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d) Certificated Area 3. Man Made a) Limited Access Highways b) Existing Development K. Past Performance 1. Time Frame for Providing Services to Areas Annexed in the past 2. Promises Made in Prior Annexations 3. Excuses for Bad past Performances a) Natural Disasters (1) Hurricane (2) Floods b) Funding c) Changes of Conditions d) War or Military Preparedness L. Diminution of Minority Voting Strength 1. The Annexation Should Not Illegally Diminish the Voting Strength of a Protected Minority under Section Five of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 a) Applies to the Existing Population of the City and the Annexation Area and the Projected Population as a Result of the Annexation of Uninhabited Areas M. The Impact on Those Who Live or Own Property in the Annexation Area 1. Economic Impact a) Tax Increases b) Utility Rate Reduction or Increase c) Reduction in Fire Insurance Rates d) Income Tax Deductions for Property Tax e) Increased or Decreased Value of Land 2. Social Impact a) Impact of Increased Regulations (1) Positive or Negative (2) Restrictions on Personal Freedoms (i.e. Animal Control Ordinance) 3. Enhanced Governmental Services and Facilities 4. Any Other Impact N. Fair Share 1. Whether the Property Owners and Other Inhabitants of the Annexation Area 198
Enjoy the Benefits of Proximity to the City Without Paying Their Fair Share in Taxes a) Community of Interest b) Dependence on the City for Social and Economic Opportunities c) Benefit from Reduced Fire Insurance Rates Because of Proximity to City d) Utilization of the City’s Public Facilities O. Other Factors 1. “Central City Blues” 2. Anything Else That Impacts “Reasonableness” P. Open Meetings Act 1. Annexation Is “Litigation” Which May Be Discussed in Executive Session on Properly Closing of Meeting Q. Public Hearings 1. A Municipality Is Not Required to Hold a Public Hearing or Give Notice of its Intent to Annex. Jackson v. Flowood, 331 So. 2d 909 (Miss. 1976). 2. Gulfport Decision R. Water and Sewer Systems 1. Certificates of Public Convenience and Necessity 2. Value of System a) Facilities b) Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity 3. Farmers Home Indebted System 4. Fire Protection vs. Domestic Service 5. Other Municipalities a) One Mile Corridor b) Five Mile Corridor 6. Municipal Utility Commissions S. Review and Revision 1. Fine Tuning a) Financial b) Program of Services and Facilities c) Identity of Opposition d) Discovery 2. Adoption of Five-Year Plan 199
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County Government in Mississippi Fi
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Technical assistance is provided on
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CONTRIBUTORS Michael T. Allen found
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University. Gallardo is interested
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director and eventually county admi
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CONTENTS Chapter 1: Historical and
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County Road System Map and Register
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Transfer of Surplus Funds .........
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Major Steps in the Process for Issu
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Conclusion ........................
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Brownfield Assessment Grant .......
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CHAPTER 1 THE HISTORICAL AND CONSTI
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odies vary, “board of commissione
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escaped being named Washington by a
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county offices throughout the state
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CHAPTER 2 USING THE MISSISSIPPI COD
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Using the Internet You can also fin
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Qualifications The Constitution 10
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REMOVAL FROM OFFICE As is the case
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absent or disabled, the board may e
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addition to the “public notice of
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the purpose of offering county owne
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preservation and disposition of cou
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With regard to justice courts, the
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POWERS REGARDING ARTS, RECREATION,
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POWERS REGARDING INDUSTRIAL DEVELOP
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40 Code, § 25-3-13. 41 Code, § 25
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143 Code, § 19-5-43. 144 Code, §
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CHAPTER 4 THE DISTRICT AND UNIT SYS
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Job Descriptions Written job descri
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Four-Year Road Plan 5 Each member o
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comply. Violations of any order of
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9 Code, §§ 19-2-11 and 19-2-12. 1
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• “Meeting” is any gathering
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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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Page 183 and 184: Fourteenth Amendments establish cer
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Page 199 and 200: Subdivision Regulations Subdivision
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Page 217 and 218: ADDENDUM I. Overview of Annexation
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Page 225 and 226: D. The Petition - Legal Requirement
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Page 229 and 230: I. Past Performance 1. Time Frame f
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Page 239 and 240: CONDUCT OF ELECTION The polls are r
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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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