Tennessee Code 8-30-310 – Emergency appointments
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Terms Used In Tennessee Code 8-30-310
- Appointing authority: means a commissioner, department, officer or agency having power to make appointments to, and separations from, positions in state service. See Tennessee Code 8-30-103
- Commissioner: refers to the commissioner of human resources appointed under §. See Tennessee Code 8-30-103
- Service: means service as a general employee, a teacher, a state police officer, a wildlife officer, a firefighter, a police officer, a state judge, a county judge, an attorney general, a commissioner or a county official which is paid for by an employer, and also includes service for which a former member of the general assembly is entitled to under former §. See Tennessee Code 8-34-101
When an emergency occurs, affecting the ability to fill a position in the preferred service under any other provision of this part, an appointing authority, in order to prevent stoppage of public business or loss or serious inconvenience to the public, may appoint any qualified person to such position with the approval of the commissioner. Any such person shall be employed only during such emergency and for a period not exceeding one hundred twenty (120) days. No such appointment shall be renewed.