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Board of Supervisors
Role of Board Supervisors
The Jackson County Board of Supervisors is
responsible for the management of county government and a number of
special districts. The five supervisors are elected by district to
four-year terms by the citizens of Jackson County. There are no term
limits. Board members serve residents in districts of different
geographical size, but each district has approximately equal
population.
The Board's primary duties include: adopting
an annual budget; establishing the annual property tax rate; setting
policies, goals and objectives to direct the county's growth and
development; adopting and providing for ordinances, rules and regulations
as necessary for the general welfare of the county, and carrying out other
responsibilities as set forth by Mississippi state statutes.
The supervisors meet the first Monday of each
month at 9 a.m. unless the meeting schedule is changed due to holidays or
other reasons. The meetings are normally held in the Board's Meeting Room
on the second floor of the Jackson County Courthouse in the county seat of
Pascagoula. Recessed meetings are scheduled as necessary. At the beginning
of each year, the Board chooses from its members a president and a vice
president to serve during the following year. The president presides at
Board meetings and signs documents in the name of the county. The vice
president substitutes when the president is absent.
Mailing Address
Board of
Supervisors
P.O. Box 998
Pascagoula,
MS 39568
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