General Information
Office Hours:
Mon-Fri 8:30 AM to 5:00 PM
Utilities
City Utilities:
Electric
Garbage
Sewer
Water
Municipal Statistics
County:
Cocke
2020 Population
Next Election:
08-07-2018
Number of Employees:
118
Grand Division:
East
2010 Population
Time Zone:
Eastern
Meeting Information
Meeting Day:
2nd Tuesday
Meeting Time:
5:45 PM
Meeting Place:
City Hall
Municipal Data
Charter:
Private Acts 2005, ch. 76
Date of Incorporation:
02/01/1799
Charter File:
Incorporation Act:
Acts 1799, ch. 32, p. 80
Previous Charter Citations:
Acts 1855-56, ch. 163, sec. 17, p. 252; Private Acts 1903, ch. 104, p. 193
Governing Body and Staff
| Mayor | Mr. Roland Dykes III | (423) 623-7323 trey.dykes@newporttn.org |
| Vice Mayor | Mr. Mike Proffitt | (423) 623-7323 aldermanproffitt@newporttn.org |
| Alderman | Mr. Mike Hansel | (423) 623-7323 hanselm@newporttn.org |
| Alderman | Mr. Bobby Knight | (423) 623-7323 cemason@masonrealtyco.com |
| Alderman | Ms. Louanna Ottinger | (423) 623-7323 louannaottinger@newporttn.org |
| Alderman | Mr. Steve Smith | (423) 623-7323 stevesmith@newporttn.org |
| Animal Control Officer | Ms. Lisa Layman | (423) 623-1010 |
| Building Inspector | Mr. Mark Robinson | (423) 623-7323 Ext. 223 buildingofficial@newporttn.org |
| City Administrator | Mr. James Finchum | (423) 623-5556 jdfinchum@charterinternet.com |
| City Judge | Ms. Brittany Wild Vick | (423) 623-3960 brittany@wildvicklaw.com |
| Deputy City Recorder | Ms. Regina Thornton | (423) 623-7323 thornton.re@newporttn.org |
| Finance Clerk, City Court Clerk | Ms. Tiffany Ball | (423) 623-7323 |
| Finance Director, City Recorder | Ms. Christina Matthews | (423) 623-7323 tinam@newporttn.org |
| Fire Chief | Mr. Jeremy Shelton | (423) 613-4047 jshelton@newporttn.org |
| Front Desk Clerk | Ms. Sara Johnson | (423) 623-7323 |
| Human Resources Director, Risk Management Director | Ms. Missy Masoner | (423) 623-7323 missym@newporttn.org |
| Parks and Recreation Director | Mr. Tim Dockery | (423) 623-7304 tdoc@newporttn.org |
| Planning Director | Mr. Gary Carver | (423) 623-7323 Ext. 222 carver@newporttn.org |
| Police Chief | Mr. Maurice Shults | (423) 623-5556 chiefshults@pdnewport.org |
| Recycling Director | Mr. JR Rathbone | (423) 625-3850 |
| Street Superintendent | Mr. Ben Hicks | (423) 623-5246 |
| City Attorney | Mr. Terry E. Hurst | (423) 623-1573 |
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: Vacant-Upper East (865) 974-0411
Police: Rex Barton (423) 506-0402
PW: VACANT (865) 974-0411
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.