{"county":"shelby","description":null,"district":"lakeland","districtgroup":"municipality","id":394,"key":"lakeland_commissioner_northeast","lastchangeby":null,"name":null,"next_election":null,"notes":null,"officegroup":"lakeland_commission","partisan":0,"party":null,"qualities":"- Policy judgment on town-scale matters in a council-manager / commission form of government \u2014 budget, ordinances, zoning, parks \u2014 within the Lakeland charter and Tennessee municipal law.\n- Budget literacy: the commission approves the annual municipal budget and sets the property-tax rate.\n- Legislative process: drafting, amending, and voting on ordinances and resolutions.\n- Constituent relations in a small town \u2014 retail, relationship-based politics with high accessibility expectations.\n- Coordination with the city manager (who runs day-to-day operations) while keeping policy oversight.","quantity":1,"source":null,"state":"tn","term_end":null,"term_start":null,"term_years":null,"terms":[],"title":"Lakeland City Commissioner (northeast)","type":"legislative","url":"https://www.lakelandgov.net/government/mayor-city-commission/","whenchanged":"2026-04-25 19:49:19"}