Haywood County Government
1 W. Washington
Brownsville, TN 38012
731-772-1432

A Haywood County native, Mayor Smith graduated from Haywood High School. He holds a bachelor of arts degree from the University of Memphis, and has also graduated from the Tennessee Law Enforcement Training Academy, the University of Tennessee Local Government Leadership Program, the University of Tennessee at Martin WestStar Leadership Program and the University of Tennessee Certified Public Administrator program.

He worked with the Haywood County Youth Services Office from 1974 through 1979, The Richards Agency in Brownsville from 1979 to August 1986, and as the elected Haywood County Executive from September 1986 through August 1999. From September 1999 to November 2004 he served as the Executive Director of the Southwest Human Resource Agency in Henderson, Tennessee, and as Haywood County Mayor again since December 2004. He was re-elected to serve another four-year term in August 2006 and again in August 2010.

Memberships:

Honors:

Barbara Phillips, Budget Manager Tawana Mann, Payroll and Accounts Payable Clerk

Haywood County Commissioners (2006-2010)

District I
Kathy Chapman 472 Carlita Brownsville, TN. 38012 H 772-1797; C 780-0219; W 423-0951	Janice King P.O Box 1455 Brownsville, TN. 38012 H 772-6865
District II
Allen King 2695 Highway 54 North Brownsville, TN. 38012 H 772-9681 C 780-3250	Richard Jameson P.O. Box 27 Brownsville, TN 38012 H 772-1430 C 772-9792
District III
Robert T. Green 1232 Morrich Avenue Brownsville, TN 38012 H 772-3192; C 780-0717 W 772-4140 OR 772-3310	Charles R. Wills 1118 E. Jefferson Street Brownsville, TN 38012 H 772-0924
District IV
James Teddy Waldrop 761 Hart Drive Brownsville, TN 38012 H 772-8164	Jerry Smith 521 West College Street Brownsville, TN 38012 H 772-0726; W 772-9613 OR 772-3991
District V
Wally Eubanks 294 Eubanks Road Brownsville, TN 38012 H 772-5486	John P. Gorman, Jr. 392 John Gorman Road Brownsville, TN 38012 H 772-4450
District VI
Chris Lea 3184 Hwy. 79 N. Brownsville, TN 38012 H 772-7156	Becky Booth 1592 Albert Booth Road Bells, TN 38006 H 772-0246 C 780-4250 W 772-0713
District VII
Larry G. Stanley 7357 Mercer Road Brownsville, TN 38012 H 772-4904	Bob C. Hooper 732 Cliff Creek Road Brownsville, TN 38012 H 772-3031
District VIII
Jefferey Richmond 783 Douglas Loop Stanton, TN 38069 H 731-548-2359	Marjorie Vaulx 1482 Qualls Road Stanton, TN 38069 H 731-772-9188
District IX
Samuel T. Mathes Jr. 16 Main Street Stanton, TN 38069 C 731-432-0081	Leonard Jones, Jr. 663 Bond Ferry Road Brownsville, TN 38012 H 772-0440; C 780-2203
District X
Robert E. Thornton 57 Old Highway 19 Brownsville, TN 38012 H 772-0668; C 780-4229	Joe Stephens 665 Joe Stephens Road Ripley, TN 38063 W 772-1121

Elected and Appointed County Officials

• County Clerk: Serves as clerk (secretary) for the county commission – elected for four-year terms.
  
  
• Trustee: Collects taxes and fees and invests county funds – elected for a four-year term
  
  
• Register: Records all deeds and trust deeds for real property – elected for a four-year term
  
  
• Clerk and Master: Clerk for Chancery and Probate Courts – Appointed for a six-year term
  
  
• Circuit Court Clerk: Clerk for Circuit Court, General Sessions Court and Juvenile Court – elected for a four-year term
  
  
• Property Assessor: Assesses all real and personal property – elected for a four-year term
  
  
• Sheriff: Chief law enforcement officer, Operates county jail – elected for a four-year term
  
  
• Election Registrar: Officer for all elections – Appointed by the County Election Commission
  
  
• Highway Superintendent: Maintains county roads – appointed for a four-year term by the Highway Commission
  
  
• Highway Commission: Sets policy for county roads - five members elected by district residents for four-year terms
  
  
• Director of Schools: Appointed by the Haywood County School Board – CEO of county schools
  
  
• School Board: Sets policy for county schools – five-member board elected for four-year terms
  
  
• Planning Commission: In charge of zoning for all unincorporated areas of county – Nine-member board appointed by County Commission for four-year terms