The county mayor for each county may employ one (1) or more clerical assistants as may be necessary for the performance of the county mayor's official duties. The county mayor shall establish the compensation of any such assistant within the amount appropriated for such purpose by the county legislative body.Acts 1959, ch. 196, § 1; 1976, ch. 726, § 1; 1978, ch. 934, § 21; 1979, ch. 130, § 1; T.C.A., § 5-616; Acts 1998, ch. 609, § 1; 2003, ch. 90, § 2.
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