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Jerry Wilkerson, DirectorMeet Jerry Wilkerson, Jr.

Director, Department of Public Services

Jerry L. Wilkerson, Jr. is the Department of Public Services Director for the City of Cincinnati. Leading the “everyday department,” Mr. Wilkerson oversees many of the basic services the City provides its residents, including (but not limited to):

  • Neighborhood trash collection;
  • Snow removal;
  • Pothole repairs;
  • City’s fleet services;
  • Traffic & Road operations;
  • Maintenance of City facilities

Mr. Wilkerson leads a team of five superintendents, overseeing these vital facets of DPS. Mr. Wilkerson strives to run DPS as a business, working to make municipal government customer-friendly and oriented. Mr. Wilkerson is a strong believer in the power of community engagement, and he works to make Cincinnati the best municipality to work, live, play and do business in through the enhancement of quality basic services. 

Prior to his new role, Mr. Wilkerson previously served as Interim Director of the Metropolitan Sewer District of Greater Cincinnati (MSDGC). He took on this role after being the Superintendent of Administration at MSDGC.

Since starting in 1993, Mr. Wilkerson has been in several roles for the City of Cincinnati including Superintendent for DPS, Business Operations Manager for the Department of Enterprise Technology Services (ETS), Human Resources Manager for the Engineering Division of MSDGC, and Co-Operating Budget Coordinator for the Budget & Evaluation Division.

Mr. Wilkerson has an undergraduate degree in Business Administration from Florida A&M University and a Masters of Public Administration from the University of Cincinnati.