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TCA § 8-8-405 — Terms of members
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Board members serve three years, but the initial appointments are staggered at one, two, and three years.
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TCA § 8-8-406 — Qualifications of members
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Board members must be at least 18, of good moral character, citizens of the United States and Tennessee, and live in the county; they cannot hold an elected or appointed county office.
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TCA § 8-8-407 — Compensation of board
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Board members must receive a salary if the county legislative body sets one.
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TCA § 8-8-408 — Chair — Personnel officer as keeper of department records and secretary of board
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The county mayor must designate a chair of the board from the three selected members, and the sheriff must appoint a personnel officer from among the sheriff’s employees.
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TCA § 8-8-409 — Powers and duties of board
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The board must make and amend rules, investigate enforcement, handle appeals and complaints, maintain employee and performance records, run competitive tests, create eligibility lists, and determine fringe benefits.
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TCA § 8-8-410 — Preliminary or performance tests required — Exceptions
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Some sheriff office and classified-service employees must be kept on without preliminary or performance tests if they meet the service-length conditions.
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TCA § 8-8-411 — Classification plan
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The board must adopt and administer a classification plan, and it must set out job duties, requirements, and probable promotion lines for classified positions.
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TCA § 8-8-412 — Creation of new positions — Abolition of old positions
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The board may create, combine, alter, or abolish positions for the sheriff’s office, but only with the sheriff’s advice; a classified-service position cannot be abolished unless the board approves it in good faith and follows that advice.
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TCA § 8-8-413 — Leaves of absence
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The board must set reasonable leave rules, consult the sheriff before acting on leave requests, and give military leave and reinstatement protections to covered classified-service employees.
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TCA § 8-8-414 — Eligibility lists — Eligibility and promotion tests
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The sheriff must report office staffing needs to the board, and the board must run public, competitive tests and give applicants advance written notice.
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TCA § 8-8-415 — Filling of vacancies — Probationary period
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When a sheriff vacancy occurs, the sheriff must request eligible names from the board, review candidates in order, and appoint one acceptable person; probation and rejection rules also apply.
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TCA § 8-8-416 — Transfer of positions
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Employees in the classified service may be transferred to another position in the same class, and transfers may be made only by the sheriff with the sheriff’s consent.
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TCA § 8-8-417 — Procedural rules to be established — Power to gather evidence
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The board must follow its own rules for investigations and hearings, and those rules must give affected people notice and a chance to be heard.
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TCA § 8-8-418 — Report of changes in status required — Suspensions authorized — Hearings
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The sheriff must promptly report certain personnel status changes in writing, may suspend an employee for up to 10 days for cause, and must notify the employee in writing and provide hearing procedures if a longer suspension occurs.
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TCA § 8-8-419 — Political activity restricted
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Employees covered by this section are restricted from participating in political activity while on duty, wearing uniform, or using their position for political influence, with limited exceptions for their own campaigns and some off-duty political participation.
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TCA § 8-8-501 — Disposition of unclaimed property
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The sheriff may dispose of certain unclaimed abandoned, stolen, recovered, or worthless property, but only after 90 days from acquisition.
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TCA § 8-8-502 — Notice to owner — Time for claiming property
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Before disposing of the property, the sheriff must try to find the true owner and notify the owner. If located, the true owner must claim the property within a reasonable time.
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TCA § 8-8-503 — Court order for disposition — Disposition of proceeds
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Before disposing of the property, the sheriff must give a criminal court judge a list of the property and an affidavit about the search for the true owner; the sheriff must then obtain a court order for how the property is to be disposed of.
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TCA § 8-8-504 — Law supplemental — When property not returned
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Property covered by this section should not be returned to the owner if returning it may harm the public welfare.
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TCA § 8-8-601 — Inclusion in civil service system
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In a county with a metropolitan form of government, the civil service system includes certain sheriff’s office employees who are classified as correctional officers.
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