Clarksville NowChris SmithClarksville-Montgomery County Economic Development Council offices. CLARKSVILLE, TN (CLARKSVILLE NOW) – The director of a local government agency was fired in Clarksville after complaints led to an internal investigation, and two weeks later, taxpayers are still in the dark about why. The secrecy surrounding the investigation and the discussion of it could be in violation of Tennessee laws surrounding open meetings and public records. And one member of the Industrial Development Board has resigned in protest of the way the matter was handled. Director’s firing Frank Tate was terminated from his role as executive director of the Clarksville-Montgomery County IDB during an Economic Development Council meeting on April 28.