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Municipal Technical Advisory Service (MTAS)

Knoxville

City County Building, 400 Main Street
Knoxville, TN 37902
Phone: (865) 215-2000 Fax: (865) 215-2085
http://www.knoxvilletn.gov

Municipal Statistics

County: 
Knox
Municipality: 
City
Population (Certified by TNECD)
2023:
190,740 
2010:
178,874 
Next Election:
11-04-2025
Grand Division: 
East
Time Zone: 
Eastern
Employees: 
1600

Municipal Data

Meets: 
Every Other Tuesday at 6:00 PM at City County Building
Office Hours: 
Mon-Fri 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM
Charter: 
Home Rule
Incorporation Act: 
Private Acts 1791
Charter: 
Districts: 
Link to Districts
City Utilities: 
Garbage
Garbage - Solid Waste/Brush

Governing Body and Staff

GOVERNANCE
Mayor Indya Kincannon (865) 215-2040
mayor@knoxvilletn.gov
Vice Mayor Tommy Smith (865) 215-2075
tsmith@knoxvilletn.gov
Councilmember Lynne Fugate (865) 215-2075
lfugate@knoxvilletn.gov
Councilmember Debbie Helsley (865) 215-2075
dhelsley@knoxvilletn.gov
Councilmember Gwen McKenzie (865) 215-2075
gmckenzie@knoxvilletn.gov
Councilmember Amelia Parker (865) 215-2075
amparker@knoxvilletn.gov
Councilmember Lauren Rider (865) 215-2075
lrider@knoxvilletn.gov
Councilmember Andrew Roberto (865) 215-2075
aroberto@knoxvilletn.gov
Councilmember Seema Singh (865) 215-2075
ssingh@knoxvilletn.gov
Councilmember Charles Thomas (865) 215-2075
cathomas@knoxvilletn.gov
STAFF
Chief Financial Officer Boyce Evans (865) 215-2062
bevans@knoxvilletn.gov
Chief Technology Officer Mark Parker (865) 215-2524
mparker@knoxvilletn.gov
City Judge Tyler Caviness (865) 521-7472
City Recorder Will Johnson (865) 215-2044
wjohnson@knoxvilletn.gov
Civil Service Director Vicki Hatfield (865) 215-2106
vhatfield@knoxvilletn.gov
Communications Director Kristin Farley (865) 215-2589
kfarley@knoxvilletn.gov
Community Relations Director VACANT
Court Administrator Valerie Coleman (865) 215-7474
vcoleman@knoxvilletn.gov
Director of Building Inspections Peter M. Ahrens (865) 215-3939
pahrens@knoxvilletn.gov
Director of Human Resources Kelly Drummond (865) 215-3100
kdrummond@knoxvilletn.gov
Engineering Director Thomas Clabo (865) 215-2148
tclabo@knoxvilletn.gov
Engineering Planning Chief Chris Howley (865) 215-2148
chowley@knoxvilletn.gov
Fire Chief Stan Sharp (865) 595-4480
ssharp@knoxvilletn.gov
Housing and Neighborhood Development Director Kevin DuBose (865) 215-2865
kdubose@knoxvilletn.gov
Parks and Recreation Director Sheryl Ely (865) 215-4311
sely@knoxvilletn.gov
Police Chief Paul Noel (865) 215-7229
chiefofpolice@knoxvilletn.gov
Pubic Service Deputy Rachel Butzler (865) 215-6015
rbutzler@knoxvilletn.gov
Public Service Director Chad Weth (865) 215-2060
cweth@knoxvilletn.gov
Waste and Resources Manager Makenzie Read (865) 215-4311
mread@knoxvilletn.gov
LEGAL
Deputy Law Director Ronald Mills (865) 215-2050
Law Director Charles Swanson (865) 215-2050
cswanson@knoxvilletn.gov

MTAS CONSULTANTS

*Population figure provided by the State of Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development, Center for Economic Research in Tennessee (CERT) and updated annually.