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Johnson City

601 East Main Street, P.O. Box 2150
Johnson City, TN 37605-2150
Phone: (423) 434-6000 Fax: (423) 434-6295
https://www.johnsoncitytn.com

Municipal Statistics

County: 
Carter, Sullivan, Washington
Municipality: 
City
Population (Certified by TNECD*)
2024:
71,046 
2010:
63,152 
Next Election:
11-12-2024
Grand Division: 
East
Time Zone: 
Eastern
Employees: 
985

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: 
Districts: 
Link to Districts
City Utilities: 
Electric
Garbage
Sewer
Water

Governing Body and Staff

GOVERNANCE
Mayor Todd Fowler (423) 434-5797
mayor@johnsoncitytn.org
Vice Mayor Aaron T. Murphy (423) 268-7348
amurphy@johnsoncitytn.org
Commissioner Jenny L. Brock (423) 791-1262
jbrock@johnsoncitytn.org
Commissioner John Hunter (423) 434-6000
jhunter@johnsoncitytn.org
Commissioner Joseph Wise (423) 483-9164
jwise@johnsoncitytn.org
STAFF
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
LEGAL
City Attorney Blake Watson (423) 434-5797
bwatson@johnsoncitytn.org

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.