Municipal Statistics
County:
Knox
Municipality:
City
Population (Certified by TNECD*)
2024:
190,740
2010:
178,874
Next Election:
11-04-2025
Grand Division:
East
Time Zone:
Eastern
Employees:
1600
Social Media:
Municipal Data
Meets:
Every Other Tuesday at 6:00 PM at City County Building
Office Hours:
Mon-Fri 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM
Charter:
Home Rule
Incorporation Act:
Private Acts 1791
Charter:
Code:
Districts:
Link to DistrictsCity Utilities:
Garbage
Garbage - Solid Waste/Brush
Governing Body and Staff
| Mayor | Indya Kincannon | (865) 215-2040 mayor@knoxvilletn.gov |
| Vice Mayor | Tommy Smith | (865) 215-2075 tsmith@knoxvilletn.gov |
| Councilmember | Lynne Fugate | (865) 215-2075 lfugate@knoxvilletn.gov |
| Councilmember | Debbie Helsley | (865) 215-2075 dhelsley@knoxvilletn.gov |
| Councilmember | Gwen McKenzie | (865) 215-2075 gmckenzie@knoxvilletn.gov |
| Councilmember | Amelia Parker | (865) 215-2075 amparker@knoxvilletn.gov |
| Councilmember | Lauren Rider | (865) 215-2075 lrider@knoxvilletn.gov |
| Councilmember | Andrew Roberto | (865) 215-2075 aroberto@knoxvilletn.gov |
| Councilmember | Seema Singh | (865) 215-2075 ssingh@knoxvilletn.gov |
| Councilmember | Charles Thomas | (865) 215-2075 cathomas@knoxvilletn.gov |
| Chief Financial Officer | Boyce Evans | (865) 215-2062 bevans@knoxvilletn.gov |
| Chief Technology Officer | Mark Parker | (865) 215-2524 mparker@knoxvilletn.gov |
| City Judge | Tyler Caviness | (865) 521-7472 |
| City Recorder | Will Johnson | (865) 215-2044 wjohnson@knoxvilletn.gov |
| Civil Service Director | Vicki Hatfield | (865) 215-2106 vhatfield@knoxvilletn.gov |
| Communications Director | Kristin Farley | (865) 215-2589 kfarley@knoxvilletn.gov |
| Community Relations Director | VACANT | |
| Court Administrator | Wardsworth Watkins | (865) 215-7474 wwatkins@knoxvilletn.gov |
| Director of Building Inspections | Peter M. Ahrens | (865) 215-3939 pahrens@knoxvilletn.gov |
| Director of Human Resources | Kelly Drummond | (865) 215-3100 kdrummond@knoxvilletn.gov |
| Engineering Director | Thomas Clabo | (865) 215-2148 tclabo@knoxvilletn.gov |
| Engineering Planning Chief | Chris Howley | (865) 215-2148 chowley@knoxvilletn.gov |
| Fire Chief | Stan Sharp | (865) 595-4480 ssharp@knoxvilletn.gov |
| Housing and Neighborhood Development Director | Kevin DuBose | (865) 215-2865 kdubose@knoxvilletn.gov |
| Parks and Recreation Director | Sheryl Ely | (865) 215-4311 sely@knoxvilletn.gov |
| Police Chief | Paul Noel | (865) 215-7229 chiefofpolice@knoxvilletn.gov |
| Pubic Service Deputy | Rachel Butzler | (865) 215-6015 rbutzler@knoxvilletn.gov |
| Public Service Director | Chad Weth | (865) 215-2060 cweth@knoxvilletn.gov |
| Waste and Resources Manager | Makenzie Read | (865) 215-4311 mread@knoxvilletn.gov |
| Deputy Law Director | Ronald Mills | (865) 215-2050 |
| Law Director | Charles Swanson | (865) 215-2050 cswanson@knoxvilletn.gov |
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: 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.