Bill > SB2720

This bill repeals existing laws that established the Rutherford County Highway Commission and the County Highway Road Superintendent, and then reconstitutes these bodies with new provisions. It creates a new Rutherford County Highway Commission composed of seven members elected from designated Road Board Zones, which are defined by groupings of county commission districts, with staggered four-year terms. The bill also establishes the office of County Highway Superintendent, who will be elected every four years and will oversee the county's road systems and public drainage easements, with specific purchasing and personnel management authorities, all while adhering to the Tennessee County Uniform Highway Law. The bill outlines compensation for both the Commissioners and the Superintendent, and includes provisions regarding the maintenance of public drainage easements, hiring practices to avoid conflicts of interest with relatives of officials, and requires local approval by a two-thirds vote of the Rutherford County legislative body for the act to take effect.

https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/Billinfo/Default?BillNumber=SB2720&ga=114