The Board of Aldermen selected Crystal Carter on Monday to finish Reggie Jones' term, filling the office after his unexpected death a little over a month ago. Carter, an alderwoman for the 4th Ward, will now serve as mayor until the next general election in April 2027.
She brings a practical mix of public and private roles into the job. Carter serves on the city's zoning commission, works as an upper-level relationship manager with U.S. Bank, and belongs to the Regional Business Council and the Urban League of Metropolitan St. Louis.
The appointment gives Dellwood a mayor at a moment when the city needed one, but it does not hand that office the same kind of daily authority found in many other city halls. Because Dellwood uses a council-city manager style of government, the mayor does not handle day-to-day management responsibilities.
City of Dellwood on Monday
The selection came on Monday, roughly a month after Jones died unexpectedly. That timeline leaves the city with a mayor in place through the next election cycle while the permanent choice waits for voters in April 2027.
For residents, the immediate change is who occupies the office, not how every city function is run. The structure keeps most management with the city system rather than the mayoral seat, which means Carter's role will center on the office itself until the next general election in April 2027.
Crystal Carter and 4th Ward
Carter's background ties her to several parts of Dellwood at once. She represents the 4th Ward, serves on the zoning commission, and works in a relationship-management role with U.S. Bank while participating in the Regional Business Council and the Urban League of Metropolitan St. Louis.
Reggie Walsh joins Wigan on a season-long loan and other unrelated developments show how local leadership changes can sit beside routine business, but this selection is specifically about succession in Dellwood. The practical result is simple: the city's top office has been filled, and Carter now carries it through April 2027.
The unanswered part is the pace of the transition. Jones died a little over a month before the Board of Aldermen acted, and Monday's choice set the office on a track that lasts until voters decide the next full term in April 2027.
