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Senate approves bill requiring municipalities to put actions in writing, record ayes and nays
Summary
The Mississippi Senate approved House Bill 1211, which requires municipalities to record actions in writing, enter them in the minutes and give two weeks’ notice before final passage; the bill passed by use of the afternoon roll call, with no roll-call tally recorded in the transcript.
The Mississippi State Senate on the floor approved House Bill 1211, a measure requiring municipalities to reduce certain official actions to writing, spread those actions on the minutes and provide two weeks’ notice before final passage.
Senator McMahon, explaining the bill, said the measure was "a very simple bill for municipalities" intended to ensure "they have it in writing" and that actions are "spread" in the minutes. He added the measure requires municipalities to "give 2 weeks before final passage" and to "record the ayes and nays for the aldermen or the…
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