The Partnership
About the Partnership
The Mississippi Municipal Revenue Partnership is a partnership of Mississippi cities and towns organized around one statewide package.
What the Partnership works on
The Partnership is organized around one statewide package: verify municipal allocations, phase the ordinary municipal share to 30 percent, modernize defined uses of the existing municipal use-tax pool, and require public accountability.
Verify municipal allocations
Confirm that coding and situs are correct so each municipality receives what current law already directs.
Phase the ordinary municipal share to 30 percent
A six-year schedule from 18.5 percent to 30.0 percent, with a pause if General Fund collections decline.
Modernize defined uses of the existing municipal use-tax pool
Public-safety capital uses and a capped operating allowance, inside the existing distribution formula.
Require public accountability
Standardized annual reporting, common categories, audit coverage, and open-meeting votes.
Names, and what they mean
The policy proposal is the Mississippi Municipal Revenue Modernization Plan. The internal leadership body is the MMRP Steering Committee.
Status
The Mississippi Municipal Revenue Partnership is a voluntary civic partnership of municipal officials and participating Mississippi cities and towns. It is not a governmental body and does not solicit contributions.