Mississippi Executive Director of Employment Security
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| Mississippi Executive Director of Employment Security | |
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| General information | |
| Office Type: | Nonpartisan |
| Office website: | Official Link |
| Compensation: | $114,587 |
| 2025 FY Budget: | $138,605,708 |
| Term limits: | None |
| Structure | |
| Length of term: | Serves at the governor's pleasure |
| Authority: | Mississippi Code, Title 71, Chapter 5, Article 3 |
| Selection Method: | Appointed by the governor and confirmed by the State Senate |
| Current Officeholder | |
Mississippi Executive Director of Employment Security
William Ashley | |
| Other Mississippi Executive Offices | |
| Governor • Lieutenant Governor • Secretary of State • Attorney General • Treasurer • Auditor • Superintendent of Education • Agriculture Commissioner • Insurance Commissioner • Executive Director of Environmental Quality • Executive Director of Employment Security • Public Service Commission • Transportation Commission |
The Mississippi Executive Director of Employment Security is an appointed state executive position in the Mississippi state government.
The executive director oversees the Mississippi Department of Employment Security (MDES), a federally funded state agency that became an Executive Office of the Governor in 2004.[1]
Current officeholder
The current Mississippi Executive Director of Employment Security is William Ashley (nonpartisan). Ashley assumed office in 2024.
The position is established in Title 71, Chapter 5, Article 3 of Mississippi Code:[2]
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The department shall administer this chapter through a full-time salaried executive director, to be appointed by the Governor, with the advice and consent of the Senate. He shall be responsible for the administration of this chapter under authority delegated to him by the Governor. |
Qualifications
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Appointments
Mississippi state government organizational chart
The executive director of employment security is appointed by the governor and confirmed by the state Senate.[2]
Vacancies
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Duties
The duties of the executive director are outlined in Title 71, Chapter 5, Article 3 of Mississippi Code:[2]
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It shall be the duty of the executive director to administer this chapter; and the executive director shall have the power and authority to adopt, amend or rescind such rules and regulations, to employ such persons, make such expenditures, require such reports, make such investigations, and take such other action as he deems necessary or suitable to that end. Such rules and regulations shall be effective upon publication in the manner, not inconsistent with the provisions of this chapter, which the executive director shall prescribe. The executive director shall determine the department's own organization and methods of procedure in accordance with the provisions of this chapter, and shall have an official seal which shall be judicially noticed. Not later than the first day of February in each year, the executive director shall submit to the Governor a report covering the administration and operation of this chapter during the preceding fiscal year and shall make such recommendations for amendments to this chapter as the executive director deems proper. Whenever the executive director believes that a change in contribution or benefit rates will become necessary to protect the solvency of the fund, he shall promptly so inform the Governor and the Legislature, and make recommendations with respect thereto. |
Divisions
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State budget
- See also: Mississippi state budget and finances
The Department of Employment Security's budget for fiscal year 2025 was $138,605,708.[3]
Compensation
- See also: Compensation of state executive officers
2023
In 2023, the officer's salary was $114,587, according to the Council of State Governments.[4]
2022
In 2022, the officer's salary was $104,170, according to the Council of State Governments.[5]
2021
In 2021, the director received a salary of $135,315, according to the Council of State Governments.[6]
2020
In 2020, the director was paid $135,315, according to the Council of State Governments.[7]
2019
In 2019, the director was paid $135,315, according to the Council of State Governments.[8]
2018
In 2018, the director was paid $135,315, according to the Council of State Governments.[9]
2017
In 2017, the director was paid $135,315, according to the Council of State Governments.[10]
2016
In 2016, the director was paid $135,315, according to the Council of State Governments.[11]
2015
In 2015, the director was paid $135,315, according to the Council of State Governments.[12]
2014
In 2014, the director was paid an estimated $122,000, according to the Council of State Governments.[13]
2013
In 2013, the director was paid an estimated $122,000, according to the Council of State Governments.[14]
2012
In 2012, the director was paid an estimated $122,000, according to the Council of State Governments.[15]
Historical officeholders
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Contact information
Mississippi Department of Employment Security
Office of the Governor
1235 Echelon Parkway
P.O. Box 1699
Jackson, MS 39215-1699
Phone: 601-321-6000
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Mississippi Department of Employment Security, "About MDES," accessed February 1, 2021
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Mississippi Secretary of State, "Mississippi Law," accessed February 1, 2021
- ↑ State of Mississippi, "Budget Bulletin Fiscal Year 2025," accessed January 21, 2025
- ↑ Council of State Governments, "Book of the States 2023 Table 4.11: Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries," accessed January 21, 2025
- ↑ Council of State Governments, "Book of the States 2022 Table 4.11: Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries," provided to Ballotpedia by CSG personnel
- ↑ Issuu, "The Book of the States 2021," accessed September 22, 2022
- ↑ Council of State Governments, "Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries, 2020," accessed February 1, 2021
- ↑ Council of State Governments, "Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries, 2019," accessed February 1, 2021
- ↑ Council of State Governments, "Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries, 2018," accessed February 1, 2021
- ↑ Council of State Governments, "Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries, 2017," accessed February 1, 2021
- ↑ Council of State Governments, "Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries, 2016," accessed February 1, 2021
- ↑ Council of State Governments, "Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries, 2015," accessed February 1, 2021
- ↑ Council of State Governments, "Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries," accessed February 1, 2021
- ↑ Council of State Governments, "Table 4.11 Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries," accessed February 1, 2021
- ↑ Council of State Governments, "Table 4.11 Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries," accessed February 1, 2021
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