The Tennessee Regulatory Authority directors today elected Sara Kyle as chairwoman.
She succeeds Chattanooga native Eddie Roberson, who served as interim chairman since former TRA Chairman Tre Hargett was appointed secretary of state in January.
Ms. Kyle, who has served on the TRA since 1996, will serve as the chief administrative officer of the agency responsible for regulating private utilities, including AT&T, Tennessee-America Water Co. and Chattanooga Gas Co.
Separately, the TRA also announced today that Dr. Kenneth C. Hill has joined the agency as director. Appointed by Lt. Governor Ron Ramsey and confirmed by the Tennessee General Assembly last month, Dr. Hill will serve the remainder of the term vacated by Mr. Hargett.
Dr. Hill has been active in communications and broadcasting for more than three decades in various aspects of television and radio. For the past 27 years, Dr. Hill has been affiliated with the Appalachian Educational Communication Corp., in Bristol, Tenn.
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Question: Would anyone reading this letter care to apply for a state government job that meets twice a month in Nashville, Tenn., and pays $150,000 a year? A reasonable person might say, “Are you joking?” or “Surely you jest?”
Sadly though, for those who believe that government compensation like this is wasteful, this job actually does exist. It’s called being a director at the Tennessee Regulatory Authority or TRA. This is the agency that oversees and regulates utilities in the state. Recently, our own Sen. Ron Ramsey, R-Blountville, appointed the Rev. Kenneth Hill as a director to the TRA. I have listened to rhetoric for years about how these Republicans believe in lower taxes and smaller government, but apparently, when the rubber meets the road, these Republicans are more than happy to feed at the trough with those who believe in bigger government and bloated compensation. You have heard it from them before. They are always blaming the “evil” Democrats. I have one question for Ramsey and Hill: What exactly is small about getting paid $150,000 a year for 24 scheduled meetings? Let me guess. The answer will be: The “evil” Democrats did it. (But I’ll make hay while the sun is shining; wink, wink, nod, nod.)
May I suggest that any questions about these matters be directed to Republican State Rep. Matthew Hill, who also is Hill’s son. I am sure he will know more about it than I do.