General Information
Office Hours:
Mon-Fri 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM
Utilities
City Utilities:
Garbage
Sewer
Water
Municipal Statistics
County:
Franklin
2019 Population
Next Election:
08-01-2019
Number of Employees:
48
Grand Division:
Middle
2010 Population
Time Zone:
Central
Meeting Information
Meeting Day:
2nd Monday
Meeting Time:
7:00 PM
Meeting Place:
City Hall
Municipal Data
Charter:
Private Acts 1901, ch. 318, p. 734
Date of Incorporation:
02/14/1856
Charter File:
Incorporation Act:
Public Chapter 262, Acts of 1856
Previous Charter Citations:
Private Acts 1867-68, ch. 43, sec 14, p. 86
Governing Body and Staff
| Mayor | Mr. Michael Gillespie | (931) 967-5181 mayorgillespie@decherd.net |
| Vice Mayor | Ms. Mary Nell Hess | (931) 967-5181 |
| Alderman | Mr. Richard Gulley | (931) 967-5181 |
| Alderman | Mr. Jimmy Wayne Sanders, IV | (931) 967-5181 |
| Alderman | Mr, Justin Stubblefield | (931) 967-5181 |
| Bookkeeper | Ms. Nikki King | (931) 967-5181 cking@decherd.net |
| Building Inspector | Mr. Dennis Doney | (931) 967-5181 fireinspector@decherd.net |
| City Administrator | Mr. Rex Clark | (931) 967-5181 rclark@decherd.net |
| City Court Clerk | Ms. Staci Parsons | (931) 692-1675 sparsons@decherd.net |
| City Judge | Mr. Robbie Davis | (931) 967-5181 |
| Police Chief, Fire Chief, Public Safety Director | VACANT | |
| Street Superintendent | Mr. Mike St. John | (931) 967-4379 |
| Water Plant Superintendent | Mr. Eric Bradford | (931) 967-5181 |
| City Attorney | Mr. Jerre Hood | (931) 967-0838 jerrehood@bellsouth.net |
MTAS Consultants
Fire: Steve Cross (615) 532-7108
Finance: Tonya Travis (615) 369-8598
HR: John Grubbs (615) 532-2588
Legal: Elisha Hodge (615) 532-6827
Mgmt: Honna Rogers (423) 425-4239
Police: Rex Barton (423) 506-0402
PW: Sharon Rollins (865) 974-0416
Training: Sarah Curtis (615) 253-6385
*Population figure provided by the State of Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development, Center for Economic Research in Tennessee (CERT) and updated annually.