Oak Ridge

Information & Data for Oak Ridge

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Municipal Statistics

Key demographic and administrative details about this municipality, including population, election cycle, and staffing.

County	Anderson, Roane
Municipality	City
Population (Certified by TNECD*)	2026 Estimated: 35,395 2010 Census: 29,330
Next Election	11-03-2026
Grand Division	East
Time Zone	Eastern
Employees	395
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Municipal Data

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

Meets	2nd Monday at 7:00 PM at Municipal Building
Office Hours	Mon-Fri 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM
Charter	Home Rule - 1962
Incorporation Act	May 5, 1959
Incorporation Date	08/01/1959
City Utilities	Electric, Sewer, Water
Links	Link To Districts

Municipal Staff and Elected Officials

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Warren Gooch

Mayor, Oak Ridge

Jim Dodson

Mayor Pro Tem, Oak Ridge

Sean Gleason

Councilmember, Oak Ridge

Derrick Hammond

Councilmember, Oak Ridge

Charlie Hensley

Councilmember, Oak Ridge

Charles J. Hope, Jr.

Councilmember, Oak Ridge

Ellen Smith

Councilmember, Oak Ridge

Beth Hickman

City Clerk, Oak Ridge

Katie Stewart

City Court Clerk, Oak Ridge

Roger J. Flynn

City Engineer, Oak Ridge

James "Jim" Normand

City Judge, Oak Ridge

Randy Hemann

City Manager, Oak Ridge

Wayne Blasius

Community Development Director, Oak Ridge

Tom Pessemeir

Deputy City Manager, Oak Ridge

Karla Magnuson

Deputy Court Clerk, Oak Ridge

VACANT

Director of Administrative Services, Oak Ridge

Kari Bates

Finance Director, Oak Ridge

Travis Solomon

Fire Chief, Oak Ridge

Amy S. Fitzgerald

Government Affairs and Information Services Director, Oak Ridge

Adam J. Fiscor

Information Systems Manager, Oak Ridge

Ardo Ba

Interim Electric Director, Oak Ridge

Julie Forkner

Library Director, Oak Ridge

Jonathan W. Hetrick

Parks and Recreation Director, Oak Ridge

Eric Ault

Personnel Director, Oak Ridge

Cindi G. Gordon

Personnel/Risk Program Manager, Oak Ridge

Robin Smith

Police Chief, Oak Ridge

Patrick Berge

Public Works Director, Oak Ridge

Bruce Borchers

School Superintendent, Oak Ridge

Kristy Wilkerson

Senior Administrative Assistant, Oak Ridge

Alex Cramer

Senior Staff Attorney, Oak Ridge

Tammy (Dunn) Rackard

City Attorney, Oak Ridge

Melissa Ashburn

Legal Consultant

Steve Cross

Technical Consulting Program Manager

Matt Hensley

Training and Development Consultant

Jill Lewis

Finance and Accounting Consultant

Margaret Norris

Municipal Management Consultant

Jeff Stiles

Police Management Consultant

Steve Wyatt

Utility Management Consultant

Oak Ridge Charter and Code

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External link to code

Charter File: Link to Charter
Charter Type: Home Rule
Incorporation Act:
Date of incorporation: 05/05/1959
Previous Charter Citations:

*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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Information & Data for Oak Ridge

Municipal Statistics

Municipal Data

Municipal Staff and Elected Officials

Warren Gooch

Jim Dodson

Sean Gleason

Derrick Hammond

Charlie Hensley

Charles J. Hope, Jr.

Ellen Smith

Beth Hickman

Katie Stewart

Roger J. Flynn

James "Jim" Normand

Randy Hemann

Wayne Blasius

Tom Pessemeir

Karla Magnuson

VACANT

Kari Bates

Travis Solomon

Amy S. Fitzgerald

Adam J. Fiscor

Ardo Ba

Julie Forkner

Jonathan W. Hetrick

Eric Ault

Cindi G. Gordon

Robin Smith

Patrick Berge

Bruce Borchers

Kristy Wilkerson

Alex Cramer

Tammy (Dunn) Rackard

Melissa Ashburn

Steve Cross

Matt Hensley

Jill Lewis

Margaret Norris

Jeff Stiles

Steve Wyatt

Oak Ridge Charter and Code

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