Tennessee § 6-35-101 - Administrative organization.
Full text of Tennessee Tennessee Code Annotated § 6-35-101 — Administrative organization., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 6-35-101. Administrative organization.
Within the framework established by this charter, the administrative organization of the city shall be organized into departments of general government, finance, and such other departments necessary to provide health, welfare, police, recreation, fire, library, public works, utilities and other municipal services as shall be provided in a plan of administrative organization to be developed by the city manager and submitted to the council for approval and adoption by ordinance. The council may by ordinance amend the plan of administrative organization only after receiving the written recommendations of the city manager. Administrative regulations governing the operations and relationships of departments, agencies, and offices within the administrative organization shall be prepared and issued by the city manager; provided, that the authority to prepare and issue departmental rules and regulations may be delegated to designated subordinates. Acts 1957, ch. 238, § 7.06; T.C.A., § 6-3505. 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).
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Section 6-35-101 ("Administrative organization.") 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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