Municipal Statistics
County:
Anderson, Roane
Municipality:
City
Population (Certified by TNECD*)
2024:
31,402
2010:
29,330
Next Election:
11-03-2026
Grand Division:
East
Time Zone:
Eastern
Employees:
395
Social Media:
Municipal Data
Meets:
2nd Monday at 7:00 PM at Municipal Building
Office Hours:
Mon-Fri 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM
Charter:
Home Rule
Incorporation Act:
Charter:
Code:
Districts:
Link to DistrictsCity Utilities:
Electric
Sewer
Water
Governing Body and Staff
| Mayor | Warren Gooch | (865) 425-3410 wgooch@oakridgetn.gov |
| Mayor Pro Tem | Jim Dodson | (865) 425-3410 jdodson@oakridgetn.gov |
| Councilmember | Sean Gleason | (865) 425-3410 sgleason@oakridgetn.gov |
| Councilmember | Derrick Hammond | (865) 425-3410 dhammond@oakridgetn.gov |
| Councilmember | Charlie Hensley | (865) 423-3410 chensley@oakridgetn.gov |
| Councilmember | Charles J. Hope, Jr. | (865) 423-3410 chope@oakridgetn.gov |
| Councilmember | Ellen Smith | (865) 425-3410 esmith@oakridgetn.gov |
| City Clerk | Beth Hickman | (865) 425-3411 bhickman@oakridgetn.gov |
| City Court Clerk | Robin Nettles | (865) 425-3536 rnettles@oakridgetn.gov |
| City Engineer | Roger J. Flynn | (865) 425-1875 |
| City Judge | James "Jim" Normand | |
| City Manager | Randy Hemann | (865) 425-3550 rhemann@oakridgetn.gov |
| Community Development Director | Wayne Blasius | (865) 425-3531 wblasius@oakridgetn.gov |
| Deputy City Manager | Tom Pessemeir | (865) 425-3550 |
| Director of Administrative Services | VACANT | |
| Finance Director | Janice E. McGinnis | (865) 425-3617 jmcginnis@oakridgetn.gov |
| Fire Chief | Travis Solomon | (865) 425-3520 tsolomon@oakridgetn.gov |
| Government Affairs and Information Services Director | Amy S. Fitzgerald | (865) 425-3554 afitzgerald@oakridgetn.gov |
| Information Systems Manager | Adam J. Fiscor | (865) 425-3598 |
| Interim Electric Director | Ardo Ba | (865) 425-1803 |
| Library Director | Julie Forkner | (865) 425-3455 |
| Parks and Recreation Director | Jonathan W. Hetrick | (865) 425-3450 jhetrick@oakridgetn.gov |
| Personnel Director | Eric Ault | (865) 425-3563 eault@oakridgetn.gov |
| Personnel/Risk Program Manager | Cindi G. Gordon | (865) 425-3564 |
| Police Chief | Robin Smith | (865) 425-3504 rsmith@oakridgetn.gov |
| Public Works Director | Patrick Berge | (865) 425-1875 pberge@oakridgetn.gov |
| School Superintendent | Bruce Borchers | (865) 425-9001 |
| Senior Administrative Assistant | Kristy Wilkerson | (865) 425-3550 kwilkerson@oakridgetn.gov |
| Senior Staff Attorney | Alex Cramer | (865) 425-3530 acramer@oakridgetn.gov |
| City Attorney | Tammy (Dunn) Rackard | (865) 425-3530 trackard@oakridgetn.gov |
MTAS CONSULTANTS
Fire: Steve Cross(615) 532-7108
Finance: Vacant - Upper East (865) 974-0411
HR: Betsy Cunningham(865) 974-6689
Legal: Melissa Ashburn(865) 974-0411
Mgmt: Warren Nevad(865) 974-9839
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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