Supes approve 2 new ambulances

Neshoba County supervisors during their regular meeting last week voted to acquire two news ambulances.

The county received two bids. Emergency Equipment Professionals of Horn Lake had the low bid at $421,653. The second bid was $470,684. It will be a lease purchase agreement for the Neshoba County Ambulance Enterprise.

“The delivery time on these ambulances is 18 to 24 months,” said County Administer Jeff Mayo. “We still haven’t received the two ambulances we ordered in May 2021. It looks like we will get two new ambulances this year and the others will come in the year after next.”

The ambulance service runs six front-line vehicles. When the new ones come in, they will be rotated in and two of the older ones will be retired. The oldest vehicles are 2013.

Neshoba Ambulance Enterprise is a joint venture between Neshoba General Hospital and the county.

In other matters, supervisors at the July 5 meeting voted to:

• Approve the quarterly budget allocations of $383,471 for the Sheriff’s Department and $381,472 for the county jail operations. Sheriff Eric Clark said there were 114 inmates in the 66-bed jail Monday morning.

• Approve for the Sheriff’s Department to apply for a Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) of $5,000 75/25. Supervisors also approved to pay dues to the Mississippi Deputy Sheriff Association (23 at $20 = $460);

• Accept the June meal log and billing report for the jail;

• Seek bids from subcontractors on the county’s state aid road projects. The county is the primary contractor;

• Approve the quarterly budget allocation of $118,949 for the Tax cCollector/Tax Assessor’s Office. Supervisors also approved the filing of Real and Personal Property Assessment Roll. The office will proceed with Equalization of Real and Personal Property Assessment Rolls;

• Approve setting the annual salary of Intervention Court Coordinator Kenny Spencer at $50,000 plus benefits;

• Approve carrying a load of riprap to Neshoba Lake;

• Approve 16th Section commercial Lease for the Neshoba County School District;

• Approve a request from the Park Commission to patch pot holes at Northside Park;

• Approve two pay increases for Emergency Management employees. Supervisors also accepted two resignations for the department;

• Approve the county employee payroll ending June 27 and totaling $197,708;

• Approve the elected officials payroll ending July 1 and totaling $48,461;

• Authorize bids for the renovation of the auditorium at Burnside Park.