Cleveland Mayor Kevin Brooks was elected 1st Vice President of the Tennessee Municipal
League (TML) during the League’s annual business meeting recently held in conjunction with the TML Annual Conference in Chattanooga. Bolivar Mayor Julian McTizic was elected president.
Mayor Brooks stated, “It is indeed an honor to be nominated and elected by our mayoral peers from
across the state to servce in this leadership role at TML. To serve with and learn from all the city mayors in Tennessee is an incredible opportunity.
And to represent the needs and wishes of our hometown of Cleveland, Tn. at the TML table brings countless benefits and opportunities to our city and its citizens.”
TML elects three officers, a president and two vice presidents, one representing each grand division of Tennessee. Mayor Brooks was nominated by a six-member nominating committee composed of
municipal officials statewide. He was then elected for a one-year term by a majority vote from members in attendance at the annual business meeting. TML's vice presidents are traditionally in line to succeed the president. Blake Lay, Lawrenceburg mayor, was elected as TML’s 2nd Vice President. Gallatin Mayor Paige Brown will remain on the board as immediate past president.
Founded in 1940 and based in Nashville, the Tennessee Municipal League advocates for the interests of 345 cities and towns across the state of Tennessee, and the citizens they serve. As a member of the TML board of directors, Brooks will propose and determine legislative and policy priorities for the League.
The TML board also includes, mayors of Tennessee's largest cities, eight district directors, and four at-large directors. The four urban mayors are: Chattanooga Mayor Tim Kelly, Knoxville Mayor Indya Kincannon, Memphis Mayor Paul Young, and Metro Nashville Mayor Freddie O’Connell.
The four at-large directors were nominated by a six-member nominating committee composed of
municipal officials statewide. They were then elected for a one-year term by a majority vote from
members in attendance at the business meeting. Those directors are: Roland “Trey” Dykes, Newport
Mayor; Johnny Dodd, Jackson City Council; Paul Montgomery, Kingsport Mayor; and Joe Pitts, Clarksville Mayor.
The eight district directors, representing their section of the state, were nominated during district
caucuses and confirmed by the TML Board of Directors. They are: District 1: Michael Baker, Erwin
Alderman; District 2: Gary Chesney, Morristown Mayor; District 3: Stefanie Dalton, Red Bank Mayor;
District 4: Keith Morrison, Algood City Administrator; District 5: Tim Ellis, Goodlettsville City Manager; District 6: Jessica Salamida, Nolensville Vice Mayor; District 7: Kim Foster, Paris City Manager; and District 8: Bethany Huffman, Millington Alderwoman.
Mike Callis, Portland Mayor and Chairman of the Tennessee Municipal Bond Fund also sits on the board. And a representative from an affiliate organization is also a voting board member, Jay Evans, Brentwood assistant city administrator and president of the Tennessee City Management Association.