Tax rolls now open for the public to view

Tax Assessor/Collector Mike Lewis told the Board of Supervisors on Monday that the 2024 land roll is now open for public inspection through Aug. 2.

The period is an important time for property owners to review their valuations and ensure that all buildings being taxed are accurately listed. 

“Once the land roll is accepted and closed, we can only make changes under certain conditions,” Lewis said. 

The reappraisal process has been completed, and the updated appraisal manual from the state Department of Revenue is now being implemented, which may lead to an increase in property values that could result in higher taxes, he said. 

Officials said property owners should review their assessments during this period, as adjustments and changes are limited once the land roll is accepted and closed.

After the roll is finalized and tax bills are issued, the ability to make changes is restricted by statute. For more information, contact the Tax Assessor/Collector’s office at (601) 656-4541.

In other business, supervisors voted to:

• Approve paying a $420 annual fee for the Deputy Sheriff’s Association, covering 21 members at $20 each;

• Approve paying Neshoba General $54,647 for inmate meals for the month of June;

• Approve paying the state Department of Health $500 for bi-annual sanitation inspection services at the county jail.

• Approve advertising for a new garbage truck for the Sanitation Department;

• Approve the Neshoba County School’s request for four loads of red dirt for district maintenance purposes;

• Approve paying 2024 state Coroner Medical Examiner Association dues of $200 each for Coroner Myron Williams and Deputy Coroner Jack Foster;

• Approve hiring Daniel Alexander as a full-time 911 telecommunicator at $14.50 per hour, effective July 29, upon completion of pre-employment screenings;

• Approve paying PryorMorrow $5,229 for work completed on the Emergency Management Agency storage building project;

• Approve paying Burks-Mordecai Builders $191,182 for work completed on the Emergency Management Agency storage building project;

• Approve a $1,000 donation, as budgeted, to the Care Lodge domestic violence shelter in Meridian;

• Approve paying registration and travel expenses for supervisors to attend the MASIT Risk Management Conference from August 20-21 at the Clyde Muse Center in Pearl;

• Accept a petition to establish the remaining portion of Dogwood Lane as a public road and appoint a road committee to make recommendations;

• Approve re-obligating $250,000 of ARPA funds from Industrial Park Road towards the 2024 off-system leveling project;

• Approve appointing Pennie Reese as the District 1 member of the Philadelphia-Neshoba County Public Library Board of Trustees;

• Approve appointing Ruby Jean Brazzle as the District 5 member of the Neshoba General Hospital Board of Trustees;

• Accept the low bid of $104,980 from United Automation for the Coliseum fire alarm replacement project, with the higher bid being from Woodall Electric at $166,115.

• Accept the low bid of $339,717 for construction of soil-cement roadway base for County Road 448 (west side) by Kimes and Stone Construction Co. of Booneville; Other bids were R & J Construction of Laurel, $361,136.48; Phillips Contracting Co. of Columbus, $500,013.00; and Double S Inc. of Grenada, $556,432.00.