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.

Industrial Development Board

Select a board:

Staff Liaison:

Samantha Royster
(865) 483-1321

Members:

First Name	Last Name	Term End

Sasha	Benjamin	Dec 31, 2022
Richard	Chinn	Dec 31, 2022
David	Mason	Dec 31, 2024
Buzz	Patrick	Dec 31, 2022
Roger	Petrie	Dec 31, 2024
Timothy	Stallings	Dec 31, 2024
Harold	Trapp	Dec 31, 2020
David	Wilson	Dec 31, 2020
Phillip	Yager	Dec 31, 2020

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 Training Room	Nov 04, 2019	4:00PM
Industrial Development Board	Municipal Building Training Room	Dec 02, 2019	4:00PM

View additional boards and commissions meetings by visiting the City Calendar here.

Agendas, Minutes & Other Documents:

Click 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 §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, 2019

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, 2019

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
Leonard Abbatiello	Dec 31, 2019
Karen Crutchfield	Dec 31, 2020
Eric Tobler	Dec 31, 2021

Oak Ridge Heritage Railroad Authority

Member Name	Term End
Gordon Fee	Dec 31, 2019
Mike Magill	Jul 09, 2021

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
Thomas Clary	Jun 30, 2020
Alan Liby	Jun 30, 2024
James Rushton	Jun 30, 2021
Nancy Stanley Riser	Jun 30, 2022

Board Name	First Name	Last Name	Term End

Anderson County Board of Equalization	Kathy	Edwards	Dec 31, 2019
Anderson County Community Action Commission	Susan	Asbury	Dec 31, 2019
Anderson County Economic Development Association	Leonard	Abbatiello	Dec 31, 2019
Beer Permit Board	Mark	Cantrell	Dec 31, 2019
Beer Permit Board	Rodney	Nelson	Dec 31, 2019
Board of Building and Housing Code Appeals	Bruce	LeForce	Dec 31, 2019
Board of Building and Housing Code Appeals	Susan	Frederick	Dec 31, 2019
Board of Zoning Appeals	Judith	Mason	Dec 31, 2019
Convention and Visitors Bureau/Explore Oak Ridge	Lisa	Benker	Dec 31, 2019
Convention and Visitors Bureau/Explore Oak Ridge	Heather	Brown	Dec 31, 2019
Convention and Visitors Bureau/Explore Oak Ridge	William	Cruze	Dec 31, 2019
Environmental Quality Advisory Board	Darcie	Holcomb	Dec 31, 2019
Health and Educational Facilities Board	Harold	Osucha	Dec 31, 2019
Health and Educational Facilities Board	David	Wilson	Dec 31, 2019
Oak Ridge Heritage Railroad Authority	Gordon	Fee	Dec 31, 2019
Oak Ridge Housing Authority	Jean	Lantrip	Dec 31, 2019
Oak Ridge Land Bank Corporation Board of Directors	James	Palmer	Dec 31, 2019
Oak Ridge Land Bank Corporation Board of Directors	David	Mosby	Dec 31, 2019
Oak Ridge Municipal Planning Commission	Sharon	Kohler	Dec 31, 2019
Oak Ridge Municipal Planning Commission	Jane	Shelton	Dec 31, 2019
Recreation and Parks Advisory Board	Naomi	Asher	Dec 31, 2019
Recreation and Parks Advisory Board	Mark	Cantrell	Dec 31, 2019
Recreation and Parks Advisory Board	Ray	Garrett	Dec 31, 2019
Recreation and Parks Advisory Board	Bradley	Spears	Dec 31, 2019
Senior Advisory Board	Gene	Dunaway	Dec 31, 2019
Senior Advisory Board	Jackie	Nichols	Dec 31, 2019
Senior Advisory Board	Lisa	Plante	Dec 31, 2019
Senior Advisory Board	Paul	Smiddy	Dec 31, 2019
Trade Licensing Board	Michael	Maddux	Dec 31, 2019
Trade Licensing Board	Joe	McCarty	Dec 31, 2019
Trade Licensing Board	Danny	Scott	Dec 31, 2019
Trade Licensing Board	Jerry	Seiber	Dec 31, 2019
Traffic Safety Advisory Board	William	Polfus	Dec 31, 2019
Traffic Safety Advisory Board	Jane	Shelton	Dec 31, 2019
Traffic Safety Advisory Board	Andrew	Howe	Dec 31, 2019
Traffic Safety Advisory Board	Ronald	Linkins	Dec 31, 2019