MS HB542

Amends Section 21-15-33 of the Mississippi Code to change the requirement for municipal meeting minutes from being "approved" to being "signed" by a majority of the governing body members

Requires minutes to be adopted and signed at the next regular meeting or within 30 days of the meeting, whichever occurs first

Minutes become legally valid from the date of the original meeting once signed by a majority of all governing body members

Governing bodies may designate by ordinance that the mayor alone may approve the minutes

Ordinances do not need individual signatures if they appear on minutes that have been signed by the mayor or a majority of the governing body and certified by the municipal clerk