TOWN COUNCIL & PERSONNEL

Since July 1, 2011, the Town of Oak Ridge has operated under a councilmanager form of government, in which a town manager who is hired by the council acts much like the chief administrative officer in a business and is responsible for personnel decisions as well as overseeing the town’s day-to-day operations. The council is responsible for setting

Jim Kinneman mayor pro tem (336) 644-8645 jkinneman@ triad.rr.com

4-year term ends 2025

George McClellan (336) 643-7816 / 580-0133 mcclellanfinancial.com

4-year term ends 2023

Spencer Sullivan (336) 509-8905 sullivan4or@ gmail.com term ends 2023

Martha Pittman (336) 686-6220 mpittman55@ hotmail.com

4-year term ends 2023 policies and in turn the manager is responsible for enacting them.

Not shown, Terry Lannon, parks and recreation director since Spring 2007 (tlannon@oakridgenc.com), and parks and recreation crew leader and groundskeepers.

Oak Ridge Town Council includes five council members who are elected by citizens to alternating 4-year terms; the mayor is elected every two years from among the council members and votes on all matters that come before the council.

Bill Bruce town manager bbruce@oakridgenc.com worked with Town since 2006; served as town manager since February 2018

Sandra Smith town clerk ssmith@oakridgenc.com employed by Town since March 2012

Ashley Royal deputy town clerk aroyal@oakridgenc.com employed by Town since October 2017 Genevieve Geib office assistant ggieb@oakridgenc.com hired by Town in January 2023

Sean Taylor planning director staylor@oakridgenc.com employed by Town since April 2018