Board of Alderman - Regular Meeting

present this evening, so we can proceed with the order of the day. First of all, we have the invocation of Mr. Johnson and the oath of loyalty of Mr. McKenna. We also want to stop for a moment to pray for Mr. Smith in this evening. We also want to remember Mr. Nash of our Department of Public Services. We want to remember both in our prayers. Thank you very much.

Heavenly Father, we come tonight to thank you, Lord God. We thank you for the many blessings you have granted us. Lord God, thank you for being so good. Lord, while we sit here, Lord God, and think how good you have been, we cannot help but thank you. Lord God, we ask for a special blessing in this moment for Mr. Rodney for the loss of his mother, for Ms. Smith for the loss of his brother, and for Ms. Belinda for the loss of his mother. Lord God, we ask for peace in this moment. Lord God, grant them comfort. Lord God, thank you for the advice of the young people of our mayor who is here tonight. Lord God, let them know that they are our leaders, Lord God, and we are very grateful to them. Bless each family, each employee, Lord God. Bless all those who are gathered here in your name, Lord God. We pray all these things in your name.

Let us rise for the oath of faithfulness.

The flag of the United States of America and the Republic that it represents. A nation. With freedom and justice for all.

Now we proceed with the nomination of the lady.

Assessor McKenna.

Take.

Assessor Bledo. Assessor Armstrong. Present. Assessor Smith. Assessor Johnson. Present. Assessor Langston. Assessor Bost.

We have the number. Now let's move on to the vote on the municipal agenda. I accept a motion to accept the orders of.

The Diocese.

We have a motion by Assessor Bost. We have a second. Second. Second by Assessor Bledo. Are there any discussions?

The motion passes with six votes in favor and one in dissent. I propose to approve the verbal meeting of the Municipal Council of August 18, 2026. Mayor, I propose to accept the last meeting.

Mayor, I propose to accept the last meeting. Mayor, I propose to accept the last meeting.

Mayor, I propose to accept the last meeting.

Mayor, I propose to accept the last meeting.

Councilor Armstrong Councilor Blair Councilor McKenna The motion passes with 6 votes in favor and 1 in 6 I propose to approve the order of the day I propose to approve the points of the day order with a correction to the letter the event promotes the city's attributes and the tourism and economic development of the city

The motion passes with six votes I propose to approve Mayor, Councilor Johnson, I propose to accept the registration of the credits. General fund, $ 488.00. Library fund, $ 12,101.00. Economic development fund, $ 2,945.00. For a total of $ 1,712,000. I want to say 709.

We have a motion from the councilor. There is a second. The mayor supports.

Councilor Armstrong. Any discussion? The nominal, please.

Councilor Bost.

Contra.

Councilor Langston. Councilor Johnson.

Please.

Councilor Smith Councilor Armstrong Councilor Bledsoe Councilor McKay The motion passes with five votes in favor, one against and one absent. Well, tonight we have the presentation of special guests. We have the Council of Youth of the Mayor of 2026 and 2027. Let's give them a round of applause. and this is a special evening because it will be the first time that Lake Cormorant will also participate in the council of young people of the mayor let's applaud one of the visions we have when we say One Horn Lake we really mean One Horn Lake that means that all the guys of Lake Cormorant and Horn Lake unite and as I said before I want them to be an example of what unity means in our city We are excited this year to host, to make both schools work together in the youth council of the city. We can't wait to go to Jackson and do a good job. We are really grateful to have you here today. Miss Jay, are you ready?

To see so many people so busy, I'm proud to be part of the Mississippi. All of you, especially. For the first time ever. to our mayor, to our men, to all women, to our mayor for their unbreakable support. What does the mayor's council do?

This council serves to give to young people.

It is a place where students learn how... ...what... ...the families and the entire community overcome. The problems. Soprattutto questo consiglio appartiene a voi. Siamo entusiasti di vedere cosa riuscirà a fare ognuno di voi. Grazie per esservi fatti avanti per servire e grazie alla signorina Bulletin della Horn Lake High School e della Lake High School e della Lake High School. Potreste alzarvi per favore? In this moment, I ask you to come forward to join the mayor Jimmy Stokes for your oath.

Do you all know who has to come here?

We should try to make them stay close to each other.

Okay, are you ready?

I solemnly swear that I will faithfully support the Constitution of the United States and the Constitution of the State of Mississippi and I will respect its laws that are not unqualified.

che non sono squalificato dall'occupare la casa il Consiglio Giovanile del Sindaco 2027 il Consiglio Giovanile del Sindaco 2027 che adempirò fedelmente ai doveri dell'incarico che sto per assumere che Dio mi aiuti bene, congratulazioni

Bye, girls. All right. Thank you all. Thank you to all the parents who are here tonight to support the girls. Thank you very much to all of you.

Now let's see the order. All right, let's continue with the order of the day. Now we will move on to the awards for the employees.

Good evening, mayor, council and special guests. One of the greatest strengths of the city of Horn Lake is the dedication and commitment of our employees. Tonight we have the privilege of awarding three people whose service reflects their hard work, professionalism and commitment to serving our community. On behalf of the mayor and the council, as well as the city of Horn Lake, thank you for your continued dedication and your faithful service. Congratulations for achieving these important goals and tonight our first recipient will be the director of the parks, Drew Coleman, for 10 years of service. We have two more, but none of the two could come. But I still want to recognize them. This is our fire watchman, Charlotte Barnes, for a year. And the police officer, Taja Styler, for a year.

Did that all?

All right, let's give a round of applause for the employees that we are awarding tonight, a round of applause for them. All right, we are overcoming the planning, we are moving on to the new issues.

Let's see.

The resolution of private property is a public hearing that I declare now open. We have a list of properties that have not been maintained. This will give the city the authority to access private property to clean and improve the appearance of the property. Is there anyone who wants to talk about the listed properties? You have to go on for three minutes. The public hearing is over. Does anyone want to talk about these properties? Does anyone want to talk about these properties? This public hearing is now closed. Members want to speak? All right. I accept a motion to accept the resolution for the cleaning of private properties.

I will make that motion.

Motion of the assessor Bustin. We have a second. Second. Seconded by the assessor Bledsoe. Any discussion? The nominal please.

Assessor McKenna. Assessor Bledsoe. Assessor Armstrong. Mr. Smith, Mr. Johnson, Mr. Langston, Mr. Bozzi.

Motion approved with five yeses, one noes and one noes. I have a request for a motion to approve the fiscal year balance. Mayor.

I would like to make a motion to approve the fiscal year balance for 2027. We have a second.

Mayor, I would like to modify my motion to include the approval of the budget for the fiscal year 2027 to 45 thousandths. We have a second.

Seconder, Assessor Langston.

Any discussion?

Assessor Boston. Assessor Langston. Assessor Johnson. Assessor Smith. Counselor Armstrong. Counselor Blatter. Counselor McKenna.

I'm Melinda Micium. My address is 301 Loser Street, Hernando, Mississippi 38632.

Grazie per avermi dato l'opportunità di parlare davanti a voi stasera. Sono una candidata a giudice della Chancery Court nel sottodistretto, qui a Horn Lake. Volevo solo venire a parlarvene molto brevemente. Il mio nome è Melinda Harris-Mitchum. Esercito la professione legale da 32 anni. Sono nota per essere una fiera sostenitrice di genitori, figli e persone coinvolte nel sistema della Chancery Court. Sono stata la prima donna giudice a Hernando all'inizio della mia carriera e ho trascorso 19 anni come special master in Chancery Court dove ho operato come giudice part-time. Quindi porto 23 anni di esperienza giudiziaria in questo incarico arico. Mi piace dire alla gente che la Chancery Court si occupa fondamentalmente di questioni di cuore. So everything that concerns children, and I repeat, it was nice to see these beautiful faces this evening at the council of the mayor, but regarding children, maintenance, custody and visits. We also take care of drug and alcohol recovery. We manage orders of protection for domestic abuse, just like the city courts. Controversies, landowners, testaments and successions. So it is a court of equity. And I simply like to define everything that concerns the heart. For the first time, starting from 2027, the County of De Soto will be an autonomous judicial district for the Chancery Court. And it's really exciting! I have many projects to make it more efficient and better for the parties in charge, for anyone present in court and for lawyers. I'm already talking to lawyers about what could work better. The first contested election for the Chancery Court in the history of the County of De Soto It is an important thing that offers the opportunity to define a model that the rest of the state can look at to improve things, especially for children, because they are the most important part. So I have the experience, the passion and the competence to be your next judge of Chancery Court. And I'm going back to the sub-district here in Horn Lake e c'è un'altra posizione a livello di Contea, ma quella per cui mi candido è la Corte di Cancelleria qui a Horn Lake. Sarei onorato di guadagnarmi il vostro voto e il vostro sostegno. Sono felice di ascoltare chiunque. Potete cercare il mio numero. Chiamate il mio ufficio se volete discutere di questioni o visioni che avete. Sono in mezzo alla comunità, cercando di capire cosa la gente si aspetti da questa nuova Corte di Cancelleria. Quindi grazie per questa opportunità e grazie per tutto quello che fate.

They were left behind.

All right, there's no one else here. I'm just a mayor, I don't correspond, I'm an enthusiast of the new council. We don't see the time to work with them.

Thank you very much.

Let's give a round of applause to Mrs. J for all of this. Thank you, Mr. J. For the advice of our mayor. We are really grateful. I know it's a bit... Oh, God. Oh, L. Johnson.

I just wanted to say how excited I am to see so many young people at the Youth Council of the Mayor. Many times we think that our houses and our cars are our biggest investment.

Know that they are our children.

So I am very grateful to Mrs. AJ and the teachers who are offering to give a hand. I am very excited to see you. So thank you very much.

All right, woman.

As you all know, next week it will be very, very hot.

Check all your cars. You are responsible for the department.

Make sure your staff is hydrated regularly. And check your animals and the elderly as well. Check and make sure they are well.

Yes, Mr. Mayor, I wanted to convey this message on behalf of our citizen, Mrs. Kirby Carter. I wanted to show her appreciation for Mr. Spencer and the Department of Public Works, because there was a road in District 4 that received the attention it needed. So I just wanted to say that I appreciate you and thank you very much.

I know that many people have been left without electricity for a while. We are grateful.

I know that many people would like to take it with the city, but often with someone like Tinti or Sisfire when they hit a waterway or if not a waterway or if a location has not been.

We have to respond with the personnel of Durnold. So let's make an applause for this influence. The people are using and things are going a little more easily on our part.

So I appreciate your work on Ornistasia.

Thank you, Mr. Scopper, for the hard work in the face of Dr. Camino, where people can ask for licenses and online permits.

Thank you, sir. Thank you, sir. I have nothing for tonight, ma'am.

Philip.

As a mayor, do you have any advice for tonight? As for a dog, something like that.

Just a memory, we have an adoption event at the church on September 12th, from 9 to 12 September, from 9 to 12. And then the next Saturday, September 19th. Not even one more.

Okay.

I have nothing.

For those who didn't hear me, I don't know if it's on.

I have nothing. Someone has something for the lawyer. We don't have an executive session tonight. It's my favorite part of the evening.

I receive a motion. We have a second.

Second.

Second.

I don't think there are any discussions.