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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STRATEGIC PLANNING MEETING- OCTOBER 1ST

The next scheduled Strategic Planning Meeting will be held Tuesday, October 1, 2024 at 2:00 p.m. in the J.B Collins Room of the John P. Franklin, Sr. City Council Building. 

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 schedule of meetings for the Council changed in late 2023 [view notice here] and stands as follows:

Council Meeting - Every Tuesday at 3:30 p.m. (This will be a recessed meeting each week.)
Strategic Planning - 1st and/or 3rd Tuesday at 2:00 p.m. when needed 

RECURRING COMMITTEES:

The Council's Planning and Zoning Committee meets every first Tuesday of the month during the 3:30 business meeting. The Parks and Public Works Committee meets every other week during the 3:30 business meeting.

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 3:30 p.m. business meeting. Once the City Attorney reads the rules for addressing the Council, each speaker must speak from the podium. Each speaker will be allotted three minutes to make their 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 livestreams of the 2:00 Strategic Planning meetings (1st and 3rd Tuesdays as needed), as well as the weekly 3:30 Council business meeting. 

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 1
Chip Henderson, Chair 2024-2025

DISTRICT 2
Jenny Hill, Vice Chair 2024-2025
Chair, Affordable Housing Committee

DISTRICT 3
Ken Smith, Councilman
Chair, Legislative Committee

DISTRICT 4
Darrin Ledford, Councilman
Chair, Planning and Zoning Committee

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

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

DISTRICT 7
Raquetta Dotley, Councilwoman
Chair, Public Safety Committee

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

DISTRICT 9
Demetrus Coonrod, Councilwoman
Chair, Economic Development Committee
Chair, Equity and Community Development Committee
Chair, Human Resources (HR) Committee

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