Tuesday, October 27, 2015

Ethics Issues for Some Current Supervisors?

Does it violate the Mississippi Constitution and ethics laws of the State of Mississippi for two current members of the Board Supervisors who are also employees of the Tunica County School District to consistently vote on County issues that impact the School District?  Who is their allegiance to?



Here is a link to the Mississippi Ethics Commission:


Or, you can get a complaint form online:

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3 comments:

  1. Jack MossOctober 27, 2015 at 9:34 AM

    good thinking and good point but evidently ethics committee doesn't agree
    http://www.ethics.state.ms.us/ethics/ethics.nsf/OpinionsByDocId/3B4E067C1810835686257D1600681E25?OpenDocument

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  2. Tunica For JobsOctober 27, 2015 at 10:17 AM

    Great point - that opinion addresses being employed by the School District and is limited to the tax levy. What about voting to withhold money from the School and voting to engage in litigation with the School? Is that okay? What about voting to allow the School to use the County's facilities and voting to engage in other programs? The law directs the tax levy, but not the other.

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  3. Jack MossOctober 27, 2015 at 10:52 AM

    another good point... going to the ethics commission website and doing an opinion search of "supervisors" is an interesting read..

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