Sponsors

TLM is a professional architectural and engineering design firm serving the Mid-South since 1964. Headquartered in downtown Jackson, TN, we partner with multiple towns and cities across West Tennessee, designing sustainable spaces for community livability and future growth. Our projects range from municipal planning to creating new facilities, infrastructure improvement, parks and recreation, utilities, revitalization, and more.

Our team consists of licensed professional architects and engineers, experienced design professionals, and technical personnel specializing in architectural, civil and structural engineering, and interior design services. Building new or renovating old, our team has the professional staff and project-specific knowledge to make your vision a reality.

First Mutual Insurance Group, Inc. is an employee benefit specialist that focuses primarily on smaller employers, (under 50).  Our proprietary products offer a unique solution for smaller municipalities facing large challenges in finding quality employee medical coverage.  Rates are on the rise with many insurance carriers.  Our strategy will illustrate a solution that can contain costs and improve benefits to the employees.

GovCard specializes in electronic payments for over the counter and online transactions to various industries such as government, municipalities, and utilities.  

Benefits include:

• Multiple (ACH, Credit and Debit) customer payment options
• Reduce receivables
• Reduce demands on municipal employees
• Recurring payments
• No processing cost incurred by the municipality
• Easy to implement
• Get paid faster

GovCard can also create online forms to allow residents to pay their taxes. For an example, check out these forms for Lebanon, KY.

Approval Payment Solutions, Inc. is registered 1S0/MSP of Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., Walnut Creek, CA, Synovus Bank, Columbus, GA, and Fifth Third Bank, Cincinnati. OH 

Formed during the hard insurance markets of the 1970s, Public Entity Partners came to the aid of Tennessee municipalities when the commercial industry abandoned local governments.

With Staff experience in local government, as well as the commercial insurance industry, we pride ourselves in providing exceptional service to our members. Our staff includes past city managers, city recorders, and building inspectors, as well as insurance professionals with decades of experience.

We are able to relate to governmental entities because we work with them on a daily basis and we understand the unique challenges they face. We strive to be a valuable resource.

While Public Entity Partners has seen many changes over the years, our mission has never wavered. Our mission continues to be to passionately provide the very best in Risk Management products and services, expert claims administration and comprehensive insurance options with absolute integrity.

The Tennessee Municipal Bond Fund (TMBF) creates and administers loan programs for local governments. These programs are designed to minimize borrowing costs while also offering maximum flexibility. Loans are available for most types of government projects regardless of size. TMBF is owned by the cities and towns of Tennessee and is committed to being the most cost-effective financing source.