Meeting Friday with Mayor Paul Winfield participating via teleconference:

• Recognized the following employee anniversaries: Walter Crums, 35 years, building maintenance; Montie Busby, 15 years, water mains; Jason Wood and Randy Black, 15 years, police; James Tillman, 15 years, landscaping; Pamela Freeman, 10 years, information technology; Vernon Wolfe, 10 years, fire; John W. Carroll Sr., 10 years, city clerk’s office; and Paul Banks, 10 years, recreation maintenance.

• OK’d minutes from Jan. 10.

• OK’d an application to the Mississippi Department of Archives and History for the certified local government grant for survey to be conducted on 285 homes on Martin Luther King Boulevard, Sky Farm Avenue, Lovers Lane, Sky Vale Drive, Crestline Lane and Skyview Lane. The application is asking for $4,275 and $4,275 in an in-kind match from the Vicksburg Foundation for Historic Preservation.

• Tabled a request from River 101.3 and K Hits 104.5 for a $250 per month radio sponsorship for March and April during Porters Chapel Academy and St. Aloysius baseball home games.

• Awarded a sealed bid for concrete to MMC Materials of Vicksburg.

• OK’d a purchase requisition for $42,389.01 to Canton Farm Equipment Inc. for a new tractor for the right of way department.

• OK’d a request from the parks and recreation department to spend $482.76 to advertise in The Vicksburg Post for the American Red Cross Lifeguard Training course set for May.

• Accepted a letter establishing a special assessment and adopted a resolution for cutting and cleaning the following properties: 1409 Second North St. and 1715 Lane St. Gave a 60-day extension to 2611 Royal St.

• OK’d a certificate of prime contract with Utility Service Co. for maintenance of water towers on Hullum Road for $16,430, Martin Luther King Boulevard for $14,937 and 3580 S. Frontage Road for $14,937.

• OK’d a one-time allocation of $10,000 to NRoute for independent audits for fiscal years 2008 and 2009.

• OK’d a $26,000 allocation HIV Services Inc., which provides services to residents with the AIDS virus.

• OK’d a $10,000 allocation to Riverfest, scheduled for April 15-16.

• OK’d bank letters from Trustmark Bank and BancorpSouth.

• OK’d city sexton, privilege license, mayor and treasurer, tax collection, detail budget, delinquent tax collection and accepted tax settlement reports.

• OK’d claims docket.

In closed session, the board:

• Discussed eight longevity matters in water mains, police, landscape, information technology, fire and recreation maintenance departments and the City Clerk’s office and two personnel matters in police department. Also discussed a potential litigation matter.

The board meets next at 10 a.m. March 7 in City Hall Annex.