Rankin County officials voted to reject the sole bid submitted for the county's burn building project.

A staff member asked the presiding officer to add a second agenda item to reject the only bid received for the Rankin County burn building project. The staff member stated, “The the second matter is to it's for the board using its discretion to reject the only bid that was received for your Rankin County burn building project.” Brad, a Rankin County official, moved to reject the bid; Steve seconded the motion. The chair called for the vote: “All in favor? Aye.” The transcript records the motion as carrying by voice vote.

The record does not include the name of the bidder, the bid amount, the reasons for rejection beyond the board using its discretion, or any planned next steps such as re-bidding or soliciting additional proposals. Those details were not specified in the portion of the meeting captured in the transcript.