§ 43-53-3. Membership, powers, duties and responsibilities of Leadership Council on Aging.
(1) Establishment of the council. There is hereby established within the Office of the Governor the Mississippi Leadership Council on Aging, hereafter in this chapter the "council."
(2) Membership of the council:
(a) The council shall consist of a representative of the Department of Public Safety to be appointed by the Commissioner of Public Safety;
(b) Two (2) representatives of the Mississippi Sheriff's Association, to be elected by the Sheriff's Association;
(c) Two (2) representatives of the Mississippi Association of Chiefs of Police, to be elected by the Association of Chiefs of Police;
(d) One (1) representative of the Mississippi Department of Human Services, Division of Aging and Adult Services, to be appointed by the Executive Director of the Department of Human Services;
(e) Two (2) representatives of the American Association of Retired Persons, to be elected by Mississippi AARP Executive Committee;
(f) Two (2) representatives from community volunteer councils on aging, to be appointed by the Office of the Governor;
(g) One (1) representative from the Office of the Attorney General, Crime Prevention Unit, to be appointed by the Attorney General; and
(h) Two (2) representatives from the aging advocate network, to be appointed by the Lieutenant Governor.
(3) In the performance of its functions, the council shall, to the extent possible, solicit the participation and involvement of retired law enforcement personnel.
(4) The council shall elect a chairperson by a majority vote of the membership.
(5) Members of the council shall serve until the appropriately designated person in each representative organization selects another representative, and all persons on the council shall be subject to the advice and consent of the Senate.
(6) Membership on the council shall not constitute the holding of a public office, and members of the council shall not be required to take and file oaths of office before serving on the committee.
(7) The members of the committee shall receive no compensation for their services as members.
(8) No member of the council shall be disqualified from holding any public office or employment nor shall any member forfeit any employment or office by reason of his membership on the council.
(9) The council shall meet as often as deemed necessary, but in no event less than four (4) times annually. The chairman shall call the first meeting of the council no later than October 1996. A majority of the membership shall constitute a quorum for conducting business.
Sources: Laws, 1996, ch. 435, § 2, eff from and after July 1, 1996.
§ 43-53-3. Membership, powers, duties and responsibilities of Leadership Council on Aging.
(1) Establishment of the council. There is hereby established within the Office of the Governor the Mississippi Leadership Council on Aging, hereafter in this chapter the "council."
(2) Membership of the council:
(a) The council shall consist of a representative of the Department of Public Safety to be appointed by the Commissioner of Public Safety;
(b) Two (2) representatives of the Mississippi Sheriff's Association, to be elected by the Sheriff's Association;
(c) Two (2) representatives of the Mississippi Association of Chiefs of Police, to be elected by the Association of Chiefs of Police;
(d) One (1) representative of the Mississippi Department of Human Services, Division of Aging and Adult Services, to be appointed by the Executive Director of the Department of Human Services;
(e) Two (2) representatives of the American Association of Retired Persons, to be elected by Mississippi AARP Executive Committee;
(f) Two (2) representatives from community volunteer councils on aging, to be appointed by the Office of the Governor;
(g) One (1) representative from the Office of the Attorney General, Crime Prevention Unit, to be appointed by the Attorney General; and
(h) Two (2) representatives from the aging advocate network, to be appointed by the Lieutenant Governor.
(3) In the performance of its functions, the council shall, to the extent possible, solicit the participation and involvement of retired law enforcement personnel.
(4) The council shall elect a chairperson by a majority vote of the membership.
(5) Members of the council shall serve until the appropriately designated person in each representative organization selects another representative, and all persons on the council shall be subject to the advice and consent of the Senate.
(6) Membership on the council shall not constitute the holding of a public office, and members of the council shall not be required to take and file oaths of office before serving on the committee.
(7) The members of the committee shall receive no compensation for their services as members.
(8) No member of the council shall be disqualified from holding any public office or employment nor shall any member forfeit any employment or office by reason of his membership on the council.
(9) The council shall meet as often as deemed necessary, but in no event less than four (4) times annually. The chairman shall call the first meeting of the council no later than October 1996. A majority of the membership shall constitute a quorum for conducting business.
Sources: Laws, 1996, ch. 435, § 2, eff from and after July 1, 1996.
§ 43-53-3. Membership, powers, duties and responsibilities of Leadership Council on Aging.
(1) Establishment of the council. There is hereby established within the Office of the Governor the Mississippi Leadership Council on Aging, hereafter in this chapter the "council."
(2) Membership of the council:
(a) The council shall consist of a representative of the Department of Public Safety to be appointed by the Commissioner of Public Safety;
(b) Two (2) representatives of the Mississippi Sheriff's Association, to be elected by the Sheriff's Association;
(c) Two (2) representatives of the Mississippi Association of Chiefs of Police, to be elected by the Association of Chiefs of Police;
(d) One (1) representative of the Mississippi Department of Human Services, Division of Aging and Adult Services, to be appointed by the Executive Director of the Department of Human Services;
(e) Two (2) representatives of the American Association of Retired Persons, to be elected by Mississippi AARP Executive Committee;
(f) Two (2) representatives from community volunteer councils on aging, to be appointed by the Office of the Governor;
(g) One (1) representative from the Office of the Attorney General, Crime Prevention Unit, to be appointed by the Attorney General; and
(h) Two (2) representatives from the aging advocate network, to be appointed by the Lieutenant Governor.
(3) In the performance of its functions, the council shall, to the extent possible, solicit the participation and involvement of retired law enforcement personnel.
(4) The council shall elect a chairperson by a majority vote of the membership.
(5) Members of the council shall serve until the appropriately designated person in each representative organization selects another representative, and all persons on the council shall be subject to the advice and consent of the Senate.
(6) Membership on the council shall not constitute the holding of a public office, and members of the council shall not be required to take and file oaths of office before serving on the committee.
(7) The members of the committee shall receive no compensation for their services as members.
(8) No member of the council shall be disqualified from holding any public office or employment nor shall any member forfeit any employment or office by reason of his membership on the council.
(9) The council shall meet as often as deemed necessary, but in no event less than four (4) times annually. The chairman shall call the first meeting of the council no later than October 1996. A majority of the membership shall constitute a quorum for conducting business.
Sources: Laws, 1996, ch. 435, § 2, eff from and after July 1, 1996.
