BOARDS & COMMISSIONS

General Information

City of Oak Ridge Boards and Commissions are authorized by City Council. At present, there are 17 such boards and commissions in the City, but the Council can create other boards as it deems necessary. Oak Ridge residency is required for appointment to a City Board or Commission (except for the Oak Ridge Convention and Visitors Bureau’s Hotel/Motel Representation and the Trade Licensing Board, under certain circumstances), and the members serve without compensation.

A resident of the City desiring to be a candidate for Council appointments to a board or a commission must submit the required application to the City Clerk’s Office in the Municipal Building by the deadline advertised. Additional information may be included as part of the application process. The application process will be posted on the City Clerk’s Departmental website outlining said information. A city-wide recruitment process will take place prior to the deadline and will include ads, press releases, and various website posts on the City’s website.

An end-of-year election will occur at a regular meeting of City Council held in January with the agenda packet containing all information received from applicants during the recruitment, sample ballot(s) or ballots, as well as an attendance record of interested incumbents for their most recent term of office. Following the election, appropriate letters shall be sent to all applicants from the City Clerk informing them of the outcome of the special meeting of City Council.

If you need an accessible entrance to the Municipal Building for a public meeting (the main public entrance requires the ability to walk up several steps), there is an accessible entrance on the far end of the south side of the building near the City Clerk’s Office. This entrance is a secured entrance, so please call (865) 425-5377 upon arrival for assistance.

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Non-City Created Boards

Anderson County Board of Equalization

Pursuant to Tennessee Code Annotated §67-1-401, Council appoints one (1) of the five (5) members to this Board. The appointee must be an Oak Ridge resident and a "freeholder and taxpayer." The term of office is for a two-year term.

Member Name	Term End
Kathy Edwards	Dec 31, 2023

Anderson County Community Action Commission

This Commission is required by Tennessee law to have a Board of Directors comprised of eighteen (18) public and private agency representatives. One (1) seat is reserved for a Council appointee who must be an Oak Ridge resident and may be a member of Council. The term of office is a one-year term.

Member Name	Term End
William Slover	Dec 31, 2022

Anderson County Development Corporation

Member Name	Term End
Richard Chinn	Dec 31, 2025
Terri Daugherty	Dec 31, 2025

Anderson County Economic Development Association

The City is allocated four (4) of the twenty-five (25) seats on the Board of Directors of ACEDA. Council has elected to have the Mayor serve as one of the four (4) appointments, with the other three (3) appointments being at-large from Oak Ridge residents or members of Council.

Member Name	Term End
Jonathan Black	Dec 31, 2025
Rick Chinn	Dec 31, 2023
George Cleveland	Dec 31, 2025

Anderson County Regional Solid Waste Planning Board

Member Name	Term End
Patrick Berge	Dec 31, 2023

Oak Ridge Heritage Railroad Authority

Member Name	Term End
Gordon Fee	Dec 31, 2023

Oak Ridge Utility District

ORUD was created for the purpose of acquiring, constructing, reconstructing, improving, bettering, extending, repairing, maintaining, and operating a gas system within the City Limits. By State law, the Board of Commissioners for ORUD consists of five (5) members, who are Oak Ridge residents, appointed by Council. Members are appointed as follows: thirty (30) days prior to expiration of a term of office, the City Manager meets with the Board of Commissioners (absent the outgoing member) to nominate a successor by majority vote. Council approves the nominee.

Member Name	Term End
James Charles	Jul 01, 2023
Alan Liby	Jun 30, 2024

Board Name	First Name	Last Name	Term End

Anderson County Community Action Commission	William	Slover	Dec 31, 2022
Beer Permit Board	Wende	Doolittle	Dec 31, 2022
Beer Permit Board	Raynauld	Cherry	Dec 31, 2022
Board of Building and Housing Code Appeals	Joseph	Lee	Dec 31, 2022
Board of Building and Housing Code Appeals	Michael	Marsh	Dec 31, 2022
Board of Building and Housing Code Appeals	Patrick	McMillan	Dec 31, 2022
Convention and Visitors Bureau/Explore Oak Ridge	Rebecca	Williams	Dec 31, 2022
Convention and Visitors Bureau/Explore Oak Ridge	Terry	Domm	Dec 31, 2022
Convention and Visitors Bureau/Explore Oak Ridge	Emily	Jernigan	Dec 31, 2022
Convention and Visitors Bureau/Explore Oak Ridge	Heather	Brown	Dec 31, 2022
Convention and Visitors Bureau/Explore Oak Ridge	Kimberly	Byrd	Dec 31, 2022
Convention and Visitors Bureau/Explore Oak Ridge	Mathew	Stanke	Dec 31, 2022
Environmental Quality Advisory Board	Atilio	Anzellotti	Dec 31, 2022
Environmental Quality Advisory Board	Joel	Hewett	Dec 31, 2022
Environmental Quality Advisory Board	Nicholas	Podar	Dec 31, 2022
Health and Educational Facilities Board	Leon	Baker	Dec 31, 2022
Health and Educational Facilities Board	William	Logan	Dec 31, 2022
Oak Ridge Land Bank Corporation Board of Directors	Nikki	Adkisson	Dec 31, 2022
Oak Ridge Land Bank Corporation Board of Directors	Peter	Bancroft	Dec 31, 2022
Oak Ridge Land Bank Corporation Board of Directors	Kelly	Callison	Dec 31, 2022
Oak Ridge Municipal Planning Commission	Claudia	Lever	Dec 31, 2022
Oak Ridge Municipal Planning Commission	Jim	Dodson	Dec 30, 2022
Personnel Advisory Board	Lisa	Bollinger	Dec 31, 2022
Personnel Advisory Board	Anne	Garcia	Dec 31, 2022
Personnel Advisory Board	Lynette	Waite	Dec 31, 2022
Recreation and Parks Advisory Board	Melissa	McMahan	Dec 31, 2022
Recreation and Parks Advisory Board	Christopher	Melhorn	Dec 31, 2022
Senior Advisory Board	Patricia	Gengozian	Dec 31, 2022
Trade Licensing Board	F. Wayne	Garber	Dec 31, 2022
Traffic Safety Advisory Board	llona	Kaczocha	Dec 31, 2022
Traffic Safety Advisory Board	Colin	Loring	Dec 31, 2022
Traffic Safety Advisory Board	Martha	Adler-Jasny	Dec 31, 2022
Traffic Safety Advisory Board	Greta	Ownby	Dec 31, 2022