City Beat: Mayor, Alderman meeting for May 5, 2025

By Shaun McInnish, Sr., City Beat Writer, Pelahatchie News

Mayor Karl VanHorn called the regular May meeting to order at 6:00 p.m. Following the invocation and Pledge of Allegiance, roll was called, with all members present.

Residents or Visitors’ Business: Representatives from the Pelahatchie Public Library provided an update on the library’s current operations and community engagement. The board thanked the library for their service to the town.

New Business:
Approval of Minutes from April 7, 2025 Regular Board Meeting: Alderman Jones made a motion to approve the minutes from the April meeting. Alderman Harrell seconded the motion, and the motion passed unanimously.

Approval of Unpaid Claims Docket: Alderman Jones made a motion to approve the payment of the town’s unpaid claims docket. Alderman Harrell seconded the motion, and the motion passed unanimously.

Approval of Bank Draft Payment to Morgan & White Insurance ($971.27): Alderwoman Warren made a motion to approve the disbursement to Morgan & White Insurance for AmFirst Card coverage secondary to BCBS. Alderwoman Hill seconded the motion, and the motion passed unanimously.

Approval of Bank Draft Payment to Blue Cross Insurance ($8,293.24): Alderman Jones made a motion to approve the draft payment to Blue Cross Insurance. Alderwoman Hill seconded the motion, and the motion passed unanimously.

Approval of Bank Draft Payment to EMC Insurance ($5,916.32): Alderwoman Warren made a motion to approve the draft payment to EMC Insurance for property insurance coverage. Alderwoman Hill seconded the motion, and the motion passed unanimously.

Approval and Ratification of April 2025 Payroll – General Fund ($78,932.22) and Enterprise Fund ($26,202.00): Alderman Jones made a motion to approve and ratify the payroll disbursement for April. Alderman Harrell seconded the motion, and the motion passed with a 3–2 vote.

Approval of Waggoner Engineering as Engineer for CDBG Grant Gas Project: Alderwoman Warren made a motion to approve Waggoner Engineering to serve as the engineer for the upcoming CDBG gas infrastructure grant project. Alderman Jones seconded the motion, and the motion passed unanimously.

Executive Session: The board entered executive session at 6:13 p.m. to discuss pending litigation. The executive session ended at 6:21 p.m.

Adjournment: A motion was made to adjourn the meeting by Alderman Jones and seconded by Alderman Hill, and the board recessed and adjourned the meeting at 6:34 p.m.