Government

About DeSoto County Government

Animal Services

The DeSoto County Animal Shelter promotes and protects public and animal safety.

Assessor's Office

Learn about the role and responsibilities of the Assessor's Office.

Board of Supervisors

Supervisors provide leadership over critical policy areas, including policies necessary to ensure safe communities, protect public health, promote economic development, and plan and manage land use.

Chancery Clerk

Misty Heffner is DeSoto County's Chancery Court Clerk. She serves as the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors and the Clerk of the Chancery Court, as well as the County Auditor. The DeSoto County Chancery Clerk's office is divided into three departments: Land Records, Court Records and Taxes (Delinquent Tax and Homestead Exemption).

Circuit Clerk

Check out the different duties and responsibilities of the Circuit Clerk.

Coroner

The Coroner is responsible for the completion of all death certificates and also coordinates arrangements with funeral homes, insurance companies, and for autopsies.

County Administrator

Discover information about the County Administrator's Office.

Courts

Explore information about the courts in DeSoto County.

Elections

Election information from the Circuit Clerk's Office.

Emergency Medical Services (EMS)

DeSoto County EMS strives to enhance the quality of life in the communities it serves by providing the highest level of out-of-hospital care possible, thereby improving the outcomes of catastrophic illness and significant injury.

Environmental Services/Parks & Greenways

The Environmental Services division seeks to prevent environmental hazards by implementing preventative measures and ordinances that educate and protect the public and private sector.

Extension Service

Find information for the Extension Service of Mississippi State University.

Facilities Management

The Facilities Management Department is responsible for the day-to-day operations, maintenance, repair, and alteration of the county's structural, mechanical, electrical, and architectural infrastructure in all county-owned facilities.

Finance

The Finance Department is critical to the overall operations of the entire County as a whole. This team is responsible for the overall administration and coordination of ALL financial and accounting operations for DeSoto County under the direction of the Board of Supervisors and in accordance with all State and Federal regulations.

Fire & Emergency Management Agency

It is the mission of the Fire and Emergency Agency to save lives, prevent injury, protect property, and educate the citizens of DeSoto County on proper emergency protocols.

GIS: Maps & Data

Find out about GIS.

Human Resources

Explore Human Resources.

Information Technology

Discover Information Technology.

Intranet

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Parks

Discover information about the Parks and Recreation Department events, classes, facilities, and more.

Planning & Building

Find out about building and planning.

Procurement

Learn about procurement.

Roads & Bridges

Explore bridges and roads.

Sheriff’s Department

Discover the Sheriff's Department.

Stormwater Management

Stormwater Management is the process of controlling the runoff from precipitation (i.e, rain or snow) that flows off of impervious surfaces like parking lots, driveways, sidewalks, and rooftops. Unchecked stormwater flows from these hard surfaces to streets and gutters, which carry the untreated runoff to nearby receiving waters.

Tax Collector

The Tax Collector is responsible for the collection of taxes on Real Property, Personal Property, Mobile Homes, Automobiles, Motorcycles, Motor Homes, Trailers and Airplanes.

Veteran Services

DeSoto County Veteran Services is a public resource for Veterans, Service Members, Surviving Spouses, and Veterans' families.

Taxes

The Tax Collector The Tax Collector is responsible for the collection of taxes on: Airplanes, Automobiles, Mobile Homes, Motor Homes, Motorcycles, Personal Property, Real Property, Trailers. *Tax Assessor assists homeowners with Homestead Exemption applications. Maintains Tax Maps. Prepares the tax roll for the Board of Equalization. Maintains a value on real, commercial, and personal property tax rolls for the County and the cities annually.

Olive Branch Annexation

Earth Day 2022

DeSoto County Earth Day is April 23, 2022 from 9am-1pm. Come join the fun at the DeSoto County Courthouse in Hernando, MS.

Medical Cannabis

These adopted regulations are intended to ensure the public health, safety and welfare of residents of DeSoto County, persons engaged in Medical Cannabis Activities including their employees, neighboring property owners, and end users of medicinal cannabis. To this end, these regulations identify criteria and regulations of Medical Cannabis Activities in supplementation to such other laws, requirements and regulations that may be adopted by the State of Mississippi and the Governing Authority applicable to the Medical Cannabis Activities.

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