Mission The Department of Public Works' mission is to contribute to enhancing the quality of life of the citizens of Jackson and visitors through well-planned,environmentally sensitive and cost effective sustainable infrastructure investment; and by providing high quality service delivery to facilitate public health, safety, environmental stewardship and economic growth. The Department of Public Works is...
The City of Jackson Human Resources Department provides a comprehensive program of principal support for City departments, employees, and the public in general. This includes implementing human resources policies and practices based on fairness and equality. This leads to a value-added department that partners with all City departments to provide human resource support and guidance...
The Honorable Chokwe Antar Lumumba Chokwe Antar Lumumba is the 53rd mayor of the City of Jackson, Mississippi. Sworn in at 34 years old, he is the youngest mayor in Jackson’s history. He is an attorney, a husband, a father, and the son of two life-long community activists—the late Mayor Chokwe Lumumba and Nubia Lumumba....
Mission and Values: The City of Jackson Department of Planning & Development is guided by the principles of human scale development and equitable growth.
The Department of Administration provides efficient administrative, technological, and financial support services to citizens, customers, departments, and stakeholders of the City of Jackson in an effort to insure that effective and needed services are provided to all constituents.
The City of Jackson operates under the mayor-council form of government with a full-time mayor elected at-large and seven part-time council members elected (one each) from the seven wards.
Mission The mission of the Department of Parks and Recreation is to enhance the physical and recreational needs of the public by enhancing the quality of life of our patrons and promoting positive, recreational programming through coaching, teaching, mentoring, preserving, protecting, and enhancing its park lands and public green space. Fun Facts Did you know...
