Paris

Information & Data for Paris

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Municipal Statistics

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

County	Henry
Municipality	City
Population (Certified by TNECD*)	2025: 10,316 2010: 10,156
Next Election	11-03-2026
Grand Division	West
Time Zone	Central
Employees	116

Municipal Data

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

Meets	1st Thursday at 5:00 PM at City Hall
Office Hours	Mon-Thu 7:00 AM to 5:30 PM
Charter	General Law Manager-Commission (TCA 6-18-101 et seq.)
Incorporation Act	Acts 1849-50, ch. 15, sec. 18, p. 33
Incorporation Date	02/01/1849
City Utilities	Electric, Garbage, Sewer, Water
Links	Link To Districts

Municipal Staff and Elected Officials

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Kathy Ray

Mayor

Paris

John Etheridge

Vice Mayor

Paris

Jacqueline "Jackie" Jones

Commissioner

Paris

Vickey Roberts

Commissioner

Paris

Samuel Tharpe

Commissioner

Paris

Zack Braham

Animal Control Officer

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Mike Brown

Building & Codes Director

Paris

Jinny Pritchett

City Court Clerk

Paris

Hansel McCadems

City Judge

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Kim Foster

City Manager

Paris

Liana Compton

City Recorder, Finance Director

Paris

Jessica Crouch

Community Development Director

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James Hinson

Fire Chief

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David Mitchell

Landfill Supervisor, Solid Waste Superintendent

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Tony Lawrence

Parks and Recreation Director

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Ricky Watson

Police Chief

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Chris Moseley

Public Works Director

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Terry Wimberley

Utilities Manager

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James Smith

City Attorney

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Eric Spencer

Finance & Accounting Program Manager

Donald Pannell

Fire Management Consultant

Peter Voss

HR Consultant

Hal Boyd

Legal Consultant

Dana Deem

Municipal Management Consultant

David Moore

Police Management Consultant

John Chlarson

Public Works Consultant

Yolanda Dillard

Training and Development Consultant

Steve Wyatt

Utility Management Consultant

Paris Charter and Code

Access the municipal charter and code for Paris below.

External link to code

Charter File: Manager_Commission_Charter.pdf (199.9 KB)
Updated Through: 12/31/2025
Charter Type: General Law Manager-Commission
Incorporation Act: Acts 1849-50, ch. 15, sec. 18, p. 33
Previous Charter Citations: Private Acts 1891, ch. 69, p. 166; Private Acts 1897, ch. 209, p. 429; Acts 1903, ch. 161, p. 356; Private Acts 1921, ch. 528, p. 1652, General Law Manager-Commission (TCA 6-18-101 et seq.), 1946

*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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Paris

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Information & Data for Paris

Municipal Statistics

Municipal Data

Municipal Staff and Elected Officials

Kathy Ray

John Etheridge

Jacqueline "Jackie" Jones

Vickey Roberts

Samuel Tharpe

Zack Braham

Mike Brown

Jinny Pritchett

Hansel McCadems

Kim Foster

Liana Compton

Jessica Crouch

James Hinson

David Mitchell

Tony Lawrence

Ricky Watson

Chris Moseley

Terry Wimberley

James Smith

Eric Spencer

Donald Pannell

Peter Voss

Hal Boyd

Dana Deem

David Moore

John Chlarson

Yolanda Dillard

Steve Wyatt

Paris Charter and Code

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