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Pay online by card through Mississippi EZPay, the state payment portal the city uses. Have the account number from your bill ready.

Draft your water bill straight from your bank account on the 15th of each month. There is no charge for the service - fill in the authorisation form and bring it to City Hall.

Moving in or out of Poplarville? Call City Hall to open an account, or use the Request to Close Account form to schedule a final reading.

The city's water FAQ walks through reading your own meter, checking the reading against your bill, spotting a leak and requesting a leak adjustment from the Board.

Current published rate schedules. Sewer service is contracted through the Pearl River County Utility Authority, which sets sewer rates separately from the city's water rates.

Traffic tickets can be paid online through Mississippi EZPay under Court Fines - you will need the ticket number and date. Post-arrest citations and misdemeanours must be paid by cash, money order or cashier's cheque.

Send a question or a complaint straight to a City Hall clerk. The city aims to reply to every submission within 24 to 48 hours, so double-check your contact details.

Water standing in the meter box, a meter that will not stop turning, or a break in the line - call City Hall during business hours so Public Works can be sent out.

The city's limb pickup policy sets out what crews will collect, how it needs to be stacked and where it must be placed.

Public Works handles street maintenance, drainage and ditch clearing. Call City Hall with the location and they will route it to the crew.

Overgrown lots, junk vehicles, derelict structures and other ordinance violations go to the city's Code Enforcement Officer.

Building, accessory, sign, electrical, plumbing and gas, and mechanical permit applications are all issued through City Hall.

The zoning ordinance, zoning map, subdivision regulations, minimum landscape ordinance and the comprehensive development plan are all published together.

Poplarville allows golf carts on designated streets. Register the cart with City Hall and check the city's golf cart map for where they are permitted.

Animal licence forms, veterinary permits, commercial kennel permits and the city's animal control ordinance.

The city's policy on the sale of beer and light wine, with separate rules for restaurants, grocery and convenience stores, and curbside or drive-up sales.

Mobile food vendors operating in Poplarville need a permit. The application and the governing ordinance are both published by the city.

Yard and garage sales inside the city limits require a permit from City Hall.

Digging in a city right-of-way requires an excavation permit before work begins.

Poplarville Police Department crash reports are sold and delivered through LexisNexis BuyCrash. You can search by name, date or report number.

For emergencies always dial 911. For everything else, the Police Department is on 601-795-4447 and dispatch is on 601-749-5485.

Background check requests are handled by the Municipal Court Clerk and may be faxed to 601-795-2884.

The Municipal Court Clerk issues copies of police reports and accident reports. Crash reports are also available online through BuyCrash.

Charges, filings, court dates and docket numbers all go through the Municipal Court Clerk. Court is held at 4:30 p.m. at 100 South Main Street, second floor.

City Park at 400 Highway 26 West is open sunrise to sunset. Submit the special events request form and call City Hall to check whether your date is free.

The Town Green at 511 South Main Street hosts markets, music and the city's Christmas and Jubilee events. Requests go through the same special events form.

The Blueberry Jubilee in June, Christmas on Main in December, and the Board's own meeting calendar.

Agendas are posted ahead of each regular Board meeting and minutes are published once the Board approves them.

The full municipal code is searchable online, hosted by Municode - animals, cemeteries, zoning, nuisances and everything else the city regulates.

Adopted budget summaries and independent audit reports are published in the city's document library.

Requests under the Mississippi Public Records Act of 1983 go through the City Clerk's office at City Hall.

Open positions are posted on the city's jobs page, along with the standard employee application.

Open bids and requests for proposals are published in the city's document library under Bids/RFPs.