Mississippi Code
Miss. Code Ann. § 21-8-17 (2024)
General powers and duties of mayor; approval of ordinances
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- (1) The mayor shall enforce the charter and ordinances of the municipality and all general laws applicable thereto. He shall annually report to the council and the public on the work of the previous year and on the condition and requirements of the municipal government and shall, from time to time, make such recommendations for action by the council as he may deem in the public interest. He shall supervise all of the departments of the municipal government and shall require each department to make an annual report and such other reports of its work as he may deem desirable. No member of the council shall give orders to any employee or subordinate of a municipality other than the council member's personal staff.
- (2) Ordinances adopted by the council shall be submitted to the mayor and he shall, within ten (10) days (not including Saturdays, Sundays or holidays) after receiving any ordinance, either approve the ordinance by affixing his signature thereto or return it to the council by delivering it to the clerk of the council together with a statement setting forth his objections thereto or to any item or part thereof. No ordinance or any item or part thereof shall take effect without the mayor's approval, unless the mayor fails to return an ordinance to the council prior to the next council meeting, but no later than fifteen (15) days (not including Saturdays, Sundays or holidays) after it has been presented to him or unless the council upon reconsideration thereof not later than the tenth day (not including Saturdays, Sundays or holidays) following its return by the mayor, shall, by a vote of two-thirds (2/3) of the members present and voting resolve to override the mayor's veto.
- (3) The mayor may attend meetings of the council and may take part in discussions of the council but shall have no vote except in the case of a tie on the question of filling a vacancy in the council, in which case he may cast the deciding vote.
Laws, 1973, ch. 328, § 9; Laws, 1976, ch. 355, § 7; Laws, 1987, ch. 509, § 3; Laws, 2006, ch. 333, § 4, eff. 7/1/2006.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 7
cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1988–2023 · leading case: Carolyn McAdams v. Sheriel F. Perkins, 204 So. 3d 1257 (Miss. 2016).
Carolyn McAdams v. Sheriel F. Perkins, 204 So. 3d 1257 (Miss. 2016). “Miss. Code Ann. § 21-8-17 (1) (Rev. 2015); Miss.”
Advanced Tech. Bldg. Solutions, L.L.C. v. City of Jackson, 817 F.3d 163 (5th Cir. 2016). “See Miss.Code Ann. § 21-8-17(2). Because the council has the right of final review, it is the final policymaker.”
Ball v. Mayor & Bd. of Aldermen, 983 So. 2d 295 (Miss. 2008). “Mississippi Code Annotated § 21-8-17(2) (Supp.1987); City of Oxford v.”
South Cent. Turf, Inc. v. City of Jackson, 526 So. 2d 558 (Miss. 1988). “Mississippi Code Annotated § 21-8-17(2) (Supp. 1987); City of Oxford v.”
Fairley v. Hattiesburg, 122 F. Supp. 3d 553 (S.D. Miss. 2015). “Miss.Code Ann. § 21-8-17(1). No ordinance passed by the City Council can take effect without the mayor’s approval.”
Chokwe A. Lumumba v. City Council of Jackson, 358 So. 3d 318 (Miss. 2023). “On April 14, 2022, the Mayor formally vetoed the City Council’s April 1, 2022 denial of the emergency contract ratification under Mississippi Code Section 21-8-17(2), which provides, in relevant part, that Ordinances adopted by the council shall be submitted to the mayor he…”
Gwendolyn E. Ball v. City of Natchez, No. 2006-CA-02126-SCT (Miss. Nov. 17, 2006). “Mississippi Code Annotated § 21-8-17(2) (Supp. 1987); City of Oxford v.”
Miss. Code Ann. § 21-8-17(1): 1 case
Fairley v. Hattiesburg, 122 F. Supp. 3d 553 (S.D. Miss. 2015). “Miss.Code Ann. § 21-8-17(1). No ordinance passed by the City Council can take effect without the mayor’s approval.”
Miss. Code Ann. § 21-8-17(2): 7 cases
Advanced Tech. Bldg. Solutions, L.L.C. v. City of Jackson, 817 F.3d 163 (5th Cir. 2016). “See Miss.Code Ann. § 21-8-17(2). Because the council has the right of final review, it is the final policymaker.”
Carolyn McAdams v. Sheriel F. Perkins, 204 So. 3d 1257 (Miss. 2016). “Miss. Code Ann. § 21-8-17 (1) (Rev. 2015); Miss.”
Ball v. Mayor & Bd. of Aldermen, 983 So. 2d 295 (Miss. 2008). “Mississippi Code Annotated § 21-8-17(2) (Supp.1987); City of Oxford v.”
South Cent. Turf, Inc. v. City of Jackson, 526 So. 2d 558 (Miss. 1988). “Mississippi Code Annotated § 21-8-17(2) (Supp. 1987); City of Oxford v.”
Fairley v. Hattiesburg, 122 F. Supp. 3d 553 (S.D. Miss. 2015). “Miss.Code Ann. § 21-8-17(1). No ordinance passed by the City Council can take effect without the mayor’s approval.”
Miss. Code Ann. § 21-8-17(3): 1 case
Fairley v. Hattiesburg, 122 F. Supp. 3d 553 (S.D. Miss. 2015). “Miss.Code Ann. § 21-8-17(1). No ordinance passed by the City Council can take effect without the mayor’s approval.”
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