Fire Board of Adjustment & Appeals
Member Details
This board consists of seven members, serving 4-year terms.

Responsibilities
The Fire Board of Adjustment and Appeals hears and decides appeals and request for variances from the Standard Fire Prevention Code. Persons serving on this board should have knowledge and experience in the technical and standard building codes, such as design professionals, building contractors, and industry representatives.

Construction Board of Adjustment & Appeals
Member Details
Persons serving on this board should have knowledge and experience in the technical codes, such as design professionals, building contractors, industry representatives, and two alternates serving 1-year terms, one from the building industry at large and one from the general public. This board consists of seven members, serving 4-year terms.

Responsibilities
Construction Board of Adjustment and Appeals hears and decides appeals and requests for variances from the Standard Building Code.

Flood Plain Management Board of Review & Appeals
Member Details
This board is comprised of persons from the areas of engineering, architecture and construction. This is a seven-member board, serving 3-year terms.

Responsibilities
The Flood Plain Management Board of Review and Appeals hears and decides appeals and request for variances from the requirements of the Flood Plain Ordinance.

Vicksburg / Jackson Foreign Trade Zone, Inc.
Member Details
This committee consists of 13 members, five of whom represent the City of Jackson, serving 4-year terms.

Responsibilities
Vicksburg / Jackson Foreign Trade Zone, Inc. establishes, maintains, and carries on a program of economic development and to assist the growth, development, and international competitiveness of business firms in Mississippi. The board is the grantee of privilege to establish, operate, and maintain a foreign-trade zone at, among other sites, the Port of Vicksburg and the Jackson International Airport.