Tennessee § 6-54-114 - Municipal civil service board — Members — Qualifications — Appointment.

§ 6-54-114. Municipal civil service board — Members — Qualifications — Appointment.

Notwithstanding any municipal charter to the contrary, each member of a municipal civil service board shall be a domiciled resident of the municipality that the board serves for at least one (1) year prior to appointment. During a member's term of office, no such member shall engage in any type of business with the municipality or any employee of such municipality. Notwithstanding any municipal charter or ordinance to the contrary, all members of any municipal civil service board in any county with a population greater than three hundred thousand (300,000), created by ordinance or charter, shall be appointed by the mayor of the municipality which the board serves. Such appointments shall be subject to confirmation by the municipal legislative body. At least one (1) member shall be a woman and one (1) member shall be a minority citizen. This section shall not apply to municipalities with a mayor-aldermen form of government. Acts 1989, ch. 463, § 1. Compiler's Notes. Acts 1989, ch. 463, § 2 provided that the enactment of this section by that act shall not abridge the term of any incumbent member of a board affected by its provisions, but upon the expiration of any term, or upon any current vacancy or May 31, 1989, or any future vacancy on such board after May 31, 1989, such vacancy shall be filled in accordance with its terms. For table of U.S. decennial populations of Tennessee counties, see Volume 13 and its supplement.