(1) The president, as chief executive officer of the authority, if so appointed by the board, shall direct and supervise all administrative and technical activities in accordance with the provisions of this chapter, with the administrative rules and regulations adopted by the board, and with prudent industry practice. The president shall:(a) Supervise and administer or contract for the supervision and administration of the water and wastewater systems owned, managed or controlled by the authority;(b) Employ and direct such personnel as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of this chapter and utilize such services, personnel or facilities of the authority as he or she may deem necessary;(c) Make available for inspection by the board or any member of the board or the Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Speaker of the House, the mayor or the governing authorities of any municipality whose citizens are served by the authority, upon request, all books, records, files and other information and documents of his or her office and advise the board and recommend such administrative rules and regulations and other matters he or she deems necessary and advisable to improve the operation and administration of the authority;(d) Attend meetings of the board or appoint a designee to attend on his or her behalf;(e) Not later than thirty (30) days before the beginning of the authority’s fiscal year, submit the proposed annual budget of the authority to the board for review and approval. Such budget shall include a schedule of planned repairs, upgrades or improvements to the systems and the anticipated capital cost of each. In addition, the proposed annual budget of the authority shall include a personnel table reporting information for each full-time and part-time permanent position, as follows:(i) The position title and the salary for each position in the existing operating budget for the current fiscal year, indicating whether each position is filled or vacant as of the reporting date; and(ii) The position title and the salary recommended for each position for the following fiscal year;(f) Require bond of Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000.00) from employees with access to funds or in such an amount as provided in the administrative rules and regulations of the board.
(a) Supervise and administer or contract for the supervision and administration of the water and wastewater systems owned, managed or controlled by the authority;
(b) Employ and direct such personnel as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of this chapter and utilize such services, personnel or facilities of the authority as he or she may deem necessary;
(c) Make available for inspection by the board or any member of the board or the Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Speaker of the House, the mayor or the governing authorities of any municipality whose citizens are served by the authority, upon request, all books, records, files and other information and documents of his or her office and advise the board and recommend such administrative rules and regulations and other matters he or she deems necessary and advisable to improve the operation and administration of the authority;
(d) Attend meetings of the board or appoint a designee to attend on his or her behalf;
(e) Not later than thirty (30) days before the beginning of the authority’s fiscal year, submit the proposed annual budget of the authority to the board for review and approval. Such budget shall include a schedule of planned repairs, upgrades or improvements to the systems and the anticipated capital cost of each. In addition, the proposed annual budget of the authority shall include a personnel table reporting information for each full-time and part-time permanent position, as follows:(i) The position title and the salary for each position in the existing operating budget for the current fiscal year, indicating whether each position is filled or vacant as of the reporting date; and(ii) The position title and the salary recommended for each position for the following fiscal year;
(i) The position title and the salary for each position in the existing operating budget for the current fiscal year, indicating whether each position is filled or vacant as of the reporting date; and
(ii) The position title and the salary recommended for each position for the following fiscal year;
(f) Require bond of Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000.00) from employees with access to funds or in such an amount as provided in the administrative rules and regulations of the board.
(2) The president may:(a) Require a bond from other employees as he or she deems necessary; and(b) Upon specific or general approval of the board, enter into personal service contracts pursuant to administrative rules and regulations adopted by the board and compensate such consultants and technical assistants as may be required to carry out the provisions of this chapter.
(a) Require a bond from other employees as he or she deems necessary; and
(b) Upon specific or general approval of the board, enter into personal service contracts pursuant to administrative rules and regulations adopted by the board and compensate such consultants and technical assistants as may be required to carry out the provisions of this chapter.
(3) State agencies, including, but not limited to, the Mississippi Department of Health and the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality, shall cooperate with the authority to regulate the authority and assure the effective operation of the authority’s systems, with the understanding that such agencies act as a regulator and not operator of such systems, provided that the rates, fees, assessments and other charges imposed by the authority shall not be subject to the jurisdiction of the Mississippi Public Service Commission. All state officers are hereby empowered and required to render such services to the authority within their respective functions as may be requested by the authority.