Board of Aldermen Work Sessoin, Friday, October 30, 2026

The City of Starkville Board of Aldermen held a work session on October 30, 2026, to prepare for its upcoming board meeting. A communications contractor presented results from the city’s ongoing social-media and public-information work, including engagement statistics and plans to continue department and employee features; no new contract or change in spending was discussed. The board reviewed several upcoming procurement items: acceptance of the lowest bids from SNS Landscaping and Nursery was kept off the consent agenda for discussion at the board meeting; an engineering task order with Neel-Schaffer and a sole-source quote from Infosense for repair and updates to the city’s SL-RAT sewer acoustic inspection equipment were slated for consent. These were agenda-planning decisions at the work session, not final approvals or contract awards. An annual renewal with no price increase was also slated for consent, though the transcript does not identify the item or vendor.

The board also reviewed personnel items, including a 3% anniversary salary adjustment under existing policy, and noted upcoming public hearings, including one concerning a 180-day moratorium. No dollar amounts or contract numbers were provided for the procurement items.