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Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 28 - Ports and Airports › Part 305 - Personnel Guidelines, Policies and Procedures › Chapter 5 - Employee Benefits › Rule 28-305-5.1 - Unemployment Compensation

Current through June 25, 2024
Regular employees who become separated from their jobs may be
				  eligible for unemployment compensation. Probationary employees are not eligible
				  for unemployment compensation if they become separated from their jobs. For a
				  complete list of eligibility requirements and answers to your questions
				  regarding unemployment compensation, benefits, policies, and claims, contact
				  the nearest office of the Mississippi Department of Employment
				  Security.
Mississippi Code
				  §§
										59-1-1,
				  59-1-9
				  and
				  59-5-21
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 28 - Ports and Airports › Part 305 - Personnel Guidelines, Policies and Procedures › Chapter 5 - Employee Benefits › Rule 28-305-5.2 - Workers' Compensation

Current through June 25, 2024
Workers' Compensation is to provide fixed benefits for
				  employees in the event they are injured in the course of their employment.
				  Employees cannot collect accumulated major medical leave at the same time they
				  are collecting Workers' Compensation.
Mississippi Code
				  §§
										59-1-1,
				  59-1-9
				  and
				  59-5-21
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 28 - Ports and Airports › Part 305 - Personnel Guidelines, Policies and Procedures › Chapter 5 - Employee Benefits › Rule 28-305-5.3 - Benefits for Injuries on the Job

Current through June 25, 2024
An employee who is injured on the job may be entitled to the
				  following benefits:
A. Compensation
				for medical expenses;
B. Partial
				replacement of income lost because of the injury or illness;
C. Re-training for new skills, if
				necessary;
D. Funeral expenses in
				case of death due to a job related accident or illness;
E. The amount of compensation in all cases
				depends on the severity of the disability;
F. Employees shall report ALL injuries, no
				matter how minor the injury, to their supervisor as promptly as possible and
				obtain immediate medical attention; and
G. Employees who are compensated by Workers'
				Compensation for time off are not to accrue personal nor major medical leave.
				If an employee is partially paid by the Port in the form of time worked or use
				of personal or medical leave, then the accrual rate shall be the pro-rata share
				of the day the Port compensates the employee.
Mississippi Code
				  §§
										59-1-1,
				  59-1-9
				  and
				  59-5-21
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 28 - Ports and Airports › Part 305 - Personnel Guidelines, Policies and Procedures › Chapter 5 - Employee Benefits › Rule 28-305-5.4 - Social Security

Current through June 25, 2024
Every employee of the Port Authority is required by Federal
				  Law to participate in the Federal Social Security Pro-gram, which provides
				  monthly cash benefits when you retire under the Social Security
				  guidelines.
Mississippi Code
				  §§
										59-1-1,
				  59-1-9
				  and
				  59-5-21
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 28 - Ports and Airports › Part 305 - Personnel Guidelines, Policies and Procedures › Chapter 5 - Employee Benefits › Rule 28-305-5.5 - Retirement Plan

Current through June 25, 2024
Employees of the MSPA become members of the Public Employees
				  Retirement System as a condition of employment unless they have attained the
				  age of 60 when hired, in which case, they may voluntarily join the retirement
				  system if they desire. Employees will be furnished with a Member Information
				  Form to establish their membership number.
Mississippi Code
				  §§
										59-1-1,
				  59-1-9
				  and
				  59-5-21
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 28 - Ports and Airports › Part 305 - Personnel Guidelines, Policies and Procedures › Chapter 5 - Employee Benefits › Rule 28-305-5.6 - Insurance

Current through June 25, 2024
A.
Comprehensive Health Benefits
: Employees are eligible to
				participate in the health insurance program offered by the State of
				Mississippi. The Comprehensive Health Benefits Plan is designed to pay most of
				the medical care and treatment resulting from illness or injury of an employee
				and the other covered members of the employee's family, once the deductibles
				have been met. For more information consult the Comprehensive Health Benefits
				booklet.
B.
Term Life
				Insurance Protection
: Employees of the Port Authority are eligible for
				the optional life insurance protection. Dependent life insurance coverage is
				not available.
C.
Accidental
				Death and Dismemberment
: Accidental Death and Dismemberment Insurance
				and Life Insurance are available to employees.
Mississippi Code
				  §§
										59-1-1,
				  59-1-9
				  and
				  59-5-21
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 28 - Ports and Airports › Part 305 - Personnel Guidelines, Policies and Procedures › Chapter 5 - Employee Benefits › Rule 28-305-5.7 - State Offices Credit Union

Current through June 25, 2024
The State Offices Credit Union is a non-profit financial
				  organization serving the saving and borrowing needs of its members. MSPA
				  employees are eligible for membership. Employees must pay into funds
				  administered wholly or partially by the State. Employee's spouses and children
				  may also become members.
For additional information, write: Mississippi Public
				  Employees Credit Union, 637 North President Street, Suite 106, Jackson,
				  Mississippi 39202 or call (601) 359-6500.
Mississippi Code
				  §§
										59-1-1,
				  59-1-9
				  and
				  59-5-21
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 28 - Ports and Airports › Part 305 - Personnel Guidelines, Policies and Procedures › Chapter 5 - Employee Benefits › Rule 28-305-5.8 - Cafeteria Plan

Current through June 25, 2024
Employees of the MSPA are eligible to participate in a
				  cafeteria plan described in Section
				  25-17-1(c)
				  of the Mississippi Code of 1972.
Mississippi Code
				  §§
										59-1-1,
				  59-1-9
				  and
				  59-5-21
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 28 - Ports and Airports › Part 305 - Personnel Guidelines, Policies and Procedures › Chapter 6 - Disciplinary › Rule 28-305-6.1 - Procedural Rules

Current through June 25, 2024
A.
Introduction
. Any group of people must have rules,
				not only for the accomplishment of their mission, but also for their own safety
				and well-being. Most MSPA employees recognize this and respect the rules on
				their own volition. Those who do not, however, are subject to disciplinary
				action.
B.
Discipline -
				Generally
- Since it is impossible to foresee every contingency, MSPA's
				rules are intended only as examples of the types of conduct that are prohibited
				and do not modify the employment-at-will relationship between the MSPA and its
				employees. These rules do not limit MSPA's right to terminate, without notice,
				for a good reason, a bad reason, or no reason at all. Every MSPA employee is
				expected to exercise common sense and good judgment. Employee misconduct can
				result in discipline or discharge even if the conduct is not specifically
				prohibited by the rules. In addition, although MSPA's rules set out examples of
				misconduct that normally result in discharge for the first offense and examples
				that will normally result in less severe discipline, these are intended as
				guides and examples only. They are not intended to limit MSPA's ability to
				consider the circumstances of each case and to determine an appropriate
				discipline that may be more or less severe. Examples of such circumstances
				include whether the misconduct is willful; whether it endangers other
				employees, the public, or MSPA property, and the employee's past discipline
				record. An offense that would otherwise result in a written warning may result
				in termination if the employee has received other warnings for the same or
				other offenses, especially if the offenses occurred within the same six (6)
				month period.
Mississippi Code
				  §§
										59-1-1,
				  59-1-9
				  and
				  59-5-21
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 28 - Ports and Airports › Part 305 - Personnel Guidelines, Policies and Procedures › Chapter 6 - Disciplinary › Rule 28-305-6.2 - Examples of Conduct that can result in DISCHARGE for the first offense

Current through June 25, 2024
A. Misappropriation
				or destruction of MSPA Property.
B.
				Forging, falsification, or unauthorized alteration of MSPA records, or
				unauthorized copying or disclosure of MSPA information.
C. Conviction of a felony or other crime
				which is related to the safe and effective performance of an employee's
				job.
D. Immoral or indecent
				conduct.
E. Violation of MSPA's
				code of ethics and/or policy on conflicts of interest.
F. Threat of bodily harm, fighting, physical
				altercation or disorderly conduct within the confines of MSPA.
G. Violation of MSPA's drug and alcohol
				policy.
H. Unauthorized possession
				or use of a weapon, firearm, or explosive device.
I. Threatening or coercing of a supervisor or
				other employee(s).
J. Sexual
				harassment, or harassment on the basis of race, color, gender, national origin,
				religion, age, or disability.
K.
				Refusal to perform assigned duties and insubordination.
L. Violation of safety rules resulting in
				severe danger to the employee, other employees, the public, or MSPA
				property.
M. Refusal to undergo
				inspection by security or refusal to fully cooperate in any investigation
				conducted by or at the direction of the MSPA.
N. Insubordination.
O. Dishonesty.
Mississippi Code
				  §§
										59-1-1,
				  59-1-9
				  and
				  59-5-21
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 28 - Ports and Airports › Part 305 - Personnel Guidelines, Policies and Procedures › Chapter 6 - Disciplinary › Rule 28-305-6.3 - Examples of conduct that can result in a WARNING for the first offense

Current through June 25, 2024
A. Unsatisfactory
				attendance or tardiness.
B. Use of
				abusive, profane or obscene language.
C. Unauthorized absence from work
				area.
D. Failure to inform
				supervisor promptly upon completion of assigned job.
E. Conviction of a moving traffic violation
				while operating MSPA equipment or vehicles.
F. Conviction of a moving traffic violation
				while operation a private vehicle within MSPA premises.
G. Unauthorized use, abuse or taking of MSPA
				equipment, property or records.
H.
				Conduct or appearance that is unbecoming for an employee of MSPA which could be
				considered an adverse reflection on MSPA.
I. Negligence or carelessness of such a
				degree or recurrence as to increase the financial liability of MSPA.
J. Telling ethnic jokes and using ethnic
				slurs or phrases that are offensive to fellow employees and members of ethnic
				communities.
K. Poor work
				performance.
L. Failure to work in
				harmony with other employees.
Mississippi Code
				  §§
										59-1-1,
				  59-1-9
				  and
				  59-5-21
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 28 - Ports and Airports › Part 305 - Personnel Guidelines, Policies and Procedures › Chapter 7 - Grievance Procedure › Rule 28-305-7.1 - Policy Statement

Current through June 25, 2024
Whenever people work together, problems and misunderstandings
				  are inevitable, and they cannot be resolved without good communications. All
				  regular employees are encouraged to use MSPA's grievance procedure. It is
				  designed to call attention to these problems so that they can be rationally
				  resolved. These procedures do not modify the employment-at-will relationship
				  between MSPA and its employees. These grievance procedures are intended as
				  guidelines and examples only and are not intended to limit MSPA's ability to
				  consider the circumstances of each case and to determine an appropriate
				  procedure that may be more or less restrictive. This manual in no way limits
				  the discretion of the MSPA to administer discipline in a manner which is
				  different from what is described herein, and reserves the right to discipline
				  employees in any fitting manner, including termination, for any conduct which
				  the MSPA, in its sole discretion deems inappropriate.
A. Step One:
1. Upon recognizing a problem that an
				employee cannot resolve at the employee's level of responsibility, the employee
				then should present the matter to the immediate supervisor.
2. This is to be done in an informal, verbal,
				person to person meeting with the immediate supervisor.
3. If the grievance is not solved by the
				employee's immediate supervisor, or if the grievance is against the immediate
				supervisor, then the employee should request a meeting with the supervisor's
				next higher authority, within three (3) working days, which takes the grievance
				to Step Two.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 28 - Ports and Airports › Part 305 - Personnel Guidelines, Policies and Procedures › Chapter 7 - Grievance Procedure › Rule 28-305-7.2 - Time Limits

Current through June 25, 2024
A. If
				a grievance is not initiated within the time limit as set forth above, it will
				be considered waived.
B. If a
				grievance is not appealed to the next higher step in the specified time limit
				or an agreed extension thereof, it will be considered settled on that
				level.
C. If the grievance appeal
				is not addressed within the specified time limit, the employee may elect to
				treat the grievance as denied at that step and immediately appeal the grievance
				to the next step.
D. Time limits
				may be extended by the Executive Director if good cause is demonstrated for
				doing so.
Mississippi Code
				  §§
										59-1-1,
				  59-1-9
				  and
				  59-5-21
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 28 - Ports and Airports › Part 305 - Personnel Guidelines, Policies and Procedures › Chapter 7 - Grievance Procedure › Rule 28-305-7.3 - Duplication of Procedures

Current through June 25, 2024
Some personnel actions entitle the employee to a hearing
				  under Chapter 2, Rule 17. Employees who elect to pursue a hearing under Chapter
				  2, Rule 17 may not duplicate those proceedings with a grievance filed under
				  this section.
Mississippi Code
				  §§
										59-1-1,
				  59-1-9
				  and
				  59-5-21
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 28 - Ports and Airports › Part 307 - By-Laws of the Mississippi State Port Authority at Gulfport › Chapter 1 - By-Laws › Rule 28-307-1.1 - Article I - Office of the Authority

Current through June 25, 2024
A. The Principal
				office of the Mississippi State Port Authority (hereafter referred to as
				Authority) shall be at such location or locations within the City of Gulfport,
				Mississippi, as the Authority may, from time to time, designate.
B. The Authority may establish branch offices
				at such other place or places as the Authority may from time to time designate
				and as the business of the Port may require.
Mississippi Code
				  §§
										59-1-1,
				  59-1-9
				  and
				  59-5-21
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 28 - Ports and Airports › Part 307 - By-Laws of the Mississippi State Port Authority at Gulfport › Chapter 1 - By-Laws › Rule 28-307-1.3 - Article III - Quorum - Minutes

Current through June 25, 2024
A. A majority of
				the Commissioners present shall constitute a quorum; all actions or resolutions
				of the Authority must be approved by the affirmative vote of not less than a
				majority of all Commissioners of the Authority.
B. The Executive Director shall cause a
				tentative draft of the minutes of each meeting to be submitted to each
				Commissioner of the Authority, the Mississippi Development Authority and to the
				General Counsel within a reasonable time not to exceed 30 days after such
				meeting. Votes taken by teleconference or video shall be recorded by name and
				included in the minutes.
Mississippi Code
				  §§
										59-1-1,
				  59-1-9
				  and
				  59-5-21
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 28 - Ports and Airports › Part 307 - By-Laws of the Mississippi State Port Authority at Gulfport › Chapter 1 - By-Laws › Rule 28-307-1.4 - Article IV - Selection of Officers and Appointments

Current through June 25, 2024
A. The purpose of this article is to provide
				for the selection of officers by a pure rotation. Once the rotation is
				established, each new full-term appointee will be in line to assume the
				presidency. This rotation is for a one year term and selection of officers is
				determined by the period of time a Commissioner has remaining on the Authority.
				Each year the Commissioner with the least amount of time remaining and who has
				completed service as Vice President, will succeed to the Presidency. At the
				expiration of the one-year term, the President shall step down, and act as
				ex-officio President, and for rotation purposes will fall below the newest
				appointed member.
B. The
				Vice-President will be that Commissioner with the next least time remaining on
				the Authority after the President and who has completed service as Secretary,
				and the Secretary that Commissioner with the next least period of time
				remaining on the Authority after the Vice-President and who has completed
				service as Treasurer, and the Treasurer that Commissioner with the next least
				period of time remaining on the Authority after the Secretary.
C. Any requirements of service set forth in
				the preceding paragraphs shall not apply in the event of the resignation or
				withdrawal from office of any officer prior to the expiration of his
				term.
D. The Executive Director
				shall be selected by and serve at the pleasure of the Board of Commissioners.
				The salary of the Executive Director shall be reviewed annually and set by the
				Board of Commissioners during the first meeting in December.
E. The General Counsel shall be an attorney,
				licensed to practice law in the State of Mississippi, selected by majority vote
				of the Authority at the first meeting of the fiscal year.
F. The annual selection and succession of
				officers will take place at the beginning of the first meeting in
				December.
Mississippi Code
				  §§
										59-1-1,
				  59-1-9
				  and
				  59-5-21
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 28 - Ports and Airports › Part 307 - By-Laws of the Mississippi State Port Authority at Gulfport › Chapter 1 - By-Laws › Rule 28-307-1.5 - Article V - Duties of the President

Current through June 25, 2024
The powers and duties of the President shall be limited to
				  the following:
A. To preside at all
				meetings of the Authority with the right to vote on all questions.
B. To take all reasonable steps to see the
				functions and purposes of the Authority as set forth in the laws and
				constitution of the State of Mississippi are carried out.
C. To call special meetings of the Authority
				at his discretion.
D. To establish
				committees and appoint Commissioners thereof, at his discretion, as he deems
				necessary to carry out the business of the Commission.
Mississippi Code
				  §§
										59-1-1,
				  59-1-9
				  and
				  59-5-21
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 28 - Ports and Airports › Part 307 - By-Laws of the Mississippi State Port Authority at Gulfport › Chapter 1 - By-Laws › Rule 28-307-1.6 - Article VI - Duties of the Vice President

Current through June 25, 2024
A. In the
				absence or disability for any cause of the President, the Vice President shall
				act as President and shall discharge the duties of that office.
B. The Vice President shall serve as the
				Chairperson of the Administration Committee.
Mississippi Code
				  §§
										59-1-1,
				  59-1-9
				  and
				  59-5-21
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 28 - Ports and Airports › Part 307 - By-Laws of the Mississippi State Port Authority at Gulfport › Chapter 1 - By-Laws › Rule 28-307-1.7 - Article VII - Duties of the Secretary and Treasurer

Current through June 25, 2024
A.
				Duties of the Secretary:
1. In the absence or
				disability for any cause of the President and of the Vice President, the
				Secretary shall act as President and shall discharge the duties of that
				office.
2. The Secretary shall be
				responsible for the Authority's records maintenance and shall, when required,
				attest to any official document of the Authority with the Secretary's signature
				and with the impress of the Authority's official seal, and shall sign such
				documents relating to the business of the Authority as may be directed by the
				Authority, and shall, in addition, perform such other duties that are usually
				incumbent upon such officer.
3. The
				Secretary shall serve as a member of the Finance Committee.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 28 - Ports and Airports › Part 307 - By-Laws of the Mississippi State Port Authority at Gulfport › Chapter 1 - By-Laws › Rule 28-307-1.9 - Article IX - Fiscal Year

Current through June 25, 2024
The Authority's fiscal year should be from July 1 through
				  June 30.
Mississippi Code
				  §§
										59-1-1,
				  59-1-9
				  and
				  59-5-21
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 28 - Ports and Airports › Part 307 - By-Laws of the Mississippi State Port Authority at Gulfport › Chapter 1 - By-Laws › Rule 28-307-1.10 - Article X - Delegation of Authority

Current through June 25, 2024
A. The Executive
				Director shall have the authority to delegate, in the Executive Director's
				discretion, the powers and duties herein conferred or imposed upon the
				Executive Director, to subordinate staff members or employees, but such
				delegation of power shall not relieve the Executive Director of any
				responsibilities imposed by the Authority or by the By-Laws of the
				Authority.
B. Functional
				Committees: The following Functional Committees shall be established and served
				in accordance with Article IV of these By-Laws:
1. Finance Committee to consist of the
				Secretary and Treasurer of the Board of Port Commissioners. The Finance
				Committee will include functions such as monitoring financial management
				information; review and recommendations regarding operating budgets; act as an
				Audit Committee in association with the preparation of the Port Authority's
				annual financial reports.
2.
				Administration Committee to consist of the Vice President and the Commissioner
				having the least completed service. The Administration Committee will include
				functions such as monitoring the Port Authority's operational matters and shall
				review and make recommendations regarding real estate matters.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 28 - Ports and Airports › Part 307 - By-Laws of the Mississippi State Port Authority at Gulfport › Chapter 1 - By-Laws › Rule 28-307-1.11 - Article XI - Audit

Current through June 25, 2024
An audit of each fiscal year's activity shall be conducted by
				  a Certified Public Accounting firm licensed by the State of Mississippi.
				  Selection of the audit firm shall be by majority vote of the Authority. The
				  report of audit shall be made to the Authority.
Mississippi Code
				  §§
										59-1-1,
				  59-1-9
				  and
				  59-5-21
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 28 - Ports and Airports › Part 307 - By-Laws of the Mississippi State Port Authority at Gulfport › Chapter 1 - By-Laws › Rule 28-307-1.12 - Article XII - Order of Business

Current through June 25, 2024
A. The Executive
				Director shall cause to be prepared and submitted to the Authority members no
				later than Friday before the monthly meeting, an agenda outlining the items of
				business to be considered and acted upon.
B. The agenda may be altered or amended at
				the Regular meeting by a majority vote of the Commissioners of the Authority at
				its discretion.
Mississippi Code
				  §§
										59-1-1,
				  59-1-9
				  and
				  59-5-21
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 28 - Ports and Airports › Part 307 - By-Laws of the Mississippi State Port Authority at Gulfport › Chapter 1 - By-Laws › Rule 28-307-1.13 - Article XIII - Rules of Order

Current through June 25, 2024
Except as otherwise provided by law or these By-Laws,
				  Robert's Rules of Order shall be the parliamentary authority for all matters of
				  procedures at Authority meetings.
Mississippi Code
				  §§
										59-1-1,
				  59-1-9
				  and
				  59-5-21
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 28 - Ports and Airports › Part 307 - By-Laws of the Mississippi State Port Authority at Gulfport › Chapter 1 - By-Laws › Rule 28-307-1.14 - Article XIV - Amendment to the By-Laws

Current through June 25, 2024
These By-Laws may be altered or amended at any regular
				  meeting of the Authority by a vote of three Commissioners of the Authority
				  present at the meeting. However, no such alternation or amendment shall be
				  considered unless ten (10) days written notice of the intention to alter or
				  amend the By-Laws shall have been given in writing to each Commissioner of the
				  Authority, to which there shall be attached a draft of the proposed alternation
				  or amendment.
Mississippi Code
				  §§
										59-1-1,
				  59-1-9
				  and
				  59-5-21
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 28 - Ports and Airports › Part 307 - By-Laws of the Mississippi State Port Authority at Gulfport › Chapter 1 - By-Laws › Rule 28-307-1.15 - Article XV - Code of Conflict and Code of Ethics

Current through June 25, 2024
A. The
				Mississippi State Port Authority is committed to maintain the highest level of
				honesty, ethical conduct, and public trust. The Authority's Code of Conflict
				and Ethics requires all Commissioners and employees to avoid any conflict or
				the appearance of conflict between their personal interests and the interests
				of the Port.
B. The Commissioners,
				Executive Director, and Deputy Directors shall submit annually (each January)
				to the Mississippi State Port Authority General Counsel the Ethics and Conflict
				of Interest Questionnaire.
Miss. Code Ann.
				  §§
										59-1-1,
				  59-1-9
				  and
				  59-5-21
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 28 - Ports and Airports › Part 309 - Mississippi State Port Authority's Section 3 Plan Port Restoration › Introduction and General Policy Statement

Current through June 25, 2024
The Mississippi State Port Authority (sometimes referred to
				herein as the "MSPA" or the "Port Authority") continues to rebuild the Port at
				Gulfport which was nearly completely destroyed by Hurricane Katrina on August
				29, 2005. In response to the devastation, Congress allocated federal aid
				through a U.S. Housing and Urban Development Community Development Block Grant
				to reestablish a sustainable port. The federal aid purposes are supported by
				the policies of the Mississippi State Port Authority and described in this
				Section 3 Plan.
This Section 3 Plan outlines and describes the Mississippi
				State Port Authority's policies for notifying Section 3 residents and business
				concerns about employment, training and contracting opportunities and the Port
				Authority's, including its Contractors and Subcontractors, obligations
				concerning outreach, recordkeeping, monitoring and enforcement activities to
				ensure the Port Authority is, to the greatest extent feasible, directing
				employment and contracting opportunities to Section 3 residents and business
				concerns.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 28 - Ports and Airports › Part 309 - Mississippi State Port Authority's Section 3 Plan Port Restoration › Section 3 Purpose

Current through June 25, 2024
Section 3 of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968, as
				amended (
				12
				U.S.C. 1701 u ) and implementing regulations
				at 24 C.F.R.135 (Section 3) requires recipients and subrecipients such as the
				Mississippi State Port Authority to ensure that employment and other economic
				and business opportunities generated by the Department of Housing and Urban
				Development (HUD) financial assistance shall, to the greatest extent feasible,
				consistent with existing Federal, State and local laws and regulations, are
				directed to low- and very low- income persons, particularly recipients of
				government housing assistance, and business concerns that provide economic
				opportunities to low- and very low-income persons. The Mississippi State Port
				Authority fully embraces the spirit and intent of Section 3 and has set forth
				policies and procedures in accordance therewith. Such policies are applicable
				to contractors, subcontractors and others engaged in projects funded through
				the Mississippi State Port Authority with funds sourced from HUD.
In implementation of these policies and in order to assist in
				the achievement of the primary objective of connecting low- and very low-income
				persons with economic opportunities associated with the Port Authority's
				Section 3 Covered Projects, the Port Authority has created a full-time,
				dedicated staff position for a Compliance Officer tasked with monitoring and
				enforcement of the Port Authority's Section 3
				policies.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 28 - Ports and Airports › Part 309 - Mississippi State Port Authority's Section 3 Plan Port Restoration › Assuring Compliance with Section 3 Policies

Current through June 25, 2024
Applicants will be tracked in the State's performance
				management system to measure and report on hiring and other outcomes.
The Section 3 Clause (see Appendix A) and implementation of all
				Section 3 Reporting Forms (as referenced in the Table of Contents above) become
				part of the contractual documents between the Port Authority and any Contractor
				and their Subcontractors. Further, the Port Authority shall require the Section
				3 Clause and the implementation of the Section 3 Reporting Forms to be
				incorporated into any contract between a Contractor and Subcontractor. The
				Compliance Officer is available to provide technical assistance to Contractors,
				Subcontractors, and others during the course of the Section 3 Covered Project.
				The Compliance Officer will routinely monitor each party's continued compliance
				with the reporting requirements specified in the Section 3 Reporting Forms, any
				party's failure to properly satisfy such requirements can be construed by the
				Port Authority as a breach of such party's contract and may further result in
				the Port
Authority's termination of such contract and debarment or
				suspension of such party from future Port Authority HUD-assisted
				contracts.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 28 - Ports and Airports › Part 309 - Mississippi State Port Authority's Section 3 Plan Port Restoration › Certification of Section 3 Eligible Residents

Current through June 25, 2024
Low- and very low- income persons who reside in the
				Gulfport/Biloxi Metropolitan Statistical Area may seek certification as
				"Section 3 eligible." In order to seek Section 3 eligibility status, any
				individual may complete a Section 3 Resident Certification form and submit such
				form (including adequate proof of Section 3 eligibility, e.g. a copy of a lease
				with a housing authority, pay stub or income tax return) to Contractors and
				Subcontractors or to Program Participants through the Pathways Program. The
				Compliance Officer is tasked with the responsibility of maintaining a current
				and accurate list of certified Section 3 eligible residents, and making
				referrals of certified Section 3 eligible residents to job and training
				opportunities.
* All persons determined by the Compliance Officer to be
				Section 3 eligible can, by appointment, visit with the Compliance Officer or
				its designee to complete a job readiness assessment as established by
				HUD.
* Once this assessment is complete, the Compliance Officer or
				its designee will determine if the individual meets the eligibility
				requirements and is job ready.
* If the individual is deemed eligible for Section 3
				participation and deemed not ready for employment, a referral will be made to
				other agencies that are better equipped to address the individual's needs,
				i.e., substance abuse providers, etc.
* The Section 3 job readiness component is a part of the MSPA
				commitment to provide economic opportunities and training to residents/eligible
				participants to become gainfully employed.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 28 - Ports and Airports › Part 309 - Mississippi State Port Authority's Section 3 Plan Port Restoration › MSPA Preference for Contracting with Section 3 Business Concerns

Current through June 25, 2024
The Mississippi State Port Authority is committed to and
				recognizes the importance of ensuring that Section 3 Eligible business concerns
				derive economic benefit from any and all MSPA Section 3 Projects in their
				communities. Likewise, contractors and subcontractors are required by the MSPA
				to demonstrate in their Section 3 plans and their subsequent implementation
				actions that Section 3 certified business concerns are included in the
				contracting goals and are indeed economic beneficiaries of the plan's business
				and procurement policies and practices. The Mississippi State Port Authority's
				Section 3 policy requires Section 3 business concerns to be given priority in
				contracting for work:3
Business concerns that are 51% or more owned by a Section 3
				resident(s), or whose permanent, full-time workforce includes no less than 30%
				Section 3 residents or that subcontract in excess of 25% of the total amount of
				subcontracts to Section 3 business concerns.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 28 - Ports and Airports › Part 309 - Mississippi State Port Authority's Section 3 Plan Port Restoration › Certification of Section 3 Business Concerns

Current through June 25, 2024
All businesses conducting work with the Restoration Project
				shall complete the Section 3 Business Concern Certification form (substantially
				in the form set forth in Appendix E), which can be obtained from the Compliance
				Officer. Any business seeking Section 3 certification must be able to provide
				adequate documentation as evidence of eligibility for preference under the
				Section 3 program. The Compliance Officer will review such form and supporting
				documentation and make a determination as to whether to qualify the business as
				a Section 3 business concern.
The Compliance Officer or its designee will maintain a current
				database capable of generating accurate listings of certified Section 3
				business concerns and will make available listings of such concerns to any
				contractor or subcontractor interested in work pertaining to the Port
				Authority's Section 3 Covered Projects. Information from this database and all
				documentation submitted by any business will also be available to the
				Compliance Officer who will be engaged in ongoing monitoring of Section 3
				implementation and compliance.
3 The categories below, which are
				not applicable to the Section 3 covered activity referenced herein, shall be
				given higher priority, if and when applicable:
* Business concerns that are 51% or more owned by residents of
				the housing development for which the work is performed, or whose full-time,
				permanent workforce includes 30% of these persons as employees.
* Business concerns that are 51% or more owned by residents of
				the Authority's public housing development(s) other than the housing
				development where the work is to be performed; or whose full-time permanent
				workforce includes 30% of these persons as
				employees.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 28 - Ports and Airports › Part 309 - Mississippi State Port Authority's Section 3 Plan Port Restoration › Efforts to Award Contract Opportunities to Section 3 Business Concerns

Current through June 25, 2024
Through the implementation of the Port Authority's Section 3
				Plan through its contracts, the Port Authority will expect Contractors and
				Subcontractors to:
* Advertise contracting opportunities via selected referral
				sources identified in the form such as newspaper, plan rooms, posting notices
				that provide general information about the work to be contracted and where to
				obtain additional information.
* Provide written notice of contracting opportunities available
				to all known Section 3 business concerns. The written notice will be provided
				in sufficient time to enable business concerns the opportunity to respond to
				the bid invitation.
* Coordinate pre-bid meetings at which Section 3 business
				concerns would be informed of upcoming contracting opportunities in
				advance.
* Conduct workshops on MSPA contracting procedures to include
				bonding, insurance, and other pertinent requirements, in a timely manner in an
				effort to allow Section 3 business concerns the opportunity to take advantage
				of any upcoming contracting opportunities.
* Contact business assistance agencies and Minority and Women
				Businesses' contractor associations and community organizations to inform them
				of contracting opportunities and to request their assistance in identifying
				Section 3 businesses.
* During procurement of a project, a Section 3 Business Concern
				will be given a preference in an award pursuant to 24 CFR Part 135 Appendix,
				III.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 28 - Ports and Airports › Part 309 - Mississippi State Port Authority's Section 3 Plan Port Restoration › Documen ting Section 3 Efforts

Current through June 25, 2024
A.
Monthly Reports
. Section 3 monthly reports are
			 required from all Contractors and Subcontractors of the Port Authority. Reports
			 shall be due upon and submitted in conjunction with the monthly invoice from
			 such Contractor (Contractors shall ensure that the monthly report(s) from its
			 Subcontractor(s) are included in such submission) or due on such other date as
			 reasonably requested by the Compliance Officer.
B.
Quarterly
			 Reports
. The Port Authority shall prepare quarterly reports
			 detailing (i) all hiring, contracting and subcontracting activities and (ii)
			 Pathways Program participant jobs data, including an executive summary of
			 Pathways Program activities (including, but not necessarily limited to, the
			 number of program participants, explanation of changes in participation,
			 outreach activities and workforce training status) for the quarter. These
			 quarterly reports shall be submitted separately to The Mississippi Development
			 Authority, Post Office Box 849, Jackson, MS 39205.
C.
Annual Reports
.
			 The Port Authority will submit the annual Section 3 report to MDA for
			 submission to HUD each year. All annual reports shall be submitted on HUD Form
			 60002, or other form as designated by HUD.
In support of each of the foregoing reports and to document
				compliance with the Section 3 Plan objectives, the Port Authority will receive
				and maintain records which, at a minimum, will include specific information and
				documentation to demonstrate whether the numerical goals were met and that the
				Port Authority and its Contracts and their Subcontractors carried out their
				responsibilities in accordance with their obligations. The Compliance Officer
				shall review and confirm the information and documentation provided to monitor
				and enforce compliance with this Section 3 Plan.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 28 - Ports and Airports › Part 309 - Mississippi State Port Authority's Section 3 Plan Port Restoration › Section 3 Complaint Procedures

Current through June 25, 2024
D.
HUD
			 Complaint
			 Process
4
. Any
			 Section 3 resident or business concern may file a complaint alleging
			 noncompliance with Section 3 by a recipient, contractor or subcontractor.
			 Complaints must be submitted to HUD within 180 days of the action or omission
			 upon which the complaint is based. Complaints are to be filed in
			 writing5 to:
Atlanta Regional Office
United States Department of Housing and Urban
				Development
Southeast Office
40 Marietta Street
Atlanta, GA 30303
Email:complaints_office_04@hud.gov [File Link Not
				Available]
The written complaint must be signed by the complainant and
				must contain:
* The complainant's name and address;
* The name and address of the respondent of the
				complaint;
* A description of the acts or omissions by the respondent that
				is sufficient to inform the Assistant Secretary of the nature and date of the
				alleged noncompliance.
E.
Port Authority Informal Complaint Proces
s. Any Section
			 3 resident or business concern may file an informal complaint alleging
			 noncompliance with Section 3 by a recipient, contractor or subcontractor.
			 Informal complaints will be investigated by the Compliance Officer. Filing an
			 informal complaint with the Port Authority will not satisfy the complaint
			 requirements established by HUD. Informal complaints are to be filed in writing
			 to:
Compliance Officer
Mississippi State Port Authority at Gulfport
2510 14th Street, Suite 880
Gulfport, MS 39501
The written complaint must be signed by the complainant and
				must contain:
* The complainant's name and address;
* The name and address of the respondent of the
				complaint;
* A description of the acts or omissions by the respondent that
				is sufficient to inform the Assistant Secretary of the nature and date of the
				alleged noncompliance.
Upon receipt of such complaint, the Compliance Officer will
				designate the appropriate person(s) to investigate the specific allegations of
				the complaint and render a finding. If it is determined that a violation of the
				Port Authority's Section 3 Plan or a breach of the contractual obligations owed
				to the Port Authority by any contractor (including breaches committed by any
				such contractor's subcontractor), the Compliance Officer shall notify the Port
				Authority of such findings and of the recommended corrective measures. The Port
				Authority will utilize its best efforts to provide the results of its findings
				to the complainant within thirty (30) days after the filing of the informal
				written complaint.
4 HUD Complaint Registry:
http://portal.hud.gov/hudportal/documents/huddoc?id=958.pdf
5A complainant my provide
				information to be contained in a written complaint by telephone to HUD or any
				HUD Field Office, and HUD will reduce the information provided by telephone to
				writing on the prescribed complaint form and send the form to the complainant
				for signature.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 29 - Prisons And Parole › Part 1 - Administration and Management › Subpart 1 - Administration › Chapter 1 - General Powers, Duties and Mission of the Agency › Subchapter 1 - Policy › Rule 29-1-1-1.1.1 - POLICY

Current through June 25, 2024
It is the policy of the Mississippi Department of Corrections (MDOC) to establish a written body of policies and procedures that by statute establishes the agencys goals, objectives, and purpose.
Miss. Code Ann.
						§
												47-5-10.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 29 - Prisons And Parole › Part 1 - Administration and Management › Subpart 1 - Administration › Chapter 1 - General Powers, Duties and Mission of the Agency › Subchapter 1 - Policy › Rule 29-1-1-1.1.3 - DOCUMENTS REQUIRED

Current through June 25, 2024
As required by this policy and through the chain of command.
Miss. Code Ann.
						§
												47-5-10.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 29 - Prisons And Parole › Part 1 - Administration and Management › Subpart 1 - Administration › Chapter 1 - General Powers, Duties and Mission of the Agency › Subchapter 2 - Standard Operating Procedure › Rule 29-1-1-1.2.1 - APPLICABILITY

Current through June 25, 2024
This procedure applies to all Mississippi Department of Corrections personnel assigned to the Division of Community Corrections.
Miss Code Ann.
						§
												47-5-10,
						 47-5-26.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 29 - Prisons And Parole › Part 1 - Administration and Management › Subpart 1 - Administration › Chapter 1 - General Powers, Duties and Mission of the Agency › Subchapter 2 - Standard Operating Procedure › Rule 29-1-1-1.2.2 - POLICY STATEMENT

Current through June 25, 2024
It is the policy of the Mississippi Department of Corrections (MDOC) to establish a written body of policies and procedures that by statute establishes the agencys goals, objectives, and purpose.
Miss Code Ann.
						§
												47-5-10.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 29 - Prisons And Parole › Part 1 - Administration and Management › Subpart 1 - Administration › Chapter 1 - General Powers, Duties and Mission of the Agency › Subchapter 2 - Standard Operating Procedure › Rule 29-1-1-1.2.4 - DOCUMENTS REQUIRED

Current through June 25, 2024
As required by this procedure and through the chain of command.
Miss. Code Ann.
						§
												47-5-10.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 29 - Prisons And Parole › Part 1 - Administration and Management › Subpart 1 - Administration › Chapter 2 - Role of Outside Agencies › Subchapter 1 - Policy › Rule 29-1-1-2.1.1 - POLICY

Current through June 25, 2024
It is the policy of the Mississippi Department of Corrections (MDOC) to specify the role of public or private agencies providing services to the Divisions of Institutions and Community Corrections.
Miss. Code Ann.
						§
												47-5-10,
						 47-5-28.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 29 - Prisons And Parole › Part 1 - Administration and Management › Subpart 1 - Administration › Chapter 2 - Role of Outside Agencies › Subchapter 1 - Policy › Rule 29-1-1-2.1.2 - DEFINITIONS

Current through June 25, 2024
1.
Inter-Public/Private
					 Organizations
Public or private agencies and/or organizations that
					 are not a part of the hierarchal operational management practices of
					 MDOC.
2.
Non-Departmental Personnel
Employees of inter-public
					 or inter-private agencies and/or organizations that are not employed directly
					 by MDOC.
Miss. Code Ann.
						§
												47-5-10,
						 47-5-28.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 29 - Prisons And Parole › Part 1 - Administration and Management › Subpart 1 - Administration › Chapter 2 - Role of Outside Agencies › Subchapter 1 - Policy › Rule 29-1-1-2.1.4 - DOCUMENTS REQUIRED

Current through June 25, 2024
As required by this policy and through the chain of command.
Miss. Code Ann.
						§
												47-5-10,
						 47-5-28.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 29 - Prisons And Parole › Part 1 - Administration and Management › Subpart 1 - Administration › Chapter 2 - Role of Outside Agencies › Subchapter 2 - Standard Operating Procedure › Rule 29-1-1-2.2.1 - APPLICABILITY

Current through June 25, 2024
This procedure applies to all inter-public or inter-private agency personnel who provide a supplemental service and/or function to MDOC correctional management operations.
Miss. Code Ann.
						§
												47-5-10,
						 47-5-28.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 29 - Prisons And Parole › Part 1 - Administration and Management › Subpart 1 - Administration › Chapter 2 - Role of Outside Agencies › Subchapter 2 - Standard Operating Procedure › Rule 29-1-1-2.2.2 - POLICY STATEMENT

Current through June 25, 2024
It is the policy of the Mississippi Department of Corrections (MDOC) to specify the role of public or private agencies providing services to the Divisions of Institutions and Community Corrections.
Miss. Code Ann.
						§
												47-5-10,
						 47-5-28.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 29 - Prisons And Parole › Part 1 - Administration and Management › Subpart 1 - Administration › Chapter 2 - Role of Outside Agencies › Subchapter 2 - Standard Operating Procedure › Rule 29-1-1-2.2.3 - DEFINITIONS

Current through June 25, 2024
1.
Inter-Public/Private
					 Organizations
Public or private agencies and/or organizations that
					 are not a part of the normal hierarchal operational management practices of
					 MDOC.
2.
Non-Departmental Personnel
Employees of inter-public
					 or inter-private agencies and/or organizations that are not MDOC
					 personnel.
Miss. Code Ann.
						§
												47-5-10,
						 47-5-28.