MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE
2021 Regular Session
To: County Affairs; Appropriations
By: Representative Sanford
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 25-3-2, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT A COUNTY ELECTED OFFICIAL'S ANNUAL SALARY SHALL NOT BE REDUCED AS A RESULT OF A REDUCTION IN TOTAL ASSESSED VALUATION OR A CHANGE IN POPULATION; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI:
SECTION 1. Section 25-3-2, Mississippi Code of 1972, is amended as follows:
25-3-2. Notwithstanding
any other provisions of law to the contrary, no county elected official's
annual salary established under this chapter shall be reduced * * * as a result of a
reduction in total assessed valuation or a change in population.
SECTION 2. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after July 1, 2021.