ABERDEEN â During a special-called meeting April 13, the board of aldermen circled back on action from its previous meeting regarding a reduction in pay for those working elections.
Following an executive session during its April 6 meeting, the board approved to set a base pay of $75 for poll workers, election commissioners and members of the resolution board for serving during the recent special-called election and runoff for the mayorâs race.
It was a decrease from $125 normally paid to election workers. During that meeting, aldermen approved extra pay for receiving/returning managers and those who attend election classes.
âLooking back at the past pay theyâve had, I see no reason for them to have their pay cut,â said Aberdeen Election Commissioner Lee Turnage. âItâs really hard to get poll workers to work for $75 a day.â
ABERDEEN – The subject of reimbursing city employee vacation pay with COVID-19 relief funds was a talking point of Feb. 2’s board of aldermen meeting. However, no action was taken
Acting mayor of Aberdeen says racism, toxic environment behind accusations from State Auditorâs Office Acting mayor of Aberdeen says racism, toxic environment behind accusations from State Auditorâs Office (Source: WCBI) By WLBT Digital | February 6, 2021 at 6:46 AM CST - Updated February 6 at 6:46 AM
ABERDEEN, Miss. (WCBI) - Ward 2 Alderwoman and acting mayor of Aberdeen Lady Garth spoke out Thursday on the accusations of misappropriation of public funds against herself and her fellow colleagues.
Garth is a life-long Aberdeen resident and says the small town can be a toxic environment. She says the long-standing racial divide in the city is a contributing factor to what she claims is a disproportionate response by the Mississippi State Auditorâs Office concerning allegations that she and two other aldermen violated the stateâs constitution.
ABERDEEN – Three members of the board of aldermen who voted in favor last July of reinstating former Mayor Maurice Howard’s salary were served with demand letters Feb. 2 from
ABERDEEN â The city entered into a contractual agreement with an energy consultant with Priority Power Management during the Dec. 15 board of aldermen meeting.
The meeting was attended by Ward 1 Alderman Nicholas Holliday and Ward 3 Alderman Edward Haynes, while Ward 2 Alderwoman Lady B. Garth joined by telephone. The action to approve the energy consultant, contingent on city attorney Walter Zinn, Jrâs approval, passed with a 2-1 vote, with Haynes voting against.
The matter was included in a presentation dealing with electricity, finances and development.
âWhat weâre looking at is a plan to shift Aberdeen forward. It is a three-tier economic development plan which will consist of 150 to 250 new jobs within our port district, a plan that will lower our power bills by 20 to 25 to 30 percent, a plan that will raise our yearly budget by 40 percent and construct brand new homes and condos for what we believe is a growing Aberdeen,â said Mayor Maurice Howard in