Neither the mayor nor any of the members of the council or committees of the council shall direct or dictate the appointment of any person to or his removal from office by the manager or any of his subordinates. Except for the purposes of inquiring or receiving information or advice, the mayor and council and the several members thereof shall deal with the administrative services solely through the manager and neither the mayor nor any member of the council shall give orders to any subordinate of the city. The city council shall have the power to investigate any part of the city government and for that purpose to compel the attendance of witnesses and the production of documents and other evidence.
Structure Mississippi Code
Chapter 9 - Council-Manager Plan of Government
§ 21-9-1. Adoption of council-manager plan by certain municipalities; applicability of Title 21
§ 21-9-3. Initiating proceedings for adoption
§ 21-9-5. Results of election for change to council-manager form; effective date of change
§ 21-9-7. Transition to council-manager plan
§ 21-9-9. Procedure for repeal of council-manager plan
§ 21-9-11. Conduct of elections
§ 21-9-13. Transition from council-manager plan
§ 21-9-15. Municipal council; election of councilmen and mayor; terms
§ 21-9-17. Primary election for candidates for mayor and councilmen
§ 21-9-19. Conduct of municipal council election; declaring results
§ 21-9-23. Transfer of administrative functions to city manager
§ 21-9-25. City manager; choosing thereof
§ 21-9-27. City manager; term of office; removal
§ 21-9-29. Duties of city manager
§ 21-9-31. Control of manager and his subordinates by council
§ 21-9-33. Attendance of manager and other officials at council meetings
§ 21-9-35. City council to act as governing body of city
§ 21-9-37. Function of the mayor
§ 21-9-41. Mayor and councilmen not required to have offices or office hours
§ 21-9-43. Council members shall not serve as members of commissions or boards under their control
§ 21-9-45. Reorganization of city government at behest of council
§ 21-9-47. Hours of service of city officers and employees
§ 21-9-53. Annual examination and statement to be made by council
§ 21-9-55. Appropriations by first elected council
§ 21-9-57. Power of council may be limited as to tax rates or bond issuances
§ 21-9-59. Council may redistrict wards and voting precincts
§ 21-9-61. Compensation of mayor and councilmen
§ 21-9-63. Salaries and their payment; overtime to members of police and fire departments
§ 21-9-65. Petitions for special election
§ 21-9-67. Ordering by council of special elections
§ 21-9-69. Conduct of elections
§ 21-9-75. Police court and public schools unaffected by reorganization
§ 21-9-77. Existing laws, rights and liabilities of city unaffected by reorganization
§ 21-9-79. Application of civil service laws
§ 21-9-83. General and special laws and statutes to be construed as applicable to council