Duties of vice-president; right of vice-president to serve as chief engineer.
Memphis Charter, art. 65, § 673
in effectSec. 673. - Duties of vice-president; right of vice-president to serve as chief engineer.
In the event of the death, resignation, removal, disability or absence of the president, the vice-president shall perform all of the duties of president, and may perform such other duties as may be prescribed by the board of Light, Gas and Water Commissioners. If the board of Light, Gas and Water Commissioners shall by resolution so provide, the vice-president may, subject to the approval of the Board of Commissioners of the City of Memphis, serve as chief engineer, in which event the vice-president and chief engineer shall receive such salary as shall be fixed by the Board of Commissioners of the City of Memphis, payable in monthly installments; provided, the vice-president first selected under the provisions of this Act shall also serve as chief engineer and his term as vice-president and chief engineer shall expire on June 1, 1943, unless a vacancy in said office shall occur before the expiration of said term.
(Priv. Acts 1939, ch. 381, § 11)
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_ART65LIGAWADI_S673DUVIESRIVIESSECHENFetched: 10/28/2026