AGO 000003513.

• Court: Mississippi

Mississippi Attorney General Opinions 1982. AGO 000003513. August 82, 1982DOCN 000003513 DOCK 1982-166 AUTH Phillip C. Carter DATE 19820882 RQNM Alderman Cary Willingham SUBJ MUNICIPAL OFFICER (ALDERMAN) SBCD 149 TEXT Alderman Cary Willingham Town of Gloster Post Office Box 684 Gloster, Mississippi 39638Re: Municipal OfficersDear Alderman Willingham: Attorney General Allain has received your letter of request and has assigned it to me for research and reply. Your letter states: "Per" phone conversation with your office on July 19, this letter is a request on a ruling on 'who has the authority to hire and/or fire city employees'. Gloster has a Mayor-Alderman form of government." The Town of Gloster operates under a "Code" Charter. Mississippi Code Annotated 21-3-15 (1972) as amended by Chapter 472, Laws of 1982, provides as follows: "(1) The mayor shall preside at all meetings of the board of aldermen, and in case there shall be an equal division, he shall give the deciding vote. He shall have the superintending control of all the officers and affairs of the municipality, and shall take care that the laws and ordinances are executed. "(2) Ordinances adopted by the board of alder- men shall be submitted to the mayor. The mayor shall, within ten (10) days after receiving any ordinance, either approve the ordinance by affixing his signature thereto, or return it to the board of aldermen by delivering it to the municipal clerk together with...