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Contest for County Trustee
general - Partisan - County Trustee
About this office
The trustee is the county's banker — collecting county property taxes, keeping and investing county funds, and disbursing money on the county's authority. It handles large sums of public money and is a fiduciary role.
Term length: 4 years.
This role calls for
- Financial trustworthiness: the trustee is the county's banker and custodian of tax revenue, handling the county's property-tax collections.
- Working knowledge of Tennessee property-tax law, including tax-relief programs for seniors, disabled residents, and veterans.
- Investment and cash-management competence for county funds under state-law constraints.
- Monthly settlement and reporting discipline.
- Accessible customer service for taxpayers paying bills, disputing assessments, or seeking relief, and the ability to administer a partly-online operation.
Derived from the office's statutory duties and operational reality. Candidate summaries below map each candidate's documented experience to these requirements.
Campaigns
Tim Akins' twelve-year tenure as Chief Deputy Trustee demonstrates direct experience in tax-collection operations and process improvements within the county office. His background includes Six Sigma certification and manufacturing management roles focused on vendor relations and database oversight. The biography contains no record of disciplinary action or controversy. Bio does not indicate prior independent investment management experience or specific knowledge of Tennessee property-tax law for relief programs.
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