Biloxi council asked to approve hiring lobbyist, judge
BILOXI, Miss. (AP) – Biloxi Councilwoman Dixie Newman has asked for a quarterly report to keep up with the new hires the administration is asking the council to approve.
On Tuesday, the council agreed to hire R. Scott Levanway at a cost of $2,500 a month as a lobbyist. City attorney Gerald Blessey said his job would be primarily to help advance the Gulf Coast Fiber Initiative in the state legislature.
The Sun Herald reports the council also approved elevating municipal Judge James Steele from part-time to full-time.
Also on Tuesday, city officials say all five cities in Harrison County have joined the Gulf Coast Broadband Initiative and they expects all 12 cities and three counties eventually to be part of the project to bring accessible and affordable higher speed internet across South Mississippi.
