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MS HB1584

Bill

Status

Failed

4/7/2011

Primary Sponsor

Walter Robinson

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Origin

House of Representatives

2011 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • 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

  • Municipalities with populations of 100,000 or more according to the latest federal decennial census may provide individual city hall offices for council members

  • Council members in municipalities below the 100,000 population threshold are prohibited from maintaining individual offices at city hall

  • Updates terminology throughout the statute from "councilmen" to "council members" for gender-neutral language

  • 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

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