2023 TCSA Legislative Conference 

The Park Vista Hotel; Gatlinburg, Tennessee 
May 23 - 25, 2023

Conference Handouts and Presentations

 Below is a list of downloadable versions of the handouts that were available during the 2023 TCSA Legislative Conference. Simply click on the title of the presentation you'd like to view. 

• Legal Issues for Highways - Kristy Brown, CTAS Legal Services Manager
• Personnel Policies - Ben Rodgers & Heather Duncan, CTAS County Government Consultants 

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• Broadband Updates for Tennessee - Crystal Ivey, National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA)

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  Breakout Session Topics:  

• Opioid Abatement Solutions for Counties - Dr. Jennifer Tourville, UT SMART Policy Network
• Next Steps for County Highways - Brett Howell, TCHOA Director

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• Homeland Security and School Security - Gregory Mays, TN Dept of Safety and Homeland Security

• Tennessee Comptroller's Office Mapping System Resources
• Property Tax Ratios Explained (Linked Video)

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Membership Meeting Presentations:

• Cybersecurity and County Governments - Jim Shaw, Deloitte; Curtis Clan, TN CISO; James Cotter, TN Homeland Security
• Using Pavement Data to Assess Funding Needs and Manage Performance - Mark Woods, P.E., Applied Pavement Technology 

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• Howard H. Baker Jr. Center for Public Policy: UT’s Latest Effort to Create the Leaders of Tomorrow – Katie Cahill
• Tennessee’s Historic Win for Infrastructure in 2023: The Transportation Modernization Act – TDOT Commissioner Butch Eley
• TCSA 2023 Legislative Session Results Handout - TCSA + Affiliates