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County 2013 Population 2 Beat/Unit Date of Formation Supreme Court District Area (square miles) County Seat Assessed Value 3 Copiah 28,795 Unit 1823 1 779.5 Hazlehurst $208,037,674 Covington 19,426 Beat 1819 2 414.9 Collins $222,105,648 DeSoto 168,364 Unit 1836 3 497.0 Hernando $1,643,505,682 Forrest 76,745 Unit 1908 2 470.2 Hattiesburg $637,774,611 Franklin 7,901 Beat 1817 2 566.8 Meadville $58,540,862 George 23,154 Beat 1910 2 483.7 Lucedale $160,797,910 Greene 14,241 Beat 1817 3 718.7 Leakesville $105,798,931 Grenada 21,552 Beat 1870 2 449.4 Grenada $216,330,081 Hancock 45,587 Unit 1817 2 552.5 Bay St. Louis $540,343,114 Harrison 196,597 Unit 1841 1 976.2 Hinds 245,616 Unit 1821 1 877.3 Biloxi/ Gulfport Jackson/ Raymond $2,015,020,294 $1,890,989,151 Holmes 18,746 Beat 1833 1 764.6 Lexington $116,602,478 Humphreys 8,918 Beat 1918 1 431.2 Belzoni $78,894,648 Issaquena 1,416 Beat 1844 1 441.4 Mayersville $24,789,702 Itawamba 23,461 Unit 1836 3 540.5 Fulton $129,855,924 Jackson 140,274 Unit 1812 2 1,043.4 Pascagoula $1,657,296,431 Jasper 16,517 Beat 1833 2 677.5 Bay Springs/ Paulding $198,642,994 Jefferson 7,632 Unit 1799 1 527.3 Fayette $43,440,860 Jefferson Davis 11,948 Beat 1906 2 409.1 Prentiss $97,553,724 Jones 68,886 Beat 1826 2 699.7 Laurel/ Ellisville $517,167,208 Kemper 10,276 Unit 1833 1 767.0 DeKalb $134,499,038 Lafayette 51,993 Unit 1836 3 679.2 Oxford $525,198,695 Lamar 58,983 Unit 1904 2 500.4 Purvis $521,957,700 Lauderdale 80,332 Unit 1833 1 715.2 Meridian $610,797,876 Lawrence 12,512 Beat 1817 2 435.8 Monticello $131,013,282 280
County 2013 Population 2 Beat/Unit Date of Formation Supreme Court District Area (square miles) County Seat Assessed Value 3 Leake 23,309 Unit 1833 1 585.5 Carthage $119,494,241 Lee 85,440 Unit 1866 3 453.2 Tupelo $834,344,437 Leflore 31,592 Unit 1871 3 606.4 Greenwood $248,275,884 Lincoln 34,750 Beat 1870 2 588.2 Brookhaven $271,938,608 Lowndes 59,901 Unit 1830 3 516.5 Columbus $1,009,533,390 Madison 100,241 Unit 1828 1 741.8 Canton $1,440,387,164 Marion 26,173 Beat 1817 2 548.6 Columbia $157,582,816 Marshall 36,520 Unit 1836 3 709.8 Holly Springs $236,964,780 Monroe 36,112 Unit 1821 3 772.1 Aberdeen $315,289,829 Montgomery 10,550 Unit 1871 3 407.9 Winona $62,519,532 Neshoba 29,461 Unit 1833 1 571.6 Philadelphia $164,163,057 Newton 21,709 Beat 1836 1 579.6 Decatur $115,439,513 Noxubee 11,069 Unit 1833 1 700.0 Macon $66,837,187 Oktibbeha 49,284 Unit 1833 3 461.9 Starkville $342,468,610 Panola 34,439 Unit 1836 3 705.1 Batesville/ Sardis $251,600,781 Pearl River 54,957 Unit 1890 2 818.9 Poplarville $366,106,027 Perry 12,118 Beat 1820 2 650.2 New Augusta $104,449,025 Pike 40,015 Unit 1817 2 410.7 Magnolia $285,961,329 Pontotoc 30,770 Beat 1836 3 501.0 Pontotoc $170,246,843 Prentiss 25,426 Beat 1870 3 418.2 Booneville $131,806,367 Quitman 7,824 Unit 1877 3 406.4 Marks $70,343,765 Rankin 147,135 Unit 1828 1 806.1 Brandon $1,490,206,167 Scott 28,241 Beat 1833 1 610.4 Forest $176,402,673 Sharkey 4,684 Beat 1876 1 435.1 Rolling Fork $44,113,162 Simpson 27,477 Unit 1824 2 590.5 Mendenhall $240,007,908 Smith 16,216 Beat 1833 2 637.3 Raleigh $137,580,602 Stone 17,962 Unit 1916 2 448.1 Wiggins $111,167,478 281
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County Government in Mississippi Fi
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© 2015. All rights reserved. No pa
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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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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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