05/24/2025

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

Watauga



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Watauga

103 W. Fourth Avenue
Watauga, TN 37694
Phone: (423) 928-3490
https://cityofwatauga.org/

Municipal Statistics

County: 
Carter, Washington
Municipality: 
City
Population (Certified by TNECD*)
2024:
353 
2010:
458 
Next Election:
11-03-2026
Grand Division: 
East
Time Zone: 
Eastern
Employees: 
8

Municipal Data

Meets: 
3rd Thursday at 7:00 PM at City Hall
Office Hours: 
Mon-Fri 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM
Charter: 
General Law Manager-Commission (TCA 6-18-101 et seq.)
Incorporation Act: 
General Law Manager-Commission (TCA 6-18-101 et seq.), 1960
Charter: 
Link to Charter
Code: 
Link to Code
Districts: 
Link to Districts

Governing Body and Staff

GOVERNANCE
Mayor Delisa LaFleur (423) 928-3490
Vice Mayor Mickey Fair (423) 928-3490
Commissioner Dennis Hicks (423) 928-3490
Commissioner Dale McCracken (423) 928-3490
Commissioner Bert Thomasson (423) 928-3490
STAFF
City Judge Richard B. Norris (423) 928-3490
City Manager, Finance Director Monica Thomas (423) 928-3490
cityofwatauga@gmail.com
Treasurer, Secretary Ethel Wilhoit (423) 928-3490
cityofwatauga@gmail.com
LEGAL
City Attorney Joshua A. Hardin (423) 928-3490

MTAS CONSULTANTS

Fire: Steve Cross(615) 532-7108
Finance: Vacant - Upper East (865) 974-0411
HR: Betsy Cunningham(865) 974-6689
Legal: Stephanie Allen O'Hara(865) 974-0411
Mgmt: Pete Auger(423) 854-9882
Police: Jeff Stiles(865) 243-5447
PW: Brad Peters(865) 974-0416
Training: Matt Hensley(423) 972-7858

*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/watauga