The vice mayor shall act as mayor during any temporary absence, inability, or failure to act of the mayor, and whenever a vacancy occurs in the office of mayor, such member shall become mayor and hold office as such for the unexpired term.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 6-20-203
Duties of vice mayor
Acts 1921, ch. 173, art. 4, § 9; Shan
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