Tennessee § 7-51-301 - Minimum compensation of chief elected executive of certain municipalities.
Full text of Tennessee Tennessee Code Annotated § 7-51-301 — Minimum compensation of chief elected executive of certain municipalities., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 7-51-301. Minimum compensation of chief elected executive of certain municipalities.
The minimum compensation payable to the chief elected executive of all municipalities or metropolitan governments having a population greater than one hundred seventy thousand (170,000), according to the 1970 federal census or any subsequent federal census, shall be twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) per annum, payable in equal monthly installments. Any municipality or metropolitan government may provide for greater compensation for the chief elected executive. Acts 1971, ch. 345, § 1; T.C.A., § 6-808. Compiler's Notes. For table of populations of Tennessee municipalities, see Volume 13 and its supplement.
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