(a) The governor may remove a governor-appointed commission member for inefficiency, neglect of duty, or misconduct in office, after first delivering to the commission member a copy of the charges and affording the commission member an opportunity of being publicly heard in person or by counsel to defend against the charges, upon not less than ten (10) business days’ notice.
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Terms Used In Tennessee Code 70-1-205

  • Commission: means the Tennessee fish and wildlife commission, and "commissioner" means a member of the fish and wildlife commission. See Tennessee Code 70-1-101
  • Ex officio: Literally, by virtue of one's office.
  • Person: means an individual, association, partnership, or corporation. See Tennessee Code 70-1-101
  • Record: means information that is inscribed on a tangible medium or that is stored in an electronic or other medium and is retrievable in a perceivable form. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • Year: means a calendar year, unless otherwise expressed. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
(b) If such commission member is removed, the governor shall file in the office of the secretary of state a complete statement of all charges made against the commission member and the governor’s findings on the charges, together with a complete record of the proceedings.
(c) The governor shall fill vacancies caused by removal in accordance with § 70-1-201(c)(5).
(d) Any member of the commission who misses four (4) regular or special meetings of the commission during any year of the commission member’s term of office ipso facto vacates the member’s office as a member of the commission. Such vacancies shall be filled in accordance with § 70-1-201(c)(5). This subsection (d) shall not apply to ex officio members.
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