Murfreesboro - Tennessee Cities & Towns

Information & Data for Murfreesboro

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Municipal Statistics

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County	Rutherford
Municipality	City
Population (Certified by TNECD*)	2026 Estimated: 171,178 2010 Census: 108,755
Next Election	08-03-2028
Grand Division	Middle
Time Zone	Central
Employees	1513
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Municipal Data

Essential information about local governance, meeting schedules, and city services.

Meets	Every Thursday; Council workshops may also be held 2nd Wednesday of each month at 11:30 AM. They are usually held at the Murfreesboro Municipal Airport Business Center. at 6:00 PM at City Hall
Office Hours	Mon-Fri 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM
Charter	Private Acts 1931, ch. 429, p. 1074
Incorporation Act	Private Acts 1903, ch. 120, p. 216
Incorporation Date	02/01/1903
City Utilities	Garbage, Sewer, Water
Links	Link To Districts

Municipal Staff and Elected Officials

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Shane McFarland

Mayor, Murfreesboro

Bill Shacklett

Vice Mayor, Murfreesboro

Jami Averwater

Councilmember, Murfreesboro

Austin Maxwell

Councilmember, Murfreesboro

Madelyn Scales Harris

Councilmember, Murfreesboro

Kirt Wade

Councilmember, Murfreesboro

Shawn Wright

Councilmember, Murfreesboro

Chad Gehrke

Airport Director, Murfreesboro

Dana Smith

Assistant PIO – Public Safety, Murfreesboro

Kevin Jones

Building & Codes Director, Murfreesboro

Vickie Ordonez

Chief Court Clerk, Murfreesboro

Erin Tucker

Chief Finance Officer, Murfreesboro

Michele Emerson

City Engineer, Murfreesboro

Ewing Sellers

City Judge, Murfreesboro

Darren Gore

City Manager, Murfreesboro

Alan Bozeman

Communications Director, Murfreesboro

Robert Holtz

Community Development Director, Murfreesboro

Kelley Baker

Deputy City Attorney, Murfreesboro

David Ives

Deputy City Attorney, Murfreesboro

Greg McKnight

Development Services Executive Director, Murfreesboro

Dr. Trey Duke

Director of Schools, Murfreesboro

Raven Bozeman

Executive Assistant, Murfreesboro

Kenya Tigg

Executive Assistant, Murfreesboro

Brad Hennessee

Facilities Manager, Murfreesboro

Amanda DeRosia

Finance Director, Murfreesboro

Mark McCluskey

Fire Chief, Murfreesboro

Tommy Miller

Fleet Services Director, Murfreesboro

Gerald Lee

GIS Technology Manager, Murfreesboro

Trey Adams

Golf Director, Murfreesboro

Randolph Wilkerson

Human Resources Director, Murfreesboro

Matt Jarratt

Information Technology Director, Murfreesboro

Ben Newman

Planning Director, Murfreesboro

Michael "Mike" Bowen

Police Chief, Murfreesboro

Mike Browning

Public Information Officer, Murfreesboro

Jim Kerr

Public Infrastructure Executive Director, Murfreesboro

Larry Flowers

Public Safety Information Officer, Murfreesboro

Raymond Hillis

Public Works Executive Director, Murfreesboro

Cathy Smith

Purchasing Director, Murfreesboro

Nate Williams

Recreational Services Executive Director, Murfreesboro

Russell Gossett

Solid Waste Director, Murfreesboro

Angela Jackson

Strategic Services Executive Director, Murfreesboro

Tracy Brown

Street Director, Murfreesboro

Valerie Smith

Water Resources Director, Murfreesboro

Jeff Peach

City Attorney, Murfreesboro

Steve Cross

Technical Consulting Program Manager

Leah Frazier

Training and Development Consultant

John Grubbs

HR Consultant

Shelia Huffmire

Public Works Consultant

Patrick Marsh

Municipal Management Consultant

Jeff Stiles

Police Management Consultant

Tonya Travis

Finance and Accounting Consultant

John Waddell

Legal Consultant

Steve Wyatt

Utility Management Consultant

Murfreesboro Charter and Code

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External Link to Code

Charter File: Link to Charter
Charter Type: Private Act
Incorporation Act: Private Acts 1903, ch. 120, p. 216
Date of incorporation: 02/01/1903
Previous Charter Citations: Private Acts 1915, ch. 26, p. 64; Private Acts 1920, ch. 113, p. 410

*Population figure provided by the State of Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development, Center for Economic Research in Tennessee (CERT) and updated annually.

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