Tennessee § 54-7-105 - Term of office.
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§ 54-7-105. Term of office.
Elected or appointed chief administrative officers shall serve a term of four (4) years. Elected chief administrative officers shall take office on September 1, following their election. Acts 1974, ch. 738, § 4; 1978, ch. 721, § 1; impl. am. Acts 1978, ch. 934, §§ 7, 36; T.C.A., § 54-1005; Acts 1980, ch. 548, § 2; 1980, ch. 637, § 1; 1980, ch. 669, §§ 1, 2; 2012, ch. 689, § 3. Amendments. The 2012 amendment, effective January 1, 2013, rewrote the section, which read: “(a) Any chief administrative officer elected or appointed after April 5, 1974, shall serve for a term of four (4) years. Elected chief administrative officers shall take office on September 1, following their election.“(b) This section shall not apply in counties having populations of not less than thirty-five thousand four hundred fifty (35,450) nor more than thirty-five thousand four hundred seventy-five (35,475), according to the 1970 federal census or any subsequent federal census. This section shall not apply to counties with a metropolitan form of government.“(c) In counties having a population of not less than twenty-seven thousand seven hundred fifty (27,750) nor more than twenty-eight thousand two hundred (28,200), according to the 1970 federal census or any subsequent federal census, and having appointed chief administrative officers, the appointed chief administrative officers shall serve at the pleasure of the county governing body that appointed them; or the county legislative body or other county governing body may enter into a personal services contract with the appointed chief administrative officer, not to exceed a term of four (4) years.“(d) This section shall not apply to any counties having a population of not less than forty-seven thousand eight hundred seventy-one (47,871) nor more than forty-eight thousand (48,000), according to the 1970 federal census or any subsequent federal census.” Effective Dates. Acts 2012, ch. 689, § 11. January 1, 2013.
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