City Council

WELCOME TO THE CHATTANOOGA CITY COUNCIL

(Left to right: Darrin Ledford, Jenny Hill, Isiah Hester, Carol Berz, Chip Henderson, Ken Smith, Raquetta Dotley, Marvene Noel, and Demetrus Coonrod. Photo: Lawson Whitaker Photography)

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MAY 30TH MEETING CANCELLATION

All meetings of the Chattanooga City Council have been cancelled on Tuesday, May 30, 2023. Meetings will resume on Tuesday, June 6, 2023.

FY24 BUDGET PUBLIC HEARING

The Chattanooga City Council will hold a Public Hearing for the Operations and Capital budget on June 6, 2023, during the 6:00 p.m. Council Meeting.The meeting will take place in the Assembly Room of the John P. Franklin Sr. City Council Building located at 1000 Lindsay Street, Chattanooga, TN 37402. The first reading for both ordinances will take place on June 13th, with the final vote taking place on June 20th. Both readings will take place during the regular 6:00 p.m. Council meetings, which are open and accessible. 

DAVID J. FLOYD YOUTH CAMP

The International Association of Black Professional Fire Fighters will host a camp for youth ages 11 - 15 in the Chattanooga area. Created to provide youth with an interactive, safe, and dynamic environment, the David J. Floyd Youth Camp provides the tools needed to help structure communication skills, critical thinking, and collaboration while challenging youth to gain independent strength and knowledge through growing their confidence and cultivating leadership skills. The camp will be held at Booker T. Washington Park located at 5801 Champion Road, Chattanooga, TN, 37416 from July 3rd - July 7th, 2023. For further information or to obtain an application, please contact the IABPF Executive Director, Freddie Banks at (423) 488-4897 or go online to www.iabpf.org.

REGULAR MEETING SCHEDULE 

Open meetings of the Chattanooga City Council take place every Tuesday in the Assembly Room of the John P. Franklin, Sr. City Council Building. The regular meeting schedule is as follows:

• Strategic Planning - Every 1st and 3rd Tuesday of the month at 2:00 p.m. 
• Agenda Session & Committees - Every Tuesday at 3:30 p.m.
• Council Meeting - Every Tuesday at 6:00 p.m. (Rezoning case hearings take place on the 2nd Tuesday.)

RECURRING COMMITTEES

• Planning and Zoning Committee meets every first Tuesday of the month after the 3:30 p.m. Agenda Session.
• Parks and Public Works Committee meets every 1st and 3rd Tuesday after the 3:30 p.m. Agenda Session.
  
  

WAYS TO PARTICIPATE IN COUNCIL MEETINGS

ATTEND IN PERSON:

Any person may attend the above-listed meetings in person. All meetings are open and accessible.

Addressing the Council: Public comments are allowed every Tuesday at the end of the 6:00 p.m. meeting. Once the City Attorney reads the rules for addressing the Council, each speaker is allotted three minutes to make comments. A timer will be set and visible to all speakers during this time. Speakers cannot share their three minutes with others. The timer starts anew with each speaker. The Council has limited the public comments section of its agenda to a maximum of one hour. 

WATCH THE YOUTUBE LIVESTREAM

• Click here to view the livestream of the 3:30 Agenda Session or committee meetings.
• Click here to view the livestream of the weekly Council meetings.

EMAIL OR PHYSICAL MAIL

Any person may email comments to the full Council at Council-Clerk@chattanooga.gov or send your comments via U.S. postal mail to the following address:

Chattanooga City Council
c/o Clerk to Council
1000 Lindsay Street
Chattanooga, TN 37402

LEAVE A VOICEMAIL FOR YOUR REPRESENTATIVE

To leave a voicemail for your district councilperson, dial (423) 643-7170 and press the number of your district to leave your message. For example, when prompted, press 1 for the District 1 councilperson’s direct line to leave a voicemail.

MISSION STATEMENT

To promote an ethical, inclusive environment that enhances and sustains the well-being of all the people, by encouraging citizen input and participation at all levels of City government and by providing high-quality, professional public service that addresses community needs.

ABOUT THE CITY COUNCIL

Chattanoogans elect a Mayor and all nine Council members on the first Tuesday in March of every fourth year. To be elected, a candidate must receive a majority (50% + 1) of the votes cast; if no candidate garners a majority, a run-off election is held between the two candidates that received the most votes. Runoff elections are held on the second Tuesday of April. Mayor and Council receive their oath of office and their new terms begin on the first Monday after the second Tuesday of April. Also, in April of each year, the Council elects a Chair and Vice Chair.

DISTRICT 7
Raquetta Dotley, Chair 2023-2024

DISTRICT 2
Jenny Hill, Vice Chair 2023-2024

DISTRICT 1
Chip Henderson, Councilman
Chair, Public Safety Committee

DISTRICT 3
Ken Smith, Councilman
Chair, Legislative Committee

DISTRICT 4
Darrin Ledford, Councilman
(committe assignment pending)

DISTRICT 5
Isiah Hester, Councilman
Chair, Parks and Public Works Committee

DISTRICT 6
Dr. Carol Berz, Councilwoman
Chair, Budget and Finance Committee

DISTRICT 8
Marvene Noel, Councilwoman
Chair, Education and Innovation Committee

DISTRICT 9
Demetrus Coonrod, Councilwoman
Chair, Economic Development Committee

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