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City of Lakeland, Tennessee
Where Quality of Life is a Way of Life

     

 

 

City Hall

The Lakeland City Hall is located at
10001 Highway 70, Lakeland, TN, 38002. 

City Hall, Lakeland, TN

Regular business hours are 8 am - 4:30 pm, Monday - Friday. 

See City Hall Calendar (PDF) for this month's scheduled meetings, events, holiday hours, etc.; see Monthly Schedule (PDF) for typical board schedule and deadlines. Since meetings are subject to change at any time, contact City Hall for latest information.

Contact City Hall at:

  • Monday - Friday, 8 am - 4:30 pm:
    Phone - (901) 867-2717
    Fax - (901) 867-2063
  • SEWER After-Hours Emergencies Only:
    (901) 870-8594
  • Other After-Hours Emergencies:
    (901) 867-8920 (not for sewer)
  • Life-threatening emergencies requiring Police, Fire or Medical response: Dial 911

Form of Government

Lakeland's government is in the form of commission-manager, where elected officials make policy decisions and the city manager's staff implements them. A mayor and four commissioners are elected at large for four-year terms. The board of commissioners appoints the city manager, who is the chief administrative officer and oversees the daily operations of the city's departments and employees (see City Hall for more information).

Lakeland Officials

  • Mayor Scott Carmichael
  • Vice Mayor Mark Hartz
  • Commissioner Randy Nicholson
  • Commissioner Clark Plunk
  • Commissioner Gerrit Vershuur
  • City Manager Robert Wherry

Administration
- City Manager Robert Wherry
- City Recorder Sontidra Thomas
- Deputy Finance Director Anita Hughes
- Human Resources Coordinator Cheryl Yarbro
- Executive Assistant DCR Theresa Meyer
- Receptionist/Clerk Vickie Holland
- Administrative Coordinator Shelia Blocker
- Administrative Assistant I Shirley Broom (part-time)
- Special Projects Officer Gene Torrey

Emergency Management
- Director Claude Talford

Engineering
- City Engineer Philip Stuckert
- Staff Engineer Emily Boswell
- Inspector Matthew Brown
- Chief Inspector Mike Morrissett
- Environmental Compliance Officer Jesse McCabe
- Code Enforcement Officer James Roberts
- Administrative Coordinator I Debra Murrell
- GIS Specialist Josh Thompson

Growth Management
- Growth Management Director J. Higbee
- Planning Director/Deputy Growth Mgmt Director Jim Atkinson

Natural Resources
- Natural Resources Director Eric Bridges
- Natural Resources Technician Nick Bridgeman

Parks & Recreation
- Parks & Recreation Director Brenda Lockhart
- Recreation Program Coordinator Joy Cloud
- Parks Maintenance Technician II Jerry Potter
- Parks Maintenance Technician II Dan Scott

Public Works
- Public Works Supervisor Bristol Roberts
- Maintenance Technician II Nelson Hardaway
- Maintenance Technician/Team Leader Bobby Carpenter
- Maintenance Technician/Team Leader James Riley
- Wastewater Supervisor Harold Poore
- Wastewater Specialist James Stimpson
- Wastewater Specialist Joseph Courtney

Hazard Mitigation
The joint Hazard Mitigation Plan was built through the efforts of the staffs of the City of Lakeland and the Town of Arlington.  Funded by a Federal Emergency Management Agency grant, the 49-page document reviews possible hazards facing our joint area, impact of the hazards, previous hazards and unique risks.  The document is available at Lakeland City Hall and online: Lakeland/Arlington Joint Area Hazard Mitigation Plan (PDF, 9 MB). Note: This very large file may take several minutes to open on some computer.

 

 
Boards

The city has several boards, commissions and committees: Descriptions (PDF). All meetings are open to the public: See Monthly Schedule (PDF) for typical schedule and deadlines. Visit these external "blog" sites for more meeting information:

Board of Commissioners
- Mayor Scott Carmichael
- Vice Mayor Mark Hartz
- Commissioner Randy Nicholson
- Commissioner Clark Plunk

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Commissioner Gerrit Verschuur

Board of Appeals
- Commissioner Clark Plunk, BOC Liaison
- JoAnn Cohen
- Kenneth Collins
- Tom Mitchell
- Charles Thompson

Design Review Commission
- Commissioner
Gerrit Verschuur, BOC Liaison
- Salvador Feraci, Jr.
- Chad Maxwell
- Jeffrey Moder

- Terri Smith-Anderson
- Cecil Tompkins
- Heidi Verbeek

Economic Development Commission
- Commissioner Mark Hartz, BOC Liaison
- Shirlee Clark
- John Dudas
- Connie Hess
- Mark Lawrence
- Josh Roman
- Boyd Ruppelt
- Pamela Womack

Municipal Planning Commission
- Mayor Scott Carmichael
- Vice Mayor Mark Hartz, BOC Liaison
- Diane Baldi
- Donald Barber
- Kathleen Brasfield
- Nikki Bufalino
- Susan Mitchell

Natural Resources Board
- Commissioner Randy Nicholson, BOC Liaison
- Billie Fae Horton
- Jerry James
- Jeff Konieczny
- Mark Mangone
- Peter Marsh
- Tony Neri

Parks & Recreation Board
- Commissioner Randy Nicholson, BOC Liaison
- Bennie Cobb
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Michael Fortner
- Hank Hess
- Anthony Neri
- Kumar Patel
- Clayton Rogers
- Nicole Wheetley

 

 
 

 

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Lakeland City Hall
10001 Highway 70, Lakeland, TN 38002
Regular business hours: 8 am - 4:30 pm, Monday-Friday
Phone: (901) 867-2717  Fax: (901) 867-2063
SEWER After-Hours Emergencies Only: (901) 870-8594
Other After-Hours Emergencies: (901) 867-8920 (not for sewer!)
Life-Threatening Emergencies – Police, Fire, or Ambulance: Dial 911

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