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	Secretary / Treasurer	Dec 31, 2022
Richard	Chinn		Dec 31, 2022
David	Mason	Vice Chair	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	Chair	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	Jun 01, 2020	4:00PM
Industrial Development Board	Municipal Building Training Room	Jul 06, 2020	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, 2020

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, 2020

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, 2020
Eric Tobler	Dec 31, 2021

Anderson County Regional Solid Waste Planning Board

Member Name	Term End
Shira McWaters	Dec 31, 2020

Oak Ridge Heritage Railroad Authority

Member Name	Term End
Gordon Fee	Dec 31, 2022
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, 2020
Anderson County Community Action Commission	Susan	Asbury	Dec 31, 2020
Anderson County Development Corporation Board of Directors	Richard	Chinn	Dec 31, 2020
Anderson County Development Corporation Board of Directors	Thomas	Tuck	Dec 31, 2020
Anderson County Economic Development Association	Karen	Crutchfield	Dec 31, 2020
Anderson County Regional Solid Waste Planning Board	Shira	McWaters	Dec 31, 2020
Beer Permit Board	David	Mosby	Dec 31, 2020
Beer Permit Board	Mark	Cantrell	Dec 31, 2020
Board of Building and Housing Code Appeals	Philip	Nipper	Dec 31, 2020
Board of Building and Housing Code Appeals	Amy	Seiber	Dec 31, 2020
Board of Zoning Appeals	Susan	Donnelly	Dec 31, 2020
Convention and Visitors Bureau/Explore Oak Ridge	Naomi	Asher	Dec 31, 2020
Convention and Visitors Bureau/Explore Oak Ridge	Barbara	Ferrell	Dec 31, 2020
Convention and Visitors Bureau/Explore Oak Ridge	Carol	Smallridge	Dec 31, 2020
Convention and Visitors Bureau/Explore Oak Ridge	Robin	Berrier	Dec 31, 2020
Convention and Visitors Bureau/Explore Oak Ridge	Heather	Brown	Dec 31, 2020
Convention and Visitors Bureau/Explore Oak Ridge	Alex	Cruze	Dec 31, 2020
Environmental Quality Advisory Board	Rebecca	Bowman	Dec 31, 2020
Environmental Quality Advisory Board	William	Dean	Dec 31, 2020
Environmental Quality Advisory Board	Wende	Doolittle	Dec 31, 2020
Environmental Quality Advisory Board	Robert	Kennedy	Dec 31, 2020
Environmental Quality Advisory Board	Kelley	Smith	Dec 31, 2020
Environmental Quality Advisory Board	Sophia	Krusen	Jul 31, 2020
Industrial Development Board	Harold	Trapp	Dec 31, 2020
Industrial Development Board	David	Wilson	Dec 31, 2020
Industrial Development Board	Phillip	Yager	Dec 31, 2020
Oak Ridge Housing Authority	James	Palmer	Dec 31, 2020
Oak Ridge Land Bank Corporation Board of Directors	Anne	Dunthorn	Dec 31, 2020
Oak Ridge Land Bank Corporation Board of Directors	Charlie	Jernigan	Dec 31, 2020
Oak Ridge Land Bank Corporation Board of Directors	Kelly	Callison	Dec 31, 2020
Oak Ridge Municipal Planning Commission	L.	Hensley	Dec 31, 2020
Oak Ridge Municipal Planning Commission	Benjamin	Stephens	Dec 31, 2020
Oak Ridge Municipal Planning Commission	Jim	Dodson	Jul 31, 2020
Oak Ridge Utility District	Thomas	Clary	Jun 30, 2020
Personnel Advisory Board	Bonnie	Hebert	Dec 31, 2020
Personnel Advisory Board	Martha	Wallus	Dec 31, 2020
Recreation and Parks Advisory Board	David	Kitzmiller	Dec 31, 2020
Recreation and Parks Advisory Board	Daniel	Robbins	Dec 31, 2020
Recreation and Parks Advisory Board	Ken	Rueter	Dec 31, 2020
Senior Advisory Board	Martha	Adler-Jasny	Dec 31, 2020
Senior Advisory Board	Susan	Asbury	Dec 31, 2020
Senior Advisory Board	Alfred	Skyberg	Dec 31, 2020
Senior Advisory Board	David	Vudragovich	Dec 31, 2020
Senior Advisory Board	Lynda	Rose	Dec 31, 2020
Trade Licensing Board	Jawrell	Cook	Dec 31, 2020
Trade Licensing Board	Jeff	Lewis	Dec 31, 2020
Traffic Safety Advisory Board	Martha	Adler-Jasny	Dec 31, 2020
Traffic Safety Advisory Board	Melissa	McMahan	Dec 31, 2020
Traffic Safety Advisory Board	Levi	Parish	Jul 31, 2020
Youth Advisory Board	Patricia	Anguiano	May 31, 2020
Youth Advisory Board	Susan	Dale	May 31, 2020
Youth Advisory Board	Nicholas	Dallas	May 31, 2020
Youth Advisory Board	Jayden	Ellis	May 31, 2020
Youth Advisory Board	Maggie	Froning	May 31, 2020
Youth Advisory Board	Megan	Henley	May 31, 2020
Youth Advisory Board	Mark	Humphreys	May 31, 2020
Youth Advisory Board	Jina	Jiang	May 31, 2020
Youth Advisory Board	Siena	Jobkar	May 31, 2020
Youth Advisory Board	Madelyn	Kittrell	May 31, 2020
Youth Advisory Board	Asa	Lee	May 31, 2020
Youth Advisory Board	Kira	Palau	May 31, 2020
Youth Advisory Board	Alexandra	Shanafield	May 31, 2020
Youth Advisory Board	Kaitlan	Spurlock	May 31, 2020
Youth Advisory Board	Caroline	Webb	May 31, 2020