Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
Ex officio: Literally, by virtue of one's office.
Person: includes a corporation, firm, company or association. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
Remainder: An interest in property that takes effect in the future at a specified time or after the occurrence of some event, such as the death of a life tenant.
Service: means service as a general employee, a teacher, a state police officer, a wildlife officer, a firefighter, a police officer, a state judge, a county judge, an attorney general, a commissioner or a county official which is paid for by an employer, and also includes service for which a former member of the general assembly is entitled to under former §. See Tennessee Code 8-34-101
Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.
(1) The county legislative body in any county shall make the necessary appropriation and pay to the sheriff of its county the maximum salary fixed by § 8-24-102, and the authorized expenses fixed by law for the operation of the sheriff’s office, including the salary of all the sheriff’s deputies, which shall be the sole manner of compensation for those deputies, as authorized pursuant to chapter 20 of this title, direct from the county trustee in twelve (12) equal monthly installments, irrespective of the fees earned by the sheriff.(2) In such an event, all fees allowed, collected, or in any manner received by the sheriff will be paid, assigned, transferred, and set over to the county. When such fees are received by the sheriff, the clerk of any court or any other person, they shall be transmitted monthly to the county trustee.(3) No sheriff shall claim, hold, or have any interest in such funds for services performed under § 8-24-102, fees paid the sheriff as a witness for appearing in court, the boarding of prisoners at the county jail, ex officio services, or fees from any other source whatsoever, except that this provision and subdivision (a)(2) are not intended to prevent the county legislative body from paying the sheriff in such county an amount in addition to the maximum salary allowed by § 8-24-102 for ex officio services as superintendent of the workhouse, if the workhouse in such county is combined with the jail as provided for by title 41, chapter 2.(4) Any sheriff serving under this provision shall make a charge for all services performed by such sheriff as now provided by law, and such sheriff shall have no authority to waive, remit, or release any fee for any service or services performed.(b) The provisions of this section, or any part or portion thereof, are severable, and in the event that any provision, or part or portion of any provision of this section, is declared to be unconstitutional, such a declaration or decree shall not affect the remainder of this section.
