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2022 Annual Convention PowerPoints - June 13 - 16, 2022

Monday, June 13

Click HERE for PowerPoint: Minimizing Risks: What You Need to Know about Unemployment Benefits  – 1 Elective Credit, Tammy Brown, HR/UI Coordinator, Savio HR Solutions

Click HERE for PowerPoint: Fire Prevention – 1 Elective Credit, Kevin Butler, Deputy State Fire Marshall, MS State Fire Marshal’s Office

Click HERE for PowerPoint: Anatomy of a Claim – From Reporting to Resolutions, the Do’s & Donts, 1 Elective Credit, Lisa Wells -Claims Supervisor, CCMSI  and Jamie Lee Jacks and Arnold Luciano - Jacks, Griffith, Luciano, P.A.

Tuesday, June 14

Click HERE for PowerPoint: MS Medical Cannabis Act, Kris Jones – MS Department of Health and David Caldwell - MS Department of Revenue

Click HERE for PowerPoint: County Supervisors Salary Readjustment

Click HERE for PowerPoint: Lt. Governor Hosemann

Click HERE for PowerPoint: 2022 Legislative Session Recap – 1 Elective Credit, Steve Gray, MAS Director of Governmental Affairs

Click HERE for PowerPoint: Taxation 101 and Tax Levy – 1 Core Credit,  Warren Greenlee – Attorney, Young Law Group

Wednesday, June 15

Click HERE for PowerPoint: MDEQ Dam Safety Grant Program, William McKercher, P.E., Chief, Dam Safety Division

 Click HERE for PowerPoint: State Matching ARPA Funds, Chris Wells, MDEQ Executive Director, 1 Elective Credit

 Click HERE for PowerPoint: Infrastructure Update from MDOT,   Brad White, MDOT Executive Director

Click HERE for PowerPoint: Infrastructure Update from State Aid–Harry Lee James, State Aid Engineer1 Core Credit

Click HERE for PowerPoint: Active Shooter: Threat Management & Security Crisis Response, 1 Elective Credit, Vaughn Baker - Strategos International 

Click HERE for PowerPoint: County Purchasing Law 1 Core Credit, Tom Chain - MS Office of the State Auditor

Click HERE for PowerPoint: Rural Fire Truck Program/Use of Rebate Funds/First Responders & Law Enforcement Benefits  – 1 Elective Credit, Mike Chaney, Commissioner of Insurance & State Fire Marshall

 

                                                

                                               

                                                        

                                                 

Presentations from Fall Workshop on 10/19-21/2021

Click HERE for BCI's PP on 10/19 at 2 pm

Click HERE for C SPIRE's PP on 10/19 at 2 pm

Click HERE for State Auditor's PP on 10/20 at 9 am

Click HERE for MEMA's PP on 10/20 at 10:45 am

Click HERE for State Aid's PP on 10/21 at 8:30 am

Click HERE for Attorney General's PP on 10/21 at 9:30 am

Click HERE for Steve Gray's PP on 10/21/ at 10:30 am

Presentations from ARPA 2021 Seminar on 9/8/2021

Please click HERE for State Auditor's PP Presentation

Please click HERE for MAS PP Presentation 

Presentations From 2021 Annual Convention 

Tuesday 6/15/21 and Wednesday 6/16/21 2021 Legislative Recap PowerPoint - STEVE GRAY

Tuesday, 6/15/21 PERS Update

Tuesday 6/15/21 County Budgeting Process - Rhuel Dickinson, Simpson County Administrator

Wednesday 6/16/21 E-911 Round Table Discussion 

Wednesday 6/16/21 Risk Management Workshop Presentation 

 

Presentation from 2021 Regional Legislative Meetings

Click HERE for MDA PowerPoint presentation

Presentations from 2020 Annual Buisness and Memebership Meeting

Click Following Link: 2020 Legislative Recap - Steve Gray, MAS Govermental Affairs Director 

Click Following LinkCOVID-19 Emergency Relief Program - Director Greg Michel, MEMA

Presentation from 2020 Mid-Winter Legislative Conference (Hilton Jackson)

2020 Legislative Session- Steve Gray

Ad Valorem Taxation 101 - Sumner Davis 

Public Records - Tom Hood, Ethics Commission 

MS Insurance Dept. - Mike Chaney, Commissioner 

How to Get the Most Out of Your Association - Derrick Surrette

Handling Employment Matters:Hiring and Firing as a Public Entity - Will Allen

Presentations from 2019 New Term Orientation (Hilton Jackson)

MDOT - Emergency Relief PowerPoint

MDOT - LPA Engineers District Map

State Aid Engineer PowerPoint

 

Presentations from 2019 Annual Conference (Gulf Coast):

2019 Legislation Session Recap: By Steve Gray

Local Government Debt-Setoff 

 

Presentations from 2018 Fall Workshop (Tupelo):

MAS Legislative Update:  By Steve Gray, Director of Govermental Affairs

 

Presentations from 2018 Annual Conference (Gulf Coast):

Bridge Funding: Is there a Solution in Sight?:  By Derrick Surrette/ Steve Gray

Legislative Issues Trending in the Southeastern Region: By Steve Gray 

Industry Safety Update: By Sharon George - MS Chapter of SWANA Safety Ambassador 

Youth Mental Health First Aid: By August Irving - Hinds Behaviroal Health Services Region 9

 

Presentations from 2017 Fall Educational Workshop (Vicksburg):

MAS Legislative Proposals By Steve Gray

Violence in the Workplace: Zero Tolerance: By Heather Wagner, MS Attorney General's Office

New Legislation: Reverse Auction Update: By Patrick Dendy, MS Auditor's Office

New Surplus Reallocation Tool: By Jason Robinson, GovDeals

Federal Legislation: Infrastructure, Health Care and More: By Kevan Stone, NACo

 

Presentations from the MAS 88th Annual Convention (June 2017):

Nationwide Fiduciary Responsibility: By Carlos Greene, David Belnick, Scott Curtis

 

Presentations from the 2017 Mid-Winter Legislative Conference:

Open Forum Discussion: By Steve Gray

Legislative Session Discussion: By Steve Gray

 

Presentations from the 2016 County Road Show:

MAS White Paper

Booneville

Starkville

Stoneville

Newton

Hattiesburg

 

Presentations from the 2016 Fall Educational Workshop (Starkville):

Establishing Your County's Web Presence - Lauren-Colby Lindley

2017 Legislative Platform - Steve Gray

Volunteer Fire Departments: Challenges & Opportunities - Mark Lampton and Brad Smith

FLSA Overtime Rules - Danny Griffith (by request only)

 

Presentations from the 2016 Annual Convention:

Hot Topics in Employment Law (FLSA) - Presented by Gary Friedman

2015 County Government Homestead Reimbursement & Tax Loss - Presented by Sumner Davis

MS Dept. of Health - Closed Point of Dispensing Program - Presented by Wayne Vaughn

Utility Permitting on County Right-of-Way - Presented by Brooks Miller

What Every Supervisor Should Know about Public Finance - Presented by Jim Young and Warren Greenlee

Explanation of Legislative Process - Presented by Steve Gray

 

Presentations from the 2016 Mid-Winter Legislative Conference:

Ethics Commission - Presented by Chris from Office of Tom Hood

Legislative Toolkit - Presented by Steve Gray

When Media Calls - Presented by Elizabeth North   Handout

Presentations from the 2015 New Term Orientation:

MAS Overview - Presented by Derrick Surrette

Employment Law - Presented by Will Allen and Danny Griffith

Supervisor 101 - Presented by Leslie Scott

Ad Valorem Taxes

State Auditor's Office

From the Office of the State Auditor:

End of Term Do's and Don'ts

Presentations from the 2015 MAS Summer Conference:

Auditor's Presentation & State Auditor Video - Presented by Stacey Pickering                                                                          

Inmate Medical Containment Presentation & Cost Containment Video                                        

Funds Comparison Presentation - Presented by Sumner Davis

Homestead 2014 County Tax Loss Certificate Information 

Social Media Do's and Don'ts - Presented by Lara Bowman

From the 2015 NACo Legislative Conference:

The Director of the Office of Emergency Management, Miami-Dade County, Florida,  presented a program they have in place which is designed to Manage disasters through community partnerships. Miami-Dade has designed C.O.R.E.-Communities Organized to Respond in Emergencies. C.O.R.E. identifies ways to connect Faith-based & Community Organizations during the time of an emergency.  Details on C.O.R.E and related community based emergency management plans,  can be found here.

Economic Presentations

Medicaid

State Economist

State Treasurer

2015 Mid-Winter Legislative Conference:

Legislative Proposals  - Presented by Steve Gray.

E-911 Funding - Presented by Rankin County EOC.

Final Year Budget Issues - Presented by the Office of the State Auditor.

CPP Overview - Presented by Mississippi Power.