Mississippi Code
In General
§ 19-3-11. Regular meetings in counties having one court district

In counties having only one (1) court district, the board of supervisors shall hold regular meetings at the courthouse or in the chancery clerk's office in those counties where the chancery clerk's office is in a building separate from the courthouse. However, the board of supervisors may meet in any other county-owned building if such building is located within one (1) mile of the courthouse and if, more than thirty (30) days prior to changing the meeting place, the board posts a conspicuous, permanent notice to that effect in the chancery clerk's office and in one (1) other place in the courthouse, publishes notice thereof in a newspaper published in the county, or if there be no newspaper published in the county, then in a newspaper having general circulation in the county, once each week, for at least three (3) consecutive weeks, and enters an order upon its minutes designating and describing in full the building and room to be used as the meeting room of the board of supervisors. The board of supervisors shall meet on the first Monday of each month. However, when such meeting date falls on a legal holiday, then the said meeting shall be held on the succeeding day.

Structure Mississippi Code

Mississippi Code

Title 19 - Counties and County Officers

Chapter 3 - Board of Supervisors

In General

§ 19-3-1. Districts and boundaries; election of supervisors

§ 19-3-3. Eligibility of supervisors

§ 19-3-5. Bond to be executed by supervisor

§ 19-3-7. Organizational meeting

§ 19-3-9. Organizational and other meetings in case of epidemics

§ 19-3-11. Regular meetings in counties having one court district

§ 19-3-13. Regular meetings in counties having two court districts

§ 19-3-15. Meetings of board in Harrison County

§ 19-3-17. Length of sessions; recesses

§ 19-3-21. Presiding officer

§ 19-3-23. Quorum; fine for nonattendance

§ 19-3-25. Sheriff to attend meetings

§ 19-3-27. Duties of clerk of board of supervisors; signing of minutes

§ 19-3-29. Appointment of clerk pro tempore

§ 19-3-31. Employment of office clerks in certain counties

§ 19-3-33. Publication of proceedings

§ 19-3-35. Publication of proceedings; cumulative method

§ 19-3-37. Privileges of supervisors

§ 19-3-39. Supervisors are conservators of the peace

§ 19-3-40. Power of board to adopt, modify, alter, or repeal orders, resolutions or ordinances not inconsistent with law

§ 19-3-43. Board to provide and designate building for its meetings and sessions of court when courthouse unavailable

§ 19-3-47. Employment of counsel

§ 19-3-48. Monthly office allowance for attorney employed by board

§ 19-3-51. Power of the board to subpoena witnesses and cite for contempt

§ 19-3-53. Collection of fines imposed by board

§ 19-3-55. Elections for county purposes may be ordered by petition of qualified electors

§ 19-3-57. Tickets; what shall be printed on same

§ 19-3-59. Appropriation of county funds

§ 19-3-61. Employment of comptroller or bookkeeper

§ 19-3-65. Membership in national and state organizations of governmental officials

§ 19-3-68. Supervisors and county employees authorized to use credit cards to pay travel expenses

§ 19-3-69. Authority to contract for professional services

§ 19-3-71. Appointment of county fire services coordinator

§ 19-3-73. Authority of county to maintain real property owned or leased by fire protection district

§ 19-3-75. Maintenance of roads or driveways to public cemeteries

§ 19-3-77. Programs of professional education for county purchase clerks, receiving clerks, inventory control clerks, and members of county boards of supervisors

§ 19-3-83. Authority to adopt ordinances for the regulation of transient vendors

§ 19-3-85. Authority of board to dispose of lost, stolen, abandoned or misplaced personal property