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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.
City Boards and Commissions
Non-City Boards and Commissions
Expiring Terms
Industrial Development Board
Select a board:
--Select A Board--
Beer Permit Board
Board of Building and Housing Code Appeals
Board of Zoning Appeals
Convention and Visitors Bureau/Explore Oak Ridge
Environmental Quality Advisory Board
Health and Educational Facilities Board
Industrial Development Board
Oak Ridge Housing Authority
Oak Ridge Land Bank Corporation Board of Directors
Oak Ridge Municipal Planning Commission
Personnel Advisory Board
Recreation and Parks Advisory Board
Senior Advisory Board
Trade Licensing Board
Traffic Safety Advisory Board
Youth Advisory Board
Staff Liaison:
Samantha Royster
(865) 483-1321
Members:
First Name
Last Name
Officers
Term End
Sasha
Benjamin
Dec 31, 2023
Richard
Chinn
Dec 31, 2023
J.R.
Hertwig
Dec 31, 2025
Roger
Petrie
Dec 31, 2025
Timothy
Stallings
Dec 31, 2025
Harold
Trapp
Dec 31, 2021
David
Wilson
Dec 31, 2021
Phillip
Yager
Dec 31, 2021
Purpose:
The purpose of the Board is as prescribed by the Industrial Development Corporation Act of Tennessee as set forth in the State statute. These powers enable the Board to acquire, own, lease and dispose of properties to promote industry and to develop trade by attracting manufacturing, industrial and commercial enterprises to Oak Ridge. Bonds can be issued by the Board. On December 12, 1988, Council delegated to the Board the authority to sell certain City-owned industrial properties. On October 12, 2010, Oak Ridge City Council approved by Resolution 10-99-10 the 2010 PILOT Reauthorization, which allows the IDB to offer Payment In Lieu of Tax (PILOT) agreements for industrial and commercial projects within prescribed guidelines.
Composition:
The Board is comprised of nine (9) members. Members are elected by Council for six-year staggered terms of office. Five (5) members constitute a quorum and the concurring vote of a majority of those members present at a meeting is required for board action. All applicants shall be duly qualified electors of and taxpayers of the City of Oak Ridge.
Upcoming Meetings:
Meeting Title
Location
Date
Time
Industrial Development Board
Municipal Building Courtroom
Dec 06, 2021
4:00PM
Industrial Development Board
Municipal Building Courtroom
Jan 03, 2022
4:00PM
View additional boards and commissions meetings by visiting the City Calendar
here
.
Agendas, Minutes & Other Documents:
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here
for Agendas, Minutes, and other Reports.
Click
here
for the Bylaws.
Click
here
for the Oak Ridge Industrial Development Board website.
View the
Economic Impact Plan for the Redevelopment of the Oak Ridge Mall Economic Development Area
.
Non-City Created Boards
Anderson County Board of Equalization
Pursuant to Tennessee Code Annotated ยง67-1-401, 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, 2021
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
Susan Asbury
Dec 31, 2021
Anderson County Development Corporation
Member Name
Term End
Richard Chinn
Dec 31, 2021
Thomas Tuck
Dec 31, 2021
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
Rick Chinn
Dec 31, 2023
Karen Crutchfield
Dec 31, 2021
Eric Tobler
Dec 31, 2021
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
Mike Magill
Jul 09, 2022
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
Nancy Stanley
Jun 30, 2022
Board Name
First Name
Last Name
Term End
Anderson County Board of Equalization
Kathy
Edwards
Dec 31, 2021
Anderson County Community Action Commission
Susan
Asbury
Dec 31, 2021
Anderson County Development Corporation
Thomas
Tuck
Dec 31, 2021
Anderson County Development Corporation
Richard
Chinn
Dec 31, 2021
Anderson County Economic Development Association
Karen
Crutchfield
Dec 31, 2021
Anderson County Economic Development Association
Eric
Tobler
Dec 31, 2021
Beer Permit Board
David
Mosby
Dec 31, 2021
Beer Permit Board
Mark
Cantrell
Dec 31, 2021
Board of Zoning Appeals
Susan
Donnelly
Dec 31, 2021
Board of Zoning Appeals
David
Gengozian
Dec 31, 2021
Convention and Visitors Bureau/Explore Oak Ridge
Naomi
Asher
Dec 31, 2021
Convention and Visitors Bureau/Explore Oak Ridge
Barbara
Ferrell
Dec 31, 2021
Convention and Visitors Bureau/Explore Oak Ridge
Carol
Smallridge
Dec 31, 2021
Convention and Visitors Bureau/Explore Oak Ridge
Heather
Brown
Dec 31, 2021
Environmental Quality Advisory Board
Rebecca
Bowman
Dec 31, 2021
Environmental Quality Advisory Board
William
Dean
Dec 31, 2021
Environmental Quality Advisory Board
Wende
Doolittle
Dec 31, 2021
Environmental Quality Advisory Board
Robert
Kennedy
Dec 31, 2021
Environmental Quality Advisory Board
Kelley
Smith
Dec 31, 2021
Health and Educational Facilities Board
Richard
Wallace
Dec 31, 2021
Industrial Development Board
Harold
Trapp
Dec 31, 2021
Industrial Development Board
David
Wilson
Dec 31, 2021
Industrial Development Board
Phillip
Yager
Dec 31, 2021
Oak Ridge Housing Authority
James
Palmer
Dec 31, 2021
Oak Ridge Housing Authority
Anne
Dunthorn
Dec 31, 2021
Oak Ridge Land Bank Corporation Board of Directors
Anne
Dunthorn
Dec 31, 2021
Oak Ridge Land Bank Corporation Board of Directors
Charlie
Jernigan
Dec 31, 2021
Oak Ridge Land Bank Corporation Board of Directors
Kelly
Callison
Dec 31, 2021
Oak Ridge Municipal Planning Commission
L.
Hensley
Dec 31, 2021
Oak Ridge Municipal Planning Commission
Benjamin
Stephens
Dec 31, 2021
Personnel Advisory Board
Bonnie
Hebert
Dec 31, 2021
Personnel Advisory Board
Martha
Wallus
Dec 31, 2021
Recreation and Parks Advisory Board
David
Kitzmiller
Dec 31, 2021
Recreation and Parks Advisory Board
Daniel
Robbins
Dec 31, 2021
Senior Advisory Board
Martha
Adler-Jasny
Dec 31, 2021
Senior Advisory Board
Robert
Smallridge
Dec 31, 2021
Trade Licensing Board
Jawrell
Cook
Dec 31, 2021
Trade Licensing Board
Jeff
Lewis
Dec 31, 2021
Traffic Safety Advisory Board
Martha
Adler-Jasny
Dec 31, 2021
Traffic Safety Advisory Board
llona
Kaczocha
Dec 31, 2021
Traffic Safety Advisory Board
Melissa
McMahan
Dec 31, 2021