The City of Tennessee Ridge uses a mayor-council-manager form of government where the mayor and city council make policy decisions which the city manager and his staff implement. The mayor and four member council, who are elected for staggered four year terms, meet the first Monday of each month at 6 p.m. at city hall.
- Stony Odom, Mayor
- Ray Bradley, Vice Mayor
- Bryan Bumpus, Commissioner
- Matthew Williams, Commissioner
- Travis Wyatt, Commissioner
- Kenneth Dunavant, City Manager