2025 Mid-Winter Legislative Conference - February 5 - 7
Wednesday, February 5
Welcome Remarks - Click here for PowerPoint
3:30 PM - 4:30 PM | Current Measures Moving Through The Legislative Process Steve Gray (MAS) - Click here for PowerPoint
Thursday, February 6
8:30 AM - 9:15 AM | Road & Bridge Funding
Speakers:
Harry Lee James (OSARC) - Click Here for PowerPoint
Jeff Dungan (MSACE) - Click Here for PowerPoint
10:00 AM Cyber Security Awareness - Shelley Hollis, MSU Ext - Click Here for PowerPoint
Friday, February 7
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2024 Fall Workshop - October 29 - 31
Tuesday, October 29
Workshop Kickoff: Highlights of What’s to Come This Week & Updates from Your Association - Click here for PowerPoint
Wednesday, October 30
Welcome and Opening General Assembly - Click here for PowerPoint
Road & Bridge Funding Opportunities - Click here for PowerPoint
Inmate Housing – Who Pays and When? - Click here for PowerPoint
From Proposal to Passage: Understanding the Legislative Process and Making an Impact - Click here for PowerPoint
Thursday, October 31
Welcome and Opening General Assembly - Click here for PowerPoint
On the Books: What’s New in County Law Effective July 1 - Click here for PowerPoint
Legislation That May Impact County Budgets - Click here for PowerPoint
Ratifying MAS 2025 Legislative Agenda - Click here for PowerPoint
Steve Grays Article - Click here for link to Article Modernizing Broadband Ad Valorem Exemption Tax Code
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 Link: COVID-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
Presentations from 2019 Annual Conference (Gulf Coast):
2019 Legislation Session Recap: By Steve Gray
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:
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
From the Office of the State Auditor:
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
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.