Historic conservation commission established; composition and terms.
Hattiesburg Code of Ordinances § 26-39
in effectSec. 26-39. - Historic conservation commission established; composition and terms.
(a) The historic conservation commission is established. The commission shall consist of nine members, all of whom shall be resident citizens of the city and qualified electors therein, with due regard to proper representation in the following fields and demonstrated interests such as history, architecture, architectural history, landscape architecture, archaeology, urban planning, law, real estate, and historic rehabilitation and construction. Four of the nine members will be residents of the historic conservation district. All members are to be appointed by the mayor and ratified by the council of the city, and the term of office of the resident citizens of the city shall be five years.
(b) From the date of appointment; thereafter, upon subsequent appointments, each appointee shall be appointed for a period of five years. Vacancies shall be filled by the mayor and ratified by the council and appointments to fill vacancies shall be for unexpired terms only. Each member shall be eligible for reappointment. All members of the commission shall serve without pay. The continued absence of any member of the commission from three regularly scheduled meetings without excused absence of the commission shall be just cause for the removal of said member from the commission by the city council. Upon receipt of written notice from the chairperson of the historic conservation commission to the city council, stating that a member has been absent for three meetings in any one year without a written and accepted excuse, the city council may remove the absent member from the commission and appoint a new member to fill the vacancy.
(Code 1989, § 6-35; Ord. No. 2193, § 3, 6-25-1985)
Source: City of Hattiesburg, Mississippi, Code of Ordinances (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/ms/hattiesburg/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=COOR_CH26HIPR_ARTIIHICOCO_S26-39HICOCOESCOTEFetched: 11/1/2026