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Board of Commissioners

The Town of Cleveland operates with a five-member Board of Commissioners, elected every four years to staggered terms. The Mayor is elected separately from the Board of Commissioners and votes only to break ties of the Board, should a board member not be present during a vote. The Mayor serves a two-year term. Each Board member is assigned specific duties by the Mayor, such as Annexation, Water & Sewer, Streets & Sidewalks, Parks & Recreation, Zoning, Personnel, Town Maintenance, and more.

In addition, the Board of Commissioners appoints the Planning Board, which also meets separately as a Board of Adjustments. You’ll find information on the website about duties of each board and specific meeting times, as well as Board of Commissoners assignments, to make it easy for you to get to the right person.

As of July 1, 2025, the Board of Commissioners meetings will be live streamed.  If a citizen misses the meeting, they will be able to find the current unaltered version of the meeting on Youtube.

Contact us with questions or comments.

2025 Schedule of Meetings

Minutes and Agendas of the Board of Commissioner Meetings can be found by clicking here.

Patrick Phifer

Patrick Phifer

Mayor

704.267.5686
info@townofclevelandnc.gov

Responsibilities:

Administration
Economic Development
Personnel
Street Lights
Zoning/Planning

Travis Summitt

Travis Summitt

Mayor Pro Tem

704.433.7425

Responsibilities:
Personnel
Public Works
Water & Sewer

John Bradford

John Bradford

Commissioner

John Brown

John Brown

Commissioner

704.640.9123

Responsibilities:

Personnel

Jeanette Rankin

Jeanette Rankin

Commissioner

704.267.1663

Responsibilities:
Buildings
Streets
Sidewalks

Wilson Holloway

Wilson Holloway

Commissioner

704-223-0502

Responsibilities:
Fire
Police