03/15/2025

Published on MTAS - Serving Tennessee City Officials (https://www.mtas.tennessee.edu)

Pleasant Hill



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Pleasant Hill

351 East Main Street
Pleasant Hill, TN 38578
Phone: (931) 277-3813 Fax: (931) 277-5511

Municipal Statistics

County: 
Cumberland
Municipality: 
Town
Population (Certified by TNECD*)
2024:
540 
2010:
563 
Next Election:
11-03-2026
Grand Division: 
East
Time Zone: 
Central
Employees: 
9

Municipal Data

Meets: 
2nd Tuesday at 6:00 PM at Town Hall
Office Hours: 
Mon-Fri 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM
Charter: 
Private Acts 1963, ch. 140, p. 452
Incorporation Act: 
Private Acts 1903, ch. 253, p. 586
Charter: 
Link to Charter
Code: 
Link to Code
Districts: 
Link to Districts
City Utilities: 
Garbage - Solid Waste/Brush

Governing Body and Staff

GOVERNANCE
Mayor Don Dowdey (931) 277-3813
ddowdey@gmail.com
Councilmember Doug Borko (931) 277-3813
nz2w@nz2w.com
Councilmember Franklin Cobos (931) 277-3813
fvcobos@gmail.com
Councilmember Peggy Happy (931) 277-3813
phcouncilph@gmail.com
Councilmember Marvin Steelman (931) 277-3813
marsteel1@hotmail.com
STAFF
Building Inspector Erin Arnold (931) 277-3813
Maintenance Supervisor Jaramy Harris (931) 277-3813
Jaramyharris@gmail.com
Town Clerk Kellie Dodson (931) 277-3813
townpleasanthill@gmail.com
Town Maintenance Michael Torrance (931) 277-3813

MTAS CONSULTANTS

Fire: Steve Cross(615) 532-7108
Finance: Brad Harris (423) 718-0797
HR: Betsy Cunningham(865) 974-6689
Legal: Melissa Ashburn(865) 974-0411
Mgmt: Warren Nevad(865) 974-9839
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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Source URL: https://www.mtas.tennessee.edu/city/pleasant-hill