{"county":"fayette","description":"The Fayette County Trustee serves as the county's banker and as its billing-and-collection agent for property taxes. Duties include billing and collecting county property taxes, investing county funds, settling tax collections by the 10th of each month, and administering tax-relief programs for senior, disabled, and veteran property owners. Duties are set by the Tennessee Constitution and state law; the office is limited to two consecutive four-year terms.","district":"fayette","districtgroup":"county","id":419,"key":"county_trustee","lastchangeby":null,"name":null,"next_election":null,"notes":null,"officegroup":null,"partisan":1,"party":null,"qualities":"- Financial trustworthiness: the Trustee is the county's banker and custodian of tax revenue.\n- Working knowledge of Tennessee property-tax law, including tax-relief programs for seniors, disabled residents, and veterans.\n- Investment and cash-management competence for county funds under state-law constraints.\n- Monthly settlement and reporting discipline (collections settle by the 10th of each month).\n- Accessible customer service for taxpayers paying bills, disputing assessments, or seeking relief.","quantity":1,"source":null,"state":"TN","term_end":null,"term_start":null,"term_years":4,"terms":[],"title":"County Trustee","type":"executive","url":null,"whenchanged":"2026-04-24 19:51:24"}