Title 5, Counties

(a) The county mayor shall be the chief executive officer of the county and shall have all the powers and duties formerly exercised by the county judge, county chair, or elected official exercising general supervision of the county government as provided by this chapter, other ge…

(a) (1) The county mayor has the power of veto with respect to resolutions of the county legislative body.(2) Such veto shall apply only to legislative resolutions and shall not apply to resolutions in which the legislative body is exercising administrative or appellate authority…

(1) The county mayor shall be the accounting officer and general agent of the county; and, as such, the county mayor shall have power, and it shall be the county mayor's duty to:(1) Have the care and custody of all the county property, except such as is by law placed in the custo…

All county mayors shall, before entering upon the discharge of their duties, enter into an official bond prepared, executed, filed, and recorded in accordance with title 8, chapter 19, in the sum of one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000), or in a greater sum as the county legisl…

(1) It is the duty of the county mayor to:(1) Draw the county mayor's warrant on the county trustee for the payment of any judgment recovered against, or debt due from, the county;(2) Reduce to writing the testimony of any witness examined by the county mayor touching any settlem…

(1) The county mayor has the power to:(1) If there is no county attorney, employ or retain counsel, or both, to advise the county mayor and the members of the county legislative body as to their legal rights as such members, to prepare and draft resolutions for passage by the bod…

When the county clerk is incompetent, because of interest or relationship, to do or perform any official act required by law to be done by the county clerk, it shall be lawful, and is made the duty of the county mayor to do and perform that act.

When the county clerk is incompetent to take and state any account, the same shall be taken and stated by a special commissioner, to be appointed by the county legislative body as provided by law.

The county mayor for each county may employ one (1) or more clerical assistants as may be necessary for the performance of the county mayor's official duties. The county mayor shall establish the compensation of any such assistant within the amount appropriated for such purpose b…

(a) As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires:(1) “County” means a county or metropolitan form of government, including any consolidated government established pursuant to the power granted by the Constitution of Tennessee, Article XI, § 9;(2) “Energy project…

(a) (1) The duties of the county mayor in regard to any petition filed pursuant to title 7, chapter 82, are transferred to the water and wastewater treatment authority board under title 68, chapter 221, part 6 in any county that has created such authority. The preceding sentence …

(a) The county mayor for each county may appoint a fire marshal, whose duty shall be to coordinate the efforts of volunteer fire departments, enforce local fire safety regulations and assist in the prevention of fire and arson. If a county fire marshal is employed, the county may…

(a) Any law, private act or general act of local application in conflict with this chapter and chapters 1 and 5 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 5 of this title shal…