in Mississippi

County Road System Map and Register ................................................................42
Road Inspection .....................................................................................................42
Personnel System ...................................................................................................42
Chapter 5: Open Meetings, Public Records, Conflicts of Interest .................................................44
Open Meetings Act ............................................................................................................44
The Basics ..............................................................................................................44
Definitions..............................................................................................................44
Notice .....................................................................................................................45
Minutes ..................................................................................................................45
Telephonic Meetings ..............................................................................................45
Executive Session Procedure .................................................................................45
Executive Session Reasons ....................................................................................46
Enforcement Procedure for Open Meetings Act ....................................................46
Open Meetings Cases .............................................................................................47
Public Records Act ............................................................................................................48
The Basics ..............................................................................................................48
Procedure ...............................................................................................................48
Response and Costs................................................................................................48
Confidential Business Information ........................................................................48
Other Exemptions ..................................................................................................49
Model Public Records Rules and Comments .........................................................49
Enforcement Procedure in Public Records Act .....................................................50
Public Records Opinions ........................................................................................50
Mississippi Ethics Laws .....................................................................................................51
Section 109, Miss. Constitution of 1890 ................................................................52
Section 25-4-105(1) ...............................................................................................52
Subsection (3)(a) – The Contractor Prohibition .........................................53
Subsection (3)(b) – Purchasing Goods or Services ....................................53
Subsection (3)(c) – Purchasing Securities .................................................54
Subsection (3)(d) – Inside Lobbying .........................................................54
Subsection (3)(e) – Post-Government Employment ..................................54
Subsection 25-4-105(4) – Exceptions to Subsection (3) ............................54
Subsection 25-5-105(5) – Insider Information ..........................................54
The Complaint Procedure of the Mississippi Ethics in Government Law .........................55
General ...................................................................................................................55
Complaints .............................................................................................................55
Investigations .........................................................................................................55
Ethics Hearings ......................................................................................................56
Penalties .................................................................................................................56
Appeals ..................................................................................................................57
Other Penalties .......................................................................................................57
Confidential Records .........................................................................................................57
The Statement of Economic Interest ..................................................................................58
Persons Required to File ........................................................................................58
Filing Dates ............................................................................................................58