Mississippi Code
Chapter 7 - Council Form of Government
§ 21-7-15. Election of vice-mayor and other officers; duties

The members of the council shall from their membership elect a vice-mayor who shall have the powers and duties as prescribed by this chapter. The members of the council by a majority vote of its entire membership shall elect from time to time, to serve during its pleasure, persons, residents of said municipality, but not from among its membership, who shall be designated and have official status as (a) clerk, (b) one or more deputy clerks, (c) marshal, (d) street commissioner, (e) tax collector, (f) tax assessor, (g) treasurer, (h) police justice pro tempore, and (i) city attorney. The office of marshal, police justice pro tempore, and city attorney shall not be consolidated with any other office but such other designated offices may be consolidated in whole or in part. Such officials so elected shall be amenable to the council and their compensation shall be fixed by said council and each may be required to enter into such bond for the faithful discharge of their duties as the council deems necessary. Such selected officials may be removed by the council at any time for cause after first having been given an opportunity for a hearing on the reasons for removal. The duties of the clerk shall be those prescribed by Sections 21-15-17, 21-15-19, 21-23-11, and 21-39-7. The duties of the deputy clerk, or clerks, shall be those vested in the clerk, as aforesaid, but who shall act in the name of the clerk. The duties of the marshal shall be those as prescribed by Section 21-21-1. The duties of the street commissioner shall be those as prescribed by Section 21-3-23. The duties of the tax collector shall be those as prescribed by Section 21-33-53. The duties of the tax assessor shall be those applicable to such office under this title. The duties of the treasurer shall be those as prescribed by Section 21-39-19. In addition to the foregoing duties the council may confer upon such appointed officials respectively, other than to the police justice pro tempore, additional duties as the council may prescribe.
The police justice shall be nominated and elected at large and he, together with the police justice pro tempore as appointed, shall meet the qualifications as prescribed by Chapter 23 of this title, and shall perform such duties and have such powers as vested by this title.

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