Tennessee § 5-5-104 - Regular meetings.
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§ 5-5-104. Regular meetings.
Regular meetings of each county legislative body shall be held at the time, day and place set by resolution of each legislative body. There shall be at least four (4) regular meetings of the county legislative body each year. Special meetings of the county legislative body may be called by the county mayor or by petition of a majority of the members of the county legislative body in accordance with § 5-5-105. No business shall be transacted, or any appointment made, or nominations confirmed, except in public session. This section shall not apply to any Class 1 county established by § 8-24-101, that has by private act adopted regular meetings of its legislative body and procedures for calling special meetings of such body. Code 1858, § 4181 (deriv. Acts 1837-1838, ch. 135, § 1); Shan., § 5993; mod. Code 1932, § 10194; Acts 1951, ch. 266, § 1; 1965, ch. 50, § 1; 1967, ch. 91, § 1; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 5-502; Acts 1978, ch. 934, § 12; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 5-504; 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 . Textbooks. Tennessee Jurisprudence, 8 Tenn. Juris., Counties, § 11. Attorney General Opinions. County commission meetings: quorum and majority vote requirements; requirements as to particular type of space or facility for meetings. OAG 12-109, 2012 Tenn. AG LEXIS 113 (12/14/12).
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Section 5-5-104 ("Regular meetings.") is part of the Tennessee Code Annotated, the codified statutory law of Tennessee. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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