BOARDS & COMMISSIONS

IMPORTANT NOTICE:

The City of Oak Ridge is currently accepting applications for our boards and commissions. Please click here to apply.

General Information

City of Oak Ridge Boards and Commissions are authorized by City Council. At present, there are sixteen (16) 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 the Oak Ridge Convention and Visitors Bureau’s Hotel/Motel Representation), 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 special meeting of City Council held in December 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

Richard	Chinn	Dec 31, 2022
Louise	Dunlap	Dec 31, 2018
David	Mason	Dec 31, 2018
Harold	Osucha	Dec 31, 2018
Buzz	Patrick	Dec 31, 2022
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	Oct 02, 2017	4:00PM
Industrial Development Board	Municipal Building Training Room	Nov 06, 2017	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
Catherine Denenberg	Dec 31, 2018

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
Sharon Stratton	Dec 31, 2017

Anderson County Development Corporation

Member Name	Term End
Richard Chinn	Dec 31, 2017
Thomas Tuck	Dec 31, 2017

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
Terry McGhee	Dec 31, 2017

Anderson County Regional Solid Waste Planning Board

Member Name	Term End
Shira McWaters	Sep 01, 2019

Oak Ridge Heritage Railroad Authority

Member Name	Term End
Pete Craven	Oct 09, 2018
Gordon Fee	Dec 31, 2019

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	Jun 30, 2018
Thomas Clary	Jun 30, 2020
Alan Liby	Jun 30, 2019
James Rushton	Jun 30, 2021
Nancy Stanley Riser	Jun 30, 2022

Board Name	First Name	Last Name	Term End

Anderson County Community Action Commission	Sharon	Stratton	Dec 31, 2017
Anderson County Development Corporation	Richard	Chinn	Dec 31, 2017
Anderson County Development Corporation	Thomas	Tuck	Dec 31, 2017
Anderson County Economic Development Association	Terry	McGhee	Dec 31, 2017
Beer Permit Board	William	Bailey	Dec 31, 2017
Beer Permit Board	David	Mosby	Dec 31, 2017
Board of Building and Housing Code Appeals	Philip	Nipper	Dec 31, 2017
Board of Building and Housing Code Appeals	Amy	Seiber	Dec 31, 2017
Board of Zoning Appeals	Syd	Ball	Dec 31, 2017
Environmental Quality Advisory Board	Rhonda	Bogard	Dec 31, 2017
Environmental Quality Advisory Board	William	Dean	Dec 31, 2017
Environmental Quality Advisory Board	Robert	Kennedy	Dec 31, 2017
Explore Oak Ridge	Allison	Hummel	Dec 31, 2017
Explore Oak Ridge	Carol	Smallridge	Dec 31, 2017
Explore Oak Ridge	Naomi	Asher	Dec 31, 2017
Explore Oak Ridge	Heather	Brown	Dec 31, 2017
Explore Oak Ridge	Gretchen	Julius	Dec 31, 2017
Explore Oak Ridge	Troy	Patel	Dec 31, 2017
Health and Educational Facilities Board	William	Lenihan	Dec 31, 2017
Health and Educational Facilities Board	Fay	Martin	Dec 31, 2017
Health and Educational Facilities Board	David	Mason	Dec 31, 2017
Oak Ridge Housing Authority	Judith	Osucha	Dec 31, 2017
Oak Ridge Land Bank Corporation Board of Directors	Charlie	Jernigan	Dec 31, 2017
Oak Ridge Land Bank Corporation Board of Directors	Anne	Dunthorn	Dec 31, 2017
Oak Ridge Land Bank Corporation Board of Directors	Melinda	Hillman	Dec 31, 2017
Oak Ridge Municipal Planning Commission	Claudia	Lever	Dec 31, 2017
Oak Ridge Municipal Planning Commission	H. Stephen	Whitson	Dec 31, 2017
Oak Ridge Municipal Planning Commission	Todd	Wilson	Dec 31, 2017
Personnel Advisory Board	Martha	Wallus	Dec 31, 2017
Personnel Advisory Board	Bonnie	Hebert	Dec 31, 2017
Recreation and Parks Advisory Board	David	Kitzmiller	Dec 31, 2017
Recreation and Parks Advisory Board	Daniel	Robbins	Dec 31, 2017
Recreation and Parks Advisory Board	Ken	Rueter	Dec 31, 2017
Senior Advisory Board	Martha	Adler-Jasny	Dec 31, 2017
Senior Advisory Board	Susan	Asbury	Dec 31, 2017
Senior Advisory Board	Delores	Moyer	Dec 31, 2017
Senior Advisory Board	Harold	Schmitt	Dec 31, 2017
Senior Advisory Board	Alfred	Skyberg	Dec 31, 2017
Trade Licensing Board	Jeff	Lewis	Dec 31, 2017
Traffic Safety Advisory Board	Martha	Adler-Jasny	Dec 31, 2017
Traffic Safety Advisory Board	Melissa	McMahan	Dec 31, 2017