Working Hand in Hand with TML

The Tennessee Municipal League held its 84th Annual Conference and Expo in Knoxville July 20–23. TECA joined TML as a platinum sustaining member sponsor in 2022.

TML is a non-profit association established by cities and towns within the Volunteer State. It serves as the voice of and advocate for 345 towns and cities. The main purpose of the organization is to help local officials create better cities, towns, laws and government for all Tennessee citizens.

“Relationships with local officials from throughout Tennessee are extremely important to electric cooperatives,” Ryan King, TECA’s vice president of government affairs and TECA’s representative at this year’s conference, said. “We work hand-in-hand to make sure essential needs of their citizens and our members are met.”

Sessions during this year’s conference focused on networking, economic development and streamlined operations. TVA CEO Jeff Lyash spoke in the second general session on the future of energy and energy generation.

A TML official introduces TVA’s Jeff Lyash during TML’s recent meeting in Knoxville.

“We work closely with one another to bring prosperity to our communities through economic development projects,” King said. “We value our relationship with all of Tennessee’s local officials and with our friends at the Tennessee Municipal League.”