<Li> Knoxville Ice Bears (Southern Professional Hockey League) </Li> <Li> Tennessee Smokies (Southern League, Double - A affiliate of the Chicago Cubs) </Li> <P> Knoxville is governed by a mayor and nine - member City Council . It uses the strong - mayor form of the mayor - council system . The council consists of six members elected from single - member districts and three members elected at - large for the entire city . The council chooses from among its members the vice mayor (currently Duane Grieve), the Beer Board chairperson (currently Brenda Palmer), and a representative to the Knoxville Transportation Authority (currently Daniel Brown). The City Council meets every other Tuesday at 7 p.m. in the Main Assembly Room of the City County Building . </P> <P> The current mayor is Madeline Rogero, who was sworn in as the city's first female mayor on December 17, 2011 . She replaces interim mayor Daniel Brown . Brown, the first African - American to hold the office, had been appointed in January 2011 following the resignation of Bill Haslam, who was elected Governor of Tennessee . Other recent mayors include Haslam's predecessor, Victor Ashe (1987 − 2003), Kyle Testerman (1972 − 1975, 1984 − 1987), and Randy Tyree (1976 − 1983). </P>

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