Rankin County authorizes sheriff's office to join regional eviction-assistance agreements, partner with Jackson State for interns

The Rankin County board authorized the sheriff's office to enter into regional agreements to provide eviction-assistance services and approved a partnership to use Jackson State University's intern program for law-enforcement training.

Speaker 3 presented the request: "Last and final item is an authorization from Rank County Sheriff's Office to enter into agreements with Itawamba, Lauderdale, Jones, and Lincoln County's Sheriff's Office to provide eviction assistance and with Jackson State University to utilize the university's intern program to train students in law enforcement." The board moved on a motion from Speaker 1, which Speaker 2 seconded; members voiced "Aye" and the motion carried.

Why it matters: The agreements create a formal mechanism for regional sheriff's offices to coordinate eviction-assistance work and bring university interns into local law-enforcement training. The transcript does not supply operational details, staffing levels, funding sources, or implementation timelines.

Details: The transcript lists the partner counties as Itawamba, Lauderdale, Jones and Lincoln and names Jackson State University as the education partner for interns. The board approved the authorization in a single motion; the public minutes or subsequent staff reports would be needed for memoranda of understanding, budgets, or start dates.

Next steps: The transcript records approval but does not include execution dates, contract terms, or funding. Those items would typically appear in subsequent staff reports or meeting packets.