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Morristown

100 West First North Street, P.O. Box 1499
Morristown, TN 37816-1499
Phone: (423) 581-0100 Fax: (423) 586-1205
http://www.mymorristown.com

Municipal Statistics

County: 
Hamblen
Municipality: 
City
Population (Certified by TNECD*)
2024:
30,431 
2010:
29,137 
Next Election:
05-06-2025
Grand Division: 
East
Time Zone: 
Eastern
Employees: 
215

Municipal Data

Meets: 
1st and 3rd Tuesday at 5:00 PM at Municipal Building
Office Hours: 
Mon-Fri 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM
Charter: 
Private Acts 1903, ch. 103, p. 184
Incorporation Act: 
Private Acts 1867-68, ch. 19, p. 18
Charter: 
Districts: 
Link to Districts
City Utilities: 
Garbage

Governing Body and Staff

GOVERNANCE
Mayor Gary Chesney (423) 581-0100
gchesney@mymorristown.com
Councilmember Al A'Hearn (423) 581-0100
aahearn@mymorristown.com
Councilmember Chris Bivens (423) 581-0100
cbivens@mymorristown.com
Councilmember Bob Garrett (423) 581-0100
bgarrett@mymorristown.com
Councilmember Tommy Pedigo (423) 581-0100
tpedigo@mymorristown.com
Councilmember Joseph Senter (423) 581-0100
jsenter@mymorristown.com
Councilmember Kay Senter (423) 581-0100
ksenter@mymorristown.com
STAFF
Assistant City Administrator Larry Clark (423) 585-4617
lclark@mymorristown.com
Assistant City Administrator Emily Wood (423) 581-0100
City Administrator Andrew Ellard (423) 585-4614
aellard@mymorristown.com
City Court Clerk Tara Bain (423) 585-4608
tbain@mymorristown.com
City Judge Matt Sexton (423) 585-0100
Code Enforcement Officer Jonathan Maxey (423) 585-1830
codecomplaints@mymorristown.com
Deputy Clerk, Executive Assistant Cindy Dibb (423) 585-4603
cdibb@mymorristown.com
Economic & Community Development Director Steve Neilson (423) 581-0100
sneilson@mymorristown.com
Emergency Management Director Chris Bell (423) 581-6225
cbell@co.hamblen.tn.us
Fire Chief Clark Taylor (423) 585-4655
Information Technology Director Pavel Plasencia (423) 273-3447
pavel@mymorristown.com
Parks and Recreation Director Craig Price (423) 586-0260
cprice@mymorristown.com
Police Chief Roger Overholt (423) 585-4631
chiefofpolice@mymorristown.com
Public Works Director Paul Brown (423) 585-4658
pbrown@mymorristown.com
LEGAL
City Attorney Lauren Carroll (423) 581-0100

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.

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