§ 5-1-206. Charter Commission — Meetings — Organization — Staff
The members of the charter commission shall hold an organizational meeting at the courthouse at ten o’clock a.m. (10:00 a.m.) on the fifth weekday following their certification of election or, alternatively, as the case may be, on the fifth weekday following ratification by the county legislative body of the proclamation providing for their appointment, or […]
§ 5-1-207. Charter Commission — Appropriations — Assistance of Public Officials
Whenever any charter commission is established, it shall be the duty of the legislative body of the county to appropriate sufficient funds to defray the expenses of such commission, which appropriation shall be not more than fifty thousand dollars ($50,000). Such funds shall be disbursed by the county mayor or other fiscal officer of the […]
§ 5-1-208. Charter Commission — Duties
Each charter commission shall prepare and file the charter proposed by it not later than nine (9) months after the date of its initial meeting, or within such extended limit of time as may be authorized by resolution of the legislative body of the county. The chair of the charter commission shall certify and file […]
§ 5-1-201. Purpose — Construction
It is hereby declared to be the legislative intent and purpose of this part to provide for the right to charter for counties as an alternate form of county government. This part shall be liberally construed as a utilization of the constitutional power granted by amendment to the Constitution of Tennessee, article VII, § 1 […]
§ 5-1-202. Charter Adoption — Effect on Existing Offices, Etc. — Effect on Constitutional Officers
After adoption of a charter pursuant to this part, no right, power, duty, obligation or function of any officer, agency or office of such county shall be retained and continued unless this part or the charter of such county expressly so provides, or unless such retention and continuation be required by the Constitution of Tennessee. […]