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About DeSoto County Government
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Animal Services
The DeSoto County Animal Shelter promotes and protects public and animal safety.
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Assessor's Office
Learn about the role and responsibilities of the Assessor's Office.
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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.
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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).
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Circuit Clerk
Check out the different duties and responsibilities of the Circuit Clerk.
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Coroner
The Coroner is responsible for the completion of all death certificates and also coordinates arrangements with funeral homes, insurance companies, and for autopsies.
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County Administrator
Discover information about the County Administrator's Office.
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Courts
Explore information about the courts in DeSoto County.
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Elections
Election information from the Circuit Clerk's Office.
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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.
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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.
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Extension Service
Find information for the Extension Service of Mississippi State University.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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GIS: Maps & Data
Find out about GIS.
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Human Resources
Explore Human Resources.
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Information Technology
Discover Information Technology.
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Intranet
Content for Employees Only
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Parks
Discover information about the Parks and Recreation Department events, classes, facilities, and more.
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Planning & Building
Find out about building and planning.
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Procurement
Learn about procurement.
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Roads & Bridges
Explore bridges and roads.
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Sheriff’s Department
Discover the Sheriff's Department.
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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.
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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.
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Veteran Services
DeSoto County Veteran Services is a public resource for Veterans, Service Members, Surviving Spouses, and Veterans' families.
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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.
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Olive Branch Annexation
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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.
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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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Broadband Connectivity Program