General Information
Office Hours:
Mon-Fri 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM
Social Media:
Utilities
Municipal Statistics
County:
Putnam
2022 Population
(Certified by TNECD): 34842
Next Election:
08-04-2022
Number of Employees:
496
Grand Division:
Middle
2010 Population
(Certified by TNECD): 30435
Time Zone:
Central
Meeting Information
Meeting Day:
1st and 3rd Thursday
Meeting Time:
5:30 PM
Meeting Place:
Municipal Building
Municipal Data
Charter:
Private Acts 1961, ch. 223, p. 763
Date of Incorporation:
12/01/1903
Charter File:
Incorporation Act:
Private Acts 1903, ch. 542, p. 1433
Previous Charter Citations:
Private Acts 1917, ch. 706, p. 2180
Governing Body and Staff
| Mayor | Ms. Laurin Wheaton | (931) 526-9591 lwheaton@cookeville-tn.gov |
| Vice Mayor | Mr. Luke Eldridge | (931) 526-9591 |
| Councilmember | Ms. Ali Bagci | (931) 526-9591 |
| Councilmember | Mr. Chad Gilbert | (931) 526-9591 |
| Councilmember | Mr. Eric Walker | (931) 526-9591 ewalker@cookeville-tn.gov |
| Administrative Assistant | Ms. Tracy Johnson | (931) 520-5241 tracy@cookeville-tn.gov |
| City Judge | Ms. Joy Buck Gothard | (931) 526-4045 joy@jbg-law.com |
| City Manager | Mr. James Mills | (931) 520-5240 jam@cookeville-tn.gov |
| Code Enforcement Officer | Mr. Mark Loftis | (931) 526-9591 |
| Codes Department Director | Mr. Jeff Littrell | (931) 520-5207 jcl@cookeville-tn.gov |
| Court Clerk | Ms. Chasity Hix | (931) 520-5254 chix@cookeville-tn.gov |
| Director of Planning | Mr. Jonathan Ward | (931) 520-5238 jward@cookeville-tn.gov |
| Director of Schools | Mr. Corby King | (931) 520-9777 kingc11@pcsstn.com |
| Economic & Community Development Coordinator | Ms. Melinda Keifer | (931) 520-5226 mkeifer@cookeville-tn.gov |
| Emergency Management Director | Mr. Tyler Smith | (931) 528-7575 |
| Fire Chief | Mr. Benton Young | (931) 520-5236 |
| Human Resources Director | Mr. Carl Sells | (931) 520-5256 csells@cookeville-tn.gov |
| Library Director | Mr. Phil Schaller | (931) 520-2416 |
| Police Chief | Mr. Randy Evans | (931) 520-5266 |
| Public Works Director | Mr. Greg A. Brown | (931) 520-5247 gbrown@cookeville-tn.gov |
| Wastewater Manager, Water Manager | Mr. Barry Turner | (931) 520-5259 bturner@cookeville-tn.gov |
| City Attorney | Mr. Dan Rader | (931) 526-3311 danrader@moorerader.com |
MTAS Consultants
Fire: Steve Cross (615) 532-7108
Finance: Cassie Wheeler (615) 467-6155
HR: John Grubbs (615) 532-2588
Legal: Elisha Hodge (615) 532-6827
Mgmt: Warren Nevad (865) 974-9839
Police: Rex Barton (423) 506-0402
PW: Brad Peters (865) 974-0416
Training: Vacant (865) 974-0411
*Population figure provided by the State of Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development, Center for Economic Research in Tennessee (CERT) and updated annually.