§ 51-11-57. Board of directors; composition; oath; per diem; officers; indemnification; terms of office.
(1) All powers of a flood control district shall be exercised by a board of directors, to be composed of the following:
(a) If the flood control district is comprised of lands lying partly in a municipality and partly outside the limits of a municipality but wholly in one (1) county, the governing authority of the municipality shall appoint two (2) directors, the board of supervisors of the county in which the municipality lies shall appoint two (2) directors and the board of directors of the Pearl River Basin Development District shall appoint one (1) director.
(b) If the flood control district is comprised of lands lying, in whole or in part, in one or more municipalities which are in existence at the time of the creation of that district, and in one or more counties and not falling within the description of (a) of this subsection, the governing authority of each municipality shall appoint two (2) directors, the board of supervisors of each county in which part of the lands of the flood control district lie shall appoint two (2) directors and the board of directors of the Pearl River Basin Development District shall appoint one (1) director. If new municipalities are incorporated within the flood control district after the organization of that district, the governing authority of each new municipality shall appoint two (2) directors of the flood control district.
Each director appointed under this section, except the director appointed by the board of directors of the Pearl River Basin Development District, shall be either a resident or property owner in the district for which the director is appointed.
(2) Each director shall take and subscribe to the oath of office required by Section 268 of the Constitution of the State of Mississippi, before a chancery clerk, that the director will faithfully discharge the duties of the office. The oath shall be filed with the chancery clerk.
(3) Each director shall receive a per diem as provided under Section 25-3-69 for attending each meeting of the board and for each day actually spent in attending to the necessary business of the flood control district and shall receive reimbursement for actual expenses, including travel expenses, as provided in Section 25-3-41 upon express authorization of the board.
(4) The board of directors shall elect annually from its number a president and a vice president of the flood control district and any other officers deemed necessary. The president shall be the chief executive officer of the flood control district and the presiding officer of the board, and shall have the same right to vote as any other director. The vice president shall perform all the duties and exercise all powers conferred by this article upon the president when the president is absent or fails or declines to act, except the president's right to vote. The board also shall appoint a secretary and a treasurer who may or may not be members of the board, and it may combine these offices. The treasurer shall give bond in the sum of not less than Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000.00), as set by the board of directors, and each director shall give bond in the sum of not less than Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00). The premiums on the bonds shall be an expense of the district. The condition of each bond shall be that the treasurer or director will faithfully perform all duties of office and account for all money which shall come into the treasurer's or director's custody.
(5) The initial terms of the members of the board of directors of the flood control district shall be: one-third (1/3) of the members shall serve for one (1) year, one-third (1/3) of the members shall serve for two (2) years, and one-third (1/3) of the members shall serve for three (3) years. At the initial meeting of the board of directors, the members shall determine by lot which of their members shall serve for only one (1), two (2), and three (3) years. After the initial term, each member shall hold office for a term of six (6) years or until a successor is appointed and qualified.
Sources: Laws, 1998, ch. 515, § 3; Laws, 2001, ch. 577, § 2, eff from and after Apr. 7, 2001.
§ 51-11-57. Board of directors; composition; oath; per diem; officers; indemnification; terms of office.
(1) All powers of a flood control district shall be exercised by a board of directors, to be composed of the following:
(a) If the flood control district is comprised of lands lying partly in a municipality and partly outside the limits of a municipality but wholly in one (1) county, the governing authority of the municipality shall appoint two (2) directors, the board of supervisors of the county in which the municipality lies shall appoint two (2) directors and the board of directors of the Pearl River Basin Development District shall appoint one (1) director.
(b) If the flood control district is comprised of lands lying, in whole or in part, in one or more municipalities which are in existence at the time of the creation of that district, and in one or more counties and not falling within the description of (a) of this subsection, the governing authority of each municipality shall appoint two (2) directors, the board of supervisors of each county in which part of the lands of the flood control district lie shall appoint two (2) directors and the board of directors of the Pearl River Basin Development District shall appoint one (1) director. If new municipalities are incorporated within the flood control district after the organization of that district, the governing authority of each new municipality shall appoint two (2) directors of the flood control district.
Each director appointed under this section, except the director appointed by the board of directors of the Pearl River Basin Development District, shall be either a resident or property owner in the district for which the director is appointed.
(2) Each director shall take and subscribe to the oath of office required by Section 268 of the Constitution of the State of Mississippi, before a chancery clerk, that the director will faithfully discharge the duties of the office. The oath shall be filed with the chancery clerk.
(3) Each director shall receive a per diem as provided under Section 25-3-69 for attending each meeting of the board and for each day actually spent in attending to the necessary business of the flood control district and shall receive reimbursement for actual expenses, including travel expenses, as provided in Section 25-3-41 upon express authorization of the board.
(4) The board of directors shall elect annually from its number a president and a vice president of the flood control district and any other officers deemed necessary. The president shall be the chief executive officer of the flood control district and the presiding officer of the board, and shall have the same right to vote as any other director. The vice president shall perform all the duties and exercise all powers conferred by this article upon the president when the president is absent or fails or declines to act, except the president's right to vote. The board also shall appoint a secretary and a treasurer who may or may not be members of the board, and it may combine these offices. The treasurer shall give bond in the sum of not less than Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000.00), as set by the board of directors, and each director shall give bond in the sum of not less than Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00). The premiums on the bonds shall be an expense of the district. The condition of each bond shall be that the treasurer or director will faithfully perform all duties of office and account for all money which shall come into the treasurer's or director's custody.
(5) The initial terms of the members of the board of directors of the flood control district shall be: one-third (1/3) of the members shall serve for one (1) year, one-third (1/3) of the members shall serve for two (2) years, and one-third (1/3) of the members shall serve for three (3) years. At the initial meeting of the board of directors, the members shall determine by lot which of their members shall serve for only one (1), two (2), and three (3) years. After the initial term, each member shall hold office for a term of six (6) years or until a successor is appointed and qualified.
Sources: Laws, 1998, ch. 515, § 3; Laws, 2001, ch. 577, § 2, eff from and after Apr. 7, 2001.
§ 51-11-57. Board of directors; composition; oath; per diem; officers; indemnification; terms of office.
(1) All powers of a flood control district shall be exercised by a board of directors, to be composed of the following:
(a) If the flood control district is comprised of lands lying partly in a municipality and partly outside the limits of a municipality but wholly in one (1) county, the governing authority of the municipality shall appoint two (2) directors, the board of supervisors of the county in which the municipality lies shall appoint two (2) directors and the board of directors of the Pearl River Basin Development District shall appoint one (1) director.
(b) If the flood control district is comprised of lands lying, in whole or in part, in one or more municipalities which are in existence at the time of the creation of that district, and in one or more counties and not falling within the description of (a) of this subsection, the governing authority of each municipality shall appoint two (2) directors, the board of supervisors of each county in which part of the lands of the flood control district lie shall appoint two (2) directors and the board of directors of the Pearl River Basin Development District shall appoint one (1) director. If new municipalities are incorporated within the flood control district after the organization of that district, the governing authority of each new municipality shall appoint two (2) directors of the flood control district.
Each director appointed under this section, except the director appointed by the board of directors of the Pearl River Basin Development District, shall be either a resident or property owner in the district for which the director is appointed.
(2) Each director shall take and subscribe to the oath of office required by Section 268 of the Constitution of the State of Mississippi, before a chancery clerk, that the director will faithfully discharge the duties of the office. The oath shall be filed with the chancery clerk.
(3) Each director shall receive a per diem as provided under Section 25-3-69 for attending each meeting of the board and for each day actually spent in attending to the necessary business of the flood control district and shall receive reimbursement for actual expenses, including travel expenses, as provided in Section 25-3-41 upon express authorization of the board.
(4) The board of directors shall elect annually from its number a president and a vice president of the flood control district and any other officers deemed necessary. The president shall be the chief executive officer of the flood control district and the presiding officer of the board, and shall have the same right to vote as any other director. The vice president shall perform all the duties and exercise all powers conferred by this article upon the president when the president is absent or fails or declines to act, except the president's right to vote. The board also shall appoint a secretary and a treasurer who may or may not be members of the board, and it may combine these offices. The treasurer shall give bond in the sum of not less than Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000.00), as set by the board of directors, and each director shall give bond in the sum of not less than Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00). The premiums on the bonds shall be an expense of the district. The condition of each bond shall be that the treasurer or director will faithfully perform all duties of office and account for all money which shall come into the treasurer's or director's custody.
(5) The initial terms of the members of the board of directors of the flood control district shall be: one-third (1/3) of the members shall serve for one (1) year, one-third (1/3) of the members shall serve for two (2) years, and one-third (1/3) of the members shall serve for three (3) years. At the initial meeting of the board of directors, the members shall determine by lot which of their members shall serve for only one (1), two (2), and three (3) years. After the initial term, each member shall hold office for a term of six (6) years or until a successor is appointed and qualified.
Sources: Laws, 1998, ch. 515, § 3; Laws, 2001, ch. 577, § 2, eff from and after Apr. 7, 2001.
