The Board of Commissioners is the governing body of the City of Johnson City. The Board hires a professional city manager to manage and direct day-to-day operations of city government. Commissioners select the mayor from among their group following each election. The mayor presides at all City Commission meetings and represents the City of Johnson City at a variety of community and public functions.
All meetings of the Board of Commissioners are open to the public. Commissioners meet in regular session on the first and third Thursday of each month at 6 p.m. in the Commission Chambers of the Municipal and Safety building, 601 E. Main Street. Special meetings may be called as needed by the mayor, two commissioners, or the city manager.
Regularly scheduled meetings of the Board of Commissioners are televised live on Charter Communications channel 16 and Comcast channel 17. Meetings are retelecast on the following Saturday beginning at 9 a.m. on the same channels.
Citizens may address correspondence to the city commissioners to: Municipal and Safety Building, P.O. Box 2150, Johnson City, TN 37601.