Municipal Statistics
County:
McMinn
Municipality:
City
Population (Certified by TNECD)
2023:
14,084
2010:
13,458
Next Election:
11-05-2024
Grand Division:
East
Time Zone:
Eastern
Employees:
121
Social Media:
Municipal Data
Meets:
3rd Tuesday at 6:00 PM at Municipal Building
Office Hours:
Mon-Fri 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM
Charter:
Private Acts 1953, ch. 455
Incorporation Act:
Private Acts 1869-70, ch. 69, sec. 39, p. 500
Charter:
Code:
Districts:
Link to DistrictsGoverning Body and Staff
| Mayor | Steven Sherlin | (423) 920-6649 ssherlin@athenstn.gov |
| Vice Mayor | Larry Eaton | (423) 920-6651 leaton@athenstn.gov |
| Councilmember | Jordan Curtis | (423) 920-9691 jcurtis@athenstn.gov |
| Councilmember | Dick Pelley | (423) 920-9692 dpelley@athenstn.gov |
| Councilmember | Frances Witt-McMahan | (423) 920-6773 fwitt-mcmahan@athenstn.gov |
| Building Inspector | Gene McConkey | (423) 744-2752 gmcconkey@athenstn.gov |
| City Clerk | Leslie McKee | (423) 744-2702 admin@athenstn.gov |
| City Court Clerk | Amber Harrell | (423) 744-2731 aharrell@athenstn.gov |
| City Judge | Derek Green | (423) 744-2731 police@athenstn.gov |
| City Manager | Deb Wallace | (423) 744-2702 citymanager@athenstn.gov |
| Code Enforcement Officer | Nora Cardin | (423) 744-2754 ncardin@athenstn.gov |
| Code Enforcement Officer | Matthew Gravley | (423) 744-2751 mgravley@athenstn.gov |
| Community Development Director, Planning Director | Anthony Casteel | (423) 744-2750 acasteel@athenstn.gov |
| Director of Schools | Robert Greene | (423) 745-2863 rgreene@athensk8.net |
| Finance Director | Michael "Mike" Keith | (423) 744-2712 mkeith@athenstn.gov |
| Fire Chief | Brandon Ainsworth | (423) 744-2760 bainsworth@athenstn.gov |
| Human Resources Director | Nina Edmonds | (423) 744-2703 nedmonds@athenstn.gov |
| Parks and Recreation Director | VACANT | |
| Police Chief | Fred Schultz | (423) 744-2730 |
| Public Works Director | Ben Burchfield | (423) 744-2769 bburchfield@athenstn.gov |
| Records Clerk | Amber Smith | (423) 744-2730 |
| Street Superintendent | April Johnston | (423) 744-2778 ajohnston@athenstn.gov |
| Technology Manager | Steven Croft | (423) 744-2722 scroft@athenstn.gov |
| Utility Manager | Eric Newberry | (423) 745-4501 enewberry@aub.org |
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: Jeff Stiles(865) 243-5447
PW: Brad Peters(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.