2015 Tennessee Code
Title 10 - Public Libraries, Archives And Records
Chapter 5 - Regional Library Boards
Part 1 - General Provisions
§ 10-5-102 - Members of regional board.

(a) At least one (1) member shall be elected by the legislative body of each county in a multi-county region for a term of three (3) years in accordance with the contract between the counties and as provided in § 10-5-101. In accordance with the contract between the counties and as provided in § 10-5-101, the governing body of any municipality which contributes as much as one fourth (1/4) of the public funds available for the operation of a joint city-county system may elect one (1) of the two (2) members representing that county for a term of three (3) years. If more than one (1) municipality is entitled to elect a member, these municipalities shall alternate in electing one (1) member for a three-year term.

(b) A member shall represent and reside in the county or municipality from which the member was elected. In the event that a member removes such member's residence from the county or municipality from which the member was elected, the member shall thereby vacate such member's office. In the event of any vacancy in office, a successor shall be elected for the unexpired term at the next meeting of the governing body of the county or city in which the vacancy occurred. Members shall be elected for no more than two (2) successive terms except upon prior approval of the state librarian and archivist. Every member of the regional library board who is not an active member of a county library board is hereby designated an ex officio member of such county board. A member of the regional library board may be an active member of a county library board.