The City of Clarksdale operates under a Special Charter and is governed by the Board of Mayor and Commissioners which meets on the second and fourth Monday of each month at 4 p.m. The Mayor is elected from the City at large while the Commissioners are elected from four separate wards. The Mayor is in charge of the day to day operation of the City and has direct supervision over each Department Head.
The Board of Mayor and Commissioners is responsible for appointing persons to the following Boards or Commissions:
Carnegie Public Library Board
Clarksdale-Coahoma County Airport Board
Clarksdale-Coahoma County Planning Commission
Clarksdale Municipal Election Commission
Clarksdale Historic Preservation Commission
Clarksdale Housing Authority
Clarksdale Municipal Separate School Board
Clarksdale Park Commission
Clarksdale Public Utilities Commission
Delta Blues Museum Board
The Carnegie Public Library Board
Director: Mary Caradine – Interim
Post Office Box 280
Clarksdale, Mississippi 38614
662-624-4461
MEETINGS: Third (3rd) Tuesday of the month at 4:30 p.m.
CITY APPOINTEES:
Amanda Crumley – Ward 1
Chris Coleman – Ward 2
Joyce Hill – Ward 3
Rita Hanfor – Ward 4
Jacqueline Tyler – At Large
Clarksdale Coahoma County Airport Board
Chairman: David Huggins
Post Office Box 700
Clarksdale, Mississippi 38614
662-627-4126
MEETINGS: Second (2nd) Monday of the month at 5:30 p.m. at the flight business office at the airport.
CITY APPOINTEES:
Robert Precht – Joint Appointment
John McKee – At Large
Greg Malatesta – Ward 1
David Huggins – Ward 2, Chairman
Lewis Wilkins – Ward 3
Charles Reid – Ward 4
Clarksdale Coahoma County Planning Commission
Created: 6-3-1949
To be placed on the agenda for the Planning Commission Contact:
The City Clerk’s Office
Post Office Box 940
Clarksdale, Mississippi 38614
662-621-8142
MEETINGS: Second (2nd) Tuesday of the month at 3:00 p.m. in council chambers at City Hall
CITY APPOINTEES:
Orrden Williams – At Large
Kinchen O’Keefe – At Large
VACANT – At Large
Harley Kittle – Ward 1
Laurie Webb Bullock – Ward 2, Chairman
Rev LC Tyler, II – Ward 3
S. L. Blackburn – Ward 4
City Employee Advisor: Melvin Miller, II
Clarksdale Municipal Election Commission
MEETINGS: On call at election time
CITY APPOINTEES:
Rivers Humber – At Large
Sanford Johnson – At Large
Anne Clark – At Large
Clarksdale Housing Authority Board
Director: Benita Howard
Post Office Box 908
Clarksdale, Mississippi 38614
662-624-8030
MEETINGS: Quarterly on the Third (3rd) Wednesday of January, April, July, and October at 2:00 p.m. at Clarksdale Housing Authority, 2401 Sixth Street, Building 9.
CITY APPOINTEES:
Kerry Lee – At Large
Wayne Winter – Ward 2, (
Roosevelt Howard – Ward 1 (
Willie Pole — Ward 3
George Fields – Ward 4
Clarksdale Municipal Separate School Board
Dr. Joe Nelson, Superintendent
Post Office Box 1088
Clarksdale, Mississippi 38614
662-627-8500
MEETINGS: Third (3rd) Thursday of the month at 5:00 p.m. at Thomas E. Shaw School, 135 Washington Street.
CITY APPOINTEES: Appointed for five (5) year term
Bishop Zedric Clayton – At Large
Sandy Stillions – Ward 1
Joan Morris – Ward 2
Dr. Manika Kemp – Ward 3
LaFiesta Roland – Ward 4 (
Clarksdale Public Utilities Commission
Created: 7-20-1989
416 Third Street
Post Office Box 70
Clarksdale, Mississippi 38614
662-627-8499
MEETINGS: Second (2nd) Tuesday of the month at 4:15 p.m.
CITY APPOINTEES: Appointed for five (5) year term
Shirley Hicks – At Large
George Miller – Ward 1
Jimmy Humber – Ward 2
Adrian Allen – Ward 3 Don Mitchell – Ward 4
Delta Blues Museum Board
Created: 1-30-1979 with the Public Library
Separate City Entity: 4-19-1999
Director: Shelley Ritter
1 Blues Alley
Post Office Box 459
Clarksdale, Mississippi 38614
662-627-6820
MEETINGS: Second (2nd) Tuesday of the month at 6:00 p.m.
CITY APPOINTEES:
Mary Williams – At Large
Dr. William Booker – Ward 1
VACANT – Ward 2,
Ralph Simpson – Ward 3
Lera Kinnard – Ward 4
Clarksdale Park Commission
MEETINGS: Second (2nd) Monday of the month.
CITY APPOINTEES:
Curtis Kemp – At Large
Joel Litton – Ward 1 (
Barbara Morris – Ward 2
Desi Monix – Ward 3
Birley Gipson, Jr. – Ward 4