06/06/2025

Published on MTAS - Serving Tennessee City Officials (https://www.mtas.tennessee.edu)

Townsend



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Townsend

123 Tiger Drive, PO Box 307
Townsend, TN 37882
Phone: (865) 448-6886 Fax: (865) 448-9286
https://www.cityoftownsend.com

Municipal Statistics

County: 
Blount
Municipality: 
City
Population (Certified by TNECD*)
2024:
550 
2010:
448 
Next Election:
08-06-2026
Grand Division: 
East
Time Zone: 
Eastern
Employees: 
12
Social Media:  
 

Municipal Data

Meets: 
3rd Tuesday at 6:00 PM at Municipal Building
Office Hours: 
Mon-Fri 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM
Charter: 
Private Acts 1941, ch. 463, p. 1604
Incorporation Act: 
Private Acts 1921, ch. 783, p. 2447
Charter: 
Link to Charter
Code: 
Link to Code
Districts: 
Link to Districts

Governing Body and Staff

GOVERNANCE
Mayor Don Prater (865) 448-6886
d.prater@cityoftownsend.org
Vice Mayor Rindi Martin (865) 448-6886
r.martin@cityoftownsend.org
Commissioner Becky Headrick (865) 448-6886
b.headrick@cityoftownsend.org
Commissioner Pat Jenkins (865) 448-6886
p.jenkins@cityoftownsend.org
Commissioner Kelsey Satterfield (865) 448-6886
k.satterfield@cityoftownsend.org
STAFF
Building Inspector Doug Blair (865) 448-6886
dblair@cityoftownsend.org
City Recorder Gayla Webb (865) 448-6886
gayla@cityoftownsend.com
Code Enforcement Officer Tim Ogle (865) 448-6886
t.ogle@cityoftownsend.org
Fire Chief Don Stallions (865) 448-6322
Interim City Manager Gayle Webb (865) 448-6886
gayla@cityoftownsend.com
Municipal Judge Paul McLemore (865) 862-5367
paul@mctelaw.com
Police Chief Kevin Condee (865) 448-6875
LEGAL
City Attorney Will Carver (865) 525-5134 Ext. 132 Ext. 132

MTAS CONSULTANTS

Fire: Steve Cross(615) 532-7108
Finance: Brad Harris (423) 718-0797
HR: Betsy Cunningham(865) 974-6689
Legal: Stephanie Allen O'Hara(865) 974-0411
Mgmt: Angie Carrier(865) 974-9063
Police: Jeff Stiles(865) 243-5447
PW: Brad Peters(865) 974-0416
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.

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Source URL: https://www.mtas.tennessee.edu/city/townsend