Local Government Public Notice

Public Notice

The Local Government Records Office provides public access to actions pending before the Local Government Records Committee.

The committee meets the third Tuesday of January, April, July, and October. Meetings are held at 10:30 a.m. in the Board Room of the William F. Winter Archives & History Building located at 200 North Street, Jackson, Mississippi.

It is the duty of the committee to approve, disapprove, amend or modify records control schedules for municipalities, participating counties, and other local governmental entities for the disposition of records, based on administrative, legal, fiscal or historical value. 

The next meeting of the Local Government Records Committee will be held on Tuesday, October 15, 2024, at 10:30 am, in the 3rd Floor Board Room of the William F. Winter Archives and History Building. Please see the meeting packet for the agenda and proposed records retention schedules. If you'd like to attend the meeting by Zoom, contact the LGR Office for instructions.

Local Government Records Committee

The committee is composed of  the following members: the attorney general, secretary of state, state auditor, chairman of the Tax Commission, director of the Department of Archives and History, representatives from the Family Research Association, Association of Supervisors, Mississippi Bar, Chancery Clerks’ Association, Circuit Clerks’ Association, Clerks’ Association, Mississippi Historical Society, Mississippi Municipal League, Sheriffs’ Association, Superintendents of Education Association, Tax Assessor-Collector Association, and a representative appointed by the governor. 

The director of the Department of Archives and History serves as chairperson of the committee.

Members of the committee serve a term of two years and may serve no more than two terms.