General Information
Office Hours:
Mon-Fri 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM
Utilities
City Utilities:
Electric
Garbage
Sewer
Water
Municipal Statistics
County:
Carter, Sullivan, Washington
2020 Population
(Certified by TNECD): 71046
Next Election:
11-01-2022
Number of Employees:
985
Grand Division:
East
2010 Population
(Certified by TNECD): 63152
Time Zone:
Eastern
Meeting Information
Meeting Day:
1st and 3rd Thursday
Meeting Time:
6:00 PM
Meeting Place:
Municipal Safety Building
Municipal Data
Charter:
Home Rule - 1955
Date of Incorporation:
12/01/1869
Charter File:
Incorporation Act:
Private Acts 1869-70, ch. 26, sec. 112, p. 254
Previous Charter Citations:
Public Acts 1885, ch. 25, p. 72; Public Acts 1889, ch. 126, p. 231; Private Acts 1897, ch. 210, p. 443; Private Acts 1909, ch. 125, p. 407; Private Acts 1925, ch. 493, p. 1843; Private Acts 1933, ch. 587, p. 1416; Private Acts 1939, ch. 189, p. 503
Governing Body and Staff
| Mayor | Mr. Joseph C. Wise | (423) 483-9164 mayor@johnsoncitytn.org |
| Vice Mayor | Dr. Todd Fowler | (423) 444-1352 tfowler@johnsoncitytn.org |
| Commissioner | Ms. Jenny L. Brock | (423) 791-1262 jbrock@johnsoncitytn.org |
| Commissioner | Mr. John Hunter | (423) 434-6000 jhunter@johnsoncitytn.org |
| Commissioner | Mr. Aaron T. Murphy | (423) 268-7348 amurphy@johnsoncitytn.org |
| Assistant City Manager | Mr. Charles J. Stahl, IV | (423) 434-6003 cstahl@johnsoncitytn.org |
| Assistant City Manager | Mr. Robert L. Wilson, Jr. | (423) 434-6004 bwilson@johnsoncitytn.org |
| Chief Building Official | Mr. Jeff Canon | (423) 483-5793 jcanon@johnsoncitytn.org |
| City Engineer | VACANT | |
| City Judge | Mr. Stan Widener, Jr. | (423) 434-6131 |
| City Manager | Mr. M. D. "Pete" Peterson | (423) 434-6002 citymgr@johnsoncitytn.org |
| City Recorder, Finance Director | Ms. Janet Jennings | (423) 434-6033 janetj@johnsoncitytn.org |
| Communications & Marketing Director | Ms. Keisha Shoun | (423) 434-6021 kshoun@johnsoncitytn.org |
| Court Clerk | Ms. Susan Thompson | (423) 434-6160 sthompson@johnsoncitytn.org |
| Director of Development Services | Mr. Preston Mitchell | (423) 434-5955 pmitchell@johnsoncitytn.org |
| Emergency Management Director | Mr. Rusty Sells | (423) 434-6082 rsellsema@earthlink.net |
| Information Technology Director | Ms. Lisa Sagona | (423) 434-6000 lsagona@johnsoncitytn.org |
| Interim Fire Chief | Mr. David Bell | (423) 975-2840 dbell@johnsoncitytn.org |
| Interim Human Resources Director | Mr. Bob Wilson | (423) 434-6004 bwilson@johnsoncitytn.org |
| Juvenile Court Judge | Ms. Sharon M. Green | (423) 434-6000 sgreen@johnsoncitytn.org |
| Parks and Recreation Director | Mr. James Ellis | (423) 283-5809 jellis@johnsoncitytn.org |
| Police Chief | Mr. Karl Turner | (423) 434-6159 |
| Public Works Director | Mr. Phil Pindzola | (423) 434-6080 ppindzola@johnsoncitytn.org |
| Purchasing Director | Ms. Debbie Dillon | (423) 975-2717 ddillion@johnsoncitytn.org |
| Risk Manager | Ms. Joy Baker | (423) 434-6010 jbaker@johnsoncitytn.org |
| School Superintendent | Dr. Steven Barnett | (423) 434-5202 barnetts@jcschools.org |
| Water/Sewer Services Director, Wastewater Manager | Mr. Tom Witherspoon | (423) 434-6062 twitherspoon@johnsoncitytn.org |
| City Attorney | Ms. Sunny R Sandos | (423) 434-6012 ssandos@johnsoncitytn.org |
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: Pat Hardy (423) 854-9882
Police: Rex Barton (423) 506-0402
PW: Sharon Rollins (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.