Executive leadership of a suburban Shelby County municipality with several thousand to several tens of thousands of residents and a small to mid-sized municipal budget.
Ability to prepare and defend an annual budget before a small board of aldermen or commissioners.
Intergovernmental capacity: coordination with Shelby County, neighboring municipalities, the State of Tennessee, and (for cities with their own school district) the suburban district's school board.
Working familiarity with Tennessee municipal law, the city/town charter, open-meetings, and procurement rules.
Public-facing communication for an engaged suburban constituency that often follows local government closely.
Derived from the office's statutory duties and operational reality. Candidate summaries below map each candidate's documented experience to these requirements.