Acting City Administrator David Travis

David Travis has worked with the City of Dickson for almost 30 years, starting in the parks department in 1995 and advancing as a crew leader, supervisor, superintendent and department director before being named Acting City Administrator.

A Dickson native and 1994 graduate of Dickson County High School, Mr. Travis joined the City in April 1995 as a part-time worker in the Parks and Recreation Department. He was employed full-time in June of that year and rose to the position of crew leader.

After the City consolidated parks, cemetery, maintenance, street, sanitation and other divisions into the Public Works Department in 2012, Mr. Travis was named Supervisor of Buildings and Grounds in 2014 and became Superintendent in 2015.

When Jeff Lewis left the Public Works Department to become Chief of the Dickson Police Department in 2017, Mayor Don L. Weiss Jr. appointed Mr. Travis as Director of the Public Works Department.

Following the announcement that City Administrator Rydell Wesson is retiring effective July 1, 2024, Mayor Weiss named Mr. Travis as Acting City Administrator, overseeing the City’s day-to-day operations with more than 200 employees and a $35 million budget.