General Information
Office Hours:
Mon-Fri 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM
Utilities
City Utilities:
Electric
Garbage
Sewer
Water
Municipal Statistics
County:
Sullivan
2020 Population
(Certified by TNECD): 27147
Next Election:
05-07-2019
Number of Employees:
350
Grand Division:
East
2010 Population
(Certified by TNECD): 26702
Time Zone:
Eastern
Meeting Information
Meeting Day:
1st Tuesday
Meeting Time:
7:00 PM
Meeting Place:
325 McDowell Street
Municipal Data
Charter:
Private Acts 1991, ch. 84, p.188
Date of Incorporation:
11/01/1856
Charter File:
Incorporation Act:
Acts 1855-56, ch. 119, sec 11, p. 138
Previous Charter Citations:
Private Acts 1907, ch. 180, p. 524; Private Acts 1913, ch. 296, p. 972; Private Acts 1971, ch. 80, p. 304; Private Acts 1986, ch. 179, p. 191
Governing Body and Staff
| Mayor | Mr. Mahlon Luttrell | (423) 989-5545 mluttrell@bristoltn.org |
| Vice Mayor | Mr. Vince Turner | (423) 989-5545 vturner@bristoltn.org |
| Councilmember | Ms. Margaret Feierabend | (423) 989-5545 mfeierabend@bristoltn.org |
| Councilmember | Mr. Mark Hutton | (423) 989-5545 mhutton@bristoltn.org |
| Councilmember | Ms. Lea Powers | (423) 989-5545 lpowers@bristoltn.org |
| Building Official | Ms. Sherry Stover | (423) 989-5709 sstover@bristoltn.org |
| City Court Clerk | Ms. Kristi Hensley | (423) 989-5500 Ext. 2034 khensley@bristoltn.org |
| City Engineer | Mr. Jacob Chandler | (423) 989-5500 jchandler@bristoltn.org |
| City Judge | Mr. A.D. Jones | (423) 989-5563 |
| City Manager | Mr. Bill Sorah | (423) 989-5501 bsorah@bristoltn.org |
| City Recorder, Finance Director | VACANT | |
| Code Administrator | Mr. Matt Bailey | (423) 989-5659 mebailey@bristoltn.org |
| Community Relations Director | Mr. Jon Luttrell | (423) 764-4171 jluttrell@bristoltn.org |
| Development Services Director | Mr. Tim Beavers | (423) 989-5500 tbeavers@bristoltn.org |
| Executive Secretary | Ms. Velma Witte | (423) 989-5503 vwitte@bristoltn.org |
| Fire Chief | Mr. Mike Carrier | (423) 989-5701 mcarrier@bristoltn.org |
| Human Resources Director | Ms. Mary Lee Williams | (423) 989-5526 mlwilliams@bristoltn.org |
| Information Technology Manager | Mr. Greg Cross | (423) 989-5500 gcross@bristoltn.org |
| Parks and Recreation Director | Mr. Terry Napier | (423) 764-4023 tnapier@bristoltn.org |
| Police Chief | Mr. Blaine Wade | (423) 989-5600 bwade@bristoltn.org |
| Senior Information Technology Manager | Mr. Shane Varney | (423) 989-5500 svarney@bristoltn.org |
| Utility Services Director | Mr. Will Witcher | (423) 989-5566 wwitcher@bristoltn.org |
| City Attorney | Ms. Danielle Smith | (423) 989-3407 |
MTAS Consultants
Fire: Steve Cross (615) 532-7108
Finance: Travis Bishop (423) 435-9662
HR: Betsy Cunningham (865) 974-6689
Legal: Stephanie Allen O'Hara (865) 974-0411
Mgmt: Vacant-Upper East (865) 974-0411
Police: Rex Barton (423) 506-0402
PW: VACANT (865) 974-0411
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.