Seinknecht General Store
Long before the age of big box stores such as Wal-Mart and Target, Oliver Springs had its own one stop shop in the Sienknecht’s General Merchandise Store. Sienknecht’s was considered the place to shop and find whatever it was you needed. Whether nails, a bolt of fine clothing, a hat custom made in the latest style, meats and groceries or maybe even a chicken from the pen outside the store, Sienknecht’s was sure to have exactly what you were looking for. More »
Oliver Springs Library
If you come into Oliver Springs today and ask for directions to the town library you will be directed towards one of the town’s crown jewels when it comes to its history. Anyone in town will tell you head down to the old train depot which now houses the Oliver Springs Public Library and the Oliver Springs Historical Society’s Museum and Preservation rooms. More »
Official City Throw On Sale
Attention: If you placed an order for the Oliver Springs Commemoration Afghan but have not paid yet, you have until Friday afternoon do so or your afghan will not be ordered. Please Contact Pat Crowe (435.0384 or p.crowe435@comcast.net) of the Oliver Springs Historical Society about making payment or by visiting the library and making your payment there. The library is open Monday - Friday 10am to 6pm.. More »
Colonial Hall
In a town as old as Oliver Springs it’s easy to inquire about its history but where do you start. The best place to start may be with talking about what is the oldest surviving structure in town; Colonial Hall. More »
Oliver Springs Hotel
The year is 1895 and Oliver Springs has become a growing boomtown. The old 35 room Oliver Springs Hotel, or ‘Richards House’ as it was known had been torn down in 1894 to make way for the new hotel, which promised to surpass anything that the town had yet seen. And as first the mansions, then the carpenters did their magic, what came into being was indeed a magnificent edifice which promised grander times to come. More »
Boards and Commissions
BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS, ETC.
TITLE 2
BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS, ETC.
CHAPTER
1. PARKS AND RECREATION BOARD.
CHAPTER 1
PARKS AND RECREATION BOARD
SECTION
2-101. Created.
2-102. Powers and duties.
2-103. Memberships and compensation.
2-104. Organizations and meetings.
2-105. Finances.
2-101. Created. The Oliver Springs Parks and Recreation
Board (herein referred to as "the board") is hereby created and
shall be organized and operated as in the following sections. (Ord.
#93-02-04A, April 1992)
2-102. Powers and duties. It shall be the duty of the
board to study the need for further park sites and recreation facilities in
the Town of Oliver Springs and to make recommendations to the Oliver Springs
Municipal Planning Commission and town council as per Tennessee Code
Annotated, ?? 13-4-104, 13-4-201 and 11-24-103 concerning the development and
coordination of future sites, maintenance of existing sites within the
corporate limits, and the establishment and operation of municipal recreation
systems and facilities. (Ord. #93-02-04A, April 1992)
2-103. Membership and compensation. The board shall
consist of five (5) persons, at least two (2) of whom may be members of the
school staff, to be appointed by the presiding officer of such governing body,
to serve for terms of five (5) years or until their successors are appointed,
except that the members of such board or commission first appointed shall be
appointed for such terms that the term of one (1) member shall expire annually
thereafter. The members of such board or commission shall serve without pay.
Vacancies in such board or commission occurring otherwise than by expiration
of term shall be filled only for the unexpired term, and such appointment
shall be filled by the governing body. (Ord. #93-02-04A, April 1992)
2-104. Organization and meetings. The board shall elect
from its appointed members a chairman, a vice-chairman, and a secretary. The
terms of office shall be for one (1) year with eligibility for re-election.
The board shall adopt rules, regulations, and by-laws for the performance and
discharge of its duties and objectives. All town officers, departments and
committees, boards and commissions appointed by the town shall render
reasonable and necessary assistance to the board. The board shall meet in
regular session each month at a regularly scheduled time. Called meetings of
the board shall be determined by the chairman or majority of entire membership
of the board. (Ord. #93-02-04A, April 1992)
2-105. Finances. The board shall annually on or before
July 1st of each year, prepare in detail a budget for recreation purposes and
submit same to the town council. The town council shall have full power to
revise such budget. The parks and recreation board may in the name of Oliver
Springs accept gifts, grants, or money or any personal or real property from
any agency, firms, corporations, or any person. Any gifts, grants, or bequests
shall be used or applied for the purpose of this chapter. If acceptance of a
gift, grant or bequests shall subject the town to expense of improvement,
maintenance, renewals, or other similar circumstances, the acceptances shall
be subject to approval by the town council. The town council may appropriate
funds belonging to the town to meet aid assistance by county, state, and
federal agencies for recreation purposes. The expenditures of the parks and
recreation board, other than the voluntary contributions made by interested
individuals, shall be within that amounts appropriated by the town council.
All purchases and payments being made from funds so appropriated by the town
council shall be made under the supervision of the town administrator as
purchasing agent with expenditures of voluntary contributions to be made in
accordance with the best judgement of the parks and recreation board. (Ord.
#93-02-04A, April 1992)