Contracts & procurement in Mississippi local government
What Mississippi city councils, county boards and school districts are deciding about contracts & procurement — plain-English summaries written from official agendas and minutes, updated as meetings happen.
577 Mississippi meetings since 2024 covered contracts & procurement. Counts are directional — coverage varies by place and platform.
Places in Mississippi with the most contracts & procurement activity
- Vicksburg, MS (50)
- Hancock County, MS (43)
- Hattiesburg, MS (33)
- Rankin County, MS (30)
- Gulfport, MS (29)
- Brandon, MS (29)
- Oxford, MS (27)
- Southaven, MS (27)
- DeSoto County, MS (26)
- Starkville, MS (26)
- Olive Branch, MS (24)
- Pascagoula, MS (24)
Latest matching meetings
DeSoto County Board discusses FY 27 budget and various county contracts
The Board of Supervisors will hold a public hearing regarding the FY 27 Tax Levy and Budget. The meeting also includes discussions on procurement awards, budget amendments for multiple departments, and several land subdivision applications.
Council to vote on FY2027 budget, garbage fee hike, and annexation
The Laurel City Council will consider adopting the FY2027 budget and budgeted appropriations, along with a second reading of an ordinance to increase garbage collection fees effective October 1, 2026. The council will also hold a second reading on a proposed annexation of the Bear Pen Creek Road area, and a zoning…
Council to adopt FY 2027 budget and tax levy, plus several grants and contracts
The Hattiesburg City Council will consider adopting the FY 2027 budget and a resolution levying ad valorem taxes, along with amendments to the current FY 2026 budget. The agenda also includes multiple grant applications, contract approvals, and routine items such as budgets for the Convention Commission and various…
Board to adopt FY2027 budget and set tax levy at public hearing
The Pearl River County Board of Supervisors will hold a public hearing to adopt the FY2027 budget and set the tax levy. The agenda also includes numerous personnel actions, contract approvals, and routine administrative items, along with a petition for an alcoholic liquors referendum.
Gulfport council to approve grants, contracts, and sewer rehabilitation
The Gulfport City Council will vote on multiple resolutions including accepting HB 19 Victim Service Grant funds, approving a domestic violence advocate contract, and awarding a $1.2M sewer rehabilitation contract to JLB Contractors. The meeting also covers fire truck purchases, airport law enforcement agreements, and…
Council to vote on $31K Turf Tank striping machine and procurement ordinance
The Columbus City Council is meeting to approve minutes, claims, and a consent agenda with permits and personnel actions. They will also discuss and vote on several policy items, including bids for work on the former Dial-A-Bus building, a tree removal, a turf striping machine purchase, and a new procurement ordinance.
City approves matching funds for 2026 Mississippi Main Street Revitalization Grant
The Vicksburg Board of Mayor and Aldermen will hold a special meeting to authorize three specific agreements and a financial commitment. The body will approve a matching funds resolution for the 2026 Mississippi Main Street Revitalization Grant Program. Additionally, the board will authorize the Mayor to execute an…
Byram board to hold hearings on used car dealers, blighted properties
The Mayor and Board of Aldermen will hold public hearings on conditional use permits for used car dealers at two locations, and hearings on three properties that may be declared a menace to public health and safety. They will also consider consent agenda items including payments, hires, and budget amendments, and…
Board to consider ambulance pact, weapon sale, lead line grant, and more
The Vicksburg Board of Mayor and Aldermen will vote on a consent agenda covering routine approvals, then take up several resolutions and contracts, including an ambulance service agreement with Vicksburg Healthcare, a resolution to declare a service weapon surplus and sell it to Lieutenant John Nguyen, and a…
DeSoto County supervisors to consider recycling site, purchases, FY27 budget
The DeSoto County Board of Supervisors will meet to consider several items, including a request for an additional recycling location at Southaven Intermediate School, multiple purchases over $25,000, and the FY27 budget. The agenda is a draft and subject to changes.
Budget discussion and public hearing dates set
The Board of Aldermen is holding a special meeting to discuss the budget, set dates for a budget public hearing and a taxi public hearing, and will enter executive session for personnel and contractual matters.
Olive Branch aldermen to consider rezoning for 86-lot Almadale Retreat subdivision
The Olive Branch Board of Aldermen will hold public hearings and consider several zoning and subdivision requests, including a rezoning for the Almadale Retreat subdivision and a medical cannabis use at Margarette Manor. They will also vote on consent agenda items such as software and service agreements, tax…
Board to consider medical cannabis dispensary, comprehensive plan, and multiple purchases
The Pearl Mayor and Board of Aldermen will hold public hearings on the adoption of a Comprehensive Plan, a preliminary plat for The Plains of Pearl Subdivision, a conditional use permit for a medical cannabis dispensary at 5311 Highway 80, and a convenience store with truck fueling on Highway 475. The consent agenda…
Council to weigh special exception for tax office in residential zone
The Gautier City Council will consider a special exception for a tax and financial service office in a residential zone, a height variance for apartments, and a promotion agreement. The consent agenda includes routine approvals like minutes, finance reports, and water/sewer adjustments. The meeting also includes…
Ridgeland board to hold FY2027 budget hearing, set millage rate
The Mayor and Board of Aldermen will hold a public hearing on the proposed Fiscal Year 2027 budget and consider adopting the millage rate for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2027. The agenda also includes numerous consent items covering travel approvals, contracts, invoices, and special event permits, plus a…
Council to consider multiple zoning variances and conditional use requests
The Hattiesburg City Council will consider several land-use items, including three zoning variances and two conditional use requests, along with contracts, budget amendments, and grant approvals. The agenda also includes routine items such as the motor vehicle assessment schedule and a public hearing on the FY2027…
Gulfport council to vote on Harbor Lights contracts, code enforcement, budget amendments
The Gulfport City Council is meeting to consider a range of items, including code enforcement actions on unsanitary properties, several service agreements for the 2026 Harbor Lights Winter Festival, and multiple budget amendments. The agenda also includes routine approvals of claims, bids, and appointments, as well as…
Board to discuss sewer rehab bids, approve claims and street project pay request
The Cleveland Mayor and Board of Aldermen will hold a regular meeting with engineering updates and bid discussions for two sanitary sewer rehabilitation projects. The board will also consider the consent agenda, which includes approving a claims docket, a pay request for a street improvement project, and accepting a…
Vicksburg board to vote on $600K paving contract, $74.5K water loan
The Vicksburg Board of Mayor and Aldermen is meeting to approve routine consent items, including personnel actions, reports, and sponsorships, and to consider several notable items: a $600,000 paving project contract, a $74,500 water infrastructure loan application, and a resolution related to eminent domain. The…
Oxford Tourism Council to consider Rose Parade agreement and FY27 budgets
The Oxford Tourism Council is meeting to consider several items, including a $25,000 agreement with Visit MS for the Rose Parade, a $650 accounting contract with Don Wilkerson, and approval of the Visit Oxford and Double Decker FY27 budgets. The agenda also includes reports from the Visit Oxford team, the Double…
Board to open bids for Harbor Drive boat launch, cybersecurity, dump trucks
The Hancock County Board of Supervisors will open and take under advisement proposals for engineering services for Harbor Drive Boat Launch repairs, managed cybersecurity services, and a single axle dump truck bid. The board will also consider a Port & Harbor Commission docket of claims totaling $1,050,100.21, approve…
Byram board to consider sewer expansion funding, police vehicle lease
The Mayor and Board of Aldermen will consider resolutions to apply for DRA funding for sewer expansion and to pledge a city match, and will vote on a three-year lease purchase for three police Ford Explorers. The consent agenda includes approvals for conference travel, fire equipment purchases, and a claims docket of…
Board to consider Duncan Park Golf Club phase two renovation award
The Natchez Board of Aldermen will consider several city business items, including a recommendation for the Duncan Park Golf Club phase two renovation, a proposal for Live Oak tree damage remediation, and the purchase of LED panels. They will also discuss the budget, workforce development contracts, and recreation…
Board to award Highland Drive project, adjust fire pay, approve payments
The Vicksburg Board of Mayor and Aldermen will consider a consent agenda with personnel actions, sponsorships, and payments, plus routine items including appointing a city clerk and public works director. They will also vote on a $149,901.76 bid for the NRCS Highland Drive Project, a fire department tier pay scale…
School board to approve FY 2026-2027 budget and teacher coaching contract
The Pascagoula-Gautier School District Board is meeting to approve a large consent agenda, including the fiscal year 2026-2027 budget, a three-year professional development contract with Bailey Education Group, LLC, and various personnel and facility use items. The board will also consider action items on personnel…
City Council to approve contracts, grants, and assessments totaling over $7.5 million
The Hattiesburg City Council will vote on multiple contracts, grants, and assessments, including wastewater legal services, street lighting, and airport project funding. The meeting also includes routine approvals like bid acknowledgments and claims docket.
Council to vote on fire dept. shift change, promotions, and building contracts
The Columbus City Council will consider several policy items, including a 48/96 shift change for Columbus Fire & Rescue, promotions for fire and police personnel, and bids for renovations to the former Dial-a-bus building and Propst Park Activity Center. The meeting also includes a consent agenda with facility usage…
Board approves $614,985 transfer for Riverfront Development and adopts tax exemption for Ergon Asphalt
The Vicksburg Board of Mayor and Aldermen will meet August 3 to decide on routine personnel actions, approve a $614,985 transfer from the Riverfront Development Project Fund to the Water & Gas Account, adopt a final order granting a tax exemption to Ergon Asphalt & Emulsions, Inc., and ratify several contracts…
Rankin County supervisors to set FY27 budget, hear tax appeals, approve contracts
The Rankin County Board of Supervisors will consider a wide range of items, including budget amendments, contracts, appointments, and utility permits. They will also acknowledge property tax assessment objections, set public hearings for conditional use permits and a rezoning, and discuss the FY27 budget. The agenda…
Board approves Sheriff’s new camera system, inmate meal contract, and road paver purchase
The Pearl River County Board of Supervisors will vote on claims, personnel changes, and contracts including a $56,500 van for the Sheriff’s Office and a $344,566.90 road paver. Public presentations include disaster assistance for businesses and a completed airport advancement plan. Several routine approvals and…
Hancock County Board of Supervisors to approve $1.67 million in claims
The Board of Supervisors will consider a docket of claims totaling $1,672,722.22 and review requests for insurance broker services. The meeting includes votes on several equipment purchases for the Sheriff's Office and Road & Bridge departments, as well as personnel changes across multiple agencies.
Board to consider modifying demolition contract and setting 2027 legislative priorities
The Rankin County Board of Supervisors will discuss and potentially approve a change to the demolition contract for the old Marquette Cement Facility, allowing the Road Department to receive crushed concrete at $20 per ton. They will also consider two legislative priorities for the 2027 session and address road…
Board considers $75,160.50 change order for North Street sewer project
The Brandon Board of Aldermen and Mayor are meeting to consider a construction services change order. The item pertains to the North Street Sewer Improvements Project.
Oxford Tourism Council considers over $220,000 in advertising and data contracts
The Oxford Tourism Council will review several contract renewals for data services and advertising. The body is also considering updated policies and procedures for Visit Oxford and reviewing updates to the FY27 Budget.
Board to discuss water quality complaints, pool, and approve $100K+ in payments
The Clarksdale Board of Mayor & Commissioners will discuss water quality concerns raised by residents and the Park Commission swimming pool, and will vote on a series of payments and contracts. These include reimbursing the incidental expense account, paying miscellaneous claims, accepting a park donation, and issuing…
Vicksburg board considers $614,985 payment for Riverfront Park project
The Board of Mayor and Aldermen will vote on several professional service payments, tax exemptions for local businesses, and bid awards for city lot maintenance. The board is also reviewing a revised travel policy and contracts for the Jesse Brent Lower Mississippi River Museum.
Board to approve $7.7 million change order for Annexation Water/Sewer project
The Olive Branch Board of Aldermen will consider several change orders that increase contract amounts for major infrastructure projects, including a $7,686,975.22 amendment for the Annexation Water/Sewer East Area Project 1. The meeting also includes a consent agenda covering donations, service agreements, tax…
Approve $759,579.96 pay application for Lake Harbour Drive Overlay Project
The Mayor and Board of Aldermen will consider a series of consent items, including approvals of contracts, invoices, and budget amendments for public works and police services. Key approvals include a $759,579.96 payment to AJ Construction for the Lake Harbour Drive Overlay Project, a $358,050 payment for Colony Park…
City Council to approve $15.94M loan and various property sales
The Hattiesburg City Council will consider approving a $15.94 million loan from the Mississippi Development Bank and a $16,070 contract for hosting city codes. The agenda also includes resolutions to appoint a city attorney, declare surplus city property for sale, and approve emergency bridge repairs.
Council to approve the 2026 Gulfport Harbor Lights Winter Festival
The Gulfport City Council will consider a code‑enforcement hearing on properties deemed a public health menace, two Planning Commission recommendations to rezone parcels on Orange Grove Road and Dedeaux Road, and a series of resolutions including the Harbor Lights Winter Festival, a business service agreement with…