Mississippi Business Journal » leave http://msbusiness.com Mississippi Business Journal Fri, 17 May 2013 22:01:36 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 MDEQ freezes city’s grant as probe at DMR continues http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/02/11/mdeq-freezes-citys-grant-as-probe-at-dmr-continues/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=mdeq-freezes-citys-grant-as-probe-at-dmr-continues http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/02/11/mdeq-freezes-citys-grant-as-probe-at-dmr-continues/#comments Mon, 11 Feb 2013 12:57:48 +0000 Associated Press http://msbusiness.com/?p=69629 D’IBERVILLE — The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality has frozen a $3 million grant to see how D’Iberville is using the money. MDEQ spokesman Robbie Wilbur tells The Sun Herald the order was issued Jan. 28. The grant was for work at the Ocean Expo Aquarium. There may be concerns about a conflict of interest. [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/02/11/mdeq-freezes-citys-grant-as-probe-at-dmr-continues/feed/ 0 Comptroller to serve as city manager folowing Janus’ leave http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/02/08/comptroller-to-serve-as-city-manager-folowing-janus-leave/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=comptroller-to-serve-as-city-manager-folowing-janus-leave http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/02/08/comptroller-to-serve-as-city-manager-folowing-janus-leave/#comments Fri, 08 Feb 2013 14:11:36 +0000 Associated Press http://msbusiness.com/?p=69377 D’IBERVILLE — City comptroller Sharron Perkins has been appointed interim city manager during a special D’Iberville City Council meeting. The Sun Herald reports city attorney W. Fred Hornsby III asked the council if she should receive the same pay and benefits as had Michael Janus, who announced at Tuesday’s council meeting he was taking an [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/02/08/comptroller-to-serve-as-city-manager-folowing-janus-leave/feed/ 0 City manager takes unpaid leave over hiring of consultant http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/02/07/city-manager-takes-unpaid-leave-over-hiring-of-consultant/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=city-manager-takes-unpaid-leave-over-hiring-of-consultant http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/02/07/city-manager-takes-unpaid-leave-over-hiring-of-consultant/#comments Thu, 07 Feb 2013 13:37:51 +0000 Associated Press http://msbusiness.com/?p=69333 D’IBERVILLE — Mayor Rusty Quave says city manager Michael Janus is on a voluntary indefinite, unpaid leave of absence. Janus, reading from a statement Tuesday at the D’Iberville City Council meeting, says he was taking the step because of questions raised about consultant hiring practices that didn’t appear to follow standard procedures. The Sun Herald [...]

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