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TACIR Commission Members

Consisting of public officials from state and local government and private citizen members, the Tennessee Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations (TACIR) "serves as a forum for the discussion and resolution of intergovernmental problems." The 25 members of the TACIR capture the richness and diversity of perspectives of private citizens and officials representing different branches and levels of government.


Legislative Members
 Term Expiration
Senator Douglas Henry 2014 November
Senator Jim Kyle 2012 November
Senator Mark Norris, Chairman 2012 November
Senator Jim Tracy 2012 November
Representative Vince Dean 2012 November
Representative Curtis Halford 2012 November
Speaker Emeritus Jimmy Naifeh 2012 November
Representative Gary Odom 2012 November
Statutory Members
Senator Randy McNally, Chairman of Senate Finance, Ways & Means consistent with legislative term of office
Representative Charles Sargent, Chairman of House Finance, Ways & Means consistent with legislative term of office
Justin Wilson, Comptroller of the Treasury consistent with legislative term of office
City Members
Tommy Bragg, Mayor of Murfreesboro 2012 April
Keith McDonald, Mayor of Bartlett 2012 June
Tom Rowland (Vice-Chairman), Mayor of Cleveland 2015 June
Kay Senter, City of Morristown Mayor Pro Tem/Councilmember 2015 July
County Members
Ernest Burgess, Rutherford County Mayor 2014 September
Jeff Huffman, Tipton County Executive 2014 June
Kenny McBride, Carroll County Mayor 2012 March
Larry Waters, Sevier County Mayor 2012 August
Other Local Government Members
Brent Greer, Henry County Mayor, TN Development District Association 2015 August
Charlie Cardwell, Metropolitan Trustee, County Officials Association of TN 2015 June
Executive Branch Members
Paula Davis, Assistant Commissioner of Administration, Department of Economic and Community Development 2012 July
Iliff McMahan, Jr., Regional Director, Department of Economic and Community Development 2015 June
Private Citizen Members
Rozelle Criner, Sr., Ripley 2014 January
Tommy Schumpert, Knoxville 2011 October
  • The Governor appoints the Executive Branch members, the Private Citizens members and the County Officials Association of Tennessee (COAT) representative.
  • The Speaker of the Senate appoints the Senate members; the Speaker of the House appoints the House members.
  • The Comptroller, the Chairperson of the Senate Finance, Ways and Means Committee, and the Chairperson of the House Finance, Ways and Means Committee serve on the Commission as statutory members.
  • TCA 4-10-103 stipulates that the appointment of the county and municipal members and the Tennessee Development District Association (TDDA) representative shall alternate among the Governor, the Speaker of the Senate, and the Speaker of the House, respectively.