General Information
Office Hours:
Mon-Fri 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM
Social Media: 
Utilities
Municipal Statistics
County:
Knox
2019 Population
(Certified by TNECD): 178874
Next Election:
11-07-2017
Number of Employees:
1600
Grand Division:
East
2010 Population
(Certified by TNECD): 178874
Time Zone:
Eastern
Meeting Information
Meeting Day:
Every Other Tuesday
Meeting Time:
6:00 PM
Meeting Place:
City County Building
Municipal Data
Charter:
Home Rule - 1982
Date of Incorporation:
02/01/1791
Charter File:
Incorporation Act:
Private Acts 1791
Previous Charter Citations:
Private Acts 1794, ch. 13, p. 83; Private Acts 1796, ch. 21, p. 65; Private Acts 1801, ch. 75, p. 171; Private Acts 1815, ch. 202, p. 270; Public Acts 1885, ch. 8, p. 48; Private Acts 1907, ch. 207, p. 755; Private Acts 1909, ch. 589, p. 2048; Private Acts 1911, ch. 498, p. 1406; Private Acts 1923, ch. 412, p. 1483
Governing Body and Staff
| Mayor | Ms. Indya Kincannon | (865) 215-2040 mayor@knoxvilletn.gov |
| Vice Mayor | Ms. Gwen McKenzie | (865) 215-2075 gmckenzie@knoxvilletn.gov |
| Councilmember | Ms. Lynne Fugate | (865) 215-2075 lfugate@knoxvilletn.gov |
| Councilmember | Ms. Amelia Parker | (865) 215-2075 amparker@knoxvilletn.gov |
| Councilmember | Ms. Lauren Rider | (865) 215-2075 lrider@knoxvilletn.gov |
| Councilmember | Mr. Andrew Roberto | (865) 215-2075 aroberto@knoxvilletn.gov |
| Councilmember | Ms. Seema Singh | (865) 215-2075 ssingh@knoxvilletn.gov |
| Councilmember | Mr. Tommy Smith | (865) 215-2075 tsmith@knoxvilletn.gov |
| Councilmember | Ms. Janet Testerman | (865) 215-2075 jtesterman@knoxvilletn.gov |
| Councilmember | Mr. Charles Thomas | (865) 215-2075 cathomas@knoxvilletn.gov |
| Assistant Engineer | Mr. Chris Howley | (865) 215-3764 |
| City Engineer | Mr. Jim Hagerman, P.E. | (865) 215-2148 jhagerman@knoxvilletn.gov |
| City Judge | Mr. John Rosson, Jr. | (865) 521-7474 |
| City Recorder | Mr. Will Johnson | (865) 215-2044 wjohnson@knoxvilletn.gov |
| Civil Service Director | Ms. Vicki Hatfield | (865) 215-2106 vhatfield@knoxvilletn.gov |
| Communications Director | Ms. Kristin Farley | (865) 215-2589 kfarley@knoxvilletn.gov |
| Community Development Director | Ms. Becky Wade | (865) 215-2865 bwade@knoxvilletn.gov |
| Community Relations Director | Mr. Charles Lomax | (865) 215-2040 areid@knoxvilletn.gov |
| Court Administrator | Ms. Valerie Coleman | (865) 215-7474 vcoleman@knoxvilletn.gov |
| Deputy Police Chief | Mr. Ron Green | (865) 215-7229 |
| Director of Building Inspections | Mr. Peter M. Ahrens | (865) 215-3939 pahrens@knoxvilletn.gov |
| Director of Human Resources | Ms. Kelly Drummond | (865) 215-3100 kdrummond@knoxvilletn.gov |
| Finance Director | Mr. Boyce Evans | (865) 215-2062 bevans@knoxvilletn.gov |
| Fire Chief | Mr. Stan Sharp | (865) 595-4480 ssharp@knoxvilletn.gov |
| Information Systems Director | Ms. Janet Wright | (865) 215-2524 jwright@knoxvilletn.gov |
| Parks and Recreation Director | Ms. Sheryl Ely | (865) 215-4311 sely@knoxvilletn.gov |
| Planning Director | Mr. Gerald Green | (865) 215-2000 |
| Police Chief | Ms. Eve Thomas | (865) 215-7229 |
| Pubic Service Deputy | Ms. Rachel Butzler | (865) 215-6015 rbutzler@knoxvilletn.gov |
| Public Service Director | Mr. Chad Weth | (865) 215-2060 cweth@knoxvilletn.gov |
| Public Works Director | Mr. Stephen King | (865) 215-2148 sking@knoxvilletn.gov |
| Redevelopment Director | Ms. Dawn Michelle Foster | (865) 215-2607 dmfoster@knoxvilletn.gov |
| Waste and Resources Manager | Ms. Patience Melnik | (865) 215-4311 pmelnik@knoxvilletn.gov |
| Deputy Law Director | Mr. Ronald Mills | (865) 215-2050 |
| Law Director | Mr. Charles Swanson | (865) 215-2050 cswanson@knoxvilletn.gov |
MTAS Consultants
Fire: Steve Cross (615) 532-7108
Finance: Vacant - Upper East (865) 974-0411
HR: Betsy Cunningham (865) 974-6689
Legal: Stephanie Allen O'Hara (865) 974-0411
Mgmt: Angie Carrier (865) 974-9063
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.