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.

Environmental Quality Advisory Board

Select a board:

Staff Liaison:

Sandy Sexton
(865) 425-3414
ssexton@oakridgetn.gov

Members:

First Name	Last Name	Officers	Term End

Atilio	Anzellotti		Dec 31, 2021
Rebecca	Bowman		Dec 31, 2020
William	Dean		Dec 31, 2020
Wende	Doolittle	Vice Chair	Dec 31, 2020
Joel	Hewett		Dec 31, 2021
Darcie	Holcomb		Dec 31, 2019
Robert	Kennedy		Dec 31, 2020
Sophia	Krusen		Jul 31, 2020
Kelley	Smith		Dec 31, 2020
Kayla	Wyatt		Dec 31, 2021

Purpose:

The purpose of the Board is to serve as an advisory body to Council. When requested by Council, the Board gives advice and assistance in matters contributing to a quality environment. Further, upon request, the Board advises the City Manager and the Oak Ridge Municipal Planning Commission on specific environmental matters.

Composition:

The Board is comprised of twelve (12) members, two (2) of whom shall be Oak Ridge High School (ORHS) students. Members are elected by Council for three-year staggered terms, except the ORHS students who serve staggered two-year terms of office. Six (6) members constitute a quorum and the concurring vote of a majority of those members present at a meeting is required for any board action. The student representatives share in one vote.

Upcoming Meetings:

Meeting Title	Location	Date	Time

Environmental Quality Advisory Board	Municipal Building Training Room	Oct 03, 2019	6:00PM
Oak Ridge Housing Authority Special Meeting	76 Honeysuckle Lane	Sep 25, 2019	9:00AM

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

Agendas, Minutes & Other Documents:

Click here for Agendas and Minutes.
Click here for Bylaws.
Click here to view the Tree Plan.

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	Delores	Moyer	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