City Council Special Called Meeting

929 CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL CALLED MEETING MUNICIPAL MINUTES CITY OF TUPELO STATE OF MISSISSIPPI SEPTEMBER 15, 2021 Be it remembered that a special called meeting of the Tupelo City Council was held in the Council Chambers in the City Hall building on Wednesday, September 15, 2021, at 9:00 a.m. with the following in attendance: Council Members Chad Mims, Lynn Bryan, Travis Beard, Nettie Davis, Buddy Palmer, Janet Gaston and Rosie Jones; Ben Logan, City Attorney and Missy Shelton, Clerk of the Council. Council President Buddy Palmer called the meeting to order at 9:00 a.m. IN THE MATTER OF RESOLUTION FOR THE LEVYING OF AD VALOREM TAXES FOR THE CITY OF TUPELO AND THE TUPELO MUNICIPAL SEPARATE SCHOOL DISTRICT FOR THE TAX YEAR 2021 AND THE CURRENT FY 2021-2022 Council Member Bryan moved, seconded by Council Member Mims, to adopt the resolution for the levying of ad valorem taxes for the City of Tupelo and the Tupelo Municipal Separate School District for the FY 2020-2021. The vote was unanimous in favor. APPENDIX A IN THE MATTER OF FY 2021-2022 CITY OF TUPELO BUDGET Council Member Davis moved, seconded by Council Member Beard, to adopt the City of Tupelo, Mississippi budget for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2022, under the provision of Section 21-35- 1 et. seq. of Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated. The vote to approve the budget was unanimous. The budget for the City of Tupelo, Mississippi, ending on September 30, 2022 is attached to these minutes as APPENDIX B. IN THE MATTER OF DETERMINATION OF NEED FOR EXECUTIVE SESSION Council Member Bryan moved, seconded by Council Member Gaston. to determine the need for an Executive Session. City Attorney Ben Logan advised the Council that the topic for discussion, personnel matter in the Department of Development Services, Miss. Code Anno. §25-41-7 (4) (k) (1972 as amended), is a legal reason to enter an executive session. The vote was unanimous in favor. IN THE MATTER OF EXECUTIVE SESSION Council Member Beard moved, seconded by Council Member Davis to enter into executive session to discuss personnel matters in the Development Services Department. The vote was unanimous in favor, and the city council entered executive session at 9:05 a.m. After a discussion of the personnel issue, Council Member Gaston moved, seconded by Council Member Bryan, to leave the executive session. The vote was unanimous, and the city council returned to open session at 9:30 a.m.  931 APPENDIX A  932 APPENDIX A  933 APPENDIX A  934 APPENDIX B  935 APPENDIX B  936 APPENDIX B  937 APPENDIX B  938 APPENDIX B  939 APPENDIX B  940 APPENDIX B  941 APPENDIX B  942 APPENDIX B  943 APPENDIX B  944 APPENDIX B  945 APPENDIX B  946 APPENDIX B  947 APPENDIX B