Hernando Board of Aldermen Meeting | 10.20.2026

The City of Hernando Board of Aldermen meeting on October 20, 2026, approved several spending and project actions. The board accepted the FY2025 audit, which reported an unmodified opinion and approximately $10 million in capital additions; the sole finding was a budget overage tied to County Board of Education funds, with auditors recommending that related expenditures be budgeted and monitored. The board approved a road agreement with DeSoto County for design and right-of-way work on Getwell Road from Pleasant Hill Road to I-269. The project has an 80% MPO grant and a 20% local match split evenly between the city and county; Hernando expects to contribute about $110,000 over two to four years for the initial phase, with construction funding to follow later. The board also approved a notice of intent for a hazard-mitigation grant to replace the Police Department generator and electrical panel, with an estimated $16,000 local match split between police and dispatch budgets; state grant funds were not currently available.

The board approved a three-year lease and software subscription with Perry Weather for on-site weather monitoring and alerts at the soccer complex; no contract amount was stated. It also authorized advertising for bids to illuminate the historic water tower. The project is estimated at $109,000, with a 20% city share—approximately $25,000, partly covered through in-kind work and tourism funds—and the board requested that bid specifications include warm-white lighting. The Renaissance Park update reported Phase 1 at 84% and Phase 2 at 74.5% complete, with completion hoped for in early December; no change orders were anticipated. A proposed Delta Landing PUD revision was not approved: a motion limited to the mixed-use building and removal of the hotel use failed. Other approved spending included the annual $5,000 Hernando High School band donation and travel expenses for up to four officials to attend an economic development conference.