Frequently Asked Questions

County property taxes are paid at the Bradley County Courthouse. City property taxes are paid at the Cleveland Municipal Building: 190 Church St. NE Cleveland, TN 37311

Contact Bradley County Trustee Donnie Simpson at (423) 728-7226.

Contact Bradley County Trustee Donna Simpson at (423) 728-7226.

Call the Bradley County Circuit Court Clerk, Gayla Miller, at (423) 728-7214.

Please call the Election Commission of Bradley County Government at (423) 728-7115 for election information and voting locations.

Find information on garbage collection on the garbage and solid waste page within our public works page, or call (423) 472-2851.

Visit the bulk trash collection webpage for more information, or call (423) 472-2851.

The City of Cleveland provides a contact list for citizen's to reach out to their district council person.

Call the City of Cleveland at (423) 472-4551 and please ask for Shawn McKay (City Clerk / Finance Director), Christy Bryant (Finance Administrative Assistant), or Sue Zius (Mayor Rowland’s Administrative Assistant).

The City of Cleveland presently has the Crystal Air Airport at Hardwick Field, call them at (423) 790-1599.

The city is also in the process of developing our new Cleveland Regional Jetport. Please contact Mark Fidler, Director of Marketing and Operations at (423) 472-2851.

Also, another area airport is the Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport, contact them at (423) 855-2202.

For county citations, which are pink in color, or state citations, which are cream in color; call General Sessions at the Bradley County Judicial Center at (423) 728-7048.

For city citations which are white in color and envelope size, call Karen Stovall (Court Clerk) at (423) 472-4551.

For emergency housing, contact the Bradley / Cleveland Emergency Shelter, located on Wildwood Avenue at (423) 478-1458.

For chronic health related problems, contact the Good Samaritan Clinic which is located at 8th and Walker Streets at (423) 478-7448.

For other needs contact:

• Bradley / Cleveland Community Services Agency, (423) 479-4111
• Tennessee Department of Human Services, (423) 478-0300
• United Way of Bradley County, (423) 472-9876
• United Way Food Bank, (423) 479-8575
• Refuge Community Centre, (423) 584-5211
• The Caring Place, (423) 472-4414

Call the Tennessee Department of Human Services (615) 313-4700.

Contact the Child Custody Court Clerk, Penny Houck, at (423) 728-7219.

To report child abuse or neglect, please contact the Department of Children Services at (423) 478-0351.

Please contact Bradley County General Sessions Court at (423) 728-7214.

For civil matters, contact General Sessions Court at (423) 728-7214.

If a landlord is not keeping the building / dwelling up to city code ordinances, contact Lt. Robert Harbison of the Cleveland Police Department at (423) 476-1121.

Please contact Brian Beck, engineer of city’s Development and Engineering Services Department at (423) 479-1913.

For any questions regarding jury duty, call Bradley County General Sessions Court at (423) 728-7214.

Please contact Bradley County Tax Assessor of Property, Stanley Thompson, at (423) 728-7126.

Call the Chattanooga Better Business Bureau at (423) 266-6144.

For information on legal assistance, call Legal Aid of East Tennessee, in Chattanooga at (423) 756-4013.

The City of Cleveland does not issue burn permits, but residents must contact the Cleveland Fire Department at (423) 476-6713 to get an Approval to Burn.

For county residents, please call the Tennessee Division of Forestry at (423) 478-0337 for a burn permit.

For the city, call Development and Engineering Services Department at (423) 479-1913.

For county residents, please call Tina Bishop of the Bradley County Planning / Engineering, Building and Water Quality Department, at (423) 728-7106.

Please call Animal Control / Shelter for animal problems at (423) 559-3333.