General Information
Office Hours:
Mon-Fri 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM
Utilities
City Utilities:
Sewer
Water
Municipal Statistics
County:
Grainger
2020 Population
Next Election:
11-03-2020
Number of Employees:
14
Grand Division:
East
2010 Population
Time Zone:
Eastern
Meeting Information
Meeting Day:
2nd Thursday
Meeting Time:
7:00 PM
Meeting Place:
City Hall
Municipal Data
Charter:
General Law Mayor-Aldermanic (TCA 6-1-101 et seq.)
Date of Incorporation:
02/01/1797
Charter File:
Incorporation Act:
Private Acts 1797, ch. 13, p. 50
Previous Charter Citations:
Private Acts 1799, ch. 29, p. 72; Private Acts 1801, ch. 78, p. 177; Private Acts 1805, ch. 30, p. 79; Private Acts 1847-48, ch. 168, sec. 14, p. 271; Private Acts 1927, ch. 663, p. 2128, General Law Mayor-Aldermanic (TCA 6-1-101 et seq.), 1973
Governing Body and Staff
| Mayor | Mr. Fred Sykes | (865) 828-4513 |
| Vice Mayor | Mr. Benny Atkins | (865) 828-4513 |
| Alderman | Ms. Martha Ann Cameron | (865) 828-4513 |
| Alderman | Mr. Jason Day | (865) 828-4513 |
| Alderman | Mr. Alex Myers | (865) 828-4513 |
| City Accountant | Ms. Stacy Harbin | (865) 828-4513 |
| City Court Clerk | Ms. Lisa Jarnigan | (865) 828-3660 rutledgecityclerk@gmail.com |
| City Judge | Mr. Robert Burts | (865) 828-4079 |
| City Recorder | Ms. Stacy Harbin, CMFO | (865) 828-4513 townofrutledge@gmail.com |
| Fire Chief | Mr. Chad McElhaney | (865) 546-1485 |
| Library Director | Ms. Kathy Reynolds | (865) 828-4784 rutlib@frontiernet.net |
| Police Chief | Mr. Jesse Jarnigan | (865) 828-3660 jesse.jarnigan@tn.gov |
| Street Superintendent | Mr. John Garland | (865) 898-8289 |
| Wastewater Manager | Mr. Sammy Cruze | (865) 828-5381 |
| Water Manager | Mr. Jeffery Moyers | (865) 898-8291 |
| City Attorney | Mr. Evan Newman | (865) 828-3111 |
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: 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.