Tennessee § 54-9-122 - County legislative body called to fill vacancy — Other members act till vacancy is filled.
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§ 54-9-122. County legislative body called to fill vacancy — Other members act till vacancy is filled.
Should any vacancy occur in the commission, it shall be the duty of the county mayor to call the county legislative body together immediately to elect a successor to fill the vacancy, and the remaining commissioners shall transact any business as if no vacancy had occurred until the vacancy has been filled. Acts 1913 (1st E.S.), ch. 26, § 7; Shan., § 1695a24; Code 1932, § 2985; impl. am. Acts 1978, ch. 934, §§ 7, 16, 36; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 54-824; Acts 2003, ch. 90, § 2. Compiler's Notes. Acts 2003, ch. 90, § 2, directed the code commission to change all references from “county executive” to “county mayor” and to include all such changes in supplements and replacement volumes for the Tennessee Code Annotated.
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