Municipal Statistics
County:
Putnam
Municipality:
City
Population (Certified by TNECD*)
2025:
34,842
2010:
30,435
Next Election:
08-06-2026
Grand Division:
Middle
Time Zone:
Central
Employees:
496
Social Media:
Municipal Data
Meets:
1st and 3rd Thursday at 5:30 PM at Municipal Building
Office Hours:
Mon-Fri 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM
Charter:
Private Acts 1961, ch. 223, p. 763
Incorporation Act:
Private Acts 1903, ch. 542, p. 1433
Charter:
Code:
Districts:
Link to DistrictsGoverning Body and Staff
| Mayor | Laurin Wheaton | (931) 526-9591 lwheaton@cookeville-tn.gov |
| Vice Mayor | Luke Eldridge | (931) 526-9591 leldridge@cookeville-tn.gov |
| Councilmember | Ali Bagci | (931) 526-9591 abagci@cookeville-tn.gov |
| Councilmember | Chad Gilbert | (931) 526-9591 cgilbert@cookeville-tn.gov |
| Councilmember | Eric Walker | (931) 526-9591 ewalker@cookeville-tn.gov |
| Administrative Assistant | Tracy Johnson | (931) 520-5241 tracy@cookeville-tn.gov |
| Chief Building Official | David Clouse | (931) 520-5207 dclouse@cookeville-tn.gov |
| City Judge | Joy Buck Gothard | (931) 526-4045 joy@jbg-law.com |
| City Manager | James Mills | (931) 520-5240 jam@cookeville-tn.gov |
| Code Enforcement Officer | Mark Loftis | (931) 526-9591 |
| Court Clerk | Chasity Hix | (931) 520-5254 chix@cookeville-tn.gov |
| Director of Community Development | Jonathan Ward | (931) 520-5238 jward@cookeville-tn.gov |
| Director of Public Works | Mary Beth Elrod | (932) 520-5247 |
| Economic & Community Development Coordinator | VACANT | |
| Finance Director | Brenda Imel | (931) 520-5211 brenda@cookeville-tn.gov |
| Fire Chief | Benton Young | (931) 520-5236 |
| Human Resources Manager | Amy Garrett | (931) 520-5256 agarrett@cookeville-tn.gov |
| Leisure Services Director | Rick Woods | (931) 520-4386 rwoods@cookeville-tn.gov |
| Police Chief | Scott Winfree | (931) 520-5266 swinfree@cookeville-tn.gov |
| Wastewater Manager, Water Manager | Barry Turner | (931) 520-5259 bturner@cookeville-tn.gov |
| City Attorney | Dan Rader | (931) 526-3311 danrader@moorerader.com |
MTAS CONSULTANTS
Fire: Steve Cross(615) 532-7108
Finance: Vacant (865) 974-0411
HR: John Grubbs(615) 532-2588
Legal: Melissa Ashburn(865) 974-0411
Mgmt: Warren Nevad(865) 974-9839
Police: Jeff Stiles(865) 243-5447
PW: Brad Peters(865) 974-0416
Training: Del Sable(615) 647-0764
*Population figure provided by the State of Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development, Center for Economic Research in Tennessee (CERT) and updated annually.
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