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If you are interested in serving on any of these Boards and Commissions contact the Mayor's Office at 485-1926
Ken Storms at 485-1929 or send an email to kenstorms@meridianms.org

THE MERIDIAN AIRPORT AUTHORITY
REVISED MAY 2002
RESOLUTION #3872
MARCH 17, 1992
APPOINTMENT BY THE MAYOR,
CONFIRMED BY THE COUNCIL.
FIVE COMMISSIONERS
INITIAL TERMS:
1 -1 YEAR
1 -2 YEARS
1- 3 YEARS
1 -4 YEARS
1- 5 YEARS
THEREAFTER,
FIVE YEAR TERMS.
ANNE DOWDLE
 
REAPPOINTED 1/03/2006 EXPIRES
1/03/2011
JACK DOUGLAS
APPOINTED
4/5/2005
EXPIRES
4/05/2010
WALTER PATTON REAPPOINTED
7/06/2006
EXPIRES
7/01/2011
MYLES FRANK REAPPOINTED
7/07/2007
EXPIRES
7/01/2012
H.C. PARTRIDGE, JR. APPOINTED
5/02/2006
EXPIRES
5/18/2008


BUILDING CODE
BOARD OF ADJUSTMENTS & APPEALS
REVISED JULY 2003
ORDINANCE #3261
APPOINTED BY MAYOR AND CONFIRMED BY CITY COUNCIL
4 YEAR TERMS
BOB MALONE    APPOINTED
4/18/2007
EXPIRES
4/16/2011
FRED SNOWDEN REAPPOINTED
09/05/2006
EXPIRES
10/01/2010
EUGENE F. YOUNG APPOINTED
3/18/2008
EXPIRES
4/16/2012
JIM MCRAE REAPPOINTED
3/18/2008

EXPIRES
4/16/2012

MARKEY E JOINER REAPPOINTED
10/05/2005
EXPIRES
10/05/2009
WALTER CAMPER REAPPOINTED
4/18/2007
EXPIRES
4/16/2011

BOARD OF ADJUSTMENTS & APPEALS FOR ELIMINATION OR REPAIR OF UNSAFE BUILDINGS
REVISED FEBRUARY 2003
ORDINANCE #3668
APPOINTED BY MAYOR
AND CONFIRMED BY
CITY COUNCIL
THE MEMBERS OF THIS
BOARD ARE THE SAME
MEMBERS AS CODE
BOARD OF ADJUSTMENTS
AND APPEALS.

THE MERIDIAN AND
BONITA LAKES DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY
REVISED JULY 2003
ORDINANCE #3814
AUGUST 6 1991
SENATE BILL NO.3176 REGULAR SESSION 1991
GOVERNING AUTHORITIES -MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL
9 PERSONS -SIX SHALL BE RESIDENTS AND QUALIFIED ELECTORS OF THE CITY: ONE FROM EACH WARD, ONE FROM CITY AT LARGE ONE FROM MARION,
TWO RESIDENTS OF LAUDERDALE COUNTY WHO RESIDE OUTSIDE THE CITY

INITIAL TERMS
MEMBERS FROM RESPECTIVE WARDS SHALL SERVE A TERM THE SAME AS THE NUMBER OF THE WARD FROM WHICH HE WAS APPOINTED.
MEMBERS FROM COUNTY AT LARGE SERVE TWO AND THREE YEAR TERMS TOWN OF MARION SERVE 4 YEARS
CITY AT LARGE SERVE 5 YEARS
THEREAFTER, 5 YEAR TERMS
CITY AT LARGE
DUFFEE WILLIAMS REAPPOINTED 9/04/2006 EXPIRES
9/04/2011
MARION APPOINTEES 
Wayne Rawson
APPOINTED
11/06/2007
EXPIRES
11/16/2012
COUNTY APPOINTEES
BRAD
WOODALL
REAPPOINTED
4/07/2008

EXPIRES
4/20/2013

 

TAMMY SHADWICK
APPOINTED
7/06/1999
EXPIRES
9/07/2009
WARD 1
LARRY MAZINGO
REAPPOINTED
10/07/2003
EXPIRES
10/18/2008
WARD 2
PAUL W. ENTREKIN
APPOINTED
9/18/2007
EXPIRES
9/18/2012
WARD 3
OWEN JONES
REAPPOINTED
11/02/1999
EXPIRES
10/19/2009
WARD 4
MABLE HOSKINS OATIS
REAPPOINTED
2/21/2006
EXPIRES
2/06/2011
WARD 5

Vacant

   

CIVIL SERVICE
COMMISSION

REVISED FEBRUARY 2003
SECTION 21-31-1 OF MS CODE OF 1972
APPOINTED BY MAYOR AND CONFIRMED BY CITY COUNCIL 6 YEAR TERMS
8-1-89
ORDER NO.8718 AMENDING RESOLUTIONS 413 AND 415 TO INCREASE THE MEMBERS TO THE SAME NUMBER OF WARDS INTO WHICH THE CITY IS DIVIDED AND THAT ONE MEMBER OF THE COMMISSION BE APPOINTED TO EACH WARD.

6 YEAR TERMS AFTER INITIAL APPOINTMENTS
JOHN WATTS
WARD 1
APPOINTED
11/03/1992
EXPIRES
8/07/1996
ROBERT M MARKHAM
WARD 2
APPOINTED
6/02/1992
EXPIRES
8/20/1997
ROBERT STOCKTON
WARD 3
APPOINTED 
5/02/2006
EXPIRES
6/17/2008
SYRIA HAYES STURDIVANT
WARD 4
APPOINTED
9/14/1993
EXPIRES
9/14/1999
JAMES QUINN CARLISLE
WARD 5
APPOINTED
6/06/2006
EXPIRES
2/18/2009

ELECTION
COMMISSION
REVISED AUGUST 1997
SECTION 23-15-221 OF 
MS CODE OF 1972 
(CHAPTER 495, LAWS, 1986)
APPOINTED BY MAYOR AND 
CONFIRMED BY CITY COUNCIL
5 MEMBERS
4 YEAR TERMS
APPOINTED
5/17/2005
 
MINNIE HUNTER
REAPPOINTED
5/17/2005
 
RICK ENTREKIN
REAPPOINTED 
5/17/2005
 
WILBERT JONES
REAPPOINTED
5/17/2005
 
REV. DR. RODERICK L. STEELE, SR. APPOINTED
5/03/2005
 

ELECTRICAL
EXAMINING BOARD
REVISED JULY 2003
ORDINANCES #3496 & #3586
APPOINTED BY MAYOR AND 
CONFIRMED BY CITY COUNCIL
6 MEMBERS

BUILDING OFFICIAL -
SECRETARY
6 YEAR TERMS
BRAD SYKES
REAPPOINTED
3/16/1999
EXPIRES
3/16/2011
TIM HOGAN
APPOINTED
11/01/2005
EXPIRES
11/01/2011
JOE D SEMMES
REAPPOINTED
12/05/2006
EXPIRES
12/20/2012
MICHAEL LLOYD
APPOINTED
10/07/2003
EXPIRES
10/07/2009
ROBERT "BUSTER"
GRISSETT
REAPPOINTED
11/05/2002
EXPIRES
11/05/2008
SHIRLEY NELL GOODMAN
REAPPOINTED
12/06/2005
EXPIRES
11/16/2011

HISTORIC PRESERVATION
COMMISSION
REVISED JULY 2003
ORDINANCES #3543 & #3551
AMENDED SEPT 2006
ORDINANCE #4288
APPOINTED BY MAYOR AND 
CONFIRMED BY CITY COUNCIL
5 YEAR TERMS
RUBY YARBROUGH
REAPPOINTED
3/04/2003
EXPIRES
9/02/2008
GREG CARTMELL REAPPOINTED
9/19/2006
EXPIRES
7/08/2008

ARJEN LAGENDIJK

APPOINTED
3/04/2003
EXPIRES
3/03/2009
ED ABDELLA
REAPPOINTED
3/04/2003
EXPIRES
3/03/2009
GARY HOUSTON REAPPOINTED
9/19/2006
EXPIRES
7/08/2009
ROBERT BRESNAHAN
REAPPOINTED
10/07/2003
EXPIRES
10/20/2009
JONAS CRENSHAW
EXPIRES
11/18/2010

HOUSING AUTHORITY OF
THE CITY OF MERIDIAN
REVISED JANUARY 2003
RESOLUTION #201
APPOINTED BY MAYOR AND 
CONFIRMED BY CITY COUNCIL

DERWIN JACKSON, 
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
5 YEAR TERMS
ALLAN STEWART
REAPPOINTED
9/05/2006
EXPIRES
11/01/2010
DONNIE SMITH
APPOINTED
8/21/2007
EXPIRES
11/15/2007
JEANELLE E KIDD
REAPPOINTED
9/05/2006
EXPIRES
11/01/2008
JUDIE MILLER
REAPPOINTED
8/06/2002
EXPIRES
12/03/2006
WILBERT L. JONES
REAPPOINTED
9/05/2006
EXPIRES
11/01/2009

HOUSING BOARD OF
ADJUSTMENTS AND APPEALS
REVISED FEBRUARY 2003
ORDINANCE #3298
APPOINTED BY MAYOR AND 
CONFIRMED BY CITY COUNCIL
4 YEAR TERMS
PAUL E. GRAVES, JR.
REAPPOINTED
7/17/2007
EXPIRES
7/22/2011
REV. RICKY SPELLS
REAPPOINTED
09/05/2006
EXPIRES
10/01/2010
SARAH S DAVIS
REAPPOINTED
3/18/2008
EXPIRES
4/16/2012
CASSIE KAUERZ
APPOINTED
3/18/2008
EXPIRES
4/16/2012

KEEP AMERICA BEAUTIFUL COMMISSION
APPOINTED BY MAYOR AND 
CONFIRMED BY CITY COUNCIL
2 YEAR TERMS
BETTY LOU JONES
REAPPOINTED 02/19/2008
EXPIRES
1/31/2009
JEFFERY DUBOSE
REAPPOINTED 06/19/2007
EXPIRES
2/01/2009
HELEN GOUGH
REAPPOINTED 02/19/2008
EXPIRES
1/31/2010
DOROTHY SAMPSON
REAPPOINTED 06/19/2007
EXPIRES
2/01/2009
WILLIE MAE BROWN
REAPPOINTED 06/19/2007
EXPIRES
2/01/2009
DR. L. BEN MCEACHIN 
11/06/2007
EXPIRES
10/31/2009
JET SCARBROUGH
EXPIRES
9/18/2009


MECHANICAL
BOARD

REVISED MAY 2002
ORDINANCES #3457, #3587, 
#3596 & #3699
APPOINTED BY MAYOR AND 
CONFIRMED BY CITY COUNCIL
6 MEMBERS

BUILDING OFFICIAL 
SECRETARY
6 YEAR TERMS
ED MOSLEY
APPOINTED
4/18/2008
EXPIRES
5/07/2014
GREG HEBLON
REAPPOINTED
9/05/2000
EXPIRES
9/07/2010
CLINT MCELROY
EXPIRES
10/19/2010
MICHAEL DOUG TEW
APPOINTED
6/02/2004
EXPIRES
6/02/2010
BRAD CARTER
APPOINTED
11/01/2005
EXPIRES
11/01/2011
ZANE L CHAPMAN
REAPPOINTED
4/18/2008
EXPIRES
4/16/2014

TRUSTEES OF MERIDIAN
COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT

REVISED JULY 2003
APPOINTED BY MAYOR AND 
CONFIRMED BY CITY COUNCIL

5 YEAR TERMS
ALEX WEDDINGTON
APPOINTED
7/03/2007
EXPIRES
3/03/2012
CD SMITH
REAPPOINTED
7/05/2006
EXPIRES
3/11/2011
DR. SCOTT ELLIOTT
MCC PRESIDENT
DR. RONNYE D PURVIS
REAPPOINTED
2/01/2005
EXPIRES
5/05/2010
RALPH YOUNG JR.
REAPPOINTED
4/06/2004
EXPIRES
3/05/2009
TOMMY E. DULANEY
REAPPOINTED
3/04/2008
EXPIRES
3/04/2013

TRUSTEES OF MERIDIAN
MUNICIPAL SEPARATE SCHOOL DISTRICT

REVISED JULY 2003
ORDINANCE #3049
APPOINTED BY MAYOR AND 
CONFIRMED BY CITY COUNCIL

5 YEAR TERMS
BOBBY J. BARRETT
REAPPOINTED
11/06/2007
EXPIRES
2/01/2012
DORIS HARPER
REAPPOINTED
4/04/2006
EXPIRES
4/03/2011
ED LYNCH
APPOINTED
4/19//2005
EXPIRES
4/19/2010
FRED WILE
REAPPOINTED
3/2/2004
EXPIRES
3/02/2009
GEORGE MEYERS APPOINTED
5/06/2003
EXPIRES
3/01/2008

MERIDIAN PLANNING
COMMISSION

REVISED JULY 2003
RESOLUTION #595 APPOINTED BY MAYOR AND CONFIRMED BY CITY COUNCIL NOTE: RESOLUTION #772
INCREASED MEMBERS TO 7 ORDINANCE #3637 INCREASED MEMBERS TO 9
5 YEAR TERMS
ROBERT LOEB
REAPPOINTED
4/17/2005
EXPIRES
4/17/2010
BILLY MITTS
REAPPOINTED
4/03/2007
EXPIRES
5/05/2012
WILLIAMSON "B.B." ARCHER
APPOINTED
7/06/2006
EXPIRES
6/20/2008
DAVID T. STEPHENS
REAPPOINTED
4/07/2008
EXPIRES
4/20/2013
GLORIA BRASSFIELD
REAPPOINTED 04/03/2007 EXPIRES 5/19/2012
GEORGE MEYERS
REAPPOINTED
04/03/2007
EXPIRES
5/05/2012
BAILEY HONEYCUTT
APPOINTED
7/07/2007
EXPIRES
4/16/2011
WILLIAM HARPER
REAPPOINTED
2/16/2005
EXPIRES
4/04/2009
CHRISTINE T. RILEY
APPOINTED
3/01/2005
EXPIRES
10/28/2008

MERIDIAN
REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY

REVISED JANUARY 2003
RESOLUTION #2659
APPOINTED BY MAYOR AND 
CONFIRMED BY CITY COUNCIL

5 YEAR TERMS
BILL BEAL
REAPPOINTED
09/19/2006
EXPIRES
10/01/2011
BILLY BURWELL
REAPPOINTED
6/01/2004
EXPIRES
6/15/2009
GAINES CRAWFORD
REAPPOINTED
11/06/2007
EXPIRES
11/06/2012
BARBAREE HEASTER
REAPPOINTED
8/17/2006
EXPIRES
10/16/2011
TOM MAYNOR
REAPPOINTED
6/01/2004
EXPIRES
6/15/2009

MERIDIAN
PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT CORPORATION

REVISED FEBRUARY 2003
CREATED BY ORDER #10000
APPOINTED BY MAYOR AND 
CONFIRMED BY CITY COUNCIL

THE MEMBERS OF THIS 
BOARD ARE THE SAME 
MEMBERS AS THE
MERIDIAN REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY

TAXICAB
ADVISORY BOARD

REVISED MAY 2002
ORDINANCE #3801 & # 3809
APPOINTED BY MAYOR AND 
CONFIRMED BY CITY COUNCIL

5 MEMBERS:
1-CHIEF OF POLICE, OR DESIGNEE
1-DIRECTOR OF ADMINISTRATION,
OR DESIGNEE
1-DIRECTOR OF ADMINISTRATION,
OR DESIGNEE
2-TWO MEMBERS APPOINTED BY
MAYOR & CONFIRMED BY COUNCIL
4 YEAR TERMS AFTER
BEGINNING TERM
BENNY DUBOSE
MONTY JACKSON
WALLACE HEGGIE

TREE
COMMISSION

REVISED FEBRUARY 2003
ORDINANCE #3890, OCTOBER 2, 1990 7 MEMBERS THE COMMISSION SHALL
ANNUALLY ELECT ITS OWN
OFFICERS, MAKE IT OWN
RULES AND REGULATIONS AND KEEP A JOURNAL OF ITS PROCEEDINGS
INITIAL TERMS:
2 MEMBERS FOR 1 YEAR
3 MEMBERS FOR 2 YEARS
2 MEMBERS FOR 3 YEARS
THEREAFTER, 3 YEAR TERMS
CYNTHIA BOYD
REAPPOINTED
6/4/2006
EXPIRES
6/04/2009
DONIA EVANS
APPOINTED
07/17/2007
EXPIRES
07/16/2010
HELEN GOUGH
REAPPOINTED
10/02/2007
EXPIRES
10/30/2010
DUFFEE WILLIAMS
REAPPOINTED
8/01/2006
EXPIRES
8/19/2009
KEVIN LOCKE
APPOINTED
MARJORIE DAVIDSON
REAPPOINTED
10/02/2007
EXPIRES
10/30/2010
RANDY BOWLES
REAPPOINTED
10/2/2007
EXPIRES
10/30/2010
TOM CARMICHAEL REAPPOINTED
8/01/2006
EXPIRES
8/19/2009

MERIDIAN
TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION

REVISED MAY 2002
ORDINANCE #3415
APPOINTED BY MAYOR AND 
CONFIRMED BY CITY COUNCIL

5 YEAR TERMS
ED HERMAN WALKER
APPOINTED
8/14/1995
EXPIRES
3/16/2009
EUNICE DILLARD
APPOINTED
8/01/2000
EXPIRES
3/16/2009
JACKIE SMITH
APPOINTED
3/05/2002
EXPIRES
3/05/2007
GERALD HUDSON
APPOINTED
3/16/2005
EXPIRES
3/16/2009
JOHN JACOB
APPOINTED
3/16/2005
EXPIRES
3/16/2009
LORA K. BLACKLEDGE
APPOINTED
3/16/2005
EXPIRES
3/16/2009

 

 

 

 

 
 
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