Tennessee Code 5-23-101 – Legislative intent
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Terms Used In Tennessee Code 5-23-101
- Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
- written: includes printing, typewriting, engraving, lithography, and any other mode of representing words and letters. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
It is the legislative intent that all counties in this state have certain minimum written personnel policies in effect in order to assist in maintaining compliance with applicable state and federal laws and to facilitate accurate recordkeeping. This chapter is not intended to affect the present authority within counties to adopt policies in addition to those required by this chapter, nor is it intended to enlarge, diminish or otherwise affect the obligation to comply with current state and federal laws governing personnel matters. Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to impose any liability on any county government for failure to have written personnel policies in place, except as may be otherwise specifically provided by law.