Senator Mark Norris Elected Chairman of TACIR
Released on Thu, Feb 12, 2009 - 2:46 pm under
NASHVILLE—Senator Mark Norris was elected as Chairman of the Tennessee Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations (TACIR) at their January 27, 2009 meeting. Senator Norris will replace outgoing Chairman Representative Randy Rinks. Mayor Tom Rowland of Cleveland was re-elected as Vice-Chairman.
Senator Norris has represented Senate District 32 since 2000 and has served as a member of TACIR since 2001. He serves as the Leader of the Senate Republican Caucus. Senator Norris also serves as Chair of the Senate Rules Committee, and as a member of Senate Ethics; Senate Calendar; Finance, Ways and Means; and State and Local Government Committees. Senator Norris previously served as a Shelby County Commissioner.
Mayor Tom Rowland has been Mayor of the City of Cleveland, in Bradley County, Tennessee for 18 years, the longest-serving Mayor of Cleveland. He has served as a member of TACIR for 14 years, 6 as Vice Chairman. Mayor Rowland served as the President of the Tennessee Municipal League from 2002 – 2003.
The TACIR is a permanent state agency established by the General Assembly in 1978 to monitor the operation of federal-state-local relations and make recommendations for improvements. TACIR’s mission is to serve as a forum for the discussion and resolution of intergovernmental problems, provide high quality research support to state and local government officials in order to improve the overall quality of government in Tennessee; and to improve the effectiveness of the intergovernmental system to better serve the citizens of Tennessee.
