The Biloxi City Council meeting scheduled for Thursday at 10:30 a.m. to discuss social service spending will instead be held in the afternoon, after the council’s 1:30 p.m. meeting.
“Technically, the morning meeting is canceled,” said Chief Administrative Officer David Nichols. “But we’ve scheduled a meeting for immediately after the 1:30 afternoon meeting to discuss social service spending.”
During their afternoon meeting, councilmembers will face an agenda of 13 measures and will hear status reports on two Point Cadet construction projects: Biloxi Waterfront Park, which is nearing completion, and Maritime and Seafood Industry Museum, which is aiming for a June opening.
Also on the agenda are measures to ban the sale of fireworks in Biloxi and a measure to relax regulations governing temporary signs.
Two baseball measures to be added to the agenda: the formal hiring of Dale Partners as architects for the stadium and a measure to accept state funding.
During the second afternoon meeting, which will begin immediately after the 1:30 meeting, councilmembers will discuss funding for social-service agencies. During budget negotiations in August and September, councilmembers decided to delay funding until after the first of the year to have a clearer revenue picture.
To see the original agendas and supporting documents for both meetings, click here.
No classes Thursday for Biloxi Public Schools; staff to report
Biloxi Public Schools will not conduct classes on Thursday; however, the day will be a Professional Development Day for staff.
Staff members are expected to report to their respective schools at the times communicated by principals or supervisors.
