Center for Government Training & Technology
 he Center
for Governmental Technology (CGT) is a unit within
the Mississippi State University Extension Service.
For over  30
years the CGT has been a leader in the development
and implementation of technical assistance and educational
programs for local government officials.
Through these technical assistance
and educational programs, the CGT assists local government
officials, local units of government, and associations
of local government in their efforts to improve governance
at the grassroots and delivery of services to the citizens
of Mississippi.
The CGT does not take an advocacy
role in the business, legislative, or political affairs of
the local governments or local government associations with
which it works.
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While the specifics of the questions differ,
all questions ultimately can be reduced to these two:
Question: How can I find current information
about the organization and operation of municipal or county
government in Mississippi? My local library has nothing
published since the 1960s.
Answer: The CGT publishes the most
current information about the organization and operation
of county and municipal government in its County Government
in Mississippian its Municipal Government in Mississippi:
A Handbook for City Officials. These publications are issued
in traditional book form which may be ordered from the
CGT and often in an electronic format.
Question: Who should be contacted
to request technical assistance for a county or city?
Answer: All requests for technical
assistance should be directed to P.
C. McLaurin, Jr.
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Some of the publications below
may require Adobe Acrobat Reader to
view. The software is available and may be downloaded free
of charge from Adobe.
- County
Government in Mississippi, 2004, Mississippi
State, MS: Center for Governmental Technology,
2004. This publication, edited by P.C. McLaurin,
Jr. and Joseph N. Fratesi, provides county officials,
students, and interested citizens with the most
up-to-date and comprehensive information about
Mississippi county government that is available
today. This extensive volume is available in traditional
book form and can be viewed or downloaded chapter-by-chapter.
- Municipal
Government in Mississippi: A Handbook for City
Officials, Mississippi State, MS: Center
for Governmental Technology, 2001. This publication,
edited by P.C. McLaurin, Jr. and Michael T. Allen,
provides city officials, students, and interested
citizens with the most up-to-date and comprehensive
information about Mississippi municipal government
that is available today. This extensive volume
is available in traditional book form and can be
viewed or downloaded chapter-by-chapter.
- The
Red Book: The Manual of the Mississippi Education
and Certification Program, 2004. Produced
with the Mississippi State Tax Commission and the
Mississippi Assessors and Collectors Association.
- A
Handbook for County Board Attorneys in Mississippi,
Mississippi State, MS: Center for Governmental
Technology, 2004. This publication was authored
by Benjamin E. Griffith with an appendix by Samuel
W. (Sam) Keyes, Jr.
- County
Government Legal Digest (2003: with Office of the
State Auditor.
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