Union Co. Supervisors’ 8-3-2026 meeting included a lengthy tax assessment objection and much general business
Chandler Rogers – Board attorney
County Administrator – Terry Johnson
Annette Hickey – Chancery Clerk
C. J. Bright – 3rd District Supervisor – Board President
Randy Owen – 4th District Supervisor
Chad Coffey – 2nd District Supervisor
Sam Taylor – 1st District Supervisor
Hearing for Objections to Personal/Real Property assessments. (time stamp 2:22)
Ivan Giddings appeared before the Board to object to taxation of his property at 1310 South Central Ave. in New Albany. He presented several objections to the assessment procedure, as well as to the Board’s handling of previous objections presented to them over three years. According to Giddings, the Tax Assessor relied upon an auditory recording in support of the valuation, classification and depreciation, and that there was a lack of basic identifying information related to the parcel being assessed. He questioned the legality of the Board having deferred his objections to the Assessor, rather than independently investigating his complaints. He stated that, while 20 homes younger than his were assessed at 66% of market value, his property was taxed at 103%. A variety of other objections can be heard on the attached video of the meeting. Among his several requests for corretion of the situation was a request that the Board itself review the documentation, that all documents and actions taken at meetings be put into the minutes and preserved for judicial review. He requests his property taxes be equalized with other similar properties, as required by law, and that he be reimbursed for overpayments and interest from 2022-2025. He also wants all inaccurate, misleading, unsupported, false or unverified information relied upon for the assessment be reported to the MS Ethics Commission, MS Department of Revenue, the MS attorney General’s Public Integrity Division and to the State Auditor’s office. As soon as Giddings completed his statement, Randy Owens made a motion to reject the appeal. No vote was taken on the motion at that time.
Tax Assessor Tameri Dunnam appeared to defend the assessment. (time stamp 8:32) She described the various assessment percentages used for individual sections of the property, stated that Giddings is quoting incorrect taxation amounts, and that he has failed to provide her with a certified up-to-date private appraisal and Declaration of Value from his insurance company. Giddings objected several times, and Dunnam responded to him. Board Attorney Rogers stated that while Giddings was allowed to object, he advised that no one engage in discussion with him. Duncan completed her statements and then read into the minutes a formal request that the appraisal be allowed to stand. Giddings objected to the board’s delegationof the isse and requested documentation to be used in a Circuit Court action.
The Board voted to reject the appeal.
2. Board of Supervisors
a) Consent Agenda: all 9 items were approved with little discussion.
b) – i) items were quickly approved. A brief discussion of item f-(time stamp 19:40) Airport Expansion Grant discusses the $533,000 airport apron and h (time stamp 20:42) -Amendment of the debris clean-up budget revealed who will pay what percentage of the currently estimated 16 million dollars.
3.-8. were all quickly approved.
9. The board approved an added agenda item, approving travel and meal expenses for a Deputy Collector for travel to Jackson for a meeting and work shop.
Baptist Union County Hospital CEO Ann Bishop introduced herself and stated that she would be on the agenda for the next meeting to discuss some upcoming opportunities, EMS response and to answer any questions the Board may havefor her. (time Stamp 31:00)
10) Recess to Monday August 17, 2026.
Full video of Superintendants’ meeting August 4, 2026. (Kim Davis)
Union County Board of Supervisors Agenda 8-3-2026
