Madison County’s Board of Supervisors approved a package of routine business and contract actions Tuesday, including construction awards, engineering supplemental agreements, subdivision plats, inspection contracts and several administrative items.

The board voted, with routine "aye" voice votes unless noted, to approve minutes, consent items and multiple appointments and contract actions listed on the agenda. Several items drew little discussion; engineering firms subsequently provided the quarterly updates described separately.

Notable actions the board approved included the low bid award for Calhoun Station Parkway reconstruction and authorization for the board president to sign the construction contract. Tim (county staff) announced the low bid from Hemphill Construction for $7,422,800 and the board approved the award during the business portion of the meeting.

The board also approved Supplemental Agreement No. 1 for Strickland Road (Highway 463 to Deweese) to Garver in the amount of $679,003.43 for right-of-way acquisition services, roundabout design at Camden Crossing and alternate roadway analysis. The supplemental agreement increases that contract’s scope and includes significant right-of-way work, the county said.

Other approvals included:

- Final plat approval for White Oak Farms Phase 1 (revised) and Millbridge 1A (38 lots on 16.74 acres).
- Authorization of a construction engineering and inspection (CENI) contract with Stantec Consulting Services for Calhoun Station Parkway inspection services, fee not to exceed $456,579.67.
- Award of the Wheatley Street project to Hemphill Construction (low bid reported around $2,800,000) with a 270-calendar-day contract.
- Approval to accept and process an ARPA reimbursement request from MCWA (Madison County Water Authority) through the county (the board agreed the reimbursement requests should come through county minutes for audit trail purposes).
- Acknowledgement of an interlocal agreement with the City of Canton regarding tax assessing and collecting.
- Approval of the hiring pro forma/order to add a Mississippi State Extension Service agent (4-H/extension position) as requested by the Extension Service.
- Approval of a request from the county drug court for 10% of county opioid-settlement funds (roughly $21,600), which the board voted to approve.
- Appointment of Britney Brown as the district’s dead-offset (tax offset) coordinator and other personnel/clerical appointments on the agenda.
- Authorization to re-advertise the boardroom renovation project (the board discussed the scope and cost and agreed to re-bid tech-focused upgrades).
- Approval of a $3,000 budget amendment from the general fund to new fund 188 to provide startup funding for Judge O'Neil’s court-related grant fund.
- Approval of routine dockets, claims and quarterly reports as listed on the agenda.

Most motions were moved and seconded by supervisors on the dais (motions on record list Supervisor Banks and Supervisor Griffin frequently as movers and seconds) and passed by voice votes of "aye." Where roll-call tallies were not read aloud on the transcript, the minutes reflect voice approvals recorded in the meeting.