McComb officials put off approving police officers for private security details Tuesday night.
Board attorney Angela Cockerham said state law requires some specific information to be included in official approvals on the board minutes.
Use of city vehicles for private services is prohibited under the law, she said, and the board must specify and approve each individual officer for each instance of private security, as well as the uniform allowed to be worn and the weapon allowed to be carried.
That information “has to be spread on the minutes,” Cockerham said, and the board “has to decide that it’s in the best interest of the city” to allow the private security work.
With that information from Cockerham, the board voted unanimously to skip over the security request for the time being.
In other business, the board:
• Bought two Chevrolet Tahoes for the police department at $39,259 each.
• Bought report management software from Application Data System Inc. for the police department for a monthly maintenance fee of $1,450.
• Agreed to sell former police chief Scott McKenzie his service weapon for $1. It will be presented at a future board meeting.
• Ratified a permit for C Spire to lower cable lines that conflict with the Northwest Interceptor sewer improvement project.
• Amended the budget by $35,000 to cover cost overruns on the Railroad Boulevard improvement project.
• Approved preparation of an application for emergency bridge repair funds to replace the Hamilton Street bridge.
• Adopted a stormwater drainage improvement plan.
• Paid the sheriff’s department $14,470.68 for housing city prisoners in September.
• Ratified the closing of City Hall on Nov. 23 as part of the Thanksgiving holiday on a 5-1 vote, with Hill voting against.
• Postponed action on making a donation to the Light House domestic violence shelter.
• Postponed consideration of a donation to the Junior Auxiliary of McComb.
• Paid claims of $1,391,76.
