Tennessee § 6-20-220 - Removal of officers.
Full text of Tennessee Tennessee Code Annotated § 6-20-220 — Removal of officers., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 6-20-220. Removal of officers.
The mayor or any commissioner may be removed from office by the board of commissioners for crime or misdemeanor in office, for grave misconduct showing unfitness for public duty, or for permanent disability, by a majority vote of the other members of the board voting for such removal. The proceedings for such removal shall be upon specific charges in writing, which, with a notice stating the time and place of the hearing, shall be served on the accused or published at least three (3) times on three (3) successive days in a daily newspaper circulating in the city. The hearing shall be public and the accused shall have the right to appear and defend in person or by counsel and have process of the board to compel the attendance of witnesses in the accused's behalf. Such vote shall be determined by yeas and nays, and the names of the members voting for or against such removal shall be entered in the journal. Immediately upon the vote for removal, the term of the accused shall expire and the accused's official status, power and authority shall cease without further action. Anyone removed under this section shall have the right of appeal. Acts 1921, ch. 173, art. 4, § 13; Shan. Supp., § 1997a148; Code 1932, § 3545; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 6-2032; Acts 1989, ch. 175, § 10.
Source: official Tennessee text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 6-20-220 ("Removal of officers.") 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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