MAS and Nationwide Retirement Solutions recently partnered to offer deferred compensation services to county employees. Nationwide has partnered with the National Association of Counties (NACo) since 1980, with more than 360,000 county employees around the country participating in the program.
Click HERE to read a joint letter describing the program.
Below is an opinion published in the Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal regarding MAS' position on the need to increase road and bridge funding. See below for link to original article.
OUR OPINION: Road, bridge maintenance ignored, won’t go away
Reprinted from www.djournal.com
MAS joins with NACo in sharing our support for the families and communities affected by the recent tragedies.
“Please pray for safety, peace, unity and love throughout our state and our nation,” says MAS President Connie Rockco (Harrison). “John Donne once said ‘No man is an island, entire of itself; every man is a piece of the continent…any man’s death diminishes me, because I am involved in mankind; and therefore never send to know for whom the bell tolls; it tolls for thee.’”
NACo Issues Statement on Shooting in Baton Rouge
NACo has published an in-depth analysis of the U. S. Department of Labor's new Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) overtime rule and its impact to county government. A copy of the report is available here.
Analysis of the Impact of the U.S. Department of Labor's Overtime Rule on Counties - June 2016
Mississippi Residents Mark $17 Million in Prescription Savings with Rx Discount Program
The Mississippi Association of Supervisors (MAS) and the Coast2Coast Rx program has saved Mississippi residents nearly $17 Million on their prescriptions with the Coast2Coast Rx Card.
The Eastern Federal Lands Highway Division (EFLHD) of the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) will be accepting Federal Lands Access Program (FLAP) applications in order to develop a multi-year program of projects for Federal Fiscal Years (FY) 2017 through FY 2020. All final project approvals will be contingent upon the availability of funds in the year for which they are being requested.
The NACo Steering Committee nomination process is now open for the 2016-2017 term. If you are interested in serving on a NACo committee, please email your completed Steering Committee Nomination Form to sspangler@massup.org no later than June 20, 2016. Terms will begin in August 2016 following the NACo Annual Conference.
The MSU Extension office has announced the schedule for the 2016 purchasing, receiving and inventory control clerk certification classes. Please click here for more details.
Dates and Locations:
Tuesday, June 14, 2016 - Biloxi
Wednesday, July 27, 2016 - Oxford
Thursday, July 28, 2016 - Jackson
