Rodney Archer
Anderson County Trustee Rodney Archer has been offered an executive director job with the County Officials Association of Tennessee, a press release said.
The County Officials Association of Tennessee promotes more efficient county government throughout all Tennessee counties, the press release said. It consists of members from county clerk, court clerk, register of deeds, and county trustee associations in the state.
“I am proud to have been offered the position of executive director of COAT, but I have not seen a contract or details, as I was only offered the position late last night,” Archer said in a press release Monday. “Once the details are laid out before me and I accept, the COAT board will meet on May 9 to approve my hiring. If the board approves my hiring, I would not assume my new role until later this summer. If all that occurs, then I will resign as trustee and provide for a smooth transition for whomever the county commission appoints as the new trustee. My goal in this process will be to leave the trustee’s office in the best possible hands possible for the people of Anderson County.”
If Archer accepts the position to lead COAT, Archer would be expected to direct training and guidance to county governments in an effort to replicate those successes across the state.
“One of the greatest joys of my life has been to serve the people of Anderson County,” Archer said in the press release. “I have worked extremely hard to identify ways to make our office as easy and pleasant for residents to do business with. I feel we have been successful in many respects.
“People are becoming increasingly disgruntled with government, and essentially the responsibility lies with us at the local levels to maintain what trust is still there and build upon that. lt’s not going to come from Washington down. lt’s going to come from local governments and go up.”
The press release said Archer was awarded Outstanding Trustee of the Year for 2015 at a conference in Knoxville. This is the highest award granted to an elected official within the Tennessee County Trustees’ Association. Archer was named the East Tennessee Trustee of the vear in 2010.
He has received much praise for his work in protecting the tax relief program, the press release said. Archer helped craft a bill to protect the program, which offers assistance to senior citizens, disabled homeowners, and disabled veterans in paying their property tax.
For more information, contact Nick Forrester at (865) 466-9235.
More information will be added as it becomes available.
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