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==Law and government== [[Image:HawkinsCountyFlag.jpg|thumb|right|250px|The [[Flag of Hawkins County, Tennessee|flag of Hawkins County]], in front of the county [[Hawkins County Courthouse|courthouse]].]] Hawkins County is governed by a 21-member County Commission, whose members are elected from geographic districts. The chief executive officer of the county is the County Mayor. ===Executive Branch=== The [[Tennessee Constitution]] provides for the election of an executive officer – now referred to as the [[County mayor|County Mayor]] – in each county. The County Mayor is elected by popular vote at the regular August election every four years, coinciding with the Governor's election, and may serve an unlimited number of terms. The County Mayor (formerly County Executive) is [[chief executive officer]] of the county. The County Mayor exercises a role of leadership in county government and is responsible for the county's fiscal management and other executive functions; however, the other principal officers of the county such as the Sheriff, Trustee, Assessor and most of the various Court Clerks are separately elected, responsible directly to the county's voters, and not under the direct supervision of the county mayor. The County Mayor is the general agent of the county and may draw warrants upon the General Fund. The County Mayor has custody of county property not placed with other officers, and may also examine the accounts of county officers. The County Mayor is a nonvoting ''[[ex-officio]]'' member of the County Commission and of all its committees, and may be elected chairman of the county legislative body (a post that the County Mayor is not required to seek or accept). The County Mayor may call special meetings of the County Commission. Unless an optional general law or private act provides otherwise, the County Mayor compiles a budget for all county departments, offices, and agencies, which is presented to the County Commission. The current mayor of Hawkins County is Mark DeWitte (R-Rogersville). ===Legislative Branch=== ====Composition==== The Hawkins County Board of Commissioners, also called the County Commission, is the legislative body of the County government and the primary policy-making body in the county. It consists of 14 elected members, two from each of the seven civil districts of Hawkins County. Each member serves a four-year term of office. The County Commission operates with a committee structure; most Commission business is first considered by a committee of its members before coming to the full Commission. The County Clerk serves as the Secretary to the Board of Commissioners and is responsible for maintaining all official records of the meetings. ====Powers and responsibilities==== The most important function of the county legislative body is the annual adoption of a budget to allocate expenditures within the three major funds of county government - general, school, and highway - and any other funds (such as debt service) that may be in existence in that particular county. The county legislative body has considerable discretion in dealing with the budget for all funds except the school budget, which in most counties must be accepted or rejected as a whole. If rejected, the school board must continue to propose alternatives until a budget is adopted by both the county school board and the county legislative body. The county legislative body sets a property tax rate which, along with revenues from other county taxes and fees as well as state and federal monies allocated to the county, are used to fund the budget. The county legislative body is subject to various restrictions in imposing most taxes (such as referendum approval or rate limits, for example), although these do not apply to the property tax. The University of Tennessee's County Technical Assistance Service (CTAS) publishes the County Revenue Manual to assist county officials in identifying sources of county revenue. The county legislative body serves an important role in exercising local approval authority for private acts when the private act does not call for referendum approval. Private acts, which often give additional authority to counties, must be approved by a two-thirds vote of the members of the county legislative body or be approved by a referendum in order to become effective. The form of local approval required is specified in the private act. The county legislative body annually elects a chair and a chair pro tempore. The county legislative body may elect the county executive or a member of the body to be the chair, although the county executive may refuse to serve. The county executive may veto most resolutions of the county legislative body, subject to a vote to override by a majority of the entire county legislative body. The county executive may break a tie vote while serving as chair of the county legislative body. Another important function of the county legislative body is its role in electing county officers when there is a vacancy in an elected county office. The person elected by the county legislative body serves in the office for the remainder of the term or until a successor is elected, depending upon when the vacancy occurred. When filling a vacancy in a county office, the county legislative body must publish a notice in a newspaper of general circulation in the county at least one week prior to the meeting in which the vote will be taken. This notice must state the time, place and date of the meeting and the office to be filled. Also, members of the county legislative body must have at least ten days notice. The legislative body holds an open election to fill the vacancy and allows all citizens the privilege of offering as candidates. ====Current members as of 2020==== Source:<ref name="commission">{{cite web |title=County Commission |url=https://hawkinscountytn.gov/county_commission.html |website=Hawkins County, Tennessee |access-date=August 12, 2020}}</ref> * '''District 1: Allandale, [[Kingsport, Tennessee|Kingsport]], & [[Mount Carmel, Tennessee|Mount Carmel]]''' ** John Gibson (Mount Carmel]) ** Syble Vaughan-Trent (Kingsport) * '''District 2: [[Church Hill, Tennessee|Church Hill]] & McPheeter's Bend''' ** Jeff Barrett (Church Hill) ** Tom Kern (Church Hill) * '''District 3: Carter's Valley, Wallace, & Watterson''' ** Danny Alvis (Surgoinsville) ** Charles Thacker (Surgoinsville) * '''District 4: Dykes, Keplar, North [[Rogersville, Tennessee|Rogersville]], [[Surgoinsville, Tennessee|Surgoinsville]], & Upper Beech''' ** Josh Gilliam (Surgoinsville) ** Chad Britton (Rogersville) * '''District 5: [[Rogersville, Tennessee|Rogersville]]''' ** Glenda Davis (Rogersville) ** Jason Roach (Rogersville) * '''District 6: [[Bean Station, Tennessee|Bean Station]], [[Mooresburg, Tennessee|Mooresburg]] and West Rogersville''' ** Nancy Barker (Rogersville) ** Larry Clonce (Rogersville) * '''District 7: [[Bulls Gap, Tennessee|Bulls Gap]], Cherokee, & [[Saint Clair, Tennessee|St. Clair]]''' ** Jimmy Riley (Bulls Gap) ** Robbie Palmer (Rogersville)
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