Smith County's Board of Supervisors

Front row, from left: Terry L. Butler, District 1; Howard Hammons, District 5; Wilson Hallman, District 4 & President.
Back row, from left:  Benjie Ford, District 3 & Vice-President; Dwight Norris, District 2.

The Smith County Board of Supervisors determines how the county is operated. The board has control over local taxation, budgets, borrowing, general County policy, and the adoption of local ordinances.

C. Gary Crumpton serves as clerk to the board and is in charge of implementing board directives. The five members of the Board of Supervisors serve a four-year concurrent term. The last election was held in November 2003. All five seats will be up for election again in November 2007.

The Board of Supervisors meets the 1st and 3rd Monday of each month at 9:00 a.m. in the Board Room of the Courthouse. Citizens wishing to submit agenda items or speak to the board should contact the Purchase Clerk, Rita McDonald, at least one week prior to the board meeting.

All board actions, with the exception of those provided for in the Code of Mississippi are open for public inspection. Those exceptions are most commonly personnel issues and economic development issues.