Tennessee § 5-1-207 - Charter commission — Appropriations — Assistance of public officials.
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§ 5-1-207. Charter commission — Appropriations — Assistance of public officials.
Whenever any charter commission is established, it shall be the duty of the legislative body of the county to appropriate sufficient funds to defray the expenses of such commission, which appropriation shall be not more than fifty thousand dollars ($50,000). Such funds shall be disbursed by the county mayor or other fiscal officer of the county upon vouchers or warrants signed by the chair and the secretary of such commission. All public officials shall, upon request, furnish the commission with all information and assistance necessary or appropriate for its work. Acts 1979, ch. 402, § 7; T.C.A., § 5-127; 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. Cross-References. Option to redesignate county mayor as county executive by private act, § 5-6-101 . Attorney General Opinions. A county charter commission is not authorized to use public funds to advocate adoption of the charter county form of government in an upcoming referendum. OAG 12-86, 2012 Tenn. AG LEXIS 85 (9/11/12).
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