City of Oxford, Mississippi Board of Aldermen Meeting Agenda – Tuesday, July 2, 2024

Regular Meeting is at 5 pm in 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 18, 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 declare equipment surplus in the Oxford-University Transit Department and authorize its disposal. (Donna Zampella)
      2. Request permission to declare equipment surplus in the Environmental Services Department and authorize its disposal. (Amberlyn Liles)
      3. Request permission to accept a list of weapons into the inventory for the Oxford Police Department pursuant to MS Code Section 41-29-181(7a) and attached court order. (Jeff McCutchen)
   2. Grants:
   3. Human Resources:
      1. Request permission to accept the resignation of an employee in the Oxford Conference Center. (Braxton Tullos)
      2. Request permission to approve a stipend increase for an employee in the Oxford Police Department. (Braxton Tullos)
      3. Request permission to promote an employee in the Oxford Police Department. (Braxton Tullos)
      4. Request permission to promote four employees in the Environmental Services Department. (Braxton Tullos)
      5. Request permission to accept the resignation of an employee in the Animal Resource Center. (Braxton Tullos)
      6. Request permission to promote three employees in the Oxford Fire Department. (Braxton Tullos)
      7. Request permission to hire six employees in the Oxford Fire Department. (Braxton Tullos)
      8. Request permission to accept the resignation of an employee in the Oxford Fire Department. (Braxton Tullos)
      9. 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 a Crisis Negotiation Workshop on August 6, 2024 in Oxford at an estimated cost of $234.00. (Jeff McCutchen)
      2. Request permission for seven employees to attend FBI-LEEDA Supervisor Institute on July 8-13, 2024 in Oxford at an estimated cost of $5,565.00. (Jeff McCutchen)
      3. Request permission for three employees to attend the NASRO 2024 Conference on July 14-19, 2024 in Phoenix, AX at an estimated cost of $1,542.00. (Jeff McCutchen)
      4. Request permission for five employees to attend Crisis Intervention Training in Oxford on July 15-19, 2024 at no cost to the City. (Jeff McCutchen)
      5. Request permission for four employees to attend Mounted Patrol School on July 15-19, 2024 in Oxford at no cost to the City. (Jeff McCutchen)
      6. Request permission for an employee to attend the 2024 MASRO Conference on July 7-12, 2024 in Biloxi, MS at an estimated cost of $354.00. (Jeff McCutchen)
      7. Request permission for three employees to attend ALERRT AAIR Instructor training on July 15-19, 2024 at no cost to the City. (Jeff McCutchen)
      8. Request permission for two employees to attend Emotional Response Instructor training on July 25-26, 2024 in Moorhead, MS at an estimated cost of $1,456.00. (Jeff McCutchen)
      9. Request permission for five employees to attend ALERRT Level 1 Instructor training on July 8-12, 2024 in Oxford at no cost to the City. (Jeff McCutchen)
      10. Request permission for an officer to attend SFST Instructor training on August 5-9, 2024 in Ridgeland, MS at no cost to the City. (Jeff McCutchen)
      11. Request permission for an officer to attend Report Writing Refresher Course training on July 29-30, 2024 in Jackson, MS at no cost to the city. (Jeff McCutchen)
      12. Request permission for an employee to attend Basic Supervisor Liability training on August 12, 2024 in Oxford at an estimated cost of $350.00. (Jeff McCutchen)
      13. Request permission for an employee to attend Resiliency Training on August 14, 2024 in Germantown, TN at no cost to the City. (Jeff McCutchen)
7. Public hearing for the proposed demolition of a structure located at 12 Gater Road. (Johnathan Mizell)
8. Request permission to accept the annual report from Watkins, Ward, & Stafford for the Municipal Reserve & Trust Fund for the year ended March 31, 2024, as approved by the Municipal Reserve & Trust Committee. (Ed Maxwell)
9. Request approval of and authorize the Mayor to sign the ice rink agreement for Holly Jolly Holidays.
10. Request permission to expand bus services for the Oxford-University Transit System. (Donna Zampella)
11. Discuss transport costs for the Animal Resource Center. (Kelli Briscoe)
12. Request permission to approve a Parade/Assembly Permit for the Oxford Square Alliance to host the annual Sidewalk Sale on July 12-13, 2024 from 9:00am-5:30pm. (Jeff McCutchen)
13. Second Reading and Public Hearing of a Proposed Ordinance Amending the Land Development Code to establish a Housing Accelerator Overlay District (Case # 3098). (Ben Requet)
14. Second Reading and Public Hearing of a Proposed Zoning Map Amendment for the Housing Accelerator Overlay District (HAO) (Case # 3099) for property west of George G ‘Pat’ Patterson Parkway (PPIN #s 39161, 39159, 15716, 39160, 2877, and 14847). (Ben Requet)
15. Consider an easement for NE Power for mTrade Park. (Mark Levy)
16. Request permission to advertise for bids for upgrades to the College Hill Lift station. (John Crawley)
17. Consider an executive session.
18. Recess to meet on Tuesday, July 16, 2024 at 9:00am.