Rydell Wesson

Rydell Wesson has retired as city manager of Dickson following 32 years of service to the city. Wesson began his career with the city of Dickson as an assistant building official in the Dickson Office of Planning and Zoning in 1988. Two years later, he returned to his hometown of Savannah to serve as the codes enforcement officer for four years. He returned to Dickson in 1994 as director of the Office of Planning and Zoning. He was appointed director of public works in 2008 and then acting city administrator in 2011. He assumed the position full-time in 2012. Public Works Director David Travis will serve as acting city administrator while the search for a new city manager is underway.