Title 5, Counties

The county legislative body of any county having a charter form of government that has a population in excess of eight hundred thousand (800,000), according to the 1990 federal census or any subsequent federal census, shall adopt a financial policy establishing guidelines and goa…

This part shall be known and may be cited as the “County Officials Certificate Training Program Act.”

In the interpretation of this part, “participant” includes county sheriffs, trustees, state court clerks, county clerks, county mayors, registers of deeds, assessors of property, chief administrative officers of the county highway departments, county legislative body members, and…

There is hereby created a county officials certificate training program (COCTP) to be offered and administered by the University of Tennessee institute for public service's center for government training, with the assistance of the University of Tennessee institute for public ser…

(a) The county officials certificate training program (COCTP) shall be composed of three (3) levels of training: introductory, intermediate, and advanced. (b) At the successful completion of all three (3) levels, a participant shall have accumulated a minimum of one hundred fifte…

(a) For successful completion of the introductory level, thirty-six (36) credit hours of course work from the introductory level curricula, which may include up to eight (8) credits for association activities, within the county officials certificate training program (COCTP) must …

Participants who do not wish to enter the intermediate level or the advanced level or who cannot complete the requirements of the next level within one (1) year may complete eighteen (18) hours of training from courses not taken within the previous year and earn a renewal sticker…

(a) For successful completion of the intermediate level, fifty-one (51) credit hours of course work, including twenty-seven (27) credit hours for all officials and twenty-four (24) credit hours from the office specific courses developed for each of the county offices included in …

(a) For successful completion of the advanced level, twenty-eight (28) credit hours of course work must be completed by a participant. Such course work shall include a fourteen-hour roundtable discussion of the intergovernmental issues affecting counties in particular and the way…

Modification of the course level requirements outlined in this part, including renewal criteria for any level, may be made by the University of Tennessee institute for public service's center for government training with the concurrence of a majority of the education committees o…

(a) Any full-time county officer enumerated in § 8-24-102 who is designated as a “certified public administrator” pursuant to § 5-1-308 shall receive an annual educational incentive payment from the state treasurer in the amount of three hundred seventy-five dollars ($375), which…

(1) As used in this part:(1) “County legislative body” means that body vested by either the county charter or general law with the legislative powers of the county government; and(2) “Self-insures” means a county that provides health insurance for its employees and pays the assoc…

(a) Notwithstanding another law to the contrary, a county legislative body may require a competitive bid process for insurance brokerage services if the county self-insures and has adopted the County Purchasing Law of 1957, compiled in chapter 14, part 1 of this title. (b) Notwit…