Terms Used In Tennessee Code 41-2-106

  • County mayor: means and includes "county executive" unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • Settlement: Parties to a lawsuit resolve their difference without having a trial. Settlements often involve the payment of compensation by one party in satisfaction of the other party's claims.

The board of workhouse commissioners shall, at the close of each quarter, at least two (2) days before the meeting of the county legislative body, submit the book kept by the superintendent and the minute book of the board to the county mayor, for settlement and comparison with the audited account kept in the county mayor’s office; and, if found correct, the county mayor shall endorse on the books “examined and approved” and sign the books officially.