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PDF versionCOMPILER’S NOTE: Private Acts of 2000, Chapter 104, amended this Act by deleting all sections of the act and enacting new sections.
SECTION 1. The Board of Education of Franklin County, Tennessee, shall be composed of eight (8) members, one to be elected from each of the eight County Commission Districts. Candidates must meet eligibility requirements as prescribed by statute, must be residents of the district from which they are elected, and shall be elected by the residents of the County Commission District in which they reside.
SECTION 2. Election of members of the Board of Education shall be held at the August General Election and shall be conducted on a non-partisan basis. A person seeking a position on the Board may not campaign as the nominee or representative of a political party.
SECTION 3. The members of the Board shall be elected for a term of four (4) years, and may succeed themselves. Incumbents shall serve as members from the district in which they reside and shall complete the term for which they were elected. The first election, pursuant to this Act, shall be held in August, 2000. In order to establish staggered terms of office, the members from odd-numbered districts shall be elected for a term of two (2) years, and the members of even-numbered districts shall be elected for a term of four (4) years. Thereafter, members shall serve for a term of four (4) years, with the exception that in the event that an incumbent from an even-numbered district has a term that expires in 2002, the member elected from that district in 2002 shall serve for a term of two (2) years, and thereafter, a term of four (4) years.
SECTION 4. Vacancies occurring on the Board shall be filled by the County Legislative Body, as provided by law, until a successor is elected at the next general election. If a member of the Board should cease to reside in the district from which he/she was elected, the office shall be declared vacant and shall be filled as above stated.
SECTION 5. The duties of the members of the Board of Education shall be as prescribed b the General Laws of the State of Tennessee.
SECTION 6. Compensation for members of the Board of Education shall be fixed by the County Legislative Body.