Boards & Commissions

If you are interested in serving on any of these Boards and Commissions, contact the Mayor's Office at 601-485-1926.

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
01/04/2011		 EXPIRES
05/2015
JACK DOUGLAS REAPPOINTED
04/22/2010		 EXPIRES
05/2014
WALTER PATTON REAPPOINTED
05/17/2011		 EXPIRES
05/2016
MYLES FRANK REAPPOINTED
05/2012		 EXPIRES
05/2017
DEBRA ANN BREWER REAPPOINTED
07/06/2010		 EXPIRES
07/2015

BUILDING CODE
BOARD OF ADJUSTMENTS & APPEALS
REVISED JULY 2003
ORDINANCE #3261
APPOINTED BY MAYOR AND CONFIRMED BY CITY COUNCIL		 4 YEAR TERMS
BOB MALONE REAPPOINTED
03/01/2011		 EXPIRES
05/2015
FRED SNOWDEN REAPPOINTED
09/21/2010		 EXPIRES
05/2014
DARRELL WAYNE RALEY APPOINTED
05/15/2012		 EXPIRES
05/2016
JIM MCRAE REAPPOINTED
03/18/2012		 EXPIRES
05/2016
MARKEY E JOINER REAPPOINTED
03/19/2013		 EXPIRES
05/2017
MARY RUTH SHARP REAPPOINTED
03/01/2011		 EXPIRES
05/2015

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 BUILDING 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
vacancy    
     
MARION APPOINTEES
WAYNE RAWSON APPOINTED
11/06/2007		 EXPIRES
11/16/2012
     
COUNTY APPOINTEES
vacancy    
     
WARD 1
LARRY MAZINGO REAPPOINTED
10/23/2008		 EXPIRES
10/18/2013
     
WARD 2
PAUL W. ENTREKIN APPOINTED
09/18/2007		 EXPIRES
09/18/2012
     
WARD 3
ROBERT STOCKTON APPOINTED
05/04/2010		 EXPIRES
05/03/2015
     
WARD 4
vacancy    
     
WARD 5
vacancy    

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
12/2012		 EXPIRES
12/2018
CAROL M. SMITH WARD 2
 
APPOINTED
01/2012
EXPIRES
12/2017
ROBERT STOCKTON WARD 3 APPOINTED
11/20/2012		 EXPIRES
12/2016
THOMAS HOPSON WARD 4 APPOINTED
12/2009		 EXPIRES
12/2013
JOHN S. HOUSE JR. WARD 5 APPOINTED
12/2009		 EXPIRES
12/2014

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
WILLIAM J. HARPER REAPPOINTED
02/19/2013		 EXPIRES
02/18/2017
GEORGE CULPEPPER REAPPOINTED
02/19/2013		 EXPIRES
02/18/2017
RICK ENTREKIN REAPPOINTED
01/16/2013		 EXPIRES
01/15/2017
DANA KIDD APPOINTED
01/2013		 EXPIRES
01/2018

CATHERINE JONES

 APPOINTED
12/2012		 EXPIRES
12/2016

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
01/18/2011		 EXPIRES
05/2017
TIM HOGAN REAPPOINTED
04/05/2011		 EXPIRES
05/2017
JOE D. SEMMES REAPPOINTED
03/19/2013		 EXPIRES
05/2019
TIM MARTIN APPOINTED
08/03/2010		 EXPIRES
05/2016
ROBERT "BUSTER" GRISSETT REAPPOINTED
11/04/2008		 EXPIRES
05/2014
SHIRLEY NELL GOODMAN REAPPOINTED
05/01/2012		 EXPIRES
05/2018

HISTORIC PRESERVATION
COMMISSION

APPOINTED BY MAYOR AND CONFIREMED BY CITY COUNCIL

SEVEN MEMBERS

ORDINANCES #3543 AND #3551; REVISED JUL 2003
AMENDED SEP 2006 - ORDINANCE #4288

TIM ALLRED

 APPOINTED
06/2012		 EXPIRES
05/2014
ROBERT BRESNAHAN REAPPOINTED
05/2010		 EXPIRES
05/2015
HENRY EUGENE DAMON REAPPOINTED
03/2011		 EXPIRES
05/2016
DERRON L. RADCLIFF APPOINTED
03/2011		 EXPIRES
05/2016
JIMMIE SMITH REAPPOINTED 
06/2012
EXPIRES
05/2017
JENNIFER WHITLOCK REAPPOINTED
06/2012		 EXPIRES
05/2017
RUBY YARBROUGH REAPPOINTED
04/16/2013		 EXPIRES
05/2018

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
ROBERT ARLINE, JR APPOINTED
04/05/2011		 EXPIRES
05/2016
DONNIE SMITH APPOINTED
05/2012		 EXPIRES
05/2017
JEANELLE E KIDD REAPPOINTED
09/02/2009		 EXPIRES
05/2014
SYLVIA AUTRY APPOINTED
11/04/2008		 EXPIRES
05/2014
WILBERT L. JONES REAPPOINTED
12/01/2009		 EXPIRES
05/2014

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
03/15/2011		 EXPIRES
05/2015
SARAH S. DAVIS REAPPOINTED
05/01/2012		 EXPIRES
05/2016
CASSIE KAUERZ REAPPOINTED
03/19/2013		 EXPIRES
05/2017
REV. RICKY SPELLS REAPPOINTED
09/21/2010		 EXPIRES
05/2014

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
04/18/2008		 EXPIRES
05/07/2014
GREG HEBLON REAPPOINTED
07/20/2010		 EXPIRES
05/2016
CLINT MCELROY REAPPOINTED
07/20/2010		 EXPIRES
05/2016
MICHAEL DOUG TEW REAPPOINTED
07/20/2010		 EXPIRES
05/2016
BRAD CARTER REAPPOINTED
04/05/2011		 EXPIRES
05/2017
ZANE L CHAPMAN REAPPOINTED
04/18/2008		 EXPIRES
05/2014

TRUSTEES OF MERIDIAN
COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT
REVISED JULY 2003
APPOINTED BY MAYOR AND CONFIRMED BY CITY COUNCIL		 5 YEAR TERMS
ALEX WEDDINGTON APPOINTED
07/03/2007		 EXPIRES
05/2012
DR. SCOTT ELLIOTT
MCC PRESIDENT		    
DR. RONNYE D. PURVIS REAPPOINTED
05/19/2010		 EXPIRES
05/05/2015
RALPH YOUNG JR. APPOINTED
04/13/2009		 EXPIRES
05/2014
JOHN JOHNSON REAPPOINTED
04/19/2011		 EXPIRES
05/2016
TOMMY E. DULANEY REAPPOINTED
05/07/2013		 EXPIRES
05/2018

TRUSTEES OF MERIDIAN
MUNICIPAL SEPARATE SCHOOL DISTRICT
REVISED JULY 2003
ORDINANCE #3049
APPOINTED BY MAYOR AND CONFIRMED BY CITY COUNCIL		 5 YEAR TERMS
DWAYNE MAUST APPOINTED
05/2012		 EXPIRES
05/2017
MARVIS KILLINGSWORTH APPOINTED
03/2011		 EXPIRES
05/2016
DR. JUDITH MILLER APPOINTED
09/2009		 EXPIRES
05/2014
TERESA HODGES APPOINTED
03/2010		 EXPIRES
05/2015
MICHAEL VAN VECKHOVEN APPOINTED
08/2012		 EXPIRES
05/2014

PLANNING COMMISSION
APPOINTED BY MAYOR AND CONFIRMED BY CITY COUNCIL

NINE MEMBERS
FIVE YEAR TERMS

RESOLUTION #595; REVISED JUL 2003
AMENDED - RESOLUTION #772 INCREASED MEMBERS TO 7
AMENDED - ORDINANCE #3637 INCREASED MEMBERS TO 9
GLORIA BRASSFIELD REAPPOINTED
05/2012		 EXPIRES
05/2017
QUINN CARLISLE APPOINTED
07/2010		 EXPIRES
05/2014
OTIS GOWDY, JR., M.D. APPOINTED
05/2011		 EXPIRES
05/2016
J. W. JONES REAPPOINTED
04/2009		 EXPIRES
05/2014
GEORGE L. MEYERS REAPPOINTED
05/2012		 EXPIRES
05/2017
BILLY MITTS REAPPOINTED
05/2012		 EXPIRES
05/2017
EDWIN PURVIS REAPPOINTED
04/16/2013		 EXPIRES
05/2018
DAVID T. STEPHENS REAPPOINTED
04/16/2013		 EXPIRES
05/2018
BILLY J. HULL
REAPPOINTED
04/16/2013
EXPIRES
05/2018

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 AGENCY

THE MERIDIAN RAILROAD
MUSEUM ADVISORY BOARD
REVISED JULY 2009
ORDINANCE #3930, FEBRUARY 18, 1992
13 MEMBERS APPOINTED BY THE MAYOR AND CONFIRMED BY THE COUNCIL		 FIRST APPOINTMENTS:
1 MEMBER TO REPRESENT THE JIMMIE RODGERS MEMORIAL FOUNDATION FOR 2 YEAR TERM
1 MEMBER TO REPRESENT THE LAUDERDALE CO. DEPARTMENT OF ARCHIVES AND HISTORY FOR 3 YEAR TERM
1 MEMBER TO REPRESENT THE QUEEN CITY RAILROAD ASSOC. FOR 2 YEAR TERM
1 MEMBER TO REPRESENT THE PARTNERSHIP TOURISM DIVISION FOR 3 YEAR TERM
1 MEMBER TO REPRESENT THE QUEEN AND CRESENT RAILROAD HISTORIC SOCIETY FOR 2 YEAR TERM
1 MEMBER TO REPRESENT THE INTERNATIONAL SINGING BRAKEMAN ASSOC. FOR 2 YEAR TERM
1 CITY AT LARGE RESIDENT FOR 3 YEAR TERM
1 COUNTY AT LARGE RESIDENT FOR 3 YEAR TERM
1 RESIDENT FROM EACH WARD FOR 1 YEAR TERM
THEREAFTER EACH COMMISSIONER APPOINTED FOR 4 YEAR TERMS.
EX-OFFICIO MEMBERS: MAYOR OF CITY OF MERIDIAN MERIDIAN CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS, MEMBERS OF LAUDERDALE CO. BOARD OF SUPERVISIORS
BENNY CREVITT APPOINTED
04/07/2009		 EXPIRES
05/2012
BILL LOWE APPOINTED
04/07/2009		 EXPIRES
04/06/2010
DAVID PRICE REAPPOINTED
10/05/2010		 EXPIRES
05/2014
JIM ASKEW APPOINTED
04/07/2009		 EXPIRES
05/2012
JIM MCRAE REAPPOINTED
10/05/2010		 EXPIRES
05/2014
MICK NUSSBAUM APPOINTED
04/07/2009		 EXPIRES
05/2013
SHAWN LEVY APPOINTED
04/07/2009		 EXPIRES
05/2011

MERIDIAN REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY
APPOINTED BY MAYOR AND CONFIRMED BY CITY COUNCIL
RICHELLE PUTNAM APPOINTED
05/2012		 EXPIRES
05/2017
vacancy
 		    
vacancy
 		    
REV. STEVIE FIELDER APPOINTED
05/17/2011		 EXPIRES
05/2013
JAMES MOULTRIE APPOINTED
05/17/2011		 EXPIRES
05/2013
DEBRA NETTLES APPOINTED
05/17/2011		 EXPIRES
05/2014
TOM MAYNOR APPOINTED
05/17/2011		 EXPIRES
05/2014
CATHERINE JONES APPOINTED
05/17/2011		 EXPIRES
05/2015
GAINES CRAWFORD APPOINTED
05/17/2011		 EXPIRES
05/2015

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
   
vacancy    
MONTY JACKSON    
EUGENE PERRY    

TREE COMMISSION
THE COMMISSION SHALL ANNUALLY ELECT ITS OWN OFFICERS, MAKE ITS OWN RULES AND REGULATIONS, AND KEEP A JOURNAL OF ITS PROCEEDINGS.

7 MEMBERS
INITIAL TERMS: 2 MEMBERS FOR 1 YEAR
3 MEMBERS FOR 2 YEARS
2 MEMBERS FOR 3 YEARS
THEREAFTER, 3 YEAR TERMS

ORDINANCE #3890 OCT 1990; REVISED FEB 2003
RANDY BOWLES REAPPOINTED
10/2010		 EXPIRES
05/2014
CYNTHIA BOYD REAPPOINTED
05/2012		 EXPIRES
05/2015
TOM CARMICHAEL REAPPOINTED
04/16/2013		 EXPIRES
05/2016
DONIA EVANS REAPPOINTED
04/16/2013		 EXPIRES
05/2016
HELEN GOUGH REAPPOINTED
04/16/2013		 EXPIRES
05/2016
DUFFEE WILLIAMS REAPPOINTED
04/16/2013		 EXPIRES
05/2016
MARJORIE DAVIDSON REAPPOINTED
04/16/2013		 EXPIRES
05/2016

MERIDIAN TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION
REVISED MAY 2002
ORDINANCE #3415
APPOINTED BY MAYOR AND CONFIRMED BY CITY COUNCIL		 5 YEAR TERMS
vacancy
 		    
MYLES FRANK APPOINTED
05/2012		 EXPIRES
05/2017

VACANCY

    
NEAL JOHNSON APPOINTED
01/19/2010		 EXPIRES
05/2015
GARY "BO" HAWKINS REAPPOINTED
02/15/2011		 EXPIRES
05/2016