Tennessee § 6-21-101 - Appointment and removal of city manager.
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§ 6-21-101. Appointment and removal of city manager.
The board of commissioners shall appoint and fix the salary of the city manager, who shall serve at the will of the board. The city manager may not be removed within twelve (12) months from the date on which the city manager assumed the duties of the city manager, except for incompetence, malfeasance, misfeasance, or neglect of duty. In case of the city manager's removal within that period, the city manager may demand written charges and a public hearing thereon before the board prior to the date on which final removal shall take effect. The decision and action of the board on such hearing shall be final, and pending such hearing, the board may suspend the city manager from duty. Acts 1921, ch. 173, art. 7, § 1; Shan. Supp., § 1997a157; Code 1932, § 3554; modified; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 6-2101. Textbooks. Tennessee Jurisprudence, 19 Tenn. Juris., Municipal Corporations, § 63. Law Reviews. Two Claims, Two Keys—Overcoming Tennessee's Dual-Majority Voting Mechanism to Facilitate Consolidation Between Memphis City and Shelby County (D. Eric Setterlund), 41 U. Mem. L. Rev. 933 (2011). Attorney General Opinions. Authority of city manager and commissioners under city manager-commission charter. OAG 11-11, 2011 Tenn. AG LEXIS 11 (1/19/11).
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