Ward 5 Alderman· 2025-07-01–2029-07-01 (month-level start: July 2025 current term, re-elected unopposed June 3, 2025 and sworn in June 20, 2025 per The Oxford Eagle; month-level end: July 2029, four-year term per oxfordms.net/board-of-aldermen)
Preston E. Taylor
Oxford
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Voice
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- Total speaking time
- 0:11
- Avg per meeting
- 0:11
- Segments
- 8
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Top issues during term (2)(General)
Land Development Code amendments (Case #3340)
Food truck permits stay at $275 a year per vehicle under the existing fee schedule.
stop-work order for dirt mine
Ste-Bil Grading likely loses revenue and faces delay costs, while the county may spend staff time enforcing the order—and nearby property owners could see less truck traffic and dust.
Decisions during term (9)
Recorded while Taylor was in office — not necessarily decisions they moved, spoke to, or voted on.
Request permission for one employee from the General Government Department to attend the MAGIC GIS Conference on November 18–20, 2026, in Memphis, Tennessee, at an estimated cost of $465.00. (Hollis Green)
Oxford University Transit general liability insurance
Approve HDR Engineering general services contract
Request permission to declare an ERM 1773– 1961 Double Decker bus (VIN Number: 56554316) from the City Shop/General Government Department as surplus and authorize its disposal. (Hollis Green)
Request permission to hire William Garett Black as an Assistant Project Manager for the General Government Department with an annual salary of $60,000.00. (Braxton Tullos)
Request permission to approve the resignation of Assistant Project Manager, Mattison Waller, from the General Government Department, effective April 13, 2026. (Braxton Tullos)
Request permission for one employee from the General Government Department to attend the AFMM Annual Floodplain Conference on May 11–14, 2026, in Bay St Louis, Mississippi, at an estimated cost of $760.00. (Hollis Green)
Request permission to hire Mattison Waller in the General Government department as an Assistant Project Manager with an annual salary of $55,000. (Braxton Tullos)
Request permission for an employee from the General Government Department to attend the Mississippi SCAUG Conference on February 10-12, 2026, in Jackson, Mississippi, at an estimated cost of $487.85 for per diem and lodging. (Hollis Green)
Voting record (0)(General)
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