NASHVILLE – Doug Young, Murfreesboro city councilman, was elected to the board of directors of the Tennessee Municipal League during the its annual conference recently held in Gatlinburg. Dale Kelley, Huntingdon mayor, was elected President.
Young was nominated as a director at-large by a six-member nominating committee composed of municipal officials statewide. He was then elected for a one-year term by a majority vote of the entire membership.
Founded in 1940 and based in Nashville, TML is a nonprofit organization founded by cities and towns for mutual assistance and improvement. Representing 99 percent of Tennessee's municipal citizens, the organization advocates for needed legislative action by the General Assembly, represents municipal interests before state departments and agencies, and -- working through the National League of Cities in Washington -- seeks to influence federal legislation and policies affecting municipal governments.
As a member of the TML board of directors, Young will propose and help determine legislation municipalities need passed into law and will establish policy priorities for the League.
Other board elections include three vice presidents: Morristown Vice Mayor Kay Senter, Portland Mayor Ken Wilber, and Humboldt Mayor Allen Barker. TML vice presidents are traditionally in line to serve as president.
The TML board also includes past TML presidents, mayors of Tennessee's largest cities, eight district directors, and eight at-large directors. The chairmen of the TML Risk Management Pool also sit on the board.
The eight district directors, representing their section of the state, were nominated and elected during district caucuses. They are: District 1: Randy Trivette, Erwin city recorder; District 2: Bill Hammon, Alcoa assistant city manager; District 3: Chris Dorsey, Red Bank city manager; District 4: Dr. Norman Rone, McMinnville mayor; District 5: Angie Carrier, White House city manager; District 6: Betsey Crossley, Brentwood mayor; District 7: Vance Coleman, Medina mayor; and District 8: David Gordon, Covington mayor.
The eight at-large directors were nominated by an eight-member nominating committee composed of municipal officials statewide. They were then elected for a one-year term by a majority vote of the entire membership. Those directors are: Bryan Atchely, Sevierville mayor; J.H.Graham, III, Crossville mayor; Curtis Hayes, Livingston mayor; Richard Hodges, Millington mayor; Dot LaMarche, Farragut vice mayor; Keith McDonald, Bartlett mayor; Bo Perkinson, Athens vice mayor; and Doug Young, Murfreesboro City Council.
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