Private Acts of 1981 Chapter 100

SECTION 1. The office of Superintendent of Highways for Morgan County is hereby created. The Superintendent of Highways shall be considered the chief administrative officer for purposes of the Tennessee County Uniform Road Law, Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 54, Chapter 7.

SECTION 2. The Superintendent of Highways shall be elected by the qualified voters of Morgan County in accordance with the general election laws of the state of Tennessee in the general election to be held in August 1982 and every four (4) years thereafter. Upon certification of the results of the August 1982 election the Superintendent of Highways elected shall take office September 1, 1982 for a term of four (4) years.

A vacancy in the office of Superintendent of Highways shall be filled by an appointee of the county legislative body, in accordance with Article 7, Section 2 of the Tennessee Constitution, who shall serve until a successor is elected at the next election occurring after the vacancy, whether general, primary or special.

SECTION 3. The county legislative body shall have the authority to set the salary of the Superintendent of Highways at a rate higher than the minimum salary established in Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 54-7-106. The county legislative body shall also have the authority to add duties and responsibilities to the office of Superintendent of Highways in addition to those provided in the Tennessee County Uniform Road Law.

SECTION 4. This Act shall have no effect unless it is approved by a two-thirds (⅔) vote of the county legislative body of Morgan County, its approval or nonapproval shall be proclaimed by the presiding officer of the Morgan County Legislative Body and certified by him to the Secretary of State.

SECTION 5. For the purpose of approving or rejecting the provisions of this Act, it shall be effective upon becoming a law, the public welfare requiring it. For all other purposes, it shall become effective upon being approved as provided in Section 4.

PASSED: April 22, 1981