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Meeting Name: City Council Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 1/6/2026 5:30 PM Minutes status: Final  
Meeting location: Council Chambers
Published agenda: Agenda Agenda Published minutes: Minutes Minutes  
Agenda packet: Not available
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ID 26-8100 1A. MinutesDecember 16, 2025approvedFail Action details Not available
ID 26-8101 1A. PresentationMonthly Budget Certification for November 2025.presented  Action details Not available
ID 26-8106 1A. Resolution to Conduct HearingConsider adopting a Resolution to Conduct a Public Hearing on January 6, 2026 in regards to a property located at 807 S. 7th Ave., belonging to Matthew Harvey Jr., to determine whether or not the property is in such a state of dilapidation so as to be a menace to the public health and safety of the community. Property is located in Ward 6.adoptedPass Action details Not available
ID 26-8108 1B. Resolution to Conduct HearingConsider adopting a Resolution to Conduct a Public Hearing on January 6, 2026 in regards to a property located at 1038 Taylor St., belonging to Timothy E. Blue, to determine whether or not the property is in such a state of dilapidation so as to be a menace to the public health and safety of the community. Property is located in Ward 7.adopted as amendedPass Action details Not available
ID 26-8103 1A. OrderConsider adopting an Order to Consider Authorizing Application to the Mississippi State Department of Health for the Office Against Interpersonal Violence (OAIV) STOP Violence Against Women Grant for FY25 through FY27 and Execution of Documents Necessary for Acceptance and Implementation of the Grant Should It Be Awarded.adoptedPass Action details Not available
ID 26-8105 1B. OrderConsider adopting an Order authorizing the Mayor to enter into a temporary independent contractor agreement with Sheila Windham to provide payroll training support for the City of Laurel.deleted during Confirmation of Agenda  Action details Not available
ID 26-8104 1C. OrderConsider adopting an Order approving travel for the Human Resources Director, Payroll Technician, Human Resources Assistant, and Finance Director/City Clerk to attend mandatory employer training hosted by the Public Employees’ Retirement System of Mississippi (PERS) related to implementation of the Hybrid Retirement Plan - Tier 5. The training will be held on January 13, 2026, in Jackson, Mississippi.adoptedPass Action details Not available
ID 26-8102 1D. OrderConsider adopting an Order to approve out-of-state travel for City Clerk, Kristal Jones and Program Director, Kristi Howard to attend the 2026 AmeriCorps National Service Training Conference on April 13-17, 2026 at Renaissance Dallas-Addison Hotel in Addison, TX.adoptedPass Action details Not available
ID 26-8109 1E. OrderConsider adopting an Order to approve Lot Cleaning Assessments for the following properties: A. Cleaning of property assessed to Karl L. Hardy, at 804 S. 19th Ave. Total assessed cost $121.83 Ward 1 B. Cleaning of property assessed to Eclipse17 LLC, at 1830 Lee St. Total assessed cost $95.35 Ward 1 C. Cleaning of property assessed to Janet Lee Claxton- Sutherlin Est. at 636 W. 29th St. Total assessed cost $106.60 Ward 3 D. Cleaning of property assessed to Ganesha Tax Investments at 2813 N. 7th Ave. Total assessed cost $124.77 Ward 3 E. Cleaning of property assessed to Paro G. Ducksworth at 117 W. 22nd St. Total assessed cost $73.90 Ward 4 F. Cleaning of property assessed to Shanique Charleston at 143 W. 19th St. Total assessed cost $78.75 Ward 4 G. Cleaning of property assessed to Omeria McDonald Scott at Lot W. of 523 E. 14th St. Total assessed cost $98.75 Ward 4 H. Cleaning of property assessed to Ruth Moore Est % Shelia F. Husband at 1631 Dr. Deborrah Hyde Ave N. Total assessed cost $102.96 Ward 4adoptedPass Action details Not available
ID 26-8111 1F. OrderConsider adopting Order to Approve Revisions to the City of Laurel Organizational Chart Regarding the Creation of a Temporary Part-Time Payroll Training Specialist Position.adoptedPass Action details Not available
ID 26-8107 1A. ResolutionConsider adopting a Resolution to approve the Claims Docket.adoptedPass Action details Not available