Tennessee § 5-6-105 - Compensation.

§ 5-6-105. Compensation.

The county mayor shall devote full time to the duties and demands of the office unless the voters of the county, by means of a referendum authorized by Acts 1979, chapter 145, § 2, determine that such duties and demands are insufficient to require full-time action. The county mayor shall receive for the county mayor's services such compensation as established in § 8-24-102. Such minimum salary shall apply to a county mayor who devotes full time to such office. The salary of a county mayor who devotes less than full time to such office shall be determined by resolution of the county legislative body. Acts 1978, ch. 934, § 17; 1979, ch. 145, § 1; T.C.A., § 5-605; Acts 1982, ch. 890, § 1; 1996, ch. 936, § 2; 1998, ch. 590, § 1; 2003, ch. 90, § 2. Compiler's Notes. Section 2 of Acts 1979, ch. 145 reads: “(a) In each county in which, on the effective date of this act, the county executive (now county mayor) devotes less than full time to the office, a referendum shall be called by the county election commission and shall be held concurrently with the 1980 August general election in order to allow the voters of the county to determine whether the duties and demands of the office require full time attention. If such voters determine that a full time county executive (now county mayor) is required, the position shall become full time effective September 1, 1982. “(b) In each county in which, on September 1, 1982, the county executive (now county mayor) devotes less than full time to the office, upon receiving a certified copy of a resolution duly adopted by the county legislative body or a petition signed by at least ten percent (10%) of the qualified voters of the county requesting a referendum to determine whether the duties and demands of the office of county executive (now county mayor) require full time attention, the county election commission shall call and hold such referendum. Such referendum shall occur concurrently with the 1984 August general election or the next succeeding August general election occurring quadrennially after such 1984 election. The position if approved, shall become full time on September 1, 1986 or the next succeeding September 1st occurring quadrennially after such 1986 date.” 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 .