Department Contacts
Contacts
City Hall
300 South 5th Street
P.O. Box 2267
Paducah, Kentucky 42002-2267 (use 42003 if not using P.O. Box)
Hours: 8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
General Information and Customer Experience Department: 270-444-8800
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Department Contacts
| Administration Department | ||
|---|---|---|
| James Arndt | City Manager | 270-444-8504 |
| Michelle Smolen | Assistant City Manager | 270-538-9827 |
| Pam Spencer | Public Information Officer | 270-444-8669 |
| Emma Shaw | Business Systems Analyst | 270-444-8699 |
| Lyndsey Birdsong | Administrative Assistant III (Assistant to the Mayor and City Manager) | 270-444-8504 |
| Ty Wilson | Grants Administrator | 270-444-8504 |
| City Clerk | ||
| Lindsay Parish | City Clerk/Customer Experience Department Director | 270-444-8506 |
| Claudia Meeks | Executive Assistant II/Assistant City Clerk | 270-444-8507 |
| Customer Experience Department | ||
| Lindsay Parish | City Clerk/Customer Experience Department Director | 270-444-8506 |
| Donna Jackson | Customer Experience Representative | 270-444-8800 |
| Alexandra Sherwood | Customer Experience Representative | 270-444-8800 |
| Justin Warmath | Customer Experience Representative | 270-444-8800 |
| Elected Officials | ||
| Brandi Harless | Mayor | 270-444-8504 |
| Richard Abraham | Commissioner (Mayor Pro Tem) | 270-444-8504 |
| Brenda McElroy | Commissioner | 270-444-8504 |
| Gerald Watkins | Commissioner | 270-444-8504 |
| Sandra Wilson | Commissioner | 270-444-8504 |
| Engineering-Public Works Department | ||
| Rick Murphy | City Engineer | 270-444-8511 |
| Chris Yarber | Public Works Director | 270-444-8511 |
| Finance Department | ||
| Jonathan Perkins | Director | 270-444-8512 |
| Audra Herndon | Controller | 270-444-8512 |
| Stacee Young | Revenue Manager | 270-444-8513 |
| Fire Department/Fire Prevention Division | ||
| Steve Kyle | Fire Chief | 270-444-8521 |
| Matt Tinsley | Deputy Fire Chief Operations | 270-444-8521 |
| Greg Cherry | Deputy Fire Chief Fire Prevention | 270-444-8522 |
| Vacant | Deputy Fire Marshal | 270-444-8522 |
| April Tinsman | Deputy Fire Marshal | 270-444-8522 |
| Les Fugate | Chief Building Inspector | 270-444-8527 |
| Roger Byrd | Chief Electrical Inspector | 270-444-8527 |
| Vaughn Hugen | Deputy Electrical Inspector I | 270-444-8527 |
| Chad Clark | Deputy Building Inspector I | 270-444-8527 |
| Steve Utz | Code Enforcement Officer I | 270-444-8636 |
| Bill Griggs | Code Enforcement Officer I | 270-444-8636 |
| Janet Dicke | Executive Assistant I | 270-444-8522 |
| Debbie McGee | Permit Technician | 270-444-8527 |
| Human Resources | ||
| Stefanie Suazo | Human Resources Director | 270-444-8540 |
| Chanlor Culkin | Human Resources Generalist | 270-444-8540 |
| Jemekka Stray | Human Resources Generalist | 270-444-8540 |
| Human Rights Office | 270-444-8644 | |
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| Information Technology | ||
| Stephen Chino | Information Technology Director | 270-444-8622 |
| Greg Dowdy | Network Administrator | 270-444-8622 |
| Tina Tyler | Help Desk Technician | 270-444-8622 |
| Jessica Lott | GIS Specialist | 270-444-8622 |
| Parks & Recreation Department | ||
| Mark Thompson | Director | 270-444-8508 |
| Amie Clark | Assistant Director | 270-444-8508 |
| Molly Tomasallo Johnson | Special Events Coordinator | 270-444-8508 |
| Les Evans | Parks Maintenance Supt. | 270-444-8508 |
| Taylor Morsching | Recreation and Parks Superintendent | 270-444-8508 |
| Kelsey Weathers | Recreation Specialist | 270-444-8508 |
| Leesa Wilson | Executive Assistant I | 270-444-8508 |
| Mary Wurth | Administrative Assistant III | 270-444-8508 |
| La Miira Askew | Administrative Assistant II | 270-444-8508 |
| Planning Department | ||
| Tammara Tracy | Planning Director | 270-444-8690 |
| Katie Axt | Principal Planner | 270-444-8690 |
| Kathryn Byers | Business Development Specialist | 270-444-8690 |
| Melanie Reason | Neighborhood Project Planner | 270-444-8690 |
| Joshua Sommer | Associate Planner | 270-444-8690 |
| Nancy Upchurch | Executive Assistant I | 270-444-8690 |
| Police Department | ||
| Crime Stoppers | 270-443-8355 | |
| Brian Laird | Police Chief | 270-444-8551 |
| Anthony Copeland | Asst. Chief Operations | 270-444-8548 |
| Justin Crowell | Asst. Chief Support Services | 270-444-8553 |
| Gretchen Morgan | Community Resource Officer | 270-444-8548 |
| Robin Newberry | Executive Assistant II (Public Information) | 270-444-8590 |
| Joseph Hayes | Professional Standards Captain | 270-444-8534 |
| Amy Travis | Records Division | 270-444-8547 |
| Robyn Hood | 911 Communications Services Manager | 270-444-8550 |
| Non-Emergency Dispatch Number | 270-444-8550 |