Rutledge

8655 Rutledge Pike
Rutledge, TN 37861
Phone: (865) 828-4513 Fax: (865) 828-8493

Municipal Statistics

County: 
Grainger
Municipality: 
City
Population (Certified by TNECD*)
2024:
1,321 
2010:
1,122 
Next Election:
11-05-2024
Grand Division: 
East
Time Zone: 
Eastern
Employees: 
14

Municipal Data

Meets: 
2nd Thursday at 7:00 PM at City Hall
Office Hours: 
Mon-Fri 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM
Charter: 
General Law Mayor-Aldermanic (TCA 6-1-101 et seq.)
Incorporation Act: 
Private Acts 1797, ch. 13, p. 50
Charter: 
Link to Charter
Code: 
Link to Code
Districts: 
Link to Districts
City Utilities: 
Sewer
Water

Governing Body and Staff

GOVERNANCE
Mayor Fred Sykes (865) 828-4513
Vice Mayor Benny Atkins (865) 828-4513
Alderman Martha Ann Cameron (865) 828-4513
Alderman Randy "Tub" Holt (865) 828-4513
Alderman Saundra Jarvis (865) 828-4513
STAFF
City Accountant Stacy Harbin (865) 828-4513
City Court Clerk Tish Beeler (865) 828-3660
rutledgecitycourt@gmail.com
City Judge Robert Burts (865) 828-4079
City Recorder Stacy Harbin (865) 828-4513
townofrutledge@gmail.com
Fire Chief Chad McElhaney (865) 546-1485
Library Director Kathy Reynolds (865) 828-4784
rutlib@frontiernet.net
Police Chief Randy Holt, Jr. (865) 828-3660
randyholtjr@yahoo.com
Street Superintendent, Water Superintendent John Garland (865) 898-8289
Wastewater Manager Sammy Cruze (865) 828-5381
LEGAL
City Attorney Evan Newman (865) 828-3111

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: Pete Auger(423) 854-9882
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.

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