Personnel & appointments in Mississippi local government
What Mississippi city councils, county boards and school districts are deciding about personnel & appointments — plain-English summaries written from official agendas and minutes, updated as meetings happen.
402 Mississippi meetings since 2024 covered personnel & appointments. Counts are directional — coverage varies by place and platform.
Places in Mississippi with the most personnel & appointments activity
- Vicksburg, MS (34)
- Pearl River County, MS (33)
- Cleveland, MS (33)
- Hancock County, MS (30)
- Oxford, MS (29)
- Horn Lake, MS (26)
- Columbus, MS (26)
- Pascagoula-Gautier School District, MS (24)
- Byram, MS (20)
- Madison School District, MS (18)
- Pascagoula-Gautier School District, MS (17)
- Rankin County, MS (15)
Latest matching meetings
Vicksburg board to consider $10K art festival sponsorship, street closures
The Vicksburg Board of Mayor and Aldermen will consider a consent agenda with routine items including personnel actions, event permits, sponsorships, and payments. Notable items include a $10,000 sponsorship for the Hipstoric Art Festival with street closures, a $1,000 NAMI sponsorship, and payments for 911 dispatch…
Board to adopt FY2027 budget and set tax levy at public hearing
The Pearl River County Board of Supervisors will hold a public hearing to adopt the FY2027 budget and set the tax levy. The agenda also includes numerous personnel actions, contract approvals, and routine administrative items, along with a petition for an alcoholic liquors referendum.
Budget discussion and personnel matters on special call agenda
The Natchez Board of Aldermen is holding a special call meeting with a budget discussion and an executive session for personnel matters. The agenda is otherwise procedural, with no specific items or dollar amounts listed.
DeSoto County supervisors to consider FY27 budget and planning appointment
The DeSoto County Board of Supervisors is meeting to handle routine business, including a planning commission appointment for District 1 and discussion of the FY27 budget. The agenda is a draft and may be amended. No other substantive items are listed.
Byram officials discuss employee salaries and raises for the FY2027 budget
The City of Byram Mayor and Board of Aldermen will hold a work session to discuss employee salaries and raises for the FY2027 budget. The agenda contains no other substantive items, contracts, or ordinances. The meeting is scheduled for Monday, August 24, 2026, at 6:00 PM at City Hall.
Special meeting to discuss Sheriff's Department personnel in closed session
The Hancock County Board of Supervisors is holding a special meeting with a single substantive item: entering executive session to discuss personnel issues in the Sheriff's Department. The agenda includes motions to consider, enter, and exit the closed session, with no other public business listed.
Budget discussion and public hearing dates set
The Board of Aldermen is holding a special meeting to discuss the budget, set dates for a budget public hearing and a taxi public hearing, and will enter executive session for personnel and contractual matters.
Board to finalize 2026 tax rolls, approve bridge payments, and hear public comments
The Pearl River County Board of Supervisors will consider routine approvals including minutes, claims, personnel changes, and contracts. They will also finalize the 2026 tax assessment rolls, approve bridge repair payments, and hear public presentations on property lines, a playground, and license plate readers.
Olive Branch aldermen to consider rezoning for 86-lot Almadale Retreat subdivision
The Olive Branch Board of Aldermen will hold public hearings and consider several zoning and subdivision requests, including a rezoning for the Almadale Retreat subdivision and a medical cannabis use at Margarette Manor. They will also vote on consent agenda items such as software and service agreements, tax…
Board to vote on utility adjustment, HVAC, pay raises, and water plant payments
The Horn Lake Mayor and Board of Aldermen will vote on a consent agenda covering utility bill adjustments, an HVAC installation, several personnel pay changes and promotions, and multiple construction payments for water and drainage projects. They will also hold public hearings on a rezoning and subdivision plat for…
Board to consider gameday parking fee changes and multiple construction change orders
The Oxford Board of Aldermen will hold its regular meeting on August 18, 2026, covering routine approvals, personnel actions, and several notable items. Key discussions include a first reading of an ordinance amending gameday parking rates, multiple construction change orders, and a contract extension for Oxford…
Council to vote on blight property purchases, police hires, and kayak launch funding
The Columbus City Council will consider routine approvals (minutes, claims, permits) and several policy items, including purchasing four blighted properties for $46,000, hiring four certified police officers, promoting one officer to assistant chief, and allocating $85,000 for a kayak launch. The agenda also includes…
Byram board to consider sewer expansion funding, police vehicle lease
The Mayor and Board of Aldermen will consider resolutions to apply for DRA funding for sewer expansion and to pledge a city match, and will vote on a three-year lease purchase for three police Ford Explorers. The consent agenda includes approvals for conference travel, fire equipment purchases, and a claims docket of…
Board to award Highland Drive project, adjust fire pay, approve payments
The Vicksburg Board of Mayor and Aldermen will consider a consent agenda with personnel actions, sponsorships, and payments, plus routine items including appointing a city clerk and public works director. They will also vote on a $149,901.76 bid for the NRCS Highland Drive Project, a fire department tier pay scale…
School board to approve FY 2026-2027 budget and teacher coaching contract
The Pascagoula-Gautier School District Board is meeting to approve a large consent agenda, including the fiscal year 2026-2027 budget, a three-year professional development contract with Bailey Education Group, LLC, and various personnel and facility use items. The board will also consider action items on personnel…
Board to vote on rezoning, water plant payments, and new tornado sirens
The Mayor and Board of Aldermen will vote on a consent agenda including personnel changes, contract payments for water and drainage projects, and a rezoning request at Church Road and Highway 301. New business items include approving bids for five tornado warning sirens and a road overlay project. The board will also…
Board to discuss potential bond offering and FY 2027 personnel budget
The Brandon Board of Aldermen & Mayor will hold a recessed regular meeting to discuss a potential bond offering and consider the FY 2027 Personnel Budget in executive session. The meeting includes routine procedural items such as appending the recessed meeting notice to the minutes.
Board approves $125M student housing bonds and other routine items
The Oxford Board of Aldermen will meet on August 4, 2026, to consider routine financial approvals, a public hearing on $125 million in student housing bonds, and several ordinance readings. The meeting includes approvals for emergency purchases, travel requests, and personnel actions across multiple departments.
Board approves $614,985 transfer for Riverfront Development and adopts tax exemption for Ergon Asphalt
The Vicksburg Board of Mayor and Aldermen will meet August 3 to decide on routine personnel actions, approve a $614,985 transfer from the Riverfront Development Project Fund to the Water & Gas Account, adopt a final order granting a tax exemption to Ergon Asphalt & Emulsions, Inc., and ratify several contracts…
Board approves Sheriff’s new camera system, inmate meal contract, and road paver purchase
The Pearl River County Board of Supervisors will vote on claims, personnel changes, and contracts including a $56,500 van for the Sheriff’s Office and a $344,566.90 road paver. Public presentations include disaster assistance for businesses and a completed airport advancement plan. Several routine approvals and…
City Council to consider Terry Brown Amphitheater change order and police promotions
The Mayor and City Council will discuss several personnel and operational matters, including police officer promotions and a fire apparatus replacement plan. The body will also review facility usage requests for Riverside Park and a purchase for a HUD Grant Excavator.
Board to discuss water quality complaints, pool, and approve $100K+ in payments
The Clarksdale Board of Mayor & Commissioners will discuss water quality concerns raised by residents and the Park Commission swimming pool, and will vote on a series of payments and contracts. These include reimbursing the incidental expense account, paying miscellaneous claims, accepting a park donation, and issuing…
Board to discuss police matters and personnel in executive session
The Natchez Board of Aldermen is holding a special called meeting to discuss police department matters and will enter executive session for personnel matters. The agenda contains no specific action items, only discussion items.
Board to discuss tabled License Plate Readers and approve $62k in camera purchases
The Board will consider approving minutes, claims, and numerous personnel changes across the Sheriff's Office, Central Dispatch, and other departments. They will discuss a previously tabled motion on License Plate Readers. They will also vote on purchases including flooring at 504 Raine Street, a UTV for Southeast…
City Council approves $163,045 cybersecurity grant award
The Columbus City Council will consider a range of items, including the acceptance of a $163,045 State and Local Cybersecurity Grant. It will also approve several personnel actions, training expenses, and infrastructure projects such as speed hump installations and roof repair contracts. Additional agenda items cover…
Board to discuss workforce development and planning director role
The Natchez Board of Aldermen is holding a special call meeting to discuss workforce development and the planning director position. The agenda includes an executive session for personnel matters, indicating these are discussion items rather than final decisions.
City approves $6,100 demolition contract for dilapidated houses on Dewitt St.
The Board will adopt routine consent‑agenda items such as personnel actions and meeting minutes. It will approve several contracts and payments, including a $6,100 demolition contract for dilapidated houses at 915 Dewitt Street, a $2,616.66 invoice from Vicksburg Tallulah Regional Airport, and a lease‑purchase…
School board approves consent agenda with buses, handbook, and dual credit MOU
The Pascagoula-Gautier School District Board meeting on July 13, 2026, was largely procedural, with the board approving the agenda and a consent agenda containing multiple routine items. These included personnel actions, claims, student enrollments, donations, and policy plans. The board also approved the purchase of…
Board discusses administrative procedures and staffing assignments
The Mayor and Board of Aldermen will discuss administrative procedures for employee work assignments and operational practices. They will also review staffing assignments and board support services. A closed session will be considered to decide if an executive session is needed.
Board to vote on $546K in water, drainage project payments
The Horn Lake Mayor and Board of Aldermen will consider a consent agenda that includes three construction payments totaling $592,954.86 for water and drainage projects, plus several personnel actions (hires, promotions, resignations, and a retirement). The board will also hold a public hearing on renewing a…
Board of Aldermen to consider extending Local State of Emergency
The Board of Aldermen will discuss extending the Local State of Emergency and review various city department requests. The meeting includes personnel hiring, equipment disposal, and several infrastructure and zoning appeals.
Columbus City Council considers equipment bids and facility improvements
The City Council will review several high-value contracts for city vehicles, generators, and convention center upgrades. The meeting also includes discussions on personnel changes, budget adjustments, and community event funding.
Board considers medical cannabis dispensary and surplus property transfers
The Board will review the FY2025 audit and consider several surplus property disposals. They are also scheduled to set a public hearing for a proposed medical cannabis dispensary on Highway 80.
Board to vote on $1.25M bridge payment and conditional use permits
The Rankin County Board of Supervisors will consider a consent agenda including budget amendments, appointments, agreements, and tax adjustments. They will hold public hearings on four conditional use permits and vote on others. The board will also approve a final payment of $1,253,476.68 for the Flowood Bridge…
Board to consider $1.25M loan for fire truck purchase
The Brandon Board of Aldermen and Mayor will vote on a $1.25 million loan for a fire truck, emergency repairs to wells and lift stations, and several new hires. Other items include approving a tourism ad, purchasing folding chairs, and establishing a public records fee schedule. The board will also consider a…
Vicksburg Board discusses sponsorships, personnel actions, and city service updates
The Board of Mayor and Aldermen will consider several sponsorship applications and various personnel actions. The meeting includes discussions on convention center updates, civil service rule revisions, and a FEMA overpayment refund.
City Council discusses equipment bids, budget items, and community projects
The City Council will discuss various municipal expenditures including vehicle bids, fire station equipment, and park maintenance. The agenda also includes discussions on personnel changes, city facility repairs, and the FY27 budget.
Board to approve $196,308 forfeiture and other asset seizures
The Pearl River County Board of Supervisors will consider approving multiple items, including asset forfeitures from court orders, personnel changes in the sheriff's office and fire districts, road construction payments, and an airport grant agreement. Other actions include acknowledging scholarship recipients…
Cleveland Beautification Commission reviews budget, appoints vice chair
The Cleveland Beautification Commission, also serving as the Cleveland Tree Board and Keep Cleveland Beautiful, held a regular meeting. They approved the May 2026 minutes, reviewed the May budget, and appointed Myrtis Tabb as vice chair. The commission also discussed updates on downtown plantings, a bike trail kiosk…
Board to vote on $297K sidewalk project, water plant payments, and police/fire hires
The Horn Lake Mayor and Board of Aldermen will vote on a consent agenda that includes approving payments for water treatment plant improvements, awarding a sidewalk construction bid, and several personnel actions such as promoting a deputy chief to chief and hiring two EMT drivers. The board will also consider a…