§ 16.03. Duties of metropolitan government to certain state and county officers recognized.

Nothing in this Charter is intended or shall be construed to affect the powers, duties or compensation of the district attorney, circuit court clerk, criminal court clerk, clerk and master of the chancery court or county register, except as set forth in this section. The metropolitan government and its council shall have the same relationship, including powers, duties and responsibilities, to said officers and their assistants and office personnel as the County of Davidson and its quarterly county court had prior to the effective date of this Charter. It being recognized that this Charter as to metropolitan courts may operate to reduce the fees of the office of criminal court clerk, the metropolitan council is hereby authorized and directed to appropriate for the maintenance of such office such sum of money as may be necessary in addition to statutory fees for the proper operation of said office and for the maintenance of his or her salary at the present (maximum) level. Whenever by general law or private act the County of Davidson has been authorized or required to appropriate money, to contribute toward the compensation of expenses of said officers or their offices, or to perform other duties with respect thereto, the metropolitan government shall be vested with the same authority and obligation. Said officers and their official personnel shall also have the same relationship, including powers, duties and responsibilities with respect to the metropolitan government as they previously had to the County of Davidson or the City of Nashville. All fees, commissions, emoluments and perquisites of any or said offices shall accrue to the metropolitan government as the same formerly accrued to the County of Davidson.

The metropolitan government shall also have the same obligations and duties as the County of Davidson formerly had with respect to compensation or expenses of court officers, bailiffs, secretaries and all other persons, and such duties may hereafter be changed by amendment or repeal of the respective private acts creating such duties when the amendatory or repealing act has been approved by the electorate or the council, as provided by the Constitution of Tennessee.

(Amended by referendum election of November 6, 2018, Amdt. 6)