by Associated Press Published: January 24,2013
Tags: alderman, board of aldermen, city government, increase, mayor, municipal, municipality, pay, pay hike, raise, salary, veto
STARKVILLE — Mayor Parker Wiseman has vetoed a salary increase for members of the board of aldermen and the mayor. The Starkville Daily News reports the city board had approved the raises Jan. 2 on a 6-1 vote. Wiseman vetoed it Tuesday. The proposal would increase the aldermen’s annual pay from $12,000 to $15,000 and [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: October 30,2012
Tags: commission, commissioner, elevation, export, exporter, exporting, goods, hurricane, import, importer, importing, meeting, natural disaster, port, raise, storm, transportation, tropical, Weather
GULFPORT — The state port’s five-member board has set a third special meeting because members were unable to decide in two previous sessions whether the port should continue elevation of the West Pier from 10 feet to 25 feet above sea level. Commissioner Jim Simpson told The Sun Herald port consultants indicated tenants will evacuate [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: September 7,2012
Tags: budget, city, executive, mayor, misappropriation, municipal government, municipality, pay, perk, raise, salary, SCANDAL, sex
Southaven Mayor Greg Davis is losing $40,000 in annual perks in the city’s new budget. But he is getting a $5,000 a year raise. The Commercial Appeal reports in approving a new budget this week, aldermen bumped Davis’ base pay from its current $145,000 annually to $150,000. However, the board removed a $35,000 annual stipend [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: March 8,2012
Tags: bench, bill, compensation, courts, judges, judicial branch, judiciary, law, lawmakers, legislation, legislative, Legislature, pay, raise, salaries, state government
JACKSON — Judges and prosecutors would get pay raises over four years, under a plan the Mississippi House passed yesterday. Mississippi’s circuit and chancery judges currently make $104,000 a year. The bill would increase their pay in four annual steps to $136,000 a year by 2016. Pay would also increase for district attorneys, appellate judges [...] [...]
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