City Manager & City Attorney

City Manager

The City Manager is the chief executive responsible for the day-to-day operations of the City of Red Bank. The City Manager, under general policy guidance from and directly accountable to the five-member Board of Commissioners plans, organizes, integrates, directs, administers, fiscally controls, reviews, and evaluates the activities, operations, programs, and services of the City of Red Bank.

The City Manager serves as a top appointed executive in the City, responsible for carrying out policies and programs determined by the elected Board of Commissioners; ensures the development and execution of the City's annual budget, goals, and work plans; represents the City's interests with other levels and agencies of government; effectively serves the needs of the community at large and business interests, while complying with applicable laws and regulations; and performs related duties as assigned by the Board of Commissioners from time to time.

Biography 

Martin Granum is the City Manager for Red Bank, Tennessee.  

Martin grew up in Portland, Oregon, and is a graduate of Portland Public Schools.  He joined the Air Force at age 18 and served as a Civil Engineer all over the world for the next 24 years, living in numerous states including: Colorado, Texas, Georgia, Virginia, and Hawaii, and multiple overseas assignments including Portugal, Egypt, Japan, and a deployment to Iraq.   In 2005 Martin completed his Air Force career, and his family settled near Hillsboro, Oregon, where his three children attended Hillsboro Public Schools.  Right away Martin became involved with the school district, starting with his daughter’s parent-teacher club and volunteering to help pass the 2006 capital bond ($169M) that constructed multiple new schools.  Martin remained engaged with Hillsboro schools for the next 16 years, including the 2006 capital bond Construction Oversight Committee, the Citizens Curriculum Advisory Committee, the Budget Committee and the 2017 Capital Bond Committee.  Martin was elected to the Hillsboro School District Board of Directors and served from July 2017 through June 2021.  As an HSD Director, he served on the following committees: budget, audit, long-range planning, contract negations (twice), legislative advocacy, and capital bond committees.  Passage of HSD’s historic $408M capital construction bond in 2017 is a highlight for Martin, enabling the upgrade of every school in the district and adding two new schools for needed capacity.  

Martin was involved in his Oregon community in other ways as well, including past president of the Aloha Community Library Association, volunteering with the Family Promise homeless shelter, serving on the Washington County Urban Road Maintenance District Advisory Committee (URMDAC), and president of his church congregation.   Martin has coached 24 seasons of youth sports and volunteered in numerous other ways, large and small, to better the community.   

Martin is married to Miss Annette of Maryville, Tennessee, and they have three grown children residing in Georgia, Oregon, and Kansas.  Miss Annette is a Registered Nurse (Tennessee, Oregon, and all 41 Nursing Compact states.)  Martin holds a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering from the United States Air Force Academy and a master’s degree in public administration from Troy State University in Alabama.   Prior to becoming the Red Bank City Manager, Martin worked for two counties in Oregon in a variety of roles largely focused on their facilities, parks, and real property assets, culminating in his role as the Facilities & Parks Services Division Manager with Washington County (Oregon).   Martin is a member of the International City/County Management Association (ICMA) and is an ICMA Credentialed Manager (ICMA-CM).  Martin is a Certified Municipal Finance Officer (CMFO) by the State of Tennessee, Office of the Comptroller (#996), and he serves on the Hamilton County Emergency Communications District (HC 911) Funding Committee.  Martin’s completed four Ironman events, including the Chattanooga Ironman, and he loves running, swimming, biking, hiking (164 miles on the AT… so far), camping, reading, and being with Miss Annette.  Martin has served as the Red Bank City Manager since 11 October 2021.