The executive power of the municipality shall be exercised by the mayor, and the mayor shall have the superintending control of all the officers and affairs of the municipality, and shall take care that the laws and ordinances are executed.
Miss. Code Ann. § 21-8-15
Mayor to exercise executive power
Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case Advanced Technology BuildIng Solutions, L.L.C. v. City of Jackson (2016)
Most recently applied in Carolyn McAdams v. Sheriel F. Perkins (December 2016)
Laws, 1973, ch. 328, § 8; Laws, 2006, ch. 333, § 3, eff from and after July 1, 2006.
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