Mayor's Office

Steve Carr

Steve Carr, Mayor

316 S. Third Street
PO Box 236
Union City, TN 38281
(731) 885-9611 Phone
(731) 885-7515 Fax

 

Office Hours

Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. 4:30 p.m.

 


County Mayor Responsibilities


The Mayor’s office is responsible for the County's fiscal management and other executive functions. The Tennessee Constitution requires that each county not having a metropolitan form of government elect a county mayor for a term of four years. Any county resident who has been a resident of the county for more than one year, who is at least 25 years old, and who is not otherwise disqualified from holding public office (by reason of criminal conviction or other legal disqualification) may seek the office of county mayor. No educational or experience requirements apply to the office. The county mayor may serve an unlimited number of terms. The county mayor is elected by popular vote at the regular August election in those even numbered years when the governor is being elected, and takes office on September 1 following the election upon receiving the proper certificate of election, being officially bonded as required by law, and taking the required oath of office. Failing to take and file the proper oath and bond is a misdemeanor offense.  The mayor is a non-voting member of the Legislative Body.

The Obion County Mayor’s office oversees the county budget and is comprised of the county’s finance and purchasing departments.  The Mayor’s office is responsible for the county budget, year-round budget monitoring, meeting agendas, federal tax filing, federal payments, county debt management, physical county inventory, county purchases, accounts payable, all bids, building maintenance, employee payroll, and employee benefits for the general fund, solid waste fund, drug fund, the debt service fund, and the drug task force. All county meeting agendas are set by and originate from the Mayor’s office.


Obion County Mayor’s Office Staff

Obion County Mayor:            Steve Carr
Finance/Budget Director:       Harley Forrester
Purchasing Director:              Shanna Ferguson
Administrative Assistant:       Torri Daniels