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Voter guide · Nov 3, 2026

Gruetli-Laager Mayor & Board of Mayor and Aldermen Election 2026

4 of 5 council seats are on the ballot, with 7 candidates running. Updated Oct 21, 2026. Every claim links to its source. How we check

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The candidates

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Voters citywide choose one mayor, two aldermen for full terms from four candidates, and one alderman for an unexpired term from two candidates.

Absentee ballot request deadline · Oct 24

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What the next council decides

01New mayor and board seats4 sourced facts

Where it standsMayor Donna Rollins is on the ballot for an unexpired alderman term, and Allen "Big Al" Joslyn is the only candidate for mayor.

What's on the tableThe new board will elect a vice mayor from among the aldermen and fill any alderman vacancy that comes up.

02City budget2 sourced facts

Where it standsUnder the charter, the mayor prepares the annual budget and capital program and the board adopts it by ordinance, unless the board assigns those duties differently.

What's on the tableThe new board will adopt Gruetli-Laager's annual budget.

  • Unless the board designates otherwise by ordinance, the mayor prepares and submits the annual budget and capital program to the board for adoption by ordinance. MTAS
  • The MTAS city directory lists five city employees. MTAS
03Fire department3 sourced facts

Where it standsGruetli-Laager has its own fire department, and the MTAS directory lists Alderman Allen Joslyn as its fire chief.

What's on the tableThe new board will set the city budget, which includes the fire department.

  • The MTAS city directory lists Allen Joslyn as Fire Chief of Gruetli-Laager. MTAS
  • Grundy County's page for the town lists a Gruetli-Laager Fire Department. Grundy County, TN
  • Under the charter, unless the board designates otherwise by ordinance, the mayor employs, disciplines and discharges employees and department heads. MTAS
1 note on these statements

Allen "Big Al" Joslyn is unopposed for Mayor on the official sample ballot. Grundy County Election Commission · Nov 3, 2026

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    Key dates

    The seat math

    0 stay (not up this year): 4 on this ballot

    5 council seats. The council decides by a 3-vote majority.

    • Gruetli-Laager operates under the General Law Mayor-Aldermanic charter (TCA 6-1-101 et seq.). MTAS
    • The board is made up of Mayor Donna Rollins and Aldermen Dewayne Hargis, Michael Jones, Allen Joslyn and Marvin Lawley. MTAS
    • Under the charter, the mayor presides at board meetings and, as a member of the board, has a vote on all matters coming before it. MTAS
    • The board meets on the third Tuesday of the month at 6:00 PM at Town Hall. MTAS

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