Honor Roll & HOF Awards
This year, Public Entity Partners honored five individuals with two new awards for a lifetime of achievement and excellence in service to Tennessee’s cities, towns, local agencies and taxpayers.
R ex Barton was named to the Tennessee Public Risk Management Honor Roll . Now retired, Rex was the first Police Risk Management Consultant for UT-MTAS (University of Tennessee Municipal Technical Advisory Service) and served in that role for more than 28 years.
Rex continues to provide part-time consultation services. His contributions have been vital to police risk management, the professionalism of the police discipline and the successes in Tennessee law enforcement that we enjoy today.
Four individuals were inducted into the Public Risk Management Hall of Fame:
Dr. Ed M. Young (posthumous) worked alongside Herbert Bingham in examining the feasibility of pooling in Tennessee and advocating for the passage of the legislation to authorize governmental pools in Tennessee. He served as The Pool’s first Operational Manager, and is still the only non-City Manager to be recognized by the Tennessee City Management Association for his distinguished service.
Herbert J. Bingam (posthumous) served as the Executive Director of the Tennessee Municipal League from 1946-1982. His numerous accomplishments included his efforts to create UT-MTAS, a vital agency within UT’s Institute for Public Service. Following the passage of the 1973 Tennessee Governmental Tort Liability Act and a hardening liability market across the U.S., he oversaw the formation of the TML Insurance Pool (now Public Entity Partners) in 1979. Judy Jones Housley has made a significant impact on PEP’s members in her role as Loss Control Consultant for the past 37 years. Even though she officially worked with 160 East Tennessee entities, her guidance and support have helped many other entities statewide. She has also contributed to the national public risk discipline through national organizations, such as the National League of Cities Risk Information Sharing Consortium programs and PRIMA, and has accumulated numerous accolades and awards as a result of her involvement. Her diligent work with PEP has made cities safer, prevented untold numbers of accidents and injuries, and helped protect city property.
Thomas Randall “Randy” Williams began his 40-year Tennessee public service career with the City of Paris in buildings and codes, then was promoted to City Manager. During this time, he served on The Pool’s Board of Directors. In addition, he served as a Municipal Management Consultant with MTAS for a number of years, then joined The Pool, eventually serving as Director of Client Services (now retired) to help build relationships with Tennessee’s entities. He also served as Acting Deputy Director for TML (Tennessee Municipal League).
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