In case of the absence, resignation, or inability to act of the mayor, the town clerk shall take the mayor's place until the next regular meeting of the assembly, when another mayor shall be elected, if the assembly shall deem the mayor's absence sufficiently long to warrant another election.
Structure 2021 Tennessee Code
Title 7 - Consolidated Governments and Local Governmental Functions and Entities
Chapter 81 - Sanitary Districts
§ 7-81-301. Filling of Vacancies
§ 7-81-302. Suspension of Officers
§ 7-81-303. Mayor — Enforcement of Ordinances
§ 7-81-304. Mayor Having Judicial Powers
§ 7-81-305. Mayor's Control of Finances
§ 7-81-306. Clerk as Acting Mayor