ADAMSVILLE, CITY OF

What ADAMSVILLE, CITY OF does

The City of Adamsville is a municipal government entity serving approximately 2,000 residents in McNairy County, Tennessee, located at the crossroads of Highway 64 and Highway 22 roughly three miles from the Tennessee River. Governance is provided by an elected five-member City Commission consisting of Mayor Jackie Hamm, Vice Mayor Jennifer Frazier, and Commissioners Brian Burks, Emily Hopper, and Jai Templton, with day-to-day operations overseen by an appointed full-time City Administrator, Kara Hill. The city has been a continuous settlement since 1818, is notable as the birthplace of Sheriff Buford Pusser and rock-and-roll DJ Dewey Phillips, and operates with a lean staff of 23 employees.

The city's service portfolio spans public safety, utilities, waste management, recreation, and administrative functions. Public safety is delivered by a six-officer police department with six patrol cars covering 50+ street miles and a volunteer fire department operating two certified pumpers at an ISO 4 rating. Utilities comprise natural gas, water distribution, and sanitary sewer services provided in-house to both city residents and customers in neighboring communities, totaling over 5,000 accounts. Additional operational lines include residential and commercial trash collection with tiered polycart pricing, curbside recycling, an industrial park certified under the Select Tennessee program spanning 45+ acres, and a recreation department offering youth sports. Digital touchpoints include a CitiSen online payment portal and the TextMyGov SMS notification system.

The revenue model is a mix of recurring and transactional municipal income streams. Recurring streams include property taxes, monthly utility bills (gas, water, sewer), and subscription-style trash collection fees ranging from $14 to $56 per month depending on polycart count and customer type. Transactional streams comprise business license fees, building permits, sign permits, cemetery plot sales at $100 per resident, and community center facility rentals at $50-$100 per day. There is no venture, private equity, or corporate ownership; the city operates as a standalone public entity with no subsidiaries or parent organization.

Name

ADAMSVILLE, CITY OF

Legal name

City of Adamsville

Website

https://cityofadamsville.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1800

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

The City of Adamsville is a municipal government in McNairy County, Tennessee, providing public safety, natural gas/water/sewer utilities, trash collection, parks, cemetery, and permitting services to over 2,000 residents and 5,000+ utility customers across the city and neighboring communities.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Municipal Government Services

NAICS

Water, Sewage and Other Systems (2213), Sewage Treatment Facilities (22132), Utilities (221), Administration of Air and Water Resource and Solid Waste Management Programs (924110)

SIC

Refuse Systems (4953), Water Supply (4941), Electric, Gas & Sanitary Services (4900), Sanitary Services (4950)

akta.pro primary industry

Public Works & Municipal Infrastructure (Streets, Stormwater, Facilities) (BPAIACAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

Solid Waste & Recycling Services Administration (BPAIACAH), Parks, Recreation & Cultural Services (BPAIACAI), Public Works / In-House Municipal Collection Operations (EUAIAAAF)

Keywords

• Municipal government services
• Public utilities
• Public safety services
• Waste management
• Recreation and parks

Headquarters

HQ city

Adamsville

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Others, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Property Taxes: City Hall is responsible for collection of all City revenue including property taxes
2. Utility Services: Natural Gas, Water, and Sanitary Sewer services provided to residents and businesses
3. Business Licenses and Permits: Collection of business license fees, building permits, and sign permits
4. Trash Collection Fees: Residential and commercial garbage collection services with monthly fees based on polycarts

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

The City of Adamsville provides municipal government services to its residents and utility customers, including natural gas, water, and sanitary sewer utilities, residential and commercial trash collection and recycling, police and fire protection, municipal court, cemetery plots, building permits and business licenses, and parks and recreation programs. It also operates community facilities including The Marty performing arts center and Buford Pusser Memorial Park, and extends utility services into neighboring communities.

Product overview

The City of Adamsville operates as a municipal government providing comprehensive public services to its residents. The city's service portfolio includes administrative functions (City Hall, permits, taxes, zoning), public safety (police, fire, emergency services), utilities (natural gas, water, sewer), waste management (trash collection, recycling), recreation and parks, cemetery services, and municipal court. The city also operates community facilities including The Marty community center, Buford Pusser Memorial Park, and the Irving Meek Jr. Memorial Library. Additional digital services include TextMyGov SMS notifications and an online bill payment portal through CitiSen.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• City Hall Services

Quantifiable outcome

• Extremely low crime rate in the city

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Essential Utilities, Inc. (Aqua America): Essential Utilities operates regulated water and wastewater systems serving communities across multiple states. The company directly parallels Adamsville's ownership and operation of water distribution and sanitary sewer services for residents and neighboring communities.
• Atmos Energy Corporation: Atmos Energy is the largest US natural-gas distributor by customers, serving millions across the South and Midwest. Adamsville is unusual among small cities in owning and operating its own natural gas distribution system, making Atmos a relevant broad-incumbent comparator.
• Veolia North America: Veolia operates water and wastewater treatment services for municipal clients across the US. Adamsville's Public Works Department runs its own water and sanitary sewer services, putting it in the same operational category as Veolia's municipal utility business.
• Republic Services, Inc. Republic Services is the second-largest US non-hazardous solid-waste company. It competes directly with municipal in-house trash collection like Adamsville's curbside polycarts and recycling pickup, providing a comparable subscription-based residential/commercial waste service.
• American Water Works Company, Inc. American Water is the largest publicly traded US water and wastewater utility, serving millions of customers through regulated municipal and military contracts. Adamsville's Water Plant and Sanitary Sewer operations are functionally analogous at small scale.
• Waste Management, Inc. Waste Management is the largest US solid-waste and recycling services company. Adamsville operates in-house residential and commercial trash collection and recycling; WM is the closest broad-incumbent peer operating the same core service line at scale.

Emerging players

• Casella Waste Systems, Inc. Casella is a regional solid-waste, recycling, and resource-management operator in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic. As a smaller, geography-focused waste operator, it is a closer scale-fit peer for Adamsville's residential trash and recycling program than the national incumbents.

Others

• Tyler Technologies, Inc. Tyler Technologies provides software and IT services to municipal and county governments (finance, utility billing, permits, public safety). Adamsville's use of CitiSen for online bill payment and similar back-office systems places it in Tyler's addressable municipal-software customer base.
• Granicus (govtech company): Granicus provides digital communication, agenda-management, and resident-engagement platforms to local governments. Adamsville's deployment of TextMyGov for SMS citizen communications is a Granicus-style resident-engagement capability, making it an ecosystem peer.
• OpenGov, Inc. OpenGov provides cloud-based budgeting, procurement, and citizen-services software to state and local governments. Adamsville's use of online RFPs, vendor registration, and digital utility/tax billing aligns with OpenGov's adjacent technology stack for small municipalities.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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