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Tennessee Board of Equalization approves assessor certifications, incentive payments and reappraisal plans; acknowledges annual report
Summary
At its Aug. 11 meeting, the Tennessee Board of Equalization approved professional assessor certifications and associated incentive payments, accepted three county reappraisal plans, acknowledged the division's annual report and re-elected Treasurer Richard Lillard as chair.
The Tennessee Board of Equalization met Aug. 11 and approved professional certifications for assessors, the incentive payments tied to those designations and reappraisal plans from three counties, the board chair announced.
The board voted to approve Tennessee Master Assessor (TMA) and Tennessee Certified Assessor (TCA) designations for named candidates and to adopt a resolution authorizing the incentive payments that Tennessee law provides for assessors and deputy assessors who earn those credentials.
The board’s director of the Division of Property Assessments, Brian Kinsey, told members the candidates had completed required training and examinations. “All of these folks have undergone extensive classroom training, passed various, exams and or case studies, and have a certain number of years of experience to qualify them for these certifications,” Kinsey said.
Kinsey named the individuals recommended for Tennessee master assessor recognition as Michael Campbell (assessor of Loudoun County), Macy Truitt (Williamson County employee) and Matt Carpenter (Division of Property Assessments employee). Kinsey said Tyler Braden, Andrew Hickman and Alicia Stevens (division employees) were recommended for the Tennessee certified assessor designation.
The board also approved a resolution to pay incentive compensation for assessors and deputy assessors who earned the certifications. Kinsey described the payments as governed by Tennessee law and board rules and said the division works with each county to determine the annual amounts and any prorations based on when an employee achieved a designation.
On reappraisal plans, the board approved three county plans: Bradley County will remain on a four-year reappraisal cycle; Williamson County requested and was approved to move to a three-year cycle; and Hardin County requested and was approved to reduce its cycle from five years to four. Kinsey said Shelby County is still finalizing its plan and the division expects to present that plan to the board at the October meeting.
The board acknowledged receipt of the Division of Property Assessments’ annual report, which Kinsey said the division files under Tennessee Code 67-1-1202. Kinsey noted the division’s work supports local jurisdictions that bill approximately $2,800,000,000 in local property taxes and that the division administered about $43,000,000 in property tax relief payments in the past year.
Other routine business approved by the board included the motion to approve the April 14, 2025, minutes and scheduling a public utility assessments review and certification for Oct. 20, 2025 (time to be announced). The board also re-elected Treasurer Richard Lillard as chair during the meeting’s nominations and election item.
Votes and procedure: the meeting included an in-person quorum with one member participating virtually; the board called roll on motions as required for a virtual participant. Several motions passed unanimously on roll calls recorded in the meeting record.
The actions taken are administrative and concern the administration and oversight of property assessment processes, certification of assessment professionals and the calendar and processes for reappraisals and utility-assessment certifications.
