§ 20.08. Certain metropolitan officers appointed.

(a)

Metropolitan Clerk. The person holding the position of city clerk of the former City of Nashville, and having civil service status as such, is hereby appointed and designated as metropolitan clerk provided for by section 18.01 of this Charter, and the certified copy of this Charter and proclamation deposited with the county clerk pursuant to Tennessee Code Annotated, section 7-2-106, delivered to said metropolitan clerk on the effective date of this Charter, to be kept by him or her as a part of the permanent records of his or her office.

5. April 1, 1963.

(b)

Metropolitan Treasurer. The person holding the position of city treasurer of the City of Nashville on the effective date of this Charter, and having civil service status as such, is hereby appointed and designated as the first metropolitan treasurer.

6. April 1, 1963.

(c)

Chief Medical Director. The person holding the office of county health officer of Davidson County on the effective date of this Charter is hereby appointed and designated as the first chief medical director of the metropolitan board of health. Any contract of employment entered into between such county health officer and the county board of health of Davidson County prior to the effective date of this Charter for a term of employment as county health officer extending beyond such effective date shall be accepted by the metropolitan board of health and shall have the effect of the employment of the chief medical director, as such, for the unexpired portion of such contract term.

7. April 1, 1963.

(d)

Director of Department of Water and Sewerage Services. The person holding the position of director of waterworks department of the City of Nashville on the effective date of this Charter, and having civil service status as such, is hereby appointed and designated as the first director of the department of water and sewerage service.

8. April 1, 1963.

(e)

Public Defender. The person elected as public defender for Davidson County at the August election 1962 is hereby appointed and designated as the first public defender for the metropolitan government.

(f)

Director of Department of Police. The person holding the position of chief of the police department of the City of Nashville on the effective date of this Charter, and having civil service status as such, is hereby appointed and designated as the first director of the department of metropolitan police.

9. April 1, 1963.

(g)

Director of Department of Fire. The person holding the position of chief of the fire department of the City of Nashville on the effective date of this Charter, and having civil service status as such, is hereby appointed and designated as the first director of the department of fire.

1. April 1, 1963.

(h)

Budget Officer, Division of Budgets. The person holding the office of director of accounts and budgets of Davidson County on the effective date of this Charter is hereby appointed and designated as the first budget officer of the division of budgets.

2. April 1, 1963.

(i)

Chief Accountant, Division of Accounts. The person holding the office of chief accountant of the City of Nashville on the effective date of this Charter, and having civil service status as such is hereby appointed and designated as the first chief accountant of the division of accounts.

3. April 1, 1963.

(j)

Metropolitan Judges. The judge of the city court and the judge of the traffic court of the former City of Nashville are hereby designated and appointed respectively as the judge of division I and as the judge of division II of the metropolitan court, to serve until their successors are elected at the regular August election in 1964 for the remainder of the judicial term.

(k)

Clerk, Deputy Clerk and Court Officers of Metropolitan Court. The person holding the position of clerk of the city court in the former City of Nashville on the effective date of this Charter, and having civil service status as such, is hereby appointed and designated as the first clerk of the metropolitan court. The person holding the position of clerk of the traffic court of the former City of Nashville on the effective date of this Charter, and having civil service status as such is hereby appointed and designated as a deputy clerk to the judge of division II of the metropolitan court.

The members of the police department of the former City of Nashville serving as court officers to the judges of the city court and traffic court of the former City of Nashville on the effective date of this Charter shall retain their positions and status as court officers of the metropolitan court, and if they cease to serve as such court officers, they shall be returned to the metropolitan police department as classified employees thereof.

4. April 1, 1963.

5. April 1, 1963.

(l)

Director of Welfare. The person holding the position of director of welfare for Davidson County on the effective date of this Charter is hereby appointed and designated as the first director of welfare under the jurisdiction and authority of the metropolitan welfare commission created and provided for by Article 11, chapter 11 of this Charter.

6. April 1, 1963.

(m)

Collections Officer : The person holding the position of city comptroller of the City of Nashville on the effective date of this Charter and having civil service status as such, is hereby appointed and designated as the first collections officer created and provided for by section 8.107 of this Charter.

(Res. No. 88-526, § 9, 10-4-88; amended by referendum election of November 6, 2018, Amdt. 6)

7. April 1, 1963.