Tupelo City Council // 10-6-2026

At its October 6, 2026 meeting, the Tupelo City Council approved a contract for the Chickasaw Heritage Center Natchez Trace intersection/entrance-road project under bid number 2026-039PW, authorizing the mayor to sign and move the project forward. No contract amount was stated. The council also approved moving forward with a request for proposals for server equipment and cloud storage to back up city records, and approved a sole-source purchase of Acutabs from Memphis Pool. Advertising and promotional allocations included $10,000 for the Community Forward Festival and $7,500 for the Tupelo Reads event. The council approved the city’s bills, FY2027 petty cash accounts, and surplus items; the surplus discussion concerned equipment no longer needed for a water-project pump setup.

The council approved an interlocal agreement establishing a Lee County child-protection task force; Tupelo’s contribution will be a detective’s time, rather than a cash payment. It also approved a transportation-services memorandum of understanding with Northeast Mississippi Community Services and an ordinance rezoning property on Kohley Road from agricultural open space to mixed-use commercial for a future hospital facility. No other procurement award amounts were specified in the transcript.