Mayoral Board Appointments

At a glance

What: Four mayoral appointments considered at a December 19, 2025 special meeting.
Where it stands: All four were confirmed: Wanda Keahey to the Planning Board, Angela Brown as Director of Planning and Development, Beneta Burt to the Jackson Housing Authority Board, and Lee A. Scott II to the Jackson Public School District Board of Trustees.
Next: Terms run to 2029 and 2030.

Keahey: Planning Board, Ward 3 vacancy, unpaid, term to December 16, 2029. Moved by Hartley, seconded by Brown-Thomas; yeas Brown-Thomas, Foote, Grizzell, Hartley, Parkinson; Clay and Stokes absent.
Brown: Director of Planning and Development, confirmed under Mississippi Code Section 21-8-23(2). Moved by Parkinson, seconded by Brown-Thomas; same 5-0 vote.
Burt: Jackson Housing Authority Board, Ward 3, term to December 16, 2030. Moved by Hartley, seconded by Brown-Thomas; 5-0.
Scott: Jackson Public School District Board of Trustees, Ward 6, five-year term to June 30, 2030, replacing a trustee whose term expired October 27, 2025. Grizzell recused himself and left before discussion, so Hartley presided. Yeas Brown-Thomas, Clay, Hartley, Parkinson; the vote list shows Clay although the roll showed her absent.
Each nominee gave a statement and took questions.

All four mayoral appointments confirmed without a nay vote.