Public Acts of 2003 Chapter 99

SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 10-3-103, is amended by adding new subsection (c), as follows:

Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, in any county with a population not less than three hundred eighty-two thousand (382,000) nor more than three hundred eightythree thousand (383,000) according to the 2000 federal decennial census or any subsequent federal census, and which has adopted a charter form of government in accordance with title 5, chapter 1, part 2, et seq., such county, by a two-thirds (2/3) majority vote of the membership of its legislative body, may vest supervisory authority over the public library system with the county executive. The county executive in such county shall exercise all powers which would otherwise be exercised by the county library board pursuant to § 10-3- 104. A county library board shall be retained in such county in accord with the provisions of this section, but shall serve in an advisory capacity to the county executive.

SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon becoming a law, the public welfare requiring it, and shall be null and void and cease to have any effect on April 30, 2006.

Passed: April 24, 2003.