City of Oxford, Mississippi Board of Aldermen Meeting Agenda – Tuesday, June 18, 2024

Regular Meeting is at 5:00 pm in the City Hall Courtroom.

Notice that certain commission members will be included in the meeting via teleconference, subject to City of Oxford Code of Ordinances Section 2-82.

Agenda item attachments and meeting minutes are available for download here.

1. Call to order.
2. Adopt the agenda for the meeting.
3. Mayor’s Report
4. Authorize the approval of the minutes of the Regular Meeting on June 4, 2024. (Ashley Atkinson)
5. Authorize the approval of accounts for all city departments. (Ashley Atkinson)
6. Consider the consent agenda:
   1. Fixed Assets Management:
      1. Request permission to transfer equipment from the Oxford Fire Department to the Oxford Park Commission. (Joey Gardner)
      2. Request permission to declare equipment surplus in the Oxford Park Commission Department and authorize its disposal. (Seth Gaines)
      3. Request permission to declare equipment surplus in the Buildings & Grounds Department and authorize its disposal. (Greg Pinion)
   2. Grants:
   3. Human Resources:
      1. Request permission to promote an employee in the Oxford Fire Department. (Braxton Tullos)
      2. Request permission to accept the retirement of an employee in the Oxford Fire Department. (Braxton Tullos)
      3. Request permission to approve the voluntary demotion of an employee in the Oxford Police Department. (Braxton Tullos)
      4. Request permission to hire an employee in the Animal Resource Center Department. (Braxton Tullos)
      5. Request permission to promote four employees in the Oxford Utilities-Water & Sewer Division. (Braxton Tullos)
      6. Request permission to approve a salary correction for an employee in the Oxford Police Department. (Braxton Tullos)
      7. Request permission to approve unpaid volunteers for the Oxford Animal Resource Center. (Kelli Briscoe)
   4. Miscelleanous:
      1. Request approval of water and/or sewer adjustments in accordance with the Oxford Utilities Leak Adjustment Policy. (Rob Neely)
      2. Request permission to accept donations on behalf of the Oxford ARC. (Kelli Briscoe)
   5. Travel Requests:
      1. Request permission for an employee to attend Crisis Communication Training on June 24, 2024 in Pearl, MS at an estimated cost of $338.00. (Jeff McCutchen)
      2. Request permission for two employees to attend the National Best Friends Conference on July 10-14, 2024 in Orlando, FL at an estimated cost of $3,200.00. (Kelli Briscoe)
      3. Request permission for an employee to attend the TVPPA Engineering and Operations Conference in Huntsville, AL on August 21-23, 2024 at an estimated cost of $1,194.20. (Rob Neely)
7. Adopt a Retirement Resolution for Oxford Fire Department employee, Larry Gillespie.
8. Adopt a Retirement Resolution for Oxford Fire Department employee, Brian Vaughn.
9. Consider a request from the Oxford Garden Club to install a fountain in Lake Patsy at Lamar Park.
10. Public hearing for the proposed condemnation of a structure located at 130 Price Hill Drive. (Johnathan Mizell)
11. Request permission to approve a Parade/Assembly Permit for Tamara Howell to host a Walk for Jesus on Saturday, June 29, 2024 from 3:00pm-5:00pm. (Jeff McCutchen)
12. Request permission to approve a contract renewal with UKG for Payroll Services. (Braxton Tullos)
13. Consider an amendment to The Lamar Regulating Plan. (Ben Requet)
14. First Reading of a proposed Ordinance amending the Land Development Code to establish a Housing Accelerator Overlay District, Case #3098. (Ben Requet)
15. First Reading of a proposed Ordinance amending the Official Zoning Map for the Housing Accelerator Overlay District (HAO), Case #3099, for property west of George G. “Pat” Patterson Parkway, being further identified as PPINs 39161, 39159, 15716, 39160, 2877, and 14847. (Ben Requet)
16. Request permission to close South 11th Street, between Tyler Avenue and Harrison Avenue, for the duration of the Oxford Square Stormwater Detention Project. (John Crawley)
17. Request permission to advertise for bids for the Oxford Conference Center Rifle Range HVAC Replacement Project. (John Crawley)
18. Request permission to accept a proposal from Temple, Inc. for the US Department of Transportation (USDOT) SMART Grant Application. (John Crawley)
19. Request permission to accept bids received and authorize a contract for the Thacker Heights Water Main Improvement Project. (John Crawley)
20. Consider an executive session.
21. Adjourn.