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	Officers	Term End

Sasha	Benjamin		Dec 31, 2022
Richard	Chinn		Dec 31, 2022
Louise	Dunlap		Dec 31, 2018
David	Mason		Dec 31, 2018
Harold	Osucha		Dec 31, 2018
Buzz	Patrick	Vice Chair	Dec 31, 2022
Harold	Trapp		Dec 31, 2020
David	Wilson	Chair	Dec 31, 2020
Phillip	Yager	Secretary / Treasurer	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	Jul 02, 2018	4:00PM
Industrial Development Board	Municipal Building Training Room	Aug 06, 2018	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, 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
Susan Asbury	Dec 31, 2018

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

Anderson County Regional Solid Waste Planning Board

Member Name	Term End
Shira McWaters	Sep 01, 2019

Anderson County Tourism Council

Pursuant to Tennessee Code Annotated §7-56-203, the Board of Directors shall consist of one (1) Director who will be the Mayor or the Mayor's designee and one (1) Director-at-Large who shall be selected by Council who is at least twenty-five (25) years of age and a resident withing the boundaries of Roane County for at least one year preceding appointment.

Member Name	Term End
Beth Hickman	Dec 31, 2018

Oak Ridge Heritage Railroad Authority

Member Name	Term End
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 Board of Equalization	Kathy	Edwards	Dec 31, 2018
Anderson County Community Action Commission	Susan	Asbury	Dec 31, 2018
Anderson County Tourism Council	Beth	Hickman	Dec 31, 2018
Beer Permit Board	Wende	Doolittle	Dec 31, 2018
Beer Permit Board	Theresa	Scott	Dec 31, 2018
Beer Permit Board	Danny	Whitson	Dec 31, 2018
Board of Building and Housing Code Appeals	Joseph	Lee	Dec 31, 2018
Board of Building and Housing Code Appeals	Michael	Marsh	Dec 31, 2018
Board of Building and Housing Code Appeals	Leonard	Vaughen	Dec 31, 2018
Board of Zoning Appeals	Keith	Craft	Dec 31, 2018
Convention and Visitors Bureau/Explore Oak Ridge	Owen	Driskill	Dec 31, 2018
Convention and Visitors Bureau/Explore Oak Ridge	Susan	Frederick	Dec 31, 2018
Convention and Visitors Bureau/Explore Oak Ridge	Rebecca	Williams	Dec 31, 2018
Convention and Visitors Bureau/Explore Oak Ridge	Heather	Brown	Dec 31, 2018
Environmental Quality Advisory Board	Kaela	O'Dell	Dec 31, 2018
Industrial Development Board	David	Mason	Dec 31, 2018
Industrial Development Board	Harold	Osucha	Dec 31, 2018
Industrial Development Board	Louise	Dunlap	Dec 31, 2018
Oak Ridge Housing Authority	Sharon	Crane	Dec 31, 2018
Oak Ridge Land Bank Corporation Board of Directors	Colin	Anderson	Dec 31, 2018
Oak Ridge Land Bank Corporation Board of Directors	Barbara	Gardner	Dec 31, 2018
Oak Ridge Municipal Planning Commission	Zabrina	Gregg	Dec 31, 2018
Oak Ridge Municipal Planning Commission	Patrick	McMillan	Dec 31, 2018
Oak Ridge Municipal Planning Commission	Todd	Wilson	Dec 31, 2018
Oak Ridge Utility District	James	Charles	Jun 30, 2018
Personnel Advisory Board	Anne	Garcia Garland	Dec 31, 2018
Personnel Advisory Board	Lisa	Bollinger	Dec 31, 2018
Personnel Advisory Board	Kevin	Gregg	Dec 31, 2018
Recreation and Parks Advisory Board	B.	Tatum	Dec 31, 2018
Recreation and Parks Advisory Board	Melissa	McMahan	Dec 31, 2018
Senior Advisory Board	Patricia	Gengozian	Dec 31, 2018
Senior Advisory Board	Robert	Smallridge	Dec 31, 2018
Trade Licensing Board	F. Wayne	Garber	Dec 31, 2018
Traffic Safety Advisory Board	Jana	Humphrey	Dec 31, 2018
Traffic Safety Advisory Board	Halfen	Hoyt	Dec 31, 2018
Traffic Safety Advisory Board	lona	Kaczocha	Dec 31, 2018
Traffic Safety Advisory Board	Hannah	Oran	Jun 30, 2018
Youth Advisory Board	Audrey	Bufton	Jun 30, 2018
Youth Advisory Board	Chloe	Bales	Jun 30, 2018
Youth Advisory Board	Ethan	Collier	Jun 30, 2018
Youth Advisory Board	Madison (Maddie)	Childress	Jun 30, 2018
Youth Advisory Board	Maggie	Froning	Jun 30, 2018
Youth Advisory Board	Alexis	Hammond	Jun 30, 2018
Youth Advisory Board	Jas	Jakowski	Jun 30, 2018
Youth Advisory Board	Mikolaj	Jakowski	Jun 30, 2018
Youth Advisory Board	Madelyn	Kittrell	Jun 30, 2018
Youth Advisory Board	Jasleen	Narula	Jun 30, 2018
Youth Advisory Board	Hannah	Oran	Jun 30, 2018
Youth Advisory Board	Alexis	Palau	Jun 30, 2018
Youth Advisory Board	Candace	Pang	Jun 30, 2018
Youth Advisory Board	Brigitte	Turner	Jun 30, 2018
Youth Advisory Board	Jina	Jiang	Jun 30, 2018