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Dayton

399 First Avenue
Dayton, TN 37321
Phone: (423) 775-1817 Fax: (423) 775-8404
http://www.daytontn.net

Municipal Statistics

County: 
Rhea
Municipality: 
City
Population (Certified by TNECD)
2024:
7,417 
2010:
7,191 
Next Election:
04-23-2025
Grand Division: 
East
Time Zone: 
Eastern
Employees: 
125

Municipal Data

Meets: 
1st Monday each month at 5 min after school meeting (school mtg begins at 5:45 pm) at Municipal Building
Office Hours: 
Mon-Fri 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM
Charter: 
Private Acts 1903, ch. 229, p. 499
Incorporation Act: 
Private Acts 1903, ch. 229, p. 499
Charter: 
Districts: 
Link to Districts
City Utilities: 
Electric
Sanitation
Sewer
Water

Governing Body and Staff

GOVERNANCE
Mayor Hurley Marsh (423) 775-1817
h.marsh@daytontn.net
Vice Mayor Steve Randolph (423) 775-1817
Councilmember Bobby J. Doss (423) 775-1817
Councilmember Billy Graham (423) 775-1817
bgraham@daytontn.net
Councilmember Caleb Yawn (423) 775-1817
STAFF
Administrative Assistant to the City Manager Tammy Colvin (423) 775-1817
t.colvin@daytontn.net
Bookkeeper Michael Alonso (423) 775-1817 Ext. 224
m.alonso@daytontn.net
Bookkeeper Lovonyia "Bonnie" Daughtery (423) 775-1817
b.daughtery@daytontn.net
Bookkeeper Gina Rose (423) 775-1817
g.rose@daytontn.net
Building Inspector Dan Fry (423) 775-1817
d.fry@daytontn.net
City Court Clerk Brandi McSpadden (423) 775-1817
brandimc@daytontn.net
City Manager David Shinn (423) 775-1817
d.shinn@daytontn.net
City Recorder Michelle Horton (423) 775-1817
m.horton@daytontn.net
Electric Manager Steve Clift (423) 775-1818
sclift@daytontn.net
Fire Chief Justin Jackson (423) 775-8402
firechief@daytontn.net
Human Resource Administrator Darla Pendergrass (423) 775-1817
d.pendergrass@daytontn.net
Library Director Brittany West (423) 775-8406
bwest@clydewroddy.org
Municipal Judge Will Dunn (423) 775-1818
Parks and Recreation Director Will Tholken (423) 775-8418
w.tholken@daytontn.net
Police Chief Tracy Blevins (423) 775-8403
tblevins@daytontn.net
School Superintendent Trish Newsom (423) 775-8412
Street Superintendent Kevin Swafford (423) 775-8421
k.swafford@daytontn.net
Wastewater Manager Glenn Fraley (423) 775-8409
gfraley@bellsouth.net
Water Dept. Superintendent VACANT (423) 775-1817
LEGAL
City Attorney Susan Arnold (423) 775-1377

MTAS CONSULTANTS

*Population figure provided by the State of Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development, Center for Economic Research in Tennessee (CERT) and updated annually.