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2023 Op. Miss. Att'y Gen. 1 (2023)

handle is hein.sag/sagms0096 and id is 1 raw text is: ATTORNEY GENERAL 8 OPINIONS AND POLICY January 3, 2023 The Honorable Eddie Fair Hinds County Tax Collector Post Office Box 1727 Jackson, Mississippi 39215-1727 Re: Payroll for Elected Officials Dear Mr. Fair: The Office of the Attorney General has received your request for an official opinion. Background According to your request, the Hinds County Board of Supervisors is in the process of changing to a new system of payroll administration. There will be a new clock-in system, and the frequency of pay will change from monthly to semi-monthly on the new payroll system. Questions Presented 1. Do the board of supervisors and county administrator have the authority to change the frequency of pay of elected officials and their employees, if the elected official has his or her own system of administration? 2. If not, can the board of supervisors and county administrator require elected officials to comply with the change in frequency of pay since there will be a change in the countywide payroll administration system? To what degree do elected officials have to comply with the changes being made? Brief Response 1. An elected official who has adopted his or her own system of personnel administration pursuant to Section 19-2-9(2) of the Mississippi Code has the authority to determine the frequency of pay for his or her employees. 550 HIGH STREET * SUITE 1200 * JACKSON, MISSISSIPPI 39201 POST OFFICE BOX 220 * JACKSON, MISSISSIPPI 39205 TELEPHONE (601) 359-3680