POPLARVILLE —
On Tuesday, the board of aldermen — squeezed into Mayor Billy Spiers’ office for their meeting because City Hall construction made the board room unavailable — heard insurance representatives present proposed plans to cover city workers, and tabled to the next session on July 3 a decision on the clean-up of a property.
Insurance agent Charles Lowe of Long Beach, representing NICKFLOYD & Associates, presented to the board what he termed a “Medical Bridge Advantage Program,” and then the board entertained two representatives from Blue Cross-Blue Shield, who reviewed the city’s insurance program. Blue Cross currently carries the city employee insurance coverage.
The board took no action on the presentations and members said they will probably make a decision on July 3 on whether or not to renew the Blue Cross program or look for another carrier.
The cost of the current coverage will go up, but aldermen were looking at various levels of coverage to help cushion the expected rate increase.
Aldermen listened quietly, but Alderman Bill Winborn grilled Lowe on the cancer coverage offered by his plan. Aldermen Dr. John Grant, Jr., and Byron Wells also questioned Lowe on various aspects of his proposal.
The insurance representatives’ presentations took up about three-fourths of the hour-long board session.
Concerning a piece of property that needs to be cleaned up, 106 E. Orr St., aldermen tabled to the July 3 meeting a decision on whether or not to proceed with the property’s cleanup, following a detailed briefing on the status of the property by board attorney Martin T. Smith.
The board has been moving slowly on the East Orr cleanup proposal because it will be very expensive and the board is not sure whether it can recoup the city’s outlay on the cleanup.
The board also heard from Ed Sternod, Poplarville school system transportation director, who congratulated and thanked the board, the police department and merchants for their support of the transportation system.
Said Sternod, “I just wanted to let everyone know how proud we are of the city, all of these merchants and the police department for the help and support they have given our school bus system. We couldn’t have had such a good year without the help of you all.”
Sternod said the school bus system has a unique program of rewarding bus students in competition for best bus student of the month, and also a welcome back program for students who have been out of school because of sickness.
He named off merchants participating in the program: Sonic Drive In, Burger King, Domino’s Pizza, Pizza Hut, Subway, Apples LTD, Mike’s Auto Supply, Longleaf Farm and Garden, Poplarville Quick Lube, Ace Hardware, McDonalds, Stonewall’s BBQ, Auto Zone, Re-Steel Express, Chinese Inn Restaurant and LJ Filters.
On other matters, aldermen:
— Approved the June 6 minutes.
— Approved the June 19 claims.
— Approved the expense report for May.
— Approved the May payroll report.
— Approved the system transaction report for May.
— Approved the May privilege license report.
— Discussed a cleanup issue at 306 W. Pearl St.
— Approved a lease agreement for a city truck.
— Approved travel for Al Tynes, the school DARE officer, to the national school safety conference in Orlando, July 23-27. The DARE program will pay all expenses. Registration fee is $425, lodging is six nights for $135 per night and meals are reimbursable.
— Went into an executive session to discuss personnel matters.
— Adjourned to July 3.
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