TCA § 8-20-112 — Employment or termination of employment

In any county having a civil service system for the sheriff's department pursuant to chapter 8, part 4 of this title or other general law or a private act, or a civil service system for all county employees pursuant to a private act, the employment or termination of employment of any deputy or assistant in any offices covered by this chapter shall be pursuant to such civil service system, and § 8-20-109 shall not apply to such county. Acts 1984, ch. 912, § 1; 1993, ch. 53, § 6. Cross-References. Correctional officers, civil service, title 8, ch. 8, part 6. County sheriffs, civil service, title 8, ch. 8, part 4. NOTES TO DECISIONS 1. Construction With Other Laws. 1. Construction With Other Laws. Court rejected a juvenile court clerk's argument that a county with a civil service system was exempted only from the provisions of T.C.A. § 8-20-109 , which eliminated termination at will, and not the remaining provisions of T.C.A. § 8-20-101 et seq. Under T.C.A. § 8-20-112 , the Shelby County Civil Service Act suspended all provisions of T.C.A. § 8-20-101 et seq. by requiring that terms of employment for employees governed by the civil service act “shall” be in accordance with that system. Stamson v. Lillard, 316 S.W.3d 611, 2009 Tenn. App. LEXIS 748 (Tenn. Ct. App. Nov. 5, 2009), appeal denied, — S.W.3d —, 2010 Tenn. LEXIS 403 (Tenn. Apr. 14, 2010).