Meadowview Hotel & Conference Center
November 6-9, 2013
COAT 44th Annual Conference 2012

Please make plans to attend the 2012 COAT Annual Conference in Kingsport - Detailed Agenda

  • Tuesday, November 6th
3:00 - 6:00pm registration open

  • Wednesday, November 7th
8:00 am - Registration opens
10:20 am - Conference begins with the
  Opening Session
1:00 pm - 3:00 pm CTAS COCTP Training
3:15 pm - 5:15 pm CTAS COCTP Training

6:00 pm - Presidents Reception (Casual Dress)

  • Thursday, November 8th
7:00 am - Breakfast Served
8:00 am - Affiliate meetings

  • Friday, November 9th
Annual Business Meeting and meeting
adjournment

Please arrange your hotel reservations with Marriott
Meadowview.  Or you can call Marriott reservations at
800-820-5055 or 423-578-6600

Register's Agenda

Tuesday, November 6th
3:00pm - Registration begins
3:45pm - Meet in lobby - Welcome Center Bus Trip
6:00pm - Farmhouse Gallery and Gardens - Dinner
(Attire - Bib Overalls, jeans, flannel shirts, coonskin hats)

Wednesday, November 7th
8:00 am - Registration opens
10:30 am - Opening Session
1:00 pm - 3:00 pm - CTAS COCTP Training
3:15 pm - 5:15 pm - CTAS COCTP Training

6:00 pm - President's Reception (Casual Dress)

Thursday, November 8th
8:00 am - Affiliate meeting (see listed below)
(Cumberland Amphitheatre)

6:30 pm - Reception -Cattails Ballroom Foyer
7:00 pm - Awards Banquet - Cattails Ballroom

Friday, November 9th
7:00 am - Breakfast
8:00 am - Annual Business Meeting



Registers Meeting - Thursday November 8th

8:00am . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . BreakfastOld Business
     New Business
9:00am . . . . . . Opening Prayer & Pledge of Allegiance
     Closing Remarks . . . . .Randy Delap, President (Lincoln)
Welcome Guests & Thank You's
     Door Prizes
9:10am . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Wake Up Call      Ajournment

9:30am . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rep from Comptroller's Office    Economic Development Region Chairpersons
  County Financial Management System 2013
NorthwestClaudia PeelerTipton
10:00am . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kristy Godsey-Brown     SouthwestAlan Castellaw       Crockett
CTAS - Legal Issues      Middle      Pam WhitakerSumner
South Central   Terry Smith    Warren
11:00am . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Jessica Himes        Northeast  Debbie Tittle  Unicoi
Local Government Fiscal AnalystSoutheast  Phyliss Crisp  Blount
      Upper Cumberland   Sharon Brackett    Roane
Minutes . . . . . . . . . . . Natalie Porter, Secretary (Carroll) Extreme East    Patricia Hartley     Johnson
Report . . . . . . . . . .Teresa Dunkin, Treasurer (Lawrence)        Extreme West   Danny Fowlkes      Dyer
Comm. Reports . . . . Tim Shelton, Legislative (Anderson)
       Bart Long, Legislative (Sullivan)
   Lily Barnes, Open Records (Hardeman)   Tennessee Register's Association Officers 2012-2013
   Bev Spickard, Audit (Wilson)
     Donna Snyder, Nomination (Weakley)PresidentRandy DelapLincoln
Julie Gail Adkisson, Membership (Hardin)1st Vice  Claudia Peeler    Tipton
  Debbie Tittle, Res. & Mem. (Unicoi)  2nd ViceSherri Witt   Knox
     Kay Gibbons, Retirement (Giles)  3rd Vice Johnny Reed       Bedford
     Connie Green, Plaques & Awards (Sequatchie) Treasurer      Teresa Dunkin     Lawrence
     Coordinator   Gayle VanHooserGrundy
Presentation of Plaques & Awards  Randy Delap (Lincoln)     SecretaryNatalie Porter     Carroll
Connie Green (Sequatchie)Past Pres.       D.W. Weaver       Marshall
Gayle VanHooser (Grundy) Parliamentarian    Danny Fowlkes    Dyer
    Chaplin   Johnny Reed       Bedford

8:00am . . . .  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . Breakfast

9:00am . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Opening Prayer
                       and Pledge of Allegiance

              Welcome Guests and Thank You’s

9:10am . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Wake Up Call

9:30am . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Rep from Comptroller’s Office
      County Financial Management System for 2013

10:00am . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . Kristy Godsey-Brown
                      CTAS—Legal Issues

11:00am . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jessica Himes
             Local Government Fiscal Analyst

         Economic Development Region Chairpersons

Northwest Claudia Peeler           (Tipton)
SouthwestAlan Castellaw            (Crockett)
MiddlePam Whitaker          (Sumner)
South CentralTerry Smith     (Warren)
NortheastDebbie Tittle          (Unicoi)
SoutheastPhyllis Crisp         (Blount)
Upper CumberlandSharon Brackett       (Roane)
Extreme EastPatricia Hartley(Johnson)
Extreme WestDanny Fowlkes       (Dyer)

11:30am . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Box Lunch
Discussion during lunch      Lunch provided by C.O.A.T

12:30pm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Business MeetingMinutes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Natalie Porter, Secretary (Carroll)
Report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Teresa Dunkin, Treasurer (Lawrence)
Comm Reports . . . . . . . . . . .Tim Shelton, Legislative (Anderson)
              Lily Barnes, Open Records (Hardeman)
                             Bev Spickard, Audit (Wilson)
                 Donna Snyder, Nomination(Weakley)
                  Julie Gail Adkisson, Membership (Hardin)
                   Debbie Tittle, Res & Mem. (Unicoi)
                       Kay Gibbons, Retirement (Giles)
              Connie Green, Plaques and Awards (Sequatchie)

Presentation of Plaques & Awards . . . . . .Randy Delap (Lincoln)
                   Connie Green - Chair (Sequatchie)
                     Gayle Vanhooser  (Grundy)

Old Business . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

New Business . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Closing Remarks . . . . . . . . . . . President, Randy Delap (Lincoln)

Adjournment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Door Prizes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .