Municipal Statistics
County:
Rutherford
Municipality:
City
Population (Certified by TNECD*)
2024:
152,769
2010:
108,755
Next Election:
08-06-2026
Grand Division:
Middle
Time Zone:
Central
Employees:
1513
Social Media:
Municipal Data
Meets:
Every Thursday; Council workshops may also be held 2nd Wednesday of each month at 11:30 AM. They are usually held at the Murfreesboro Municipal Airport Business Center. at 6:00 PM at City Hall
Office Hours:
Mon-Fri 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM
Charter:
Private Acts 1931, ch. 429, p. 1074
Incorporation Act:
Private Acts 1903, ch. 120, p. 216
Charter:
Code:
Districts:
Link to DistrictsCity Utilities:
Garbage
Sewer
Water
Governing Body and Staff
| Mayor | Shane McFarland | (615) 849-2629 smcfarland@murfreesborotn.gov |
| Vice Mayor | Bill Shacklett | (615) 893-2369 bshacklett@murfreesborotn.gov |
| Councilmember | Jami Averwater | (615) 564-0002 javerwater@murfreesborotn.gov |
| Councilmember | Austin Maxwell | (615) 896-8650 amaxwell@murfreesborotn.gov |
| Councilmember | Madelyn Scales Harris | (615) 804-8955 mscalesharris@murfreesborotn.gov |
| Councilmember | Kirt Wade | (615) 801-2709 kwade@murfreesborotn.gov |
| Councilmember | Shawn Wright | (615) 838-0653 swright@murfreesborotn.gov |
| Airport Director | Chad Gehrke | (615) 848-3254 cgehrke@murfreesborotn.gov |
| Assistant City Manager, Water Resources Director | Darren Gore | (615) 890-0862 dgore@murfreesborotn.gov |
| Assistant City Manager | Sam Huddleston | (615) 849-2629 Ext. 1629 shuddleston@murfreesborotn.gov |
| Budget Director | Erin Tucker | (615) 849-2629 etucker@murfreesborotn.gov |
| Building & Codes Director | Kevin Jones | (615) 893-3750 Ext. 1402 kevinjones@murfreesborotn.gov |
| Chief Court Clerk | Vickie Ordonez | (615) 849-2616 vordonez@murfreesborotn.gov |
| City Engineer | Michele Emerson | (615) 893-6441 memerson@murfreesborotn.gov |
| City Judge | Ewing Sellers | (615) 890-2142 esellers@murfreesborotn.gov |
| City Manager | Craig Tindall | (615) 849-2629 ctindall@murfreesborotn.gov |
| Communications Director | Alan Bozeman | (615) 848-3245 abozeman@murfreesborotn.gov |
| Community Development Director | Robert Holtz | (615) 890-4660 rholtz@murfreesborotn.gov |
| Development Services Executive Director | Greg McKnight | (615) 893-6441 Ext. 1601 gmcknight@murfreesborotn.gov |
| Executive Assistant | Brenda Davis | (615) 849-2629 bdavis@murfreesborotn.gov |
| Executive Assistant | Kenya Tigg | (615) 849-2629 ktigg@murfreesborotn.gov |
| Facilities Manager | Brad Hennessee | (629) 543-4581 bhennessee@murfreesborotn.gov |
| Fire Chief | Mark McCluskey | (615) 893-1422 |
| Fleet Services Director | Jack Hyatt | (615) 217-3037 jhyatt@murfreesborotn.gov |
| GIS Technology Manager | Gerald Lee | (615) 201-6200 glee@murfreesborotn.gov |
| Golf Director | Trey Adams | (615) 896-2448 tadams@murfreesborotn.gov |
| Human Resources Director | Randolph Wilkerson | (615) 848-2553 rwilkerson@murfreesborotn.gov |
| Information Technology Director | Matt Jarratt | (615) 201-6200 Ext. 1701 mjarratt@murfreesborotn.gov |
| Manager of Project Development | Scott Elliott | (615) 849-2629 selliott@murfreesborotn.gov |
| Planning Director | Ben Newman | (615) 893-6441 bnewman@murfreesborotn.gov |
| Police Chief | Michael "Mike" Bowen | (615) 849-2670 mbowen@murfreesborotn.gov |
| Public Information Officer | Mike Browning | (615) 849-2629 mbrowning@murfreesborotn.gov |
| Public Infrastructure Executive Director | Chris Griffith | (615) 893-6441 cgriffith@murfreesborotn.gov |
| Public Safety Information Officer | Larry Flowers | (615) 849-2641 lflowers@murfreesborotn.gov |
| Public Works Executive Director | Raymond Hillis | (615) 893-4380 rhillis@murfreesborotn.gov |
| Purchasing Director | Cathy Smith | (615) 201-6312 cismith@murfreesborotn.gov |
| Recreational Services Executive Director | Nate Williams | (615) 890-5333 nwilliams@murfreesborotn.gov |
| School Superintendent | Trey Duke | (615) 893-2313 trey.duke@cityschools.net |
| Solid Waste Director | Russell Gossett | (615) 893-3681 rgossett@murfreesborotn.gov |
| Strategic Services Executive Director | Angela Jackson | (615) 890-5333 ajackson@murfreesborotn.gov |
| Transportation Director | Jim Kerr, Jr. | (615) 893-6441 jkerr@murfreesborotn.gov |
| City Attorney | Adam Tucker | (615) 849-2616 atucker@murfreesborotn.gov |
MTAS CONSULTANTS
Fire: Steve Cross(615) 532-7108
Finance: Tonya Travis (615) 369-8598
HR: John Grubbs(615) 532-2588
Legal: John Waddell(865) 974-0411
Mgmt: Patrick Marsh(608) 212-2707
Police: Jeff Stiles(865) 243-5447
PW: Brad Peters(865) 974-0416
Training: Del Sable(615) 647-0764
*Population figure provided by the State of Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development, Center for Economic Research in Tennessee (CERT) and updated annually.