27 Miss. Code. R. 110-6.5.2
Prior to requesting MSPB's approval of a legal services contract, an agency must obtain approval of the contract from any applicable regulatory board and the Attorney General's Office. If the Attorney General's Office approves the contract, the Attorney General's Office will then forward the contract to MSPB for consideration.
Agencies should submit a request for approval of a legal services contract to the Attorney General's Office online through the MAGIC system. For the purpose of timeliness and to establish a chain of custody, agencies must utilize the Legal Services Contract Routing Sheet throughout the approval process in order for the contract to be considered for approval by MSPB. This form may be found at http://www.mspb.ms.gov. The agency must also provide a printed MAGIC Cover Sheet and the original proposed legal services contract, executed only by any appropriate agency personnel, to the Attorney General's Office. The contractor should not execute the contract until the contract is approved by both the Attorney General's Office and MSPB. The agency should also submit through the MAGIC system a justification of the need for the legal services to be provided under the contract.
If an agency is submitting a legal services contract with a contract worker, then in lieu of the MAGIC document, it should submit the appropriate OSR document. Additionally, agencies should submit the completed PERS Form 4B for all contract worker contracts with state retirees to ensure the contracts comply with Mississippi Code Annotated § 25-11-127. If an agency desires to amend or modify an existing and previously approved contract, the agency should submit a request for approval to the Attorney General's Office online through the MAGIC system. The agency must also provide a printed MAGIC Cover Sheet and a copy of the executed approved contract and any prior amendments to the Attorney General's Office. Agencies should be aware that MSPB does not have the authority to approve any modification, renewal or extension of an expired contract.See MS AG Op., 1999-0272, Stringer (June 25, 1999).
27 Miss. Code. R. 110-6.5.2