Aldermen Agendas

AGENDA
MAYOR AND BOARD OF ALDERMEN
CITY OF OCEAN SPRINGS

1. CALL TO ORDER

2. ROLL CALL

3. PROCLAMATION – St. Alphonsus Catholic School Week (Exhibit 3)

4. NEW BUSINESS
a) Benefit Poker Run for family of Dave Taylor – Maurice Owens (Exhibit 4-a)

5. PUBLIC COMMENT: The public is invited to address the Board for up to 3 minutes.  The Board will take all comments under advisement for potential action at a later date if warranted.

6. CONSENT AGENDA
Mayor:
a) Authorize removal of  Mindy McDowell, Human Resources/Risk Management Director, from probationary status and placed on full time employment (Exhibit 6-a)
b) Authorize advertisement of bid specifications for MDAH funded drainage improvements at the Community Center (Exhibit 6-b)
City Clerk:
c) Approve Minutes: Recess Meeting March 18, 2008 (Exhibit 6-c)
d) Approve payment: Docket of Claims and spread upon the Minutes (Exhibit 6-d)
e) Accept Action Report (Exhibit 6-e)
Police Dept.:
f) Authorize Sergeant and Lieutenant Position Realignment (Exhibit 6-f)
Fire Dept.:
g) Authorize employment of David Hammond as Firefighter III, annual salary $29,000, probationary period of one-year, pending successful completion of all pre-employment requirements ( Exhibit 6-g)
Human Resources/Risk:
City Engineer:
Public Works:
h) Authorize employment of Aaron Cox, Street Department, hourly rate $9.96, pending successful completion of all pre-employment requirements (Exhibit 6-h)
i) Accept bid for Pre-Engineered Building System funded by USDA (Exhibit 6-i)
Community Development & Planning:
j) Accept Tree Committee Report (Exhibit 6-j)
k) Accept Code Enforcement Report for February, 2008 (Exhibit 6-k)
Parks & Leisure Services:
l) Approve Halstead Tennis Facility as Revised (Exhibit 6-l)
m) Authorize payment of invoice in the amount of $8,000.00 to Playpower for Hanley Road Toddler Park and amend the budget accordingly (Exhibit 6-m)
City Attorney:
Facilities:
n) Authorize participation in the 1st Annual Spring into Wellness Health Fair (Exhibit 6-n)

7.  DEPARTMENT REPORTS
Mayor:
City Clerk:
a) Resolution Declaring the Intention of the City to Authorize the Borrowing of an Amount Not to Exceed $15 million with Mississippi Development Bank (Exhibit 7-a)
Police:
Fire:
Human Resources/Risk Manager:
b) Revision to Time and Attendance Policy for change to 14-day pay period for Police Department (Exhibit 7-b)
City Engineer:
Public Works:
Community Development & Planning:
c) Update on Human Resource Cottage
Parks & Leisure Services:
City Attorney:
Information Item:
d) City Street Vertical Clearance (Exhibit 7-d)
Facilities:
Information Item:
e) City Rental Facility Comparisons (Exhibit 7-e)

8. ALDERMEN’S FORUM

9. EXECUTIVE SESSION

RECESS UNTIL 6:00 P.M. on April 15, 2008


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