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PDF versionSECTION 1. Chapter 325 of the Private Acts of 1925, Chapter 41 of the Private Acts of 1935, and any other acts amendatory thereto, are repealed.
SECTION 2. The Superintendent of Highways for Washington County shall be appointed by a majority vote of the county commission for a term of four (4) years, with the term of office to begin September 1, 2000, as required by Tennessee Code Annotated, §54-7-105. The Superintendent of Highways shall be the chief administrative officer of the county highway department under the terms of the County Uniform Highway Law (Tennessee Code Annotated, §54-7-101-116, Tennessee Code Annotated §54-7-201-206, or as hereafter amended). This act shall not remove the currently appointed Superintendent of Highways, who shall continue to serve until a successor is appointed by the county commission as herein provided.
SECTION 3. The Superintendent of Highways shall be subject to the County Purchasing Act of 1957 and all amendments thereto, and shall also conform to all appropriate provisions of state law, including the County Uniform Highway Law, and to the appropriate local acts for resolutions affecting Washington County, Tennessee.
SECTION 4. All laws and parts thereof in conflict herewith are hereby repealed.
SECTION 5. This act shall have no effect unless it is approved by a two-thirds (⅔) vote of the County Legislative Body of Washington County. Its approval or nonapproval shall be proclaimed by the Presiding Officer of the County Legislative Body of Washington County and certified to the Secretary of State.
SECTION 6. For the purpose 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 5.
PASSED: April 23, 1997