Tennessee § 7-52-117 - Powers of superintendent.
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§ 7-52-117. Powers of superintendent.
The superintendent shall have charge of all actual construction, the immediate management and operation of the electric plant and the enforcement and execution of all rules, regulations, programs, plans and decisions made or adopted by the supervisory body. The superintendent shall appoint all employees and fix their duties and compensation, excepting that the appointment of all technical consultants and advisers and legal assistants shall be subject to the approval of the supervisory body. Subject to § 7-52-132, the superintendent, with the approval of the supervisory body, may acquire and dispose of all property, real and personal, necessary to effectuate the purposes of this part. The title of such property shall be taken in the name of the municipality. The superintendent shall let all contracts, subject to the approval of the supervisory body, but may, without such approval, obligate the electric plant on purchase orders up to an amount to be fixed by the supervisory body, but not to exceed fifty thousand dollars ($50,000). Any work or construction exceeding in cost the amount specified in this subsection (d) shall, before any contract is let or work done, be advertised by the superintendent for bids, but the supervisory body shall have power to reject any and all bids. The superintendent shall make and keep full and proper books and records, subject to the supervision and direction of the supervisory body. Acts 1935, ch. 32, § 14; C. Supp. 1950, § 4708.14; Acts 1969, ch. 179, § 1; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 6-1517; Acts 1989, ch. 286, § 1; 1997, ch. 531, § 7. Cross-References. Disposition of plant by governing body, § 7-52-132 .
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