Meeting of the Southaven, Mississippi Mayor and Board of Aldermen - October 20, 2026

The Southaven Mayor and Board of Aldermen meeting on October 20, 2026, approved several procurement items. The board authorized a two-year engagement with Lewis and Ellis for the GASB 75/OPEB audit at $10,000 total ($5,000 per year), a five-year Pitney Bowes lease for a police-department meter (amount not stated), and a five-year Motorola ALPR data and networking service at $9,000 annually plus a $330 setup fee. It also approved awarding OSB Services the generator-modification project for $194,850 and authorized the Utilities Department to use a reverse auction to seek bids for a skid steer, with award approval to return to the board. Interlocal agreements for JAG grants allocated $12,000 and $13,864 to Southaven, with DeSoto County serving as fiscal agent for purchases.

The board also approved awarding the Stateline Road widening project, including additive alternate No. 1, to NSCOR LLC; the transcript renders the amount as “$1,636,63.95,” so the exact figure is unclear. The mayor reported that $7.5 million had been budgeted for street resurfacing, with work beginning in October and continuing into 2027. Members approved the concept for a tax-incentive program for the planned Rule King redevelopment of the former Kmart site, described as involving about $19 million in acquisition and improvements, including $3 million in major exterior renovations; a final tax-incentive resolution is to return later. The listed procurement and spending motions carried, generally by unanimous roll call.