The Mississippi Association of Supervisors is now accepting advertising contracts for the 2022 publication cycle of the Mississippi Supervisor magazine. The Mississippi Supervisor is a quarterly publication, with new issues published following each of the Association’s conferences. *Moving forward all ads will be published in color.
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The Lieutenant Governor’s office has discussed with MAS the possibility of the Mississippi Legislature setting up a matching funds program using American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funding received by the State to supplement local ARPA-eligible projects. MAS is recommending that each county interested in obtaining matching ARPA funding from the State submit a very detailed proposal to its local legislative delegation and request that the proposal be submitted to the Legislature, including the Lt. Governor’s office, on behalf of the county.
Update on The Emergency Road and Bridge Repair Fund (ERBRF) Round 1 and 2: The Project Selection Process and the Role of the Emergency Road and Bridge Repair Fund Advisory Board
ERBRF Round 1
UPDATE as of December 1, 2021
The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (also known as the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law) has been passed. The match requirement for the Federal Lands Access Program (FLAP) funds has been removed. Please continue to use the existing application, noting that the match requirement is no longer necessary. ***
MAS has been informed that Treasury sent the following email to counties yesterday (Monday, August 30, 2021).
Dear Official in Alabama, Louisiana, and Mississippi:
As Hurricane Ida impacts your region, the Department of Treasury sends our best wishes for your health and safety.
Reaching out with a couple updates related to U.S. Treasury reports due tomorrow, August 31:
The MAS Insurance Trust (“MASIT”) offers complimentary risk management educational programs as a value-added member service to its members. We strongly encourage our membership to attend and that their employees are encouraged participate in these critical risk management training opportunities for our county members.
The joint House and Senate committee tasked with developing a plan to redraw the four U.S. House seats and the 174 state legislative seats have scheduled nine public hearings across the state to garner public input. The hearings will also be live-streamed on the Mississippi Legislature’s YouTube channel available at the Legislature’s website.
Please see the following meeting dates:
Click HERE for letter from MS Veterans Affairs Office
"Recognizing the significance transportation infrastructure has on the State’s economy and its importance to the citizens for mobility, the Mississippi Legislature established the Emergency Road and Bridge Repair Fund (ERBRF) during the 2018 Extraordinary Session.