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Private Acts of 1988 Chapter 227

Tennessee Code Annotated
Tennessee Attorney General Opinions

SECTION 1. Chapter 599 of the Private Acts of 1951, as amended by Chapter 333 of the Private Acts of 1970, Chapter 315 of the Private Acts of 1974, Chapter 238 of the Private Acts of 1976, Chapter 174 of the Private Acts of 1981, Chapter 211 of the Private Acts of 1984, Chapter 65 of the Private Acts of 1987, and all other acts amendatory thereto, is further amended by deleting Section 4 in its entirety and by substituting instead the following:

Section 4. The compensation of the county service officer shall be set at the July meeting of the county legislative body, and shall not be less than six thousand dollars ($6,000) nor more than fifteen thousand dollars ($15,000) per annum, payable in equal monthly installments from the county general funds of the county in such amounts as may be established by the board of county commissioner for each budget year. The county service officer shall submit his budget request to the finance committee of Scott County prior to April 1 of each year in order that the compensation of the county service officer can be set by the board of the county commissioners at the July meeting of the county legislative body. Such funds, once the amount of the same has been established by the county legislative body for each year, shall be drawn upon the county trustee by the county executive.

SECTION 2. Nothing in this act shall be construed as having the effect of altering the salary of any incumbent prior to the end of the term for which such public officer was selected.

SECTION 3. This act shall have no effect unless it is approved by a two-thirds (2/3) vote of the board of county commissioners of Scott County. Its approval or nonapproval shall be proclaimed by the presiding officer of the board of county commissioners of Scott County and certified by him to the secretary of state.

SECTION 4. For the purpose of approving or rejecting the provisions of this act, it shall be effective upon becoming law, the public welfare requiring it. For all other purposes, it shall become effective upon being approved as provided in Section 3.

Passed: April 28, 1988.