Municipal Statistics
County:
Carter, Sullivan, Washington
Municipality:
City
Population (Certified by TNECD*)
2024:
71,046
2010:
63,152
Next Election:
11-03-2026
Grand Division:
East
Time Zone:
Eastern
Employees:
985
Social Media:
Municipal Data
Meets:
1st and 3rd Thursday at 6:00 PM at Municipal Safety Building
Office Hours:
Mon-Fri 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM
Charter:
Home Rule
Incorporation Act:
Private Acts 1869-70, ch. 26, sec. 112, p. 254
Charter:
Code:
Districts:
Link to DistrictsCity Utilities:
Electric
Garbage
Sewer
Water
Governing Body and Staff
| Mayor | John Hunter | (423) 434-6000 mayor@johnsoncitytn.org |
| Vice Mayor | Greg Cox | (423) 930-5716 gcox@johnsoncitytn.org |
| Commissioner | Jenny L. Brock | (423) 791-1262 jbrock@johnsoncitytn.org |
| Commissioner | Todd Fowler | (423) 434-5797 tfowler@johnsoncitytn.org |
| Commissioner | Joe Wise | (423) 483-9164 jwise@johnsoncitytn.org |
| Assistant City Manager | Randy Trivette | (423) 434-5718 rtrivette@johnsoncitytn.org |
| Assistant City Manager | Steve Willis | (423) 434-6003 swillis@johnsoncitytn.org |
| Chief Building Official | Jeff Canon | (423) 483-5793 jcanon@johnsoncitytn.org |
| City Engineer | G. Wallace McCulloch | (423) 232-5076 gwmcculloch@johnsoncitytn.org |
| City Judge | Stan Widener, Jr. | (423) 434-6131 |
| City Manager | Cathy Ball | (423) 434-6002 citymgr@johnsoncitytn.org |
| City Recorder, Finance Director | Stephanie Laos | (423) 434-6033 slaos@johnsoncitytn.org |
| Court Clerk | Connie Hill | (423) 434-6130 chill@johnsoncitytn.org |
| Director of Planning and Development | Will Righter | (423) 434-5955 wrighter@johnsoncitytn.org |
| Emergency Management Director | Rusty Sells | (423) 434-6082 rsellsema@earthlink.net |
| Fire Chief | David Bell | (423) 975-2840 dbell@johnsoncitytn.org |
| Human Resources Director | Melanie Rice | (423) 434-6016 mrice@johnsoncitytn.org |
| Information Technology Director | Lisa Sagona | (423) 434-6000 lsagona@johnsoncitytn.org |
| Juvenile Court Judge | Sharon M. Green | (423) 434-6000 sgreen@johnsoncitytn.org |
| Parks and Recreation Director | April Norris | (423) 283-5809 anorris@johnsoncitytn.org |
| Police Chief | Bill Church | (423) 434-6159 |
| Public Affairs Director | Keisha Shoun | (423) 434-6249 kshoun@johnsoncitytn.org |
| Public Works Director | Jason Miles | (423) 434-6079 jmiles@johnsoncitytn.org |
| Purchasing Director | Debbie Dillon | (423) 975-2717 ddillion@johnsoncitytn.org |
| Risk Manager | Joy Baker | (423) 434-6010 jbaker@johnsoncitytn.org |
| School Superintendent | Steven Barnett | (423) 434-5202 barnetts@jcschools.org |
| Water/Sewer Services Director, Wastewater Manager | Tom Witherspoon | (423) 434-6062 twitherspoon@johnsoncitytn.org |
| City Attorney | Blake Watson | (423) 434-5797 bwatson@johnsoncitytn.org |
MTAS CONSULTANTS
Fire: Steve Cross(615) 532-7108
Finance: Travis Bishop (423) 435-9662
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: 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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