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  2. Government

    1. ADA
      1. Accessible Formats
      2. ADA Grievance Procedure (PDF)
      3. Administrative Policy and Procedure Manual (PDF)
      4. Reasonable Modification Policy
      5. Bristol Transition Plan
    2. Boards & Commissions
      1. Apply
      2. Beer Board
      3. Better Property Board
      4. Board of Code Appeals
      5. Board of Zoning Appeals
      6. Bristol Public Library Foundation
      7. City Council
      8. Community Development Advisory Committee
      9. Emergency Communications District Board
      10. Farmer's Market Board
      11. Health & Education Facilities Board
      12. Bristol Housing Board
      13. Industrial Development Board
      14. Library Board
      15. Metropolitan Planning Organization Executive Board
      16. Northeast TN/VA HOME Consortium Board
      17. Parks & Recreation Commission
      18. Planning Commission
      19. Power Board
      20. Sewer Oversight Committee
      21. Sullivan County Board of Equalization
      22. Tree City Board
      23. Tri-City Airport Commission
    3. Bristol First Serving with P.R.I.D.E
      1. Hall of PRIDE
        1. Employees of the Year
        2. 2022 Winners
        3. 2021 Winners
        4. 2020 Winners
        5. 2019 Winners
        6. 2018 Winners
        7. 2017 Winners
        8. 2016 Winners
        9. 2015 Winners
        10. 2014 Winners
      2. Nomination Process
        1. Nomination Form
      3. Program Specifics
      4. Recognition
    4. City Council
      1. FY 2024 Final Budget
      2. Agendas & Minutes
      3. BoardDocs
      4. City Charter
      5. City Council Meeting Highlights
      6. City Council Webcasts
      7. Councilmanic Districts (PDF)
      8. Qualifications for Elected Officials
      9. Rules and Procedures of the City Council (PDF)
        1. Resolution 16-107 (PDF)
        2. Resolution 18-5 (PDF)
        3. Resolution 19-6 (PDF)
      10. Legal Notices
      11. Bristol VA Landfill
    5. City Office Closings
    6. Code of Ordinances
    7. Communiversity
      1. Communiversity - Youth in Public Service
        1. Application
        2. Schedule
    8. Employee Phonebook
    9. Fast Facts (PDF)
    10. History of Bristol
    11. Newsroom
      1. 2018 News Archive
      2. 2017 News Archive
      3. 2016 News Archive
      4. 2015 News Archive
      5. 2014 News Archive
      6. 2013 News Archive Part 1
      7. 2013 News Archive Part 2
      8. 2012 News Archive
      9. 2011 News Archive
      10. 2010 News Archive
    12. Transparency
      1. Agendas & Minutes
      2. BoardDocs
      3. City Budgets
      4. City Charter
      5. City Ordinances
      6. Comprehensive Annual Financial Reports
      7. Comprehensive Plan
      8. Document Center
      9. eNewsletters
      10. Newsroom
      11. Photos of City Events
      12. Request Public Records
      13. Strategic Plan (PDF)
      14. Transparency in Coverage
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  3. Departments

    1. 911 District
      1. 9-1-1 Kids Education
      2. 911 Recognition Awards
      3. Board of Directors
      4. Calling 911 with TDD or TDY
      5. Current News
      6. Disaster Preparation
        1. If Disaster Strikes
      7. Making a 911 Call
      8. Management
      9. Request For Proposal
      10. Special Information
    2. Administration
      1. Human Resources
        1. Application
        2. Apply for a Job
        3. Benefits Summary (PDF)
        4. Public Safety Jobs
      2. Information Technology
        1. New User Request Form
      3. Purchasing
        1. Become a Vendor with the City of Bristol TN
        2. Current Solicitations (Bids, RFP, RFQ)
        3. Awarded & Pending Solicitations
        4. Register for Vendor Registry
    3. City Attorney
      1. Transparency Portal
      2. Obtaining Public Records
      3. Delinquent Tax Collection
      4. Bristol’s City Code of Ordinances
      5. Getting a Liquor/Wine Certificate of Compliance
    4. City Manager
      1. Organizational Chart (PDF)
    5. Community Relations
      1. Brand Standards Guide (PDF)
        1. Application for the Brand Logo use
        2. Bristol is...movie
      2. MerchPerch
      3. BTN-TV Channel
        1. Farm, Food & Fun
        2. Recipes
      4. Media Inquiries
      5. Newsroom
      6. A Bristol Anthem
      7. Bristol at Work
    6. Courts
      1. Juvenile Court
        1. Stop Bullying
      2. Municipal Court
    7. Development Services
      1. Community Development
        1. CDBG & HOME Consortium Division
          1. Applications
          2. Brochures
            1. Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity (PDF)
            2. Lead Based Paint #1
            3. Lead Based Paint #2 (PDF)
            4. Rehab Brochure (PDF)
            5. The Lead-Safe Certified Guide (PDF)
          3. CDBG Income Limits for 2022
          4. CDBG & Home Consortium Division Bid Postings
          5. Code Enforcement
          6. Community Development
          7. Documents
            1. 2019 Annual Action Plan - 3rd Substantial Amendment
            2. 2023 HUD Action Plan FY24 DRAFT
            3. 2022 HUD Action Plan FY23
            4. 2021 HUD Action Plan - FY22
            5. 2020-2024 Consolidated Plan & 2020-2021 Action Plan
            6. CAPER 2022-23 DRAFT
            7. CAPER 2021-2022 Final
            8. CAPER 2020-2021 Final
            9. Action Plan 2019-2020 Final (PDF)
            10. Action Plan 2018-2019 Final (PDF)
            11. Action Plan 2017-2018 Final (PDF)
            12. CAPER 2019-2020 Final (PDF)
            13. CAPER 2018-2019 Final (PDF)
            14. CAPER 2017-2018 Final (PDF)
            15. CAPER 2016-2017 Final (PDF)
            16. CAPER 2015-2016 Final (PDF)
            17. Citizen Participation Plan (PDF)
            18. Plan to End Chronic Homelessness (PDF)
            19. Analysis of Impediments to Fair Housing Choice
            20. HOME ARP Allocation Plan
          8. HOME - ARP
          9. Planning Division
          10. Quick Links
            1. ARCH - Appalachian Regional Coalition on Homeless
            2. Bristol Housing
            3. Bristol VA Community Development
            4. First Tennessee Development District
            5. HUD.GOV
        2. Code Enforcement
        3. Report Code Violations
        4. Community Development Customer Satisfaction Survey
        5. Comprehensive Plan
        6. Comprehensive Trails & Greenways Master Plan (PDF)
        7. Fees (PDF)
        8. Planning
          1. Comprehensive Plan
          2. Community Development Customer Satisfaction Survey
          3. Fees (PDF)
          4. Forms & Applications
          5. Historic Preservation Awards
          6. Planning Documents
          7. Residential Utilities Extension Program
          8. Standards and Regulations
          9. Subdivisions
          10. Zoning
          11. Flood Information
          12. Historic Design Guidelines Project
        9. Something Special About This Place
        10. Historic Preservation Award Application
      2. Public Works
        1. Engineering
          1. Stormwater Information
          2. East Cedar Street
          3. GIS Map
        2. Public Services
          1. Solid Waste
            1. Business Solid Waste Disposal
            2. Holidays
            3. Litter
            4. Ordinances
            5. Preparation
              1. Garbage
              2. Household Junk
              3. Leaves
              4. Yard Debris
            6. Recycling Services
            7. Special Solid Waste Disposal Problems
            8. Trash Collection Routes Map (PDF)
            9. Weeds, Grass & Overgrowth
          2. Street Maintenance
          3. Transit
            1. Accessible Formats
            2. Reasonable Modification Policy
            3. Routes
              1. Hospital Route
              2. Penn-Hickory Route
              3. Southside Route
            4. Job Access
            5. Bristol Virginia Transit
          4. Transit rides to Sullivan Co. Health Dept. & DHS
        3. Utility Services
      3. Bristol Business' Guide to the Signage
    8. Economic Development
      1. Hiring Expo 2023
      2. Demographics & Statistics
        1. Business Data
          1. Higher Education
          2. Taxes
          3. Transportation
      3. Development Partners
      4. Downtown Bristol
      5. Incentives
      6. Residential Gigabit Broadband
      7. Small Business Resources
        1. IDB Grants
      8. Spotlights, News & Testimonials
      9. Strategic Plan (PDF)
      10. Videos
        1. Bring it to Bristol
        2. Something Special About This Place
        3. The Economic Engines of Tennessee
        4. Where Do Jobs Come From?
      11. Rail Use Survey
    9. Finance Department
      1. Accounting
        1. Financial Documents
      2. FY 2024 Budget
      3. Business Licenses
      4. City Finance Services
        1. Utility Billing Policy & Procedure Manual (PDF)
      5. Customer Service
      6. Property Taxes
        1. Delinquent Tax Sale
        2. Pay/View Current City Property Taxes
        3. Pay/View Delinquent Property Taxes
        4. Property Tax Relief
    10. Fire Rescue
      1. FAQs
      2. Fire Prevention
      3. Memorials
      4. Message from the Chief
      5. Operations
        1. Equipment
        2. Fire Stations
        3. Incident Data 2017 to 2018 (PDF)
      6. Career Opportunities
    11. Human Resources
    12. Intranet
      1. Administration
      2. City Council
      3. City Policy and Procedures
      4. Community Relations
      5. Economic & Community Development
      6. Emergency Operations Center (EOC)
      7. Employee Handbook (PDF)
      8. Employee Meetings
      9. Employee Newsletters
      10. Finance
      11. Fire Rescue
      12. Juvenile Court
      13. Parks & Recreation
      14. Police
      15. Public Works
    13. Metropolitan Planning Organization
      1. About Us
        1. Executive Board
        2. Technical Committee
        3. Bylaws
      2. Meetings & Notices
      3. Plans/Documents
        1. Long Range Transportation Plan (LRTP)
        2. Transportation Improvement Program (TIP)
          1. Fiscal Years 2023-2026
          2. Fiscal Years 2020-2023
        3. Public Participation Plan (PPP)
        4. Unified Planning Work Program (UPWP)
        5. Annual Listing of Obligated Projects
        6. Local Plans & Documents
      4. Data
        1. Traffic Data
        2. Air Quality
      5. Contracting Opportunities
      6. Civil Rights
      7. Multimodal Planning
        1. Transit Planning
          1. Passenger Rail
        2. Bicycle and Pedestrian Planning
      8. SMART SCALE
      9. Funding Opportunities
    14. Parks & Recreation
      1. Activity Guide
      2. Activities
      3. Senior Center Registration
      4. Slater Community Center
      5. Sounds of Summer Concert Series
        1. 2023 Sounds of Summer Schedule
      6. Recreation Programs
      7. Facility Maintenance
      8. Ida Stone Jones Community Tennis Center
        1. Check Court Availability
        2. Grand Opening
        3. NJTL Summer Camp
          1. NJTL Registration
      9. Maps
      10. Rental Rules
      11. Shelter Rental
      12. State Street Farmer's Market
        1. Recipes
        2. Born Lately, Grown Locally
        3. Calendar
        4. Crops in Season
        5. Events
        6. Farmer's Market Board
        7. History
        8. Kid's Corner
          1. Carrot
          2. Cut and Collage Salad (PDF)
          3. Strawberry (PDF)
          4. Tomato (PDF)
          5. Vegetables (PDF)
        9. Photo Gallery
        10. Policies & Procedures (PDF)
          1. AG Compliance Guide 2019
        11. Vendor Application
      13. Steele Creek Golf Course
      14. Steele Creek Nature Center
        1. Friends of Steele Creek Nature Center & Park
        2. Wildlife Weekend
          1. Photography Contest
          2. Opening Lecture
          3. Bioblitz
        3. Giant Ground Sloth
      15. Steele Creek Park
      16. Steele Creek Park Pass (PDF)
      17. Whitetop Creek Park
        1. 20th Annual State Line Classic
        2. Map of Park (PDF)
        3. Pay for Tournament
        4. Shelter / Field Rental
      18. Sounds on 6th
      19. Career Opportunities
    15. Planning and Zoning
    16. Police Department
      1. 911 District
      2. Accreditation
      3. Bicycle Safety
      4. Citizen's Police Academy
        1. Application
      5. Crime Mapping
      6. Crime Prevention
        1. Business Crime
        2. Crime at Home
        3. Fraudulent Schemes
        4. Holiday Safety Tips (PDF)
        5. Home Improvement Scams
        6. Personal Safety
      7. Memorials
      8. Operations
        1. Criminal Investigations
          1. Street Crimes Unit
          2. TIPS Line
          3. Victim's Services
            1. Resources for Residents
        2. FBI Most Wanted
        3. Patrol Division
          1. K-9 Unit
        4. Special Units
          1. Crisis Negotiations
          2. Explosive Ordnance Disposal
          3. Special Weapons & Tactics (SWAT)
        5. Terrorism and Homeland Security
      9. Support Services
        1. Administrative
          1. Beer Board
          2. Community Policing
            1. Auxiliary Police
              1. Become an Auxiliary Police Officer
            2. Reserve Police Program
              1. Selection Criteria
            3. School Resource Officers
          3. Defensive Driving Course
          4. Online Police Survey
          5. Traffic Safety Ambassador Award
        2. Animal Control
        3. Communications
          1. Become a Dispatcher
          2. Code Red / 911
        4. Evidence & Property
          1. Evidence & Property
        5. Records
      10. History
        1. Department Leadership
      11. Career Opportunities
      12. Organizational Chart
    17. Public Works
    18. Purchasing
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  4. Living & Visiting

    1. Residents
      1. Chamber of Commerce
      2. Crime, Safety & Disaster Preparedness
        1. COVID-19 Updates
          1. COVID-19 Homepage
        2. Crime Mapping
        3. Flood Information
          1. Cost of Flooding
          2. Flood Insurance Rates
          3. Web Resources
          4. Quick Guide
      3. Economic & Community Development
        1. CDBG-HOME-Consortium-Division
        2. Code Enforcement
        3. Economic Development
        4. Planning
      4. Environmental Initiatives
        1. Bristol is Going Green
          1. Being Green at Work
          2. City's Green Efforts & Activities
            1. Bristol Demolition Landfill Solar Project
            2. Energy
            3. Land
            4. Public Education
            5. Public Transit
            6. Recycling
            7. Riding Trails
            8. Streets
            9. Tree City USA
            10. Waste
            11. Water
            12. Wireless
          3. Energy Savings Guide
            1. CFL's Energy Efficient Light Bulbs
            2. Composting
            3. Energy Efficient Appliances
            4. Heating & Cooling
            5. Windows
          4. Kids Corner
          5. What You Can Do
            1. Solar Energy
            2. Solid Waste
            3. Stormwater
            4. Wireless Waste
        2. Nobody Trashes Tennessee
          1. Fact Sheet (PDF)
          2. Logos
          3. Nobody Trashes Tennessee
          4. Press Release (PDF)
      5. Library, Hospital & Schools
        1. Bristol Public Library
        2. Bristol Regional Medical Center
        3. Bristol TN City School System
      6. Parking
      7. Property Taxes
      8. Request Public Records
      9. Things To Do
        1. Bristol Busker
          1. About Busking
        2. Family Fun Zone
          1. Chippy
        3. Parks & Recreation
      10. Trash & Recycling
      11. TV, News & Social Media
        1. BTN-TV Channel
        2. News in Bristol
      12. Transit
      13. Utility Services
        1. Cable, Internet & Telephone Services
          1. BTES
          2. CenturyLink
          3. Charter Spectrum Communications
    2. Visitors
      1. BIB Visitors Center Information
      2. Community Attractions
        1. Believe in Bristol
        2. The Birthplace of Country Music
        3. Bristol Caverns
        4. Bristol Historical Association
        5. Bristol Motor Speedway
        6. Bristol Visitors Guide
        7. Downtown Bristol
        8. Northeast Tennessee Tourism Association
        9. Paramount Center for the Arts
        10. Rhythm & Roots Reunion
        11. State Street Farmers Market
      3. History of Bristol
      4. Move to Bristol
      5. News in Bristol
      6. Parks & Recreation
        1. Haynesfield Aquatic Center
        2. Parks
        3. Senior Programs
        4. Slater Community Center
        5. State Street Farmers Market
      7. Public Transportation
      8. Vacation in Bristol
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  5. Services

    1. Business
      1. Business Assistance From City Departments
        1. Economic Development
        2. Finance Department Services
        3. Planning
      2. Business Crime Prevention
      3. Business Data
    2. Finance Services
    3. Parks & Recreation
      1. Facility Maintenance
      2. Haynesfield Aquatic Pool
      3. Maps
      4. Parks
      5. Parks & Recreation Event Calendar
      6. Rental Rules
      7. Senior Programs
      8. Shelter Rental
      9. Slater Community Center
      10. State Street Farmer's Market
      11. Steele Creek Golf Course
      12. Steele Creek Nature Center
      13. Steele Creek Park
      14. Whitetop Creek Park
    4. Public Transportation
    5. Public Works
      1. Solid Waste
      2. Street Maintenance
      3. Transit
    6. Tax Increment Financing
    7. Utility Services
      1. Atmos Energy
      2. Bristol Tennessee Essential Services
      3. City Utility Services
      4. Other Utility Services
      5. Cable, Internet, & Telephone Services
    8. Vendors
      1. Become a Vendor
      2. Purchasing
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  6. I Want To...

    1. Apply For / Submit
      1. Vendor Registration
      2. Beer Sales Permit (PDF)
      3. Board / Commission Seat
      4. City Employment
      5. Public Records Request
      6. Utility Services
    2. Contact
      1. Boards & Commissions
      2. City Staff
      3. Code Enforcement
      4. Law Enforcement
      5. Municipal Court
    3. Find
      1. Haynesfield Aquatic Center
      2. Splash Pad
      3. State Street Farmer's Market
      4. Steel Creek Golf Course
      5. Steele Creek Nature Center
      6. Steele Creek Park & Train
      7. Transit / Public Transportation
    4. Pay Online
      1. Pay Citations
      2. Pay Property Taxes
      3. Pay Utility Bill
      4. Payment Options (PDF)
    5. Report
      1. Code Violations
      2. Illicit Discharge
      3. Make a Request
      4. Non-Emergency Crime
      5. Utility Issues
    6. Subscribe
      1. City Notifications
      2. City Voice - Community Newsletter
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