§ 9.05. Same—Employment of director of schools.

The metropolitan board of public education is authorized to designate a person experienced in public school management and supervision and possessing a certificate of qualification issued by the state board of education pursuant to Tennessee Code Annotated, section 49-2-301(a), as the chief administrative employee of the board, and to enter into an employment contract with such person for a period not exceeding five (5) years and for a compensation to be determined therein. The person so designated and employed shall be known as the "metropolitan director of schools." The metropolitan board of public education is authorized to assign to the metropolitan director of schools such duties and responsibilities as are necessarily, usually or properly assigned to a city superintendent of schools or to a county superintendent of schools.

(Res. No. 88-526, § 13, 10-4-88)