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MS HB1584
Bill
Status
4/7/2011
Primary Sponsor
Walter Robinson
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AI Summary
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Raises the municipal population threshold from 50,000 to 100,000 for allowing council members to have individual offices in city hall under the mayor-council form of government
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Municipalities with populations of 100,000 or more according to the latest federal decennial census may provide individual city hall offices for council members
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Council members in municipalities below the 100,000 population threshold are prohibited from maintaining individual offices at city hall
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Updates terminology throughout the statute from "councilmen" to "council members" for gender-neutral language
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Maintains existing provisions that the mayor must have an office at city hall and that council members receive clerical support and expense reimbursement regardless of population size
Legislative Description
Mayor-council form of government; authorize council members of certain to have offices in City Hall.
Last Action
Died On Calendar
4/7/2011