Civil Service Board
Consists of three members all selected by the county legislative body with one member selected for one-year term, one member selected for a two-year term, and one member selected for a three-year term.
All members of the board shall be over 18 years of age of good moral character, citizens of the United States and the State of Tennessee and must reside in the respective county and shall not hold any elected or appointed office within the county.
Members of the board shall receive such salary, if any, as determined by the county legislative body at its own discretion.
The county executive shall designate from the three members thus selected a chair of the board. The sheriff shall appoint from the sheriff's employees a personnel officer who shall be a keeper of the sheriff's departmental records and also shall serve as secretary of the civil service board.
The board as a body shall:
1.Adopt and amend rules and regulations for the administration for the county sheriff's civil service law.
2.Make investigations concerning the enforcement and effect of the law and require observances of the rules and regulations made thereunder.
3.Hear and determine appeals and complaints respecting the administration of the law.
4.Establishing and maintaining a roster of all employees of the classified services and the office of sheriff showing their position, rank, compensation and place of residence.
5.Ascertain and record the duties and responsibilities pertaining to all positions in the classified service and classify such positions in the manner hereinafter provided.
6.Except as otherwise provided in this part, formulate and hold a competitive test to determine the qualifications of persons who seek employment in any position and as a result of such test establish an employment list of eligibles for the various positions.
7.Establish records of performance and systems service ratings to be used to determine promotions the order of layoffs and reemployment and for other purposes.
8.Keep any other such records as may be necessary for the proper administration of this part.
9.Determine all fringe benefits to employees coming under the provisions of this part.
CHAIR: Gene Gaby
MEMBERS: Jack Kilday, Hugh Wells
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