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First Meeting of Mississippi Supervisors Association Circa 1908
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An Overview of Your Association
Mississippi Association of SupervisorsNew Term OrientationDecember 8-9, 2015Jackson, Mississippi
Your MAS• Organized by supervisors to support county government• First meeting circa 1908• Incorporated in 1974 as a 501(c)(6) nonprofit corporation• MAS is non-partisan; non-political.• Current Amended Bylaws adopted June 2014 (copy in
conference packet).
First Meeting of Mississippi Supervisors AssociationCirca 1908
MAS Organizational Structure
• Six Officers – serve one-year terms• Board of Directors – 22 Directors serve one-year terms• Four standing committees – serve one-year terms• All Officers, Directors and committee members are elected or
appointed by county supervisors.
MAS Staff• Executive Director • Appointed by MAS Board of Directors and Officers• Hires association staff
Major Areas of Service
• Legislative Advocacy• Member Education / Leadership Development• Member Services
Legislative Advocacy
• Primary mission • 2015 Legislative Session: • Monitored over 300 bills• Successfully advocated for $117 Million to fund tax exemption
reimbursements & local bridge funding• Successfully opposed 8 unfunded mandates
Member Education / Leadership Development
• Year-round educational opportunities for members• Peer-to-peer sharing – invaluable!• National Association of Counties (NACo) meetings
Insurance Services
• MAS Insurance Trust • property and casualty insurance pool• 40 Member Counties
• MPE Workers Compensation Program
Inmate Medical Cost Containment Program
• Began early 2015• 13 member counties
TypeAmount Charged
Savings/ Ineligible
Amount Paid TPA Fees
Percent Savings
Regional, large
$303,883.50
$205,958.28 $97,925.22 $10,297.91 68%
County, small $23,754.61 $17,289.70 $6,464.91 $864.49 73%
Inmate Medical Cost Containment Program
$473,689.66
$181,640.84
Savings to Counties Claims Paid
72 % Savings
for Member Counties!
Newest Member Services
• Small Loan Program• MAS County Employee Discount Card Program • MAS County Employee Scholarship Program – over 120 $500
scholarships to be awarded in 2016• NACo Deferred Compensation
Mississippi Association of SupervisorsPresented by:
Derrick Surrette, Executive DirectorEmail [email protected]
Phone (601) 353-2741
