Tazewell

1830 Main Street
Tazewell, TN 37879
Phone: (423) 626-5104

Municipal Statistics

County: 
Claiborne
Municipality: 
Town
Population (Certified by TNECD*)
2024:
2,348 
2010:
2,218 
Next Election:
11-05-2024
Grand Division: 
East
Time Zone: 
Eastern
Employees: 
14
Social Media:  

Municipal Data

Meets: 
2nd Tuesday at 6:30 PM at Town Hall
Office Hours: 
Mon-Fri 7:30 AM to 4:30 PM
Charter: 
General Law Mayor-Aldermanic (TCA 6-1-101 et seq.)
Incorporation Act: 
Private Acts 1801, ch. 46, p. 115
Charter: 
Link to Charter
Code: 
Link to Code
Districts: 
Link to Districts
City Utilities: 
Garbage

Governing Body and Staff

GOVERNANCE
Mayor Bill Fannon (423) 626-5104
b.fannon@tazewelltn.net
Vice Mayor Betsy Shoffner (423) 626-5104
Alderman Jo-Ann Bunch (423) 626-5104
Alderman Rusty DeBusk (423) 626-5104
Alderman Patrick Hurley (423) 626-5104
Alderman Johnny Ramsey (423) 626-5104
Alderman Don Smith (423) 626-5104
STAFF
Bookkeeper Lil Justice (423) 626-5104
townoftazewell@centurytel.net
Building Official Baron Kennedy (423) 626-5104
City Court Clerk Judy Buchanan (423) 626-5104
j.buchanan@tazewelltn.net
City Judge David Bunch (423) 626-5104
City Recorder, CMFO Robin Sorke (423) 626-5104
r.sorke@tazewelltn.net
Planning Commission Chairman Gary Johnson (423) 626-5104
Police Chief Jeremy Myers (423) 626-5104
tazewellpolice101@townoftazewell.com
LEGAL
City Attorney Noah Patton (423) 626-7223

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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