| | TCSA Fall Conference Registration Now Available We are excited to announce that TCSA’s highly anticipated 2024 Annual Conference & Trade Show is just around the corner! Mark your calendars forOctober 23 - 25, 2024,and join us at Embassy Suites in Rutherford County (Murfreesboro), Tennessee, for an exceptional event filled with opportunities to network, learn, and innovate at the county government level. Registration Details: - Conference Registration: Ensure your spot byregistering on the TCSA website.
- You can also printa paper registration formand mail it to the TCSA office at 226 Anne Dallas Dudley Blvd, Suite 700, Nashville, TN, 37219.
- Conference registration costs
- TCSA County Officials: $375
- Other conference registrants: $400
- Spouses/Guests: $100
- On-site registration is available, but space is limited. We encourage early registration to guarantee your participation and proper name badge availability.
| Hotel Lodging (Reserved Separately from Conference Registration): - We have secured special rates atEmbassy Suites in Murfreesboro, conveniently located at the conference venue. Book your stay early to take advantage of these exclusive discount rates before the room block is full.To reserve your room, you can reserve online (recommended, quickest, and most secure)or call the Embassy Suites guest line to request a room reservation confirmation
- Embassy Suites online registration link(recommended and quickest):TCSA 2024 Fall Conference Room Reservations
- Call615-890-4464 and use the group name "Tennessee County Services Association" to reserve at the conference rate.
- Room Rate: $189.00 per night
- IMPORTANT RESERVATION POLICY CHANGE EFFECTIVE THIS YEAR: Guestswill be charged a one-night deposit forEVERYindividual room reservation made (even if they are in the same name) at the hotel. This deposit is refundable if you cancel more than 24 hours before arrival.PLEASE ONLY MAKE ROOM RESERVATIONS YOU KNOW WILL BE USED!This allows as many of our members as possible to be in the conference hotel. Every year, we have counties cancel a significant number of rooms just prior to the event.
- Overflow Lodging Accommodations: TCSA will let you know of overflow hotel accommodations soon after rooms at the Embassy Suites are booked. Please check your email regularly for more information aboutaccommodations for this year's Annual Conference!
Click Here to Register for the Fall Conference  | TCSA 2024 County Success Story Nominations Now Open At this year's Fall Conference & Trade Show, TCSA plans to recognize counties who have demonstrated excellence in governance, innovation in problem solving, and best practices for delivering services. To be considered for a County Success Story award, the project or achievement should demonstrate: - an innovative solutionto a county's problem
- a sustained patternof excellence in government
- a best practicethat increased efficiency in the delivery of county services or resulted in significant savings to taxpayers
- a new approachor the use of new technology to deliver services or
- Improved cooperation or coordinationbetween county offices or local governments, which resulted in enhanced delivery of services.
Nominations for county success stories, which will be awarded at TCSA's 2024 Fall Conference & Trade Show, will be accepted until October 16, 2024. We look forward to reading more about your county's successes! | | | 'Tennessee Counties' Magazine Digital Edition is Now Available The digital edition ofTennessee CountiesMagazine is now available! The summer 2024 edition focuses on disaster mitigation for county leaders, including feature stories of courageous community leaders who have navigated recent disasters, as well as insight and trends on the latest disaster mitigation planning tools for counties. Physical copies will be hitting mailboxes, too, but there's a digital copy of each edition of TN Counties magazine to help members, partners, and government officials at all levels better understand the role of county government in Tennessee. | | | Tennessee County Election Results Voters across the state went to the polls yesterday. For TCSA members, this was mainly a year for some of the county highway superintendents to be on the ballot. Most of these races were settled earlier in the year during the county primary elections, but there were a few contested elections decided yesterday. In Lewis County, Kerry Cagle, who was previously appointed to the position following Joyce Holt's retirement, defeated a write-in challenger to win a new term. Likewise, in Roane County, incumbent Dennis Ferguson held off... | | | State Legislative Races See Some Surprising Defeats Half of the State Senate and all of the House of Representative offices were on the ballot yesterday in state primary elections. There were some surprising defeats of long-serving legislators in both chambers. In the Senate, Education Committee Chairman John Lundberg lost a hotly contested election to challenger Bobby Harshbarger, the son of Congresswoman Harshbarger. In the 8th District, Jessie Seal defeated long-time legislator Senator Frank Niceley. In other districts, Republican incumbents Becky Massy, Todd Gardenhire, Ken Yager, Ferrell Haile, and John Stevens fended off primary challengers. On the Democratic side, Senator Sara Kyle... | Click Here to Read August 2024's State Election Results | | Memphis-Shelby County Schools Receives Over $9.5 Million in Funding Under Renew America’s Schools Program U.S. DOErecently announcedrecipients of the 2022-2023Renew America’s Schools Programto promote the implementation of clean energy improvements at K-12 public schools across the country to decrease energy use and costs, improve indoor air quality, and foster healthier learning environments. Memphis-Shelby County Schools was one of the twenty-four schools selected and will receive over $9.5 millionfor Riverview Elementary and Middle School. The school, which serves over 400 K-8 grade students and is a community shelter for the surrounding neighborhood, will utilize the funding toward improvements, including energy-efficient lighting and HVAC upgrades, boiler plant electrification, new exterior windows, and a solar array. | | | CTAS Trainings: Effective Ways to Handle Disgruntled Indivduals - August 28, 2024 - Knoxville UT Conference Center
- September 3, 2024 - Nashville IPS Training Facility @ Polk Ave.
All classes are 8:30 am - 12:30 pm local time.
Tennessee County Environmental Compliance - September 3, 2024 - Knoxville UT Conference Center
- September 5, 2024 - Dickson County Extension Office
- November 12, 2024 - Jackson Energy Authority
All classes are 9:00 am - 1:00 pm local time. | | | RetireReadyTN Employer Webinar on 2024 Legislative Updates, Aug.14 RetireReadyTN will offer an employer meeting next month to provide updates on legislation impacting retirement plans. Registration is now openfor the webinar scheduled from 9 - 10:30 a.m. CT on Wednesday, August 14. Who should attend: Local Government employers, including Municipal and County governments, Highway Departments, Utility Districts, 911 Districts, Development Districts, Housing Authorities, Boards of Education, Higher Education agencies, Local Education agencies, and School System employers. | | | Seasonal Employment Changes Impact June 2024 County Unemployment Rates NASHVILLE– Seasonal changes in employment that occur annually, such as school breaks, caused Tennessee’s county unemployment numbers to increase in June, according to new data released by the Department of Labor and Workforce Development (TDLWD). Unlike the statewide unemployment rate, at an all-time low in Tennessee, county unemployment rates are not adjusted to take into account seasonal impacts. June’s data showed unemployment rates increased in each of Tennessee’s 95 counties during the month. Eighty-two counties had unemployment rates less than 5% in June, while the remaining 13 counties had 5% or greater rates but less than 10%. | Upcoming Events: - ACM Conference
- August 27-29, 2024: Murfreesboro, TN
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