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Call for Nominations Set for April 1 for TML Achievement Awards

Each year the Tennessee Municipal League honors cities throughout the state for overall excellence, specific outstanding programs, improvement or department accomplishments. The awards program gives cities and towns the recognition they deserve for superior and innovative efforts in local government. 
    Any Tennessee city who is a member of the Tennessee Municipal League is eligible to submit an award nomination.  
    The awards committee comprised of municipal elected officials, past award recipients, TML board members and MTAS consultants will review the nominations and select the final award winners. Winners will be notified prior to the Annual Awards Breakfast which coincides with the TML Annual Conference. 
    The League will disseminate a call for nominations the first week of April that will include a digital nomination form. Nominations will close on Friday, May 2.

TML Award Categories 
Excellence in Economic and Community Development
Excellence in Energy Efficiency and Conservation 
Excellence in Fire Service
Excellence in Parks and Recreation 
Excellence in overall Municipal Governance
Excellence in Police Service
Innovation Award 
Small Town Progress

Criteria

  • The award honors a municipality which has developed unique and creative programs that have increased the efficiency and effectiveness of local government.
  • The project or department’s accomplishments have made a significant impact on their city and its residents.
    The nomination is of an original project or program which has been successfully implemented and may serve as a model for other communities.
  • The nomination should include a brief abstract that explains how the program has resulted in increased efficiency in the administration of local government, improved delivery of services to citizens, and/or cost savings to the city.
  • The municipality must be a member of the Tennessee Municipal League and participates in and is supportive of TML and its mission.
  • The recipient must attend and register for the TML Annual Conference.