City of Newport Governed by Mayor and Aldermen

Staff Reports

The Newport Board of Mayor and Aldermen system governs the City of Newport.

Roland Dykes, III is the current mayor of the city, having been elected in 2018.

Serving on the council as Aldermen are: Vice-Mayor Mike Pro ffi tt, Mike Hansel, Connie Ball, Steve Smith and Louanna Ottinger.

They each serve fouryear terms.

The next election will be in November 2022.

Mayor Dykes appoints all the volunteer city boards. City Council appoints the boards with paid positions, which are: the beer board, the police and fi re civil service boards, and the power board.

The aldermen govern the city, but City Administrator James Finchum performs most of the administrative duties. The Mayor and Board of Aldermen meet on the second Tuesday of each month in the chamber of the Newport City Hall building at 5:30 p.m. The meetings are open to the public.

The Newport City Hall is located at located at 300 E. Main St. The telephone number is (423) 623-7323. More information is also available on the city’s website at www.cityofnewport-tn.com.

The City Hall is open from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday, except on holidays.

The Newport Board of Zoning Appeals and the Newport Regional Plan- ning Commission, which are made up of the same o ffi cials, meet on the fourth Tuesday of each month in the chamber of City Hall at 3:30 p.m.

The Newport Utilities Board of Directors meets on the fourth Tuesday of each month at the utilities’ administration center, 170 Cope Boulevard, at

10:30 a.m.

The Newport Housing Authority board meets on the third Monday of each month at 12 noon at its main office at 440

Lennon Circle, Newport. The housing authority’s telephone number is (423) 623-1575.