Tennessee § 5-21-106 - Director — Appointment and compensation.
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§ 5-21-106. Director — Appointment and compensation.
The committee shall appoint the director. The committee may dismiss the director, subject to the approval of the county legislative body. The director shall for all purposes be an employee of the county. The director shall have a minimum of a bachelor of science degree from an accredited college or university. Such person shall have had at least eighteen (18) quarter hours or equivalent semester hours in accounting. The committee may select a person not having a bachelor of science degree or having a sufficient number of hours in accounting; provided, that such person has at least two (2) years of acceptable experience in a related position or an equivalent number of other related courses. The compensation of the director shall be established by the committee, subject to the approval of the county legislative body. Acts 1981, ch. 325, § 6; 1986, ch. 732, § 1.
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