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Section 6-54-131 - Actively serving county governing members prohibited from serving on a municipal body within the county during the members term - Exceptions — Tennessee Law | CourtGPT
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  8. Section 6-54-131 - Actively serving county governing members prohibited from serving on a municipal body within the county during the members term - Exceptions
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(a) Notwithstanding another law or private act to the contrary, and upon approval under subsection (c), a member of the governing body of a municipality shall not simultaneously serve as a member of the governing body of any county in which the municipality is located during the member's term of office.(b) Notwithstanding subsection (a), a member of the governing body of a municipality simultaneously serving on the governing body of a county on April 22, 2024, may serve out the remainder of the member's terms of office.(c) This section applies to a municipality that is located, in whole or in part, in a county with a population of more than two hundred thousand (200,000), according to the 2020 or a subsequent federal census, and that approves this section by a two-thirds (2/3) vote of the entire governing body of the municipality.(d) As used in this section, 'municipality' means an incorporated city or town.Added by 2024 Tenn. Acts, ch. 763,s 2, eff. 4/22/2024.

Section 6-54-131 - Actively serving county governing members prohibited from serving on a municipal body within the county during the members term - Exceptions

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