Jefferson City, Tennessee

City Manager, James Gallup Office: 112 City Center Drive Mailing: PO Box 530 Jefferson City, TN 37760 Phone: 865-475-9071 Fax: 865-475-8224

The City Manager is responsible for the day-to-day operations and management of Jefferson City and its personnel. The City Manager works under the direction of the Mayor and City Council to implement policies set forth by them. The City Manager oversees approximately 110 full-time city employees in six departments as well as 20 to 40 part-time and seasonal employees.

 

James A. Gallup currently serves as the recently appointed City Manager of Jefferson City, Tennessee, with duties and responsibilities managing the full-service municipality located in Jefferson County.

 

James previously served as the Assistant to the City Manager in Athens, Tennessee, after completing a 2-year Public Management Fellowship with the Municipal Technical Advisory Service, an agency of the University of Tennessee’s Institute of Public Service. Prior to his career in local government, James was committed to service, duty, and country as an officer of the United States Air Force, serving as an Air Battle Manager aboard the E-8C JSTARS, deploying in support of operations in Afghanistan, Iraq, and the Arabian Gulf. After four deployments, James was Honorably Discharged in 2015.

 

James is now a Jefferson County resident along with his wife, Beth, and four young children ages 11, 6, 2, and 5 months old. He enjoys volunteering for local service opportunities, seeking always to be an active contributing member of his community. Gallup is an advocate for veteran affairs, a die-hard Tennessee Volunteers fan, and an amateur rugby player.

 

 

 

* Veterans Advisory Committee (Programs & Public Relations Subcommittees)