Appendix C: Sample Resolution to Establish the Membership of the County Public Records Commission
APPENDIX C
SAMPLE RESOLUTION TO ESTABLISH THE MEMBERSHIP OF THE
COUNTY PUBLIC RECORDS COMMISSION
WHEREAS, Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 10-7-401, directs the county legislative body to appoint a county public records commission in order to provide for the orderly disposition of public records created by agencies of county government; and
WHEREAS, Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 10-7-401, directs that the membership of the public records commission shall have at least six (6) members, with the county mayor appointing three (3) members subject to the confirmation of the county legislative body with one (1) of those appointees being a member of the county legislative body, one (1) appointee being a judge of a court of record in the county and one (1) appointee being a genealogist; and
WHEREAS, Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 10-7-401, directs that the county clerk, county register, county historian, and (of there be one appointed) county archivist shall be ex officio members of the commission; and
WHEREAS, the county legislative body of _____________________ County has determined it is in the best interests of ___________________ County to confirm the appointment of the following persons to the ___________________ County Public Records Commission;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the county legislative body of ________________ County, Tennessee, that the following persons are confirmed as the members of the ___________________ County Public Records Commission:
___________________________________________ Member of the County Legislative Body
___________________________________________ Judge of a Court of Record
___________________________________________ Genealogist
___________________________________________ County Clerk (or the designee of the county clerk), ex officio member
___________________________________________ County Register, ex officio member
___________________________________________ County Historian, ex officio member
___________________________________________ County Archivist, ex officio member
___________________________________________ Member at large
This Resolution shall be effective upon its passage and approval, the public welfare requiring it.
Adopted this ________________ day of _____________________________, _________.
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APPROVED: County Mayor
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ATTEST: County Clerk