Resources for Local Government

Fiscal

County Audit - Audits of all Tennessee counties
Municipal Audit - Audits municipalities, designated school system funds, utility districts and government-funded non-profit agencies
Property Assessments - Assists local governments in assessment of property for tax purposes
Division of Local Finance - Assists local governments in debt management and preparing financial programs
Local Government Investment Pool - Investing strategies for local governments

Tennessee Growth Policy - Information about growth policy in Tennessee and resources for understanding the implications of growth
Research and Education Accountability - Prepares reports on various state and local government issues
Tennessee Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations (TACIR) - Discussion and resolution of intergovernmental problems providing a future-oriented perspective
Certification and Continuing Education of Municipal Clerks and Recorders - Certification services brochure, Application for certification

Economic and Community Development Assistance to Communities - Grants and loans, Energy assistance, Local planning assistance
County Technical Assistance Service - Technical and field services in fiscal administration, taxes, law enforcement, and public works
Municipal Technical Advisory Service - Information and assistance to Tennessee cities to build better communities
Environmental Community Assistance Programs - Technical and financial assistance to communities of the state
Office of Criminal Justice Programs - Secures, distributes and manages grant funds to support projects that reduce criminal activity and provide services for crime victims
Urban & Community Forestry Program

Law Enforcement Innovation Center - Educational and technical assistance services for law enforcement and communities to help build and sustain community oriented policing strategies
Emergency Management Planning for Local Governments - Developing, maintaining and implementing a vast array of plans related to the manner in which the state prepares for and responds to disasters

East Tennessee Development District - Anderson, Blount, Campbell, Claiborne, Cocke, Grainger, Hamblen, Jefferson, Knox, Loudon, Monroe, Morgan, Roane, Scott, Sevier, and Union Counties
First Tennessee Development District - Carter, Greene, Hancock, Hawkins, Johnson, Sullivan, Unicoi, and Washington Counties
Greater Nashville Regional Council - Stewart, Montgomery, Robertson, Sumner, Houston, Cheatham, Davidson, Wilson, Trousdale, Humphreys, Rutherfod and Williamson Counties
Memphis Area Association of Governments - 1420 Union Avenue , Suite 410, Memphis, TN 38104-3695, Phone: (901) 729-2871
Northwest Tennessee Development District - Benton, Carroll, Crockett, Dyer, Gibson, Henry, Lake, Obion, and Weakley Counties
South Central Tennessee Development District - Bedford, Coffee, Franklin, Giles, Hickman, Lawrence, Lewis, Lincoln, Marshall, Maury, Moore, Perry, and Wayne (13) Counties
Southeast Tennessee Development District - Bledsoe, Bradley, Grundy, Hamilton, Marion, McMinn, Meigs, Polk, Rhea, and Sequatchie Counties
Southwest Tennessee Development District - Chester, Decatur, Hardeman, Hardin, Haywood, Henderson, Madison, and McNairy Counties
Upper Cumberland Development District - Cannon, Clay, Cumberland, Dekalb, Fentress, Jackson, Macon, Overton, Pickett, Putnam, Smith, Van Buren, Warren, and White Counties