Manager, secretary, treasurer and attorneys.
Memphis Charter, art. 61, § 634
in effectSec. 634. - Manager, secretary, treasurer and attorneys.
The Memphis and Shelby County Port Commission shall, as soon as practicable after the organization thereof, certify the nomination of the following subordinate officers to the Board of Commissioners of the City of Memphis and to the Board of County Commissioners of Shelby County for approval, and said subordinate officers, after having been approved, shall receive such salaries as may be fixed by the said Port Commission, subject, however, to final approval by the Board of Commissioners of the City of Memphis and the Board of County Commissioners of Shelby County.
(a) Manager. A manager, who may be required to devote his entire time and attention, or such parts thereof as may be required, to the duties of the office, and shall be subject to the supervision and direction of the Memphis and Shelby County Port Commissioners. He shall make and file a bond in such sum as may be prescribed by said Port Commissioners and shall take the same oath required of the members of said commission.
(b) Secretary; treasurer. A secretary and/or treasurer, or both, if deemed necessary, shall have charge and custody of all books, papers, documents and accounts, and under whose supervision all necessary accounting records shall be kept and all checks and vouchers prepared. The said commission shall, by resolution, delegate a person or persons who shall sign checks, which shall be countersigned by one of said commissioners. Said secretary and/or treasurer, or both, as the case may be, shall be required to attend, in person or by assistants, all the meetings of said commission and keep a correct record of all the proceedings of that body and perform such other duties as may be imposed by the said Port Commission. Clerical assistance shall be provided as may be deemed necessary for the work to be properly performed, and a bond or bonds shall be made in such sum as may be fixed by said commission, and the same oath taken as required of members of the said commission. The secretary and/or treasurer, or both, need not be a member or members of the commission.
(c) Attorneys. One or more attorneys may be appointed, who shall be practicing attorneys at law, and who shall make and file bonds and take the same oath required by the said commissioners and secretary and/or treasurer, or both, and who shall counsel and advise the Memphis and Shelby County Port Commission in all matters of law which may arise, and whose compensation shall be fixed by said commission.
(Priv. Acts 1947, ch. 500, § 3)
Source: City of Memphis, Code of Ordinances and Charter and Related Laws (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/tn/memphis/codes/charter?nodeId=PTICHRELA_ART61MESHCOPOCO_S634MASETRATFetched: 10/28/2026