General Information
Office Hours:
Mon-Fri 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM
Social Media: 
Utilities
Municipal Statistics
County:
McMinn
2020 Population
(Certified by TNECD): 14084
Next Election:
11-08-2022
Number of Employees:
121
Grand Division:
East
2010 Population
(Certified by TNECD): 13458
Time Zone:
Eastern
Meeting Information
Meeting Day:
3rd Tuesday
Meeting Time:
6:00 PM
Meeting Place:
Municipal Building
Municipal Data
Charter:
Private Acts 1953, ch. 455
Date of Incorporation:
11/01/1870
Charter File:
Incorporation Act:
Private Acts 1869-70, ch. 69, sec. 39, p. 500
Previous Charter Citations:
Private Acts 1903, ch. 316, p. 923
Governing Body and Staff
| Mayor | Mr. Bo Perkinson | (423) 744-2702 bperkinson@athenstn.gov |
| Vice Mayor | Mr. Mark Lockmiller | (423) 744-2702 mlockmiller@athenstn.gov |
| Councilmember | Mr. Jordan Curtis | (423) 744-2702 jcurtis@athenstn.gov |
| Councilmember | Dr. Dick Pelley | (423) 744-2702 dpelley@athenstn.gov |
| Councilmember | Ms. Frances Witt-McMahan | (423) 744-2702 fwitt-mcmahan@athenstn.gov |
| Assistant to the City Manager | Mr. James Gallup | (423) 744-2780 jgallup@athenstn.gov |
| Building Inspector | Mr. Gene McConkey | (423) 744-2752 gmcconkey@athenstn.gov |
| City Clerk | Ms. Leslie McKee | (423) 744-2702 admin@athenstn.gov |
| City Court Clerk | Ms. Amber Harrell | (423) 744-2731 aharrell@athenstn.gov |
| City Judge | Mr. Derek Green | (423) 744-2731 police@athenstn.gov |
| City Manager | Mr. C. Seth Sumner | (423) 744-2702 citymanager@athenstn.gov |
| Code Enforcement Officer | Ms. Nora Cardin | (423) 744-2754 ncardin@athenstn.gov |
| Code Enforcement Officer | Mr. Matthew Gravley | (423) 744-2751 mgravley@athenstn.gov |
| Community Development Director, Planning Director | Mr. Anthony Casteel | (423) 744-2750 acasteel@athenstn.gov |
| Director of Schools | Mr. Robert Greene | (423) 745-2863 rgreene@athensk8.net |
| Finance Director | Mr. Michael "Mike" Keith | (423) 744-2712 mkeith@athenstn.gov |
| Fire Chief | Mr. Brandon Ainsworth | (423) 744-2760 bainsworth@athenstn.gov |
| Human Resources Director | Ms. Nina Edmonds | (423) 744-2703 nedmonds@athenstn.gov |
| Interim Police Chief | Mr. Fred Schultz | (423) 744-2730 |
| Parks and Recreation Director | Mr. Austin Fesmire | (423) 744-2706 afesmire@athenstn.gov |
| Public Works Director | Mr. Ben Burchfield | (423) 744-2769 bburchfield@athenstn.gov |
| Records Clerk | Ms. Ashley Kincannon | (423) 744-2730 kincaa@athenstn.gov |
| Street Superintendent | Ms. April Johnston | (423) 744-2778 ajohnston@athenstn.gov |
| Technology Manager | Mr. Steven Croft | (423) 744-2722 scroft@athenstn.gov |
| Utility Manager | Mr. Eric Newberry | (423) 745-4501 enewberry@aub.org |
| City Attorney | Mr. Chris Trew | (423) 745-3573 chris1@hbctlo.com |
MTAS Consultants
Fire: Steve Cross (615) 532-7108
Finance: Brad Harris (423) 718-0797
HR: Betsy Cunningham (865) 974-6689
Legal: Stephanie Allen O'Hara (865) 974-0411
Mgmt: Angie Carrier (865) 974-9063
Police: Rex Barton (423) 506-0402
PW: Sharon Rollins (865) 974-0416
Training: Johanna Owenby (865) 974-9858
*Population figure provided by the State of Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development, Center for Economic Research in Tennessee (CERT) and updated annually.