As Amended
SEC. 49-17-169. Board of directors; officers; compensation.
(1) All powers of the district shall be vested in a board of directors which shall consist of the mayor of each city participating in the Southern Regional Wastewater Management District and the president of the board of supervisors of Hancock County. Each director may appoint a delegate to represent him at a meeting of the board.
(2) The board of directors may elect or appoint and prescribe the duties of such officers as the board of directors deems necessary or advisable, including an executive director and a secretary. The executive director, who, at the discretion of the board of directors, may also serve as secretary, shall be a person of good moral character and shall be a professional engineer registered in the State of Mississippi with a minimum of ten (10) years' recent practical experience in the management and administration of public works operations which may include, but is not limited to, supervision, public financing, regulatory codes and related functions as minimum qualifications to administer the programs and duties of the district. The executive director shall administer, manage and direct the affairs and business of the district, subject to the policies, control and direction of the board of directors. The executive director shall give bond executed by a surety company or companies authorized to do business in this state in the penal sum of Twenty-five Thousand Dollars ($25,000.00) payable to the district, conditioned upon the faithful performance of his duties and the proper accounting for all funds which may come into his hands as executive director. The secretary of the district shall keep a record of the proceedings of the district and shall be custodian of all books, documents and papers filed with the district, the minute book or journal of the district and its official seal. The secretary shall have authority to cause copies to be made of all minutes and other records and documents of the district and to certify under the seal of the district that such copies are true and accurate copies, and all persons dealing with the district may rely upon such certificates.
(3) Each director may receive as compensation a sum not to exceed One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) per month for attending meetings of the board of directors during that month and may receive reimbursement for actual and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of his duties upon express authorization of the board.
SOURCES: Laws, 1980, ch. 519, Sec. 5. Laws, 1993, ch. 321, Sec. 6, eff from and after passage (approved March 12, 1993)