Jason Bailey
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- Meetings spoken in
- 10
- Total speaking time
- 23:44
- Avg per meeting
- 2:22
- Segments
- 476
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Top issues during term (20)
Winter Storm Fern recovery continues
Up to $10 million drawn from the emergency loan, with FEMA and possible state loans expected to offset costs.
Land Development Code amendments (Case #3340)
Food truck permits stay at $275 a year per vehicle under the existing fee schedule.
Historic district certificate of approval cases
Costs fall on the applicants for their own construction projects; no city spending is involved.
Fiscal Year 2026-2027 Proposed Budget and Millage Rate
Revenue came in above budget; spending below.
Local State of Emergency Extended
Not stated.
Oxford Square crosswalk lighting
Comes in well under the budgeted amount for the project.
FY 2025-2026 budget amendments and reallocations
Adjusts current-year tourism and festival budgets; specific amounts were not stated in the materials provided.
Lacrosse tournaments at mTrade Park
$69,500 for the ice rink, plus upcoming bids for the practice facility technology package.
Illuminated signage at 1013 E. Jackson Avenue
No cost to the city — it's a private signage request.
mTrade Indoor Practice Facility IT Bid Rejection
Bid was ~2% over budget; delay while scope is trimmed.
7 Brew drive-thru traffic management
Storefront renovation at 307 South Lamar
Backlit signage request at 1013 Jackson Avenue
None to the city; the lighting installation would be at the owner's expense.
Administrative approval of signage at 1013 Jackson Avenue
Debris Removal and Disposal Services — Addendum 2
Not-to-exceed commitments now total $16.8 million across the two contracts.
Pickleball facility at Stone Park
The project is estimated to cost the city at least $5 million, per a comment from the audience.
Construction noise exceptions
Gameday Parking Overhaul on the Square
The sole qualified bid came in over the project budget; a cheaper alternate plan is being developed.
North Lamar Improvements State Funding (SB2189)
$1 million in state funds toward North Lamar improvements, no local tax hit.
Visit Oxford tourism program
Partnership grants of $104,350 generated an estimated $10.3 million in visitor spending last year.
Decisions during term (896)
Recorded while Bailey was in office — not necessarily decisions they moved, spoke to, or voted on.
Adopt agenda with additions
Approve October 20, 2026 regular meeting minutes
Approve October 29, 2026 recess meeting minutes
Approve accounts for all city departments
Accept SB2189 funding for North Lamar improvements
Consent agenda with additions
Extend Local State of Emergency
Approve 2027 employee insurance rates
Fire code ordinance (Chapter 38) second reading and approval
Reallocate funding for in-house parking garage cleaning
License agreement with University of Mississippi for depot trail connection
Reject bid and re-advertise mTrade Indoor Practice Facility IT package
Approve Addendum 2 for debris removal and disposal services agreement
Professional services agreement with Ecological Design Group for Avent Park improvements
Advertise website design RFP
Consider water and/or sewer bills adjustments in accordance with Oxford Utilities Leak Adjustment Policy. (Rob Neely)
Request permission for twenty-five employees from the Oxford Police Department to attend Advanced Search and Seizure, Duty to Intervene, and De-Escalation Training on January 14–15, 2027, in Oxford, Mississippi, at an estimated cost of…
Request permission for an employee from the Oxford Police Department to attend Standardized Field Sobriety Training on November 17-19, 2026, in Oxford, Mississippi, at no cost to the city. (Jeff McCutchen)
Request permission for an employee from the Oxford Police Department to attend the Mississippi Chiefs Winter Conference on December 14–18, 2026, in Starkville, Mississippi, at an estimated cost of $1,351.00. (Jeff McCutchen)
Request permission for an employee from the Oxford Police Department to attend Byrna Less-Lethal Launcher Instructor Training on November 4, 2026, in Pearland, Texas, at an estimated cost of $790.00. (Jeff McCutchen)
Voting record (14)
Oldest to newest — hover a bar for the item.
Accept Lift Station No. 3, Old Oaks Subdivision
accept Lift Station No. 3 for the Old Oaks Subdivision in Lafayette County
approve the request from Century Construction to work on Sundays on interior-only work at the Magnolia Development at Tyler Avenue and S 14th Street from approximately October 2026 to December 2026.
Century Construction Sunday interior work
approve Change Order No. 1 from A.S. Fornea Construction for the IPF Renovation Project
authorize the contract with A.S. Fornea Construction for the Indoor Practice Facility renovation project.
A.S. Fornea Construction — Indoor Practice Facility renovation
Recused himself from the vote.