MURFREESBORO, Tenn. (WGNS News) – Rutherford County Property Assessor Rob Mitchell continues to draw attention to concerns involving the assessment of property across Tennessee and the educational resources available to county property assessors. His recent findings suggest that elected assessors may not have access to the level of professional support some were previously led to believe was available. Most recently, Mitchell began questioning how quickly the Tennessee Attorney General’s Office closed complaints concerning the legal status of a statewide assessors’ association that has received public funding for training and professional services.
Mitchell announced Wednesday (07/15/2026) that he remains concerned about payments made to the Tennessee Association of Assessing Officers, commonly known as TNAAO, after state corporate records showed an entity with that name has been inactive for more than four decades.
WGNS checked records filed with the Tennessee Secretary of State and found exactly what Mitchell noted, a for-profit corporation that was in an inactive status. Their initial filing dates back to 1960, and their organization is listed as being in a delinquent state, with a previous dissolution / revocation filed in 1983. Confusing the matter is that the organizations website (TNAssessors.org) declares “The Tennessee Association of Assessing Officers is a professional organization composed of elected officials serving as Assessors of Property in Tennessee.”…