As used in this part, “classified service” includes all positions and employees in the sheriff's department, except for the sheriff, the sheriff's personal secretary, and the cook for the jail facility, and, in those counties deciding to do so, the chief deputy sheriff.
Structure 2021 Tennessee Code
Title 8 - Public Officers and Employees
Part 4 - County Sheriff's Civil Service Law of 1974
§ 8-8-403. “Classified Service” Defined
§ 8-8-404. Creation of Civil Service Board
§ 8-8-406. Qualifications of Members
§ 8-8-407. Compensation of Board
§ 8-8-408. Chair — Personnel Officer as Keeper of Department Records and Secretary of Board
§ 8-8-409. Powers and Duties of Board
§ 8-8-411. Classification Plan
§ 8-8-412. Creation of New Positions — Abolition of Old Positions