Sikeston's City Council, elected by popular vote, formulates municipal laws and policies, while employing a professional manager to implement, direct, and monitor the operations of the City, thus creating the Council/Manager form of government within Sikeston’s Home-Rule Charter. 

Sikeston's Municipal Government is comprised of five (5) operational departments and eighteen (18) divisions:

City Manager        
           City Clerk
         City Counselor 

Finance        
        Finance Director/City Treasurer
        City Collector
        Human Resources
        I.T.
        Municipal Court Municipal Court        

 Public Safety
          Administration  
        Patrol  
        Special Operations
        Fire

Public Works
          Administration
          Building Maintenance
        Streets
        Vehicle
        Parks
         Airport
          
Community Development
       Code Enforcement/LCRA