2021 Tennessee Code
Title 6 - Cities and Towns
Chapter 21 - City Manager, Officers and Employees

Part 1 - General Provisions

§ 6-21-103. Oath of Office - Every officer, agent, and employee holding a position upon an...

§ 6-21-104. Surety Bond - The city manager and every officer, agent, and employee having...

§ 6-21-105. Additional Bond - If, at any time, it appears to the mayor, city...

§ 6-21-108. Powers and Duties of Manager - The powers and duties of the city manager are to:

Part 2 - City Attorney

§ 6-21-201. Qualifications - The city attorney shall be an attorney at law entitled...

Part 3 - Departments Generally

§ 6-21-301. Departments of City - That the work and affairs of the city may be...

§ 6-21-302. Creation and Control of Departments by Board - The board of commissioners may by ordinance create new departments...

§ 6-21-303. Supervision of Departments by Manager - The city manager shall supervise and control all departments now...

Part 4 - City Recorder

§ 6-21-401. City Recorder — Appointment - The city manager shall appoint a city recorder, who also...

§ 6-21-402. Recorder Pro Tempore - In the event of the temporary absence or disability of...

§ 6-21-403. Functions at Board Meeting - It is the duty of the recorder to be present...

§ 6-21-404. Custody of Official Records - The recorder shall have custody of, and preserve in the...

§ 6-21-405. Copies of Records and Ordinances - The recorder shall provide, and when required by any officer...

Part 5 - City Court

§ 6-21-503. Docket - The city judge shall keep, or cause to be kept,...

§ 6-21-505. Appearance Bond - Whenever any person is arrested for the violation of any...

§ 6-21-508. Appeal From City Judge's Judgment - Any person dissatisfied with the judgment of the city judge...

Part 6 - Police

§ 6-21-601. Appointment - The city manager shall appoint a chief of police and...

§ 6-21-602. Duties - It is the duty of the chief of police and...

§ 6-21-603. Emergency Assistance to Police - In time of riot or other emergency, the mayor or...

§ 6-21-604. Duties in Prosecution of Violations - Members of the police force, whenever necessary for the purpose...

Part 7 - Fire Department

§ 6-21-701. Appointment - The city manager shall appoint a chief of the fire...

§ 6-21-702. Duties - It is the duty of the chief of the fire...

§ 6-21-704. Fire Marshal - The city manager may appoint a fire marshal whose duty...

Part 8 - Schools

§ 6-21-801. Authority of City Manager - The city manager of any municipality incorporated under Chapters 18...

§ 6-21-802. Officers and Employees - The city manager shall appoint, prescribe the duties and powers...

§ 6-21-803. Building Plans - All plans for the erection or improvement of school buildings...

§ 6-21-804. Equipment and Supplies - All materials, supplies, and equipment for educational purposes shall be...

§ 6-21-805. State and County School Funds - In apportioning the state and county school funds of the...

§ 6-21-806. Disbursements From School Fund - The board of commissioners shall provide by ordinance for the...