Compensation of Members

1. Law
2. Tennessee Code
3. Counties
4. County Legislative Bodies
5. Substantive Provisions
6. Compensation of Members

1. The several county legislative bodies are authorized to fix the compensation of their membership in attending sessions of the county legislative body and duly authorized committees thereof.
2. 1. The counties are hereby classified in accordance with § 8-24-101, and the compensation fixed by the county legislative body for attending sessions of the body shall in no case be less than the applicable amount as follows:

      Counties of the third class  $35/day

      Counties of the fourth class  $30/day

      Counties of the fifth class  $25/day

      Counties of the sixth class  $20/day

      Counties of the seventh class  $20/day

      Counties of the eighth class  $20/day

   2. Upon adoption of a resolution by a two-thirds (2/3) vote of its membership, the county legislative body of any county having a population of not less than two hundred eighty-five thousand (285,000) nor more than two hundred eighty-six thousand (286,000), according to the 1990 federal census or any subsequent federal census, shall fix the salary of the members of the county legislative body by June 30, 1999, to become effective July 1, 1999. On July 1, 2000, and each July 1 thereafter, the compensation for members of the county legislative body shall be adjusted to reflect the same percentage increase the county mayor of such county is to receive.
3. A county may adopt a resolution to pay members of the legislative body:
   1. An amount greater than the minimum daily compensation for attendance at meetings of the body as provided in subdivision (b)(1), or at committee meetings for which the member is an appointed member;
   2. A base salary; or
   3. A base salary and an amount greater than or equal to the minimum daily compensation for attendance at meetings of the body as provided in subdivision (b)(1), or at committee meetings for which the member is an appointed member. Notwithstanding subsection (d), a county opting to pay members under this subdivision (c)(3) may set the compensation rate for attendance at committee meetings of the legislative body.
4. The compensation fixed by the county legislative body for attending duly authorized committee meetings of such body shall be one half (½) of the compensation paid for attending regular sessions of the body.
5. Any increase in compensation for members of the county legislative body does not take effect until the beginning of the term following the next election of county commissioners after the resolution increasing the compensation is adopted.

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