The Tennessee Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations (TACIR) is an intergovernmental body of state and local governments in the U.S. state of Tennessee that has the purpose of providing a forum for discussion and resolution of intergovernmental problems and providing research support to improve the overall quality of government in that state. TACIR was established as a permanent nonpartisan body in 1978 by action of the Tennessee General Assembly.Mission, TACIR website, accessed September 24, 2025Rodney E. Stanley and P. Edward French (2007), Tennessee's John S. Wilder: The longest tenured state legislator in Tennessee history, University Press of America. Page 32.
Tennessee was one of several states that formed commissions on intergovernmental relations, patterned to some extent on the United States Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations, during the 1970s and 1980s.Richard Cole (2010), The State of State Advisory Commissions on Intergovernmental Relations: Do They Continue to Have a Role in the U.S. Federal System?, The Book of the States 2010, pages 36-44. The Council of State Governments website, retrieved April 19, 2011.
Membership The commission has 25 members, including 10 members and one appointee of the state legislature, 10 officials from local governments, two officials of the executive branch of the state government, and two private citizens. The legislative members are the chairmen of the Finance, Ways and Means committees of the two houses of the General Assembly, the Comptroller of the Treasury, four additional members of the Tennessee House of Representatives and four additional members of the Tennessee State Senate appointed to four-year terms. The local government members, all of whom are appointed to four-year terms, are four elected county officials, four elected municipal officials, one member nominated by the County Officials Association of Tennessee, and one member nominated by the state's development districts.Organization, TACIR website, accessed September 24, 2025 +Current TACIR MembersMemberTerm ExpirationNoteLegislative MembersSen. Richard BriggsNovember 2026Sen. Heidi Campbell (politician)Sen. Ken YagerChairmanSen. Jeff YarbroRep. John CrawfordRep. Harold M. Love Jr.Rep. Antonio ParkinsonRep. Ryan WilliamsStatutory MembersSen. Bo WatsonChair of the Senate Finance, Ways, and Means CommitteeRep. Gary HicksChair of the House Finance, Ways, and Means CommitteeComptroller Jason MumpowerComptroller of the TreasuryMunicipal MembersMayor Kevin BrooksJune 2027Mayor of Cleveland, Vice ChairmanMayor Paige BrownJune 2027Mayor of GallatinCouncilman Chase CarlisleJune 2026Councilman, City of MemphisVacantAppointment PendingCounty MembersMayor Rogers AndersonJune 2027Mayor of Williamson CountyCounty Executive Jeff HuffmanJune 2027County Executive of Tipton CountyBob RialJune 2027Mayor of Dickson CountyLarry WatersJune 2029Mayor of Sevier CountyOther Local Government MembersMayor Terry FranksJune 2028Mayor of Anderson County, representing the TN Development District AssociationMary GaitherJune 2027Tipton County Clerk, representing the County Officials Association of TennesseeExecutive Branch MembersCommissioner Jim BrysonJune 2027Commissioner, TN Department of Finance and AdministrationCommissioner Deniece ThomasJune 2027Commissioner, TN Department of Labor and Workforce DevelopmentPrivate CitizensCalvin CliftonJune 2027Kingston, TennesseeJeff PeachJune 2027Smyrna, Tennessee
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