Oktibbeha County Board of Supervisors: the Veterans Office Year in the Minutes

The Oktibbeha County Board of Supervisors’ record from October 2025 to November 2026 carries the part-time veteran service officer’s reports, her reappointment, a disabled veteran’s request for more outreach and her unsuccessful request for longer hours at the 2027 budget hearing; no veteran benefit was adopted, narrowed or repealed.

Also called: Board of Supervisors, minutes, Agenda Center, budget hearing, Department 154, Veterans Administration, Veteran Spotlight, Mississippi State University, Starkville, Maben, Sturgis, Mississippi State, Longview, Adaton, Bradley, Osborn.

For: Veteran or service member.

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Oktibbeha County, MSCounty

The record. The Board's minutes and agenda packets posted from October 6, 2025 to November 2, 2026 carry: - December 1, 2025: the service officer's report for October to December 2025, on the Elizabeth Dole Act and the CVSO Act; "Ms. Hopson and the Board discussed concerns regarding her employment hours and pension status", and the Board set a follow-up with the Administrator, Comptroller and Human Resources. - January 5, 2026: reappointment for 2026, unanimous. - June 22, 2026: her quarterly report (the office entry), a proposed quarterly "Veteran Spotlight" benefits column in the Starkville Daily News, and travel guidelines for the Mississippi conference in October; the Board approved the report. - July 6, 2026: a District 5 resident and disabled combat veteran asked the Board for "enhanced visibility, outreach, dedicated web/social media communication, and increased accessibility" at the Veteran Service Office; the Board discussed working with Mississippi State University's Veterans Affairs office and acknowledged his comments. - September 11, 2026 (budget hearing): the office's FY 2027 budget of $43,058 and her request for 30 hours or full time, met by the Administrator's finding that 25 hours suffice (the office entry); the same hearing heard that under the reassessment the homestead deduction values for senior citizens, disabled individuals and disabled veterans rose 52.6%, from $26,979,462 to $41,176,999. No veteran benefit was adopted, narrowed or repealed in the window.

Thresholds

Thresholds for Oktibbeha County Board of Supervisors: the Veterans Office Year in the Minutes
Gate	Rule
No eligibility - a board record	The record documents the county’s veterans office administration; it grants no individual entitlement.

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