LACIE SILVA
Editor
The regular monthly meeting of the Board of Mayor and Aldermen for the Town of Kimball was held, where all agenda items were approved without discussion. The meeting was brief, with only one item discussed under old business, one under new business, and one public comment issue addressed.
Mayor Rex Pesnell provided an update under old business, informing the board that the Marion County Highway Department has completed the paving of Spears Road at a cost of $15,527, as approved in a previous meeting.
The board unanimously approved all agenda items without discussion and are listed as follows:
The public official’s management and employment practices liability policy with Builtwell Insurance Agency Incorporated and the Greenwich Insurance Company, amounting to $4,916.
The public entity partner’s general liability, personal injury liability, errors and omissions liability, automotive liability, and automotive physical damage policy, totaling $52,213.
The public entity property and crime policy, costing $49,263. The workers’ compensation and employers’ liability premium audit with public entity partners, which resulted in an additional $6,441. A $1,000 donation from the town to the Greater Jasper Jaycees for the boat races scheduled in October. The town’s application for the 2025 Blue Cross Healthy Place projects. The Kimball Fire and Rescue Department’s application for the Gary Sinise Foundation grant.
During the public comments, a citizen requested the board address a deteriorated section of road that required restriping. Mayor Rex Pesnell confirmed the specific area needing attention, which is the portion of Dixie Lee Center Road running from the red light near Kimball City Hall, across from Dixie Lee Center Road, and extending behind Food City and in front of Lowe’s. Mayor Pesnell assured the citizen that he would look into having the necessary road maintenance completed.
