unit Facility Building, Coliseum, and Burnside Park Auditorium.

“We anticipate issuing the purchase order this week and should have the system completely installed at the various facilities in approximately 90 days,” said County Administrator Jeff Mayo. 

In other business, supervisors voted to:

• Approve a travel request for the Sheriff and Deputy Mark Flake to attend the MS Crime Stoppers Conference from Oct. 16-18 in Biloxi;

• Approve a travel request for the Sheriff to attend the Winter Sheriff’s Conference from Dec. 2-6 at Golden Nugget Hotel in Biloxi;

• Approve giving Ansleigh Ramsey a $1 per hour pay raise with the Sheriff’s Department;

• Approve paying Neshoba General inmate feeding invoice for August in the amount of $32,017;

• Accept the resignation of correctional officer Thomas Payton, effective Aug. 27;

• Approve the hiring of two correctional officers: Jaron Tucker, effective Aug. 30, and Preston Green, effective Sept. 10, both at $13 per hour;

• Approve transitioning Ashley Ray to correctional officer supervisor effective Sept. 16 and increase her pay by $1 per hour;

• Approve giving correctional officer Suzette Mixon a pay increase of $1 per hour for six months of continuous employment, effective Sept. 16;

• Accept a FEMA reimbursement in the amount of $24,383 for the Road Department;

• Approve two permit requests for Central Water Association: road bore at 10511 Road 765 and road crossing at 10121 Road 1301;

• Approve a request to advertise the Road 739 Bridge Project pending completion of environmental review;

• Approve the re-appointment and order setting the salary for intervention court coordinator Kenny Spencer at $63,000 per year;

• Approve temporarily hiring Elizabeth “Dale” Boler at $12.50 per hour for 45 days for assistance with absentee voting in the Circuit Clerk’s office, effective Sept. 23;

• Approve reimbursing $439 to Deputy Coroner Jack Foster for continuing education costs through the Death Investigation Academy;

• Accept an Emergency Management Performance Grant in the amount of $28,033;

• Approve paying Burks-Mordecai $40,006 for work completed on the storage building project;

• Approve an order from the MS Department of Revenue approving the 2024 real and personal property rolls as shown on the recapitulation of assessments;

• Approve the board meeting schedule for October, November and December for the first and third Mondays of each month.