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PDF versionSECTION 1. The office of Highway Engineer of Madison County is hereby reestablished. The person holding the office of Highway Engineer of Madison County on the effective date of this act shall continue to hold office for the remainder of the term to which such officer was elected or appointed. The Madison County Highway Engineer shall be the Chief Administrative Officer of the County Highway Department as such office is defined in the County Uniform Highway Law codified in Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 54, Chapter 7, and shall exercise the powers and perform all of the duties imposed on such office by general law.
SECTION 2. The county legislative body of Madison County shall elect a highway engineer at an election to be held in August, 1995, and every four (4) years thereafter. The highway engineer shall serve a term of four (4) years beginning on the first day of September after his of her election and shall serve until a successor is elected and qualified. The county legislative body shall fill a vacancy in the office of highway engineer in accordance with the general law.
SECTION 3. This act shall have no effect unless it is approved by a two-thirds (2/3) vote of the legislative body of Madison County. Its approval or nonapproval shall be proclaimed by the presiding officer of the county legislative body and certified to the Secretary of State.
SECTION 4. For the purposes of approving or rejecting the provisions of this act, it shall be effective upon becoming a law, the public welfare requiring it. For all other purposes, it shall become effective upon being approved as provided in Section 3.
Passed: April 6, 1995.