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GENERAL ADMINISTRATION


CHAPTER

1.  CITY COUNCIL.

2.  MAYOR.

3.  RECORDER.

  

 

CHAPTER 1


CITY COUNCIL


SECTION

1‑101.  Time and place of regular meetings.

1‑102.  Order of business.

1‑103.  General rules of order.

1‑104.  Dates of elections.

1‑105.  Salary of city council memebers.

 

          1‑­101.  Time and place of regular meetings.  The city council shall hold regular monthly meetings at 7:00 P.M. on the fourth Tuesday of each month at the town hall.  

 

          1‑102.  Order of business.  At each meeting of the city council, the following regular order of business shall be observed unless dispensed with by a majority vote of the members present:

            (1)            Call to order by the mayor.

            (2)            Determination of quorum.

            (3) Corrections and additions of the previous meetings not having prior approval.

            (4)            Communications from the mayor.

            (5)            Reports from committees, members of the city council, and other officers.

            (6)            Old business.

            (7)            New business.

            (8)            Grievances from citizens.

            (9)            Adjournment.

            Discussion from the audience concerning any item on the agenda shall be permitted prior to a vote or action being taken by the city council upon the approval of a majority of the councilmen present.

 

          1‑103.  General rules of order.  The rules of order and parliamentary procedure contained in Robert's Rules of Order, Newly Revised, shall govern the transaction of business by and before the city council at its meetings in all cases to which they are applicable and in which they are not inconsistent with provisions of the charter or this code.

 

          1‑104.   Dates of elections.  Pursuant to the Tennessee Code Annotated, § 6‑3‑104, the date of the Town of Eagleville election is hereby set on the first Tuesday in April in each even calendar year.

 

          1‑105.   Salary of city council.  There shall be no salary for the members of the Town of Eagleville city council members.

  

CHAPTER 2


MAYOR


SECTION

1‑201.    Salary.

 

          1‑201.   Salary.  There shall be no salary paid to the mayor.

 

 

CHAPTER 3


RECORDER


SECTION

1‑301.  To be bonded.

1‑302.  To perform general administrative duties.

1‑303.  To charge for copies of records, etc.

1‑304.  To be empowered to issue warrants, etc.

 

          1‑301.  To be bonded.  The recorder shall, before entering upon his duties, execute a fidelity bond in the sum of Twenty-five Thousand Dollars ($25,000.00) with a surety company authorized to do business in the State of Tennessee as surety.

            The cost of this bond shall be paid by the Town of Eagleville.

 

          1‑302.  To perform general administrative duties.  The recorder shall perform all administrative duties for the city council and for the town which are not expressly assigned by the charter, this code, or to another corporate officer by the city council.

 

          1‑303.  To charge for copies of records, etc.  The recorder shall provide, when requested by any person, copies or certified copies of records, papers, and documents in his office, and charge therefor, for use of the town, a fee of twenty-five cents (25¢) for each page whose dimensions do not exceed 8 1/2 inches wide and 11 inches long, and a fee of thirty cents per page, for each copy which exceeds these dimensions.

 

          1‑304.   To be empowered to issue warrants, etc.  The recorder shall be empowered to issue warrants, orders of commitment, fix bond, and set trial dates for violations of any offenses coming within the purview of the provisions of this code. 

 

 


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