Editing Tennessee (section)

===Local===
Tennessee is divided into [[List of counties in Tennessee|95 counties]], with 92 county governments that use a [[county commission]] legislative body and a separately elected county executive. The governments of [[Davidson County, Tennessee|Davidson]] (Nashville), [[Moore County, Tennessee|Moore]] ([[Lynchburg, Tennessee|Lynchburg]]), and [[Trousdale County, Tennessee|Trousdale]] ([[Hartsville, Tennessee|Hartsville]]) are [[consolidated city-county|consolidated with their county seats]]. Each county elects a sheriff, property assessor, trustee, register of deeds, and county clerk.{{sfn|Lyons, Scheb, & Stair|2001|pp=52–53}} Tennessee has more than 340 municipalities. Most cities and towns use the [[Mayor–council government#Weak-mayor government form|weak mayor-council]] (mayor-aldermen), [[Mayor–council government#Strong-mayor government form|strong-mayor council]], [[City commission government|city commission]], or [[Council–manager government|council–manager]] forms of government. Local law enforcement is divided between county sheriff's offices and municipal police departments. In every county except Davidson, the sheriff is the chief law enforcement officer.{{sfn|Lyons, Scheb, & Stair|2001|p=385}}