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Step 4: Develop the Plan ......................................................................................171 Step 5: Implement the Plan ..................................................................................172 The Legal Basis ................................................................................................................172 Zoning Ordinances, Subdivision Regulations, and Building Codes ................................174 Zoning Ordinances ...............................................................................................174 Subdivision Regulations ......................................................................................175 Building Codes ....................................................................................................175 Administration .................................................................................................................175 Conclusion .......................................................................................................................176 Chapter 14: Municipal Boundary Expansion from a County Perspective ...................................177 Introduction ......................................................................................................................177 County Standing to Oppose Annexation ..........................................................................177 Standing ...............................................................................................................178 Legal Authority ....................................................................................................179 Politics .................................................................................................................182 School Issues ........................................................................................................183 Jurisdiction Over Roads and Streets ....................................................................183 Utility Districts.....................................................................................................183 County Parks ........................................................................................................184 Financial Impact on the County ...........................................................................184 The Expansion Process ....................................................................................................184 Classification ....................................................................................................................184 Creation ............................................................................................................................184 The Petition ..........................................................................................................185 Notice ...................................................................................................................185 Hearing .................................................................................................................186 Public Convenience and Necessity ......................................................................186 Reasonableness ....................................................................................................186 Effective Date ......................................................................................................187 Annexation Ordinance .........................................................................................187 Annexation .......................................................................................................................187 The Petition ..........................................................................................................187 Notice ...................................................................................................................188 Hearing .................................................................................................................188 Reasonableness ....................................................................................................188 Appeal ..................................................................................................................189 Post-Annexation ...................................................................................................189 Citizen-Initiated Annexation ................................................................................189 Deannexation ...................................................................................................................189 Municipality-Initiated Deannexation ...................................................................189 Citizen-Initiated Deannexation ............................................................................190 Combination .....................................................................................................................190 Post-Combination Operation ...............................................................................191 Abolition ..........................................................................................................................191 Citizen-Initiated Boundary Changes ................................................................................191
Conclusion .......................................................................................................................192 Addendum ........................................................................................................................193 Chapter 15: The Electoral Process ...............................................................................................211 Introduction ......................................................................................................................211 The Statutory Law ............................................................................................................211 State Law .............................................................................................................211 Federal Law .........................................................................................................211 Voter Registration ............................................................................................................212 Elections ...........................................................................................................................212 Primary Elections .................................................................................................212 General Elections .................................................................................................213 Special Elections ..................................................................................................213 Candidate Qualifying Procedures ....................................................................................213 Primary Elections .................................................................................................213 General Elections .................................................................................................213 Special Elections ..................................................................................................214 Printing of Ballots ............................................................................................................214 Appointment and Training of Poll Workers ....................................................................214 Conduct of Election .........................................................................................................215 Voter ID ...........................................................................................................................215 Challenges ........................................................................................................................215 Voter Assistance ..............................................................................................................216 Counting Ballots ..............................................................................................................216 Examination of Boxes ......................................................................................................217 Contest of Election ...........................................................................................................217 Chapter 16: The Court System .....................................................................................................219 Introduction ......................................................................................................................219 Overall ..............................................................................................................................219 Justice Court .....................................................................................................................220 Municipal Court ...............................................................................................................220 County Court ....................................................................................................................221 Youth Court .....................................................................................................................221 Drug Court .......................................................................................................................221 General Jurisdiction Courts ..............................................................................................222 Circuit Court ....................................................................................................................222 Chancery Court ................................................................................................................222 Appellate Courts ..............................................................................................................223 Supreme Court .................................................................................................................223 Court of Appeals ..............................................................................................................223 Support Staff and Other Personnel ..................................................................................224 Clerks ...................................................................................................................224 Law Enforcement Officers ...................................................................................225 Administrators ......................................................................................................225 Court Reporters ....................................................................................................225
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Page 13 and 14: CONTENTS Chapter 1: Historical and
Page 15 and 16: County Road System Map and Register
Page 17 and 18: Transfer of Surplus Funds .........
Page 19: Major Steps in the Process for Issu
Page 23 and 24: Brownfield Assessment Grant .......
Page 25 and 26: CHAPTER 1 THE HISTORICAL AND CONSTI
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Page 29 and 30: escaped being named Washington by a
Page 31 and 32: county offices throughout the state
Page 33 and 34: CHAPTER 2 USING THE MISSISSIPPI COD
Page 35 and 36: Using the Internet You can also fin
Page 37 and 38: Qualifications The Constitution 10
Page 39 and 40: REMOVAL FROM OFFICE As is the case
Page 41 and 42: absent or disabled, the board may e
Page 43 and 44: addition to the “public notice of
Page 45 and 46: the purpose of offering county owne
Page 47 and 48: preservation and disposition of cou
Page 49 and 50: With regard to justice courts, the
Page 51 and 52: POWERS REGARDING ARTS, RECREATION,
Page 53 and 54: POWERS REGARDING INDUSTRIAL DEVELOP
Page 55 and 56: 40 Code, § 25-3-13. 41 Code, § 25
Page 57 and 58: 143 Code, § 19-5-43. 144 Code, §
Page 59 and 60: CHAPTER 4 THE DISTRICT AND UNIT SYS
Page 61 and 62: Job Descriptions Written job descri
Page 63 and 64: Four-Year Road Plan 5 Each member o
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Open Meetings Cases Case No. M-15-0
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• Public body must give notice to
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certain discovery in the course of
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“Relative” is the public servan
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THE COMPLAINT PROCEDURE FOR THE MIS
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In the event a public servant does
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• Appointees to offices required
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material financial interest in the
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14-036-E A towing service owned by
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payments, and the corporation recei
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Circuit Clerks her position to bene
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CHAPTER 6 OTHER MAJOR COUNTY OFFICI
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shall forward the fee and all neces
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(iii) (iv) (v) (vi) Death caused by
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e given three (3) months from the d
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Another log that must be kept by th
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The assessor and tax collector must
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appoint the chancery clerk to serve
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whose bids have been accepted by th
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of personnel engaged in the work of
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90 Code, § 19-4-7. 91 Ibid. 92 Ibi
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BUDGETING 1 A budget is a plan of a
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Budget Calendar Date May Board Meet
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The clerk of the board of superviso
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until there is sufficient money in
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and for the recovery of the value o
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Therefore, all agricultural propert
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True value is defined in Code, § 2
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• For roads and bridges, as autho
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The board also has the authority to
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• Research facilities; • Corpor
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property. The term “warehousing b
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CHAPTER 9 PURCHASING W. Edward Smit
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The inventory control clerk must pe
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authority” shall not include econ
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method of information distribution
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contract, including a description o
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governing authority boards taking o
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Change Orders to Construction Contr
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(2) No individual member, officer,
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TYPES OF COUNTY BONDS AND DEBT Most
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Regional Economic Development Act B
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from the federal government to the
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notes. Three-fifths (3/5) of the qu
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1. The governing authority, which w
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(examples of private parties for th
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amount of bonds proposed to be issu
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12. Post-Closing County officials s
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39. Pollution control facilities (C
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15. Code, §§ 31-13-1 through 31-1
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counsel's approving opinion is prin
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Paying Agent A bank or other instit
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CHAPTER 11 PERSONNEL ADMINISTRATION
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is violated, there should be specif
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the payment of a judgment or other
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consecutive days, and no overtime c
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Fourteenth Amendments establish cer
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18 15 U.S.C. § 1674(a). 19 Code,
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BASICS OF RECORDS MANAGEMENT Of cou
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months after the action is settled.
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11 Common examples include certain
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The fourth step is to re-evaluate o
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Economic and social indicators must
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encompassed by the plan may be the
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Subdivision Regulations Subdivision
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CHAPTER 14 MUNICIPAL BOUNDARY EXPAN
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“all parties interested in, affec
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The Court refused to reading into t
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Though a dissenting opinion like th
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• one square mile of territory;
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• whether incorporation affects a
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Appeal The same rules apply to anne
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Post Combination Operation After th
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ADDENDUM I. Overview of Annexation
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d) Financial plan and department re
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H. Need for Zoning and Overall Plan
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Enjoy the Benefits of Proximity to
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D. The Petition - Legal Requirement
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2. Extension of Public Facilities a
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I. Past Performance 1. Time Frame f
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3. Motion for Expedited Appeal 4. O
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publication must be at least 30 day
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CHAPTER 15 THE ELECTORAL PROCESS W.
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The date for the first primary elec
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CONDUCT OF ELECTION The polls are r
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When the votes have been completely
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CHAPTER 16 THE COURT SYSTEM James L
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Municipal Courts are very important
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The Chancery Court handles equity c
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The clerks keep and maintain offici
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upon the viewpoint of the person in
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CHAPTER 17 COMMUNITY ECONOMIC DEVEL
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Regardless of the definition used,
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shown in table 2, each approach has
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prosper in it. This of course is ea
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Recruiting external industries to t
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equiring technical assistance the l
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Hatcher, William, Matt Oyer, and Ro
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EPA must designate areas as meeting
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GREENHOUSE GAS AND CLIMATE CHANGE G
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important roles that federal and st
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• A full environmental assessment
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those of the similar MDEQ program.
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23). This fund may receive monies f
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in small commercial buildings, rest
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Lamar, Madison and Rankin and any o
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Rubbish (Class I & II) Rubbish is n
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waste. 40 C.F.R. § 260 contains al
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areas, and improve planning and man
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guidelines, the EPA developed progr
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APPENDIX A ANNUAL AGENDA FOR MEETIN
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Amend budget as necessary. Code, §
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Last month to make certain repairs
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Receive tax assessor/collector’s
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Receive tax assessor/collector’s
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formula designated by the legislatu
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APPENDIX C SELECTED INFORMATION ON
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County 2013 Population 2 Beat/Uni
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APPENDIX D THE MISSISSIPPI ASSOCIAT
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ORGANIZATION MAS is governed by fiv
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APPENDIX E MISSISSIPPI ASSOCIATION
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APPENDIX G THE CENTER FOR GOVERNMEN
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• Assist the Office of the Secret
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