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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.

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2023 Schedule of Meetings

Patrick Phifer

Patrick Phifer

Mayor

704.267.5686
info@clevelandnc.org

Responsibilities:
Administration
Economic Development
Personnel
Streets/Sidewalks

Travis Summitt

Travis Summitt

Mayor Pro Tem

704.433.7425

Responsibilities:
Maintenance
Personnel
Police

John Bradford

John Bradford

Commissioner

704.278.2254
 
Responsibilities:
Buildings
Cemetery
Street/Sidewalks
Jeanette Rankin

Jeanette Rankin

Commissioner

704.267.1663

Responsibilities:
Annexation
Fire
Zoning

Gerald Osborne

Gerald Osborne

Commissioner

704.278.4489

Responsibilities:
Personnel
Water & Sewer

Vacancy

Vacancy

Commissioner

 

Responsibilities:
Parks & Recreation