After 22 years of steady service, Jack Hyatt is set to retire as Fleet Services Director for the City of Murfreesboro's Public Works, with Tommy Miller Jr. gearing up to take the wheel. Miller's appointment is effective March 2, 2025, stepping into shoes worn since August 2008 by Hyatt, whose tenure ends today, February 28, according to an official city announcement.
Miller's rise through the ranks was punctuated by his start as a mechanic in 2002, transitioning to Heavy Equipment Mechanic and recently earning the title of Lead Mechanic in 2022, all before accepting the Director role. The selection process, guided by representatives from various city departments including Murfreesboro Police and Murfreesboro Fire Rescue, culminated in the passing of the baton from Hyatt, who began his own journey with the city in June 2003 as a Team Foreman for the Street and Sign Department.
"I am pleased to announce the promotion of Tommy Miller Jr. as the new Fleet Services Director," stated Raymond Hills, Public Works Executive Director, in a recent interview on the City of Murfreesboro website. Miller's tenure with Fleet Services will be supported by nearly two decades of experience maintaining and repairing vehicles that are pivotal to the operations of Street and Public Works, among others.
With Hyatt at the helm, Fleet Services has been led since his appointment in 2008, previously serving as a Project Coordinator in the Planning & Engineering Department after his initial role with the Streets and Sign Department. As the baton is passed, Miller inherits a department part of the Public Works Division formed under Hills' leadership in August 2018. The city expects the transition to be seamless, with Miller's extensive hands-on experience in fleet management laying the groundwork for a new chapter in Murfreesboro's Public Works narrative, a representative from the Murfreesboro Human Resources Department shared in a statement obtained by the City of Murfreesboro's news release.
