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Private Acts of 1994 Chapter 190

Tennessee Code Annotated
Tennessee Attorney General Opinions

SECTION 1.  (a) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, in any counties having a population of not less than eighty-five thousand eight hundred (85,800) nor more than eighty-six thousand one hundred (86,100) according to the 1990 federal census or any subsequent federal census, members of the legislative body of such counties may serve as members on any board, commission, committee, authority over which the legislative bodies of such counties have appointing power, which includes but is not limited to the following:

  1. Airport Hazard Board of Adjustment, created pursuant to Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 42-6-108;
  2. Emergency Communications District Board, created pursuant to Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 7-86-105;
  3. Jail and Courthouse Superintendent’s Committee, created pursuant to Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 5-7-112;
  4. County Beer Board, created pursuant to Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 57- 5-105;
  5. County Board of Public Utilities, created pursuant to Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 5-16-103; an
  6.  Jail Inspection Committee, created pursuant to Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 41-4-116.

(b) The provisions of subsection (a) shall be effective in any county to which it applies upon a two-thirds (⅔) vote of the county legislative body.  Its approval or nonapproval shall be proclaimed by the presiding officer of such legislative body and so certified to the Secretary of State.

SECTION 2.  This act shall take effect upon becoming a law, the public welfare requiring it.

PASSED:  April 20, 1994.