Section 42-4-106 - Officers(a) The board shall appoint a president, who shall be the chief executive and administrative officer of the authority, and shall enter into a contract with the president establishing salary and term of office.(b) The president shall appoint, and the board shall confirm, the following additional officers: secretary, auditor, legal counsel, treasurer, and chief engineer. Notwithstanding this section to the contrary, for a board of commissioners of the authority in a county having a metropolitan form of government with a population of more than five hundred thousand (500,000), according to the 2020 federal census or a subsequent federal census, the president shall appoint, and the board shall confirm, an independent financial auditing firm and the following additional officers: secretary, chief financial officer, general counsel, and chief operating officer.(c) All other officers and employees of the authority shall be appointed by the president, subject to any civil service plan adopted by the board.(d)(1) The president shall prepare annually the operating budget of the authority and submit the budget to the board for approval at least sixty (60) days prior to the beginning of the fiscal year.(2) If the budget has not been acted upon by the board on the first day of the fiscal year, it shall then automatically go into effect.(3) The president shall submit the approved annual operating budget to the governor, the speaker of the house of representatives, and the speaker of the senate for review.(e) The president shall also submit such periodic reports to the board as it may direct.(f) The president shall attend all meetings of the board.Amended by 2023 Tenn. Acts, ch. 488, s 5, eff. 7/1/2023.Amended by 2023 Tenn. Acts, ch. 488, s 4, eff. 7/1/2023.Acts 1969, ch. 174, § 6; T.C.A., § 42-706.