Howell v. Board of Supervisors

MAXWELL, J.,

for the Court:

¶ 1. In 2009, the Jefferson Davis County (County) Board of Supervisors (Board) selected Freda Howell, doing business as Lickity Splitz, as the “primary” bidder on a contract to provide catered meals to the County’s prisoners. But after a dissatis-factory visit by the sheriff and several Board members to Lickity Splitz’s facility, Howell received a letter by the Board’s attorney notifying Howell that the County would be using the services of another bidder. At its next meeting, the Board voted to use the “alternate” bidder. The Board did not notify Howell of this…