Title 5, Counties

(a) (1) The county mayor has the power to convene the legislative body in special session when, in the county mayor's opinion, the public necessities require it.(2) Upon written application to the chair of the legislative body by the county mayor or by a majority of the members o…

(a) Each member of a county legislative body must attend each and every session of the body, and be allowed to vote and draw pay for attendance. (b) (1) Notwithstanding subsection (a) and title 8, chapter 44, part 1, and upon the adoption of this subsection (b) by the county legi…

(a) The several county legislative bodies are authorized to fix the compensation of their membership in attending sessions of the county legislative body and duly authorized committees thereof. (b) (1) The counties are hereby classified in accordance with § 8-24-101, and the comp…

A majority of the members of the county legislative body of each county shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of all business by the bodies in regular or special sessions.

(a) A majority of all the members constituting the county legislative body, and not merely a majority of the quorum, shall be required to:(1) Elect county officials required by law to be elected by the body;(2) Fix salaries;(3) Appropriate money; and(4) Transact all other busines…

(a) All business for the action of the county legislative body shall be presented to the chair, who shall announce the same to the county legislative body and take the vote thereon. (b) No business shall be acted on by the body unless presented as required in subsection (a), exce…

(a) (1) Whenever an office is required to be filled, or a vacancy occurs in any office required to be filled, by the county legislative body, the county clerk shall provide notice to every member of the county legislative body of the need to fill the office or vacancy. If the off…

(a) (1) No member of the legislative body of a county who is also an employee of the same county or whose spouse is an employee of the same county may vote on matters in which such member has a conflict of interest. A conflict of interest is created under this section when a memb…

(a) Each member of a county legislative body shall:(1) No later than one hundred twenty (120) days after election or appointment, complete orientation training provided by the University of Tennessee's county technical assistance service (CTAS). This subdivision (a)(1) applies on…

(a) Except as provided in subsection (b), a county legislative body shall not adopt or enforce a resolution or ordinance that prohibits or restricts, or has the effect of prohibiting or restricting, a property owner from displaying a flag of the United States of America, a flag o…

Notwithstanding a charter, resolution, or another law to the contrary, a county legislative body may, by a two-thirds (⅔) vote of the legislative body, remove any member of an appointed board or commission, if such removal is recommended by the appointing authority and the member…

The county legislative bodies have the power, and it is their duty, through an agent or proxy, to vote the stock of the county in any railroad, in all elections of officers and directors in such railroad.

The establishment and general supervision of roads and ferries, watercourses and local improvements, are entrusted to the county legislative body, as provided in title 54, chapters 7 and 9-14.

The county legislative bodies have power to appoint commissioners for towns, toll bridges and other public improvements, and to fill all vacancies that may at any time occur among the commissioners, as prescribed.

The county legislative bodies have power to erect or control, and dispose of public county buildings, as provided in chapter 7 of this title.

The county legislative bodies have full power to lay any tax, from time to time, and, at any time that they may think proper, to build, extend or repair, any courthouse, jail or public office for county purposes.

The county legislative body is required, at the first term in every year, to impose, and provide for the collection of, the tax for county purposes, and fix the rate thereof; but if it omits such duty at the first session, it shall be performed at the next regular session.

The county legislative bodies may release from double taxes, when they have been incurred, and correct errors in the tax list.

The county legislative bodies may exempt any indigent, decrepit, or other persons unable by manual labor or physical exertion to obtain a living, from working on the public roads as provided in § 71-5-2302, or allow persons to hawk and peddle, without license, as provided in § 67…

Power is given to members of the county legislative body to administer an oath or affirmation, as provided by law for witnesses appearing in a court of record of this state to give testimony in such court, when a witness is called to give testimony before the county legislative b…

(a) A county may by resolution of its county legislative body prohibit or restrict the consumption of any alcoholic beverage or beer in public parks or recreation areas that are not within the corporate boundaries of a municipality. Such areas shall be prominently posted by the c…

(a) It is the intent of the general assembly to preserve the rights and privileges of holders of outstanding county bonds and other indebtedness. The respective counties shall continue to be liable upon all outstanding bonds and other indebtedness for which they were liable prior…

(a) Any law, private act or general act of local application in conflict with any provision of this chapter and chapters 1 and 6 of this title is hereby repealed. (b) Any law, private act or general law of local application not in conflict with this chapter and chapters 1 and 6 o…