I am so angry

This evening at the Board of Supervisors' Meeting, Nick Floyd and Associates presented the medical insurance for the upcoming year.

For those of you who don't know, Nick himself is Tunica County's agent of record.

Nick Floyd and Associates have done a very good job for Tunica County. They have an office on Hwy 61.  They are here to serve Tunica County.  Our employees have better coverage for themselves and their families and our County is saving money over our former coverage.  And HUGE sums have been returned to our County through our bridge plan.  $100,000 HUGE sums.

So, why am I so angry?  Because James Dunn, Michael Johnson and Billy Program voted against renewing this plan because they think there might be something else out there that is better.

Really?  Nobody bats an eye when Gordon Burke shows up for his annual dog and pony show.

Let's see, how much did your decision cost us tonight?  7%. If you couldn't read it for yourselves from the presentation materials, perhaps you would have listened when Phillis made sure to have this fact reflected in the minutes.

So, what is 7% in real dollars?  $149,852.

Our current premiums are $2,140,641 and our new premiums will now be $2,290,493.

I had a "discussion" with Michael Johnson after the meeting to make sure he understood just how angry I was about him not voting to hold our insurance rates.  I expect my Supervisor to come to meetings prepared to make decisions that are in the best interest of this County.

From what I saw tonight, it appears Michael Johnson is taking his cues from Billy Pegram. Michael, what you need to understand is that Billy Pegram is one of the guys who got us into this financial mess in the first place.

To drive this point home, here is another little tidbit of information about our former medical insurance.  After Sonny and Phillis and Rev were elected and Michael Thompson was hired, it was discovered that that Cigna Insurance was renewed each year without signing a new contract.  Billy Pegram was President of the Board of Supervisors.  Enough said.