Oak Ridge City Council · Nov 3, 2026
Jim Dodson
Mayor Pro Tem; term ends November 2028City of Oak Ridge (Granicus)
Jim Dodson (Mayor Pro Tem) is not on the Nov 3, 2026 ballot and will stay on the Oak Ridge City Council after the election.
Oak Ridge Mayor Pro Tem with a council term running through November 2028.
Where Jim Dodson stands: positions on the record
Industrial rezoning (Horizon Center)2 sourced positions
Voted yes on the ordinance rezoning 96.5 acres of Horizon Center Development Area 5 from IND-2 to IND-3 (failed 3-3, July 2025).
Council voteOak Ridge City Council · Jul 14, 2025
Voted yes on first reading of the ordinance rezoning 96.5 acres of Horizon Center Development Area 5 from IND-2 to IND-3 (passed 5-2, January 2026).
Council voteOak Ridge City Council · Jan 12, 2026
Lafayette/Illinois rezoning2 sourced positions
Voted yes on the ordinance rezoning 3.79 acres at Lafayette Drive and South Illinois Avenue from single-family residential to a unified business district with a planned unit development overlay (passed 4-2, July 2025).
Council voteOak Ridge City Council · Jul 14, 2025
Voted yes on first reading of the ordinance rezoning 3.79 acres at Lafayette Drive and South Illinois Avenue to UB-2/PUD, a unified business district with a planned unit development overlay (passed 5-2, January 2026).
Council voteOak Ridge City Council · Jan 12, 2026
Attached housing (R-3)1 sourced position
Voted yes on first reading of the ordinance allowing single-family attached dwellings on individual lots by right in R-3 districts at up to 16 units per acre (passed 5-0 with two members absent, March 2026).
Council voteOak Ridge City Council · Mar 9, 2026
Zero lot line setbacks2 sourced positions
Voted yes on first reading of the ordinance allowing zero lot line setbacks for sides and rear between abutting industrial parcels in the same district (passed 4-1, March 2026).
Council voteOak Ridge City Council · Mar 9, 2026
Voted no on the motion to refer the zero lot line setback ordinance back to the Planning Commission (failed 2-3, March 2026).
Council voteOak Ridge City Council · Mar 9, 2026
Energy-sector development1 sourced position
Voted yes on a $65,000 agreement with Davenport & Company to model revenues and expenses of energy-sector development projects (passed 7-0, January 2026).
Council voteOak Ridge City Council · Jan 12, 2026
Nuclear fuel emergency response1 sourced position
Voted yes on the consent agenda that included a $60,000 agreement with Spectra Tech to assess the city's needs for emergency response to nuclear fuel storage (passed 7-0, January 2026).
Council voteOak Ridge City Council · Jan 12, 2026
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