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ÔÔ€$ÔÔ€$¼ÔÓ  ÓÝ  ÝÑ Ü ÑÒ  ÒÒ ° ÒÒ  ÒÒ „ ÒÑ\R AØ'\ÑÑ  ÑÑ\R AØ'\ÑÑ€ÑÑ7€Z¼¼ddÈ7ÑÑ  ÑÑ  Ñ›Þ ÞÌÌà@ àÔ€$„Ôò òIN€THE€COURT€OF€APPEALS€OF€TENNESSEEÌà@ àMIDDLE€SECTION€AT€NASHVILLEÌÌÔ€$¼ÔÌÌÌÓ ` °œXÓó óROCK€ABOU„SAKHER,à àà àà à)Ìà àà àà àà àà àà àà à)Ìà àPlaintiff/Appellant,à àà àà à)Ìà àà àà àà àà àà àà à)à àHumphreys€ChanceryÌà àà àà àà àà àà àà à)à àNo.€22„381ÌVS.à àà àà àà àà àà àà à)Ìà àà àà àà àà àà àà à)à àAppeal€No.Ìà àà àà àà àà àà àà à)à à01A01„9604„CH„00185̜ـ€ÙßR€'+&A1-j|?` ç `€€@ÿRß›HUMPHREYS€COUNTY,€TENNESSEEà à)Ìand€HUMPHREYS€COUNTY€AIRPORTà à)ÌAUTHORITY,à àà àà àà àà à)Ìà àà àà àà àà àà àà à)Ìà àDefendants/Appellees.à àà àà à)ÌÌÌÌà@ àAPPEAL€FROM€THE€CHANCERY€COURT€FOR€HUMPHREYS€COUNTYÌà@ àAT€WAVERLY,€TENNESSEEÌÌà@ àTHE€HONORABLE€LEONARD€W.€MARTIN,€JUDGEÌÌÌÌÌòòFor€the€Plaintiff/Appellantóó:à àà àà àà àòòFor€theÏDefendants/Appelleesóó:Ìà àÌCalvin€P.€Turnerà àà àà àà àà àà àJohn€Lee€WilliamsÌLebanon,€Tennesseeà àà àà àà àà àWaverly,€TennesseeÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌà@ àÔ€$„Ôò òAFFIRMED€AND€REMANDEDó óÌÌÔ€$¼ÔÌÌÌÌà àà àà àà àà àà àà àWILLIAM€C.€KOCH,€JR.,ÏJUDGEÇÓ€ÓÔ€$„ÔÌà@ àò òòòO€P€I€N€I€O€Nóóó óÌÔ€$¼ÔÌà àThis€appeal€involves€a€dispute€between€Humphreys€County€and€theÏformer€fixed„base€operator€of€the€Humphreys€County€Airport.€€After€theÏcounty€declined€to€renew€the€fixed„base€operatorððs€lease€and€hired€a€full„timeÏairport€manager,€the€former€fixed„base€operator€filed€suit€in€the€ChanceryÏCourt€for€Humphreys€County€seeking€a€declaration€that€his€lease€remained€inÏeffect€and€challenging€his€termination€as€part„time€airport€manager.€€The€trialÏcourt€heard€the€case€without€a€jury€and€found€that€the€fixed„base€œoperatorððs›Ïlease€had€expired€and€that€the€plaintiff€was€not€entitled€to€reinstatement€asÏpart„time€airport€manager.€€We€affirm€the€judgment.ÌÌà@ àò òI.ó óÌÌà àOn€March€1,€1987,€Rock€¢Abou£„¢Sakher£€and€¢Humphreys£€County€enteredÏinto€a€fixed„base€operatorððs€lease€agreement€whereby€Mr.€¢Abou£„¢Sakher£Ïbecame€the€fixed„base€operator× ƒ, ××  ×€at€the€¢Humphreys£€County€Airport.€€TheÏagreement€also€provided€that€Mr.€¢Abou£„¢Sakher£€would€be€ð ðdesignatedÏpersonally€as€the€Airport€Manager.ðð€€The€initial€term€of€the€lease€was€fiveÏyears,€and€the€lease€permitted€Mr.€¢Abou£„¢Sakher£€to€renew€the€lease€for€oneÏadditional€five„year€period.€The€lease€also€required€Mr.€¢Abou£„¢Sakher£€to€payÍ$1.00€per€year€as€rent,€but€both€Mr.€¢Abou£„¢Sakher£€and€the€county€ignored€thisÏprovision.ÌÌà àSome€time€later,€the€county€€began€paying€Mr.€¢Abou£„¢Sakher£€œas›€a€part„time€county€employee.€€œAs›€time€passed,€Mr.€¢Abou£„¢Sakher£€pressed€the€countyÏfor€a€full„time€job€because€he€desired€to€qualify€for€the€countyððs€group€healthÏinsurance€plan.€€The€county€never€acceded€to€Mr.€¢Abou£„¢Sakher£ððs€request€forÏfull„time€employment,€and€neither€the€county€nor€Mr.€¢Abou£„¢Sakher£€œformally›Ïrenewed€the€fixed„base€operatorððs€lease€when€it€expired€in€March€1992.€ÏNonetheless,€Mr.€¢Abou£„¢Sakher£€continued€to€function€as€the€airportððs€fixed„base€operator.ÌÌ€€€€€€€In€December€1992,€the€county€created€an€airport€authority€to€oversee€theÏairport,€and€Mr.€¢Abou£„¢Sakher£€became€the€authorityððs€first€secretary.€€In€mid„1994,€the€airport€authority€obtained€funds€to€hire€a€full„time€airport€managerÏand€advertised€for€the€position.€€Mr.€¢Abou£„¢Sakher£€and€œothers›€applied€for€theÏjob.€€During€the€selection€process,€Travis€Jenkins€replaced€Mr.€¢Abou£„¢Sakher£Ïœas›€the€airport€authorityððs€secretary€following€a€public€altercation€between€Mr.Ï¢Abou£„¢Sakher£€and€the€airport€authorityððs€chairman.€€The€airport€authorityÏinterviewed€œMr.Abou„Sakher€and€the€other€candidates€and€¢£¢£in›€August€1994Ïœhired›€Mr.€Jenkins€as€the€airportððs€first€full„time€¢mananger£.ÌÌà àOn€September€1,€1994,€the€chairman€of€the€airport€authority€informedÏMr.€¢Abou£„¢Sakher£€by€mail€and€telephone€call€that€he€was€no€longer€theÏmanager€of€the€¢Humphreys£€County€airport€and€that€he€would€be€required€toÏnegotiate€another€fixed„base€operatorððs€lease€with€Mr.€Jenkins€because€the€oldÍlease€had€expired.€€The€chairman€also€informed€Mr.€¢Abou£„¢Sakher£€that€theÏauthority€œreserved€the€right€to›€review€and€approve€any€new€fixed„baseÏoperatorððs€lease.ÌÌà àOn€November€15,€1994,€Mr.€¢Abou£„¢Sakher£€sued€the€county€and€theÏairport€authority€in€the€Chancery€Court€for€¢Humphreys£€County€seeking€aÏdeclaration€of€his€rights€under€the€1987€fixed„base€operatorððs€lease€agreementÏand€his€status€as€a€county€employee.€€On€the€same€day,€the€county€filed€anÏœ¢unlaw£f¢ul€detainer£›€action€in€the€¢Humphreys£€County€General€Sessions€CourtÏseeking€to€recover€the€airport€property€still€in€Mr.€¢Abou£„¢Sakher£ððs€possession.€ÏThe€circuit€court€œconsolidated›€œboth›€cases€after€Mr.€¢Abou£„¢Sakher£€appealed€theÏadverse€general€sessions€€judgment€to€the€circuit€court.ÌÌà àFollowing€a€bench€trial€in€October€1995,€the€trial€court€determined€thatÏthe€1987€fixed„base€operatorððs€lease€agreement€expired€in€œMarch€1992›€andÏthat€Mr.€¢Abou£„¢Sakher£€œhad€been€a€holdover›€tenant€œthereafter.›€€The€trial€courtÏalso€determined€that€the€countyððs€œselection€of€a›€full„time€airport€managerÏviolated€the€Sunshine€Law€but€that€Mr.€¢Abou£„¢Sakher£€did€not€have€a€contractÏright€under€the€fixed„base€operatorððs€lease€agreement€to€be€employed€as€theÏairport€manager.€€Mr.€¢Abou£„¢Sakher£€has€appealed€from€this€judgment.ÌÌà@ àò òII.ó óà@ àÌà@ àò òòòRenewal€of€the€Lease€Agreementóóó óÌÌà àMr.€Abou„Sakher€asserts€that€the€1987€fixed„base€operatorððs€lease€is€stillÏin€effect€either€because€he€exercised€the€renewal€option€or€because€the€CountyÍwaived€its€right€to€require€strict€compliance€with€the€leaseððs€renewalÏprovisions.€€We€have€determined€that€Mr.€Abou„Sakher€did€not€effectivelyÏrenew€the€1987€fixed„base€operatorððs€lease€and€that€the€county€did€not€waiveÏits€right€to€require€Mr.€Abou„Sakher€to€comply€with€the€leaseððs€renewalÏprovisions.ÌÌà@ àò òA.ó óÌÌà àThe€1987€fixed„base€operatorððs€lease€agreement€contained€the€followingÏrenewal€provision:ÌÓÓà8 àà8 àà à2.)€The€Lessee€shall€have€the€option€to€renewÏthe€lease€for€an€additional€period€of€five€(5)€years€onÏthe€same€terms€and€conditions€herein€expressed€byÏgiving€notice€to€the€Lessor€in€writing€of€the€LesseeððsÏelection€to€extend€this€lease€with€the€same€to€be€givenÏno€later€than€sixty€(60)€days€before€the€expiration€ofÏthe€original€five€(5)€year€period.ÌÌÓ€ÓMr.€œ¢Abou£„¢Sakher€£asserts›€that€he€provided€the€county€with€written€noticeÏconsistent€with€this€provision€in€three€letters€œbetween›€March€30,€1989€and€JulyÏ29,€1991.€€ÌÌà àMr.€¢Abou£„¢Sakher£ððs€March€30,€1989€letter€related€to€the€reclassificationÏof€his€part„time€position€to€a€full„time€position.€€He€œstated:›€ÌÓÓà8 àThis€is€to€confirm€that€Iððm€not€requesting€any€increase€in€salaryÏor€any€change€to€my€existing€or€next€contract€with€the€county.€ÏMy€main€interest€in€this€move€is€to€get€on€the€county€health€plan.ÌÓ€ÓHe€closed€his€letter€by€stating:€ð ðLooking€Forward€To€Serving€The€Airport€andÏThe€County€For€Many€More€Years€To€Come.ðð€€In€the€same€vein,€Mr.€¢Abou£„¢Sakher£ððs€April€11,€1991€letter€œstated:›ÌÓÓà8 àà8 àPlease€be€informed€that€Iððm€interested€in€renewingÏmy€contract€with€the€county€¢fot£€[sic]€next€five€yearÏperiod.€€However€as€we€have€discussed€I€would€likeÏfor€you€to€help€put€me€on€the€county€health€plan,Ïknowing€that€will€not€change€this€or€the€next€contractÏperiod€terms€or€conditions.ÌÌÓ€ÓFinally,€Mr.€¢Abou£„¢Sakher£€œwrote€in›€his€July€29,€1991€letter:ÌÓÓà8 àà8 àEven€though€my€contract€with€the€county€as€fixedÏbase€operator€is€[sic]€still€have€some€time€to€go,€IÏwould€like€to€list€[sic]€your€help€and€support€toÏchange€my€status€with€the€county€as€a€part€timeÏairport€manager€to€a€full€time,€with€the€next€contractÏperiod.ÌÌÌÓ€Óà@ àò òB.ó óÌà@ àòòò òThe€Exercise€of€the€Renewal€Optionó óóó€ÌÌà àRenewal€options€such€as€the€one€involved€in€this€case€are€essentiallyÏunilateral€contracts€giving€the€lessee€an€irrevocable€right€extend€a€lease€duringÏthe€option€period.€€òòAmerican€Oil€Co.€v.€¢Rasar£,óó€203€Tenn.€37,€45,€308€¢S.W.2d£Ï486,€œ490€(1957).›€€œLessees›€must€give€timely€notice€according€to€the€terms€ofÏthe€option,€and€lessees€who€fail€to€give€the€required€notice€œlose›€their€right€toÏrenew€the€lease.€€òòAmerican€Oil€Co.€v.€¢Rasar£,óó€203€Tenn.€at€45,€308€¢S.W.2d£€atÏ490;€òò¢Corim£,€Inc.€v.€Sam€Blair€Co.,óó€721€¢S.W.2d£€256,€260„61€(Tenn.€Ct.€App.Ï1986);€òòSouthern€Region€€Indus.€Realty,€Inc.€v.€Chattanooga€Warehouse€&ÏCold€Storage€Co.,óó€612€¢S.W.2d£€162,€164„65€(Tenn.€Ct.€App.€1980).€€ÌÌà àMr.€¢Abou£„¢Sakher£ððs€three€letters€do€not€satisfy€the€requirement€in€theÏfixed„base€operatorððs€lease€that€he€provide€the€county€with€written€notice€ofÍhis€exercise€of€his€right€to€renew€the€lease€for€an€additional€five€years.€€WhileÏthese€œletters›€make€vague€and€general€reference€to€Mr.€¢Abou£„¢Sakher£ððs€interestÏin€renewing€the€lease,€they€focus€primarily€on€his€desire€to€become€a€full„timeÏcounty€employee€in€order€to€obtain€health€insurance.€€In€order€œfor›€a€notice€toÏbe€effective€in€this€context,€it€must€state€clearly€that€the€lessee€is€exercising€œhisÏor€her€renewal›€option.€€Expressions€of€a€lesseeððs€ð ðinterestðð€in€renewing€œa›€leaseÏamount€to€œlittle€more›€œthan€an›€indication€that€the€lessee€is€still€consideringÏwhether€or€not€to€exercise€the€renewal€option.€€Accordingly,€the€trial€courtÏcorrectly€held€that€Mr.€¢Abou£„¢Sakher£€did€not€effectively€exercise€his€option€toÏrenew€the€1987€fixed„base€operatorððs€lease.ÌÌà@ àò òC.€ó óÌà@ àò òòòWaiver€of€Renewal€Requirementsóóó óÌÌà àWaiver€on€the€part€of€the€lessor€is€one€of€the€special€circumstances€thatÏwill€excuse€a€lesseeððs€failure€to€comply€strictly€with€the€terms€of€a€renewalÏoption.€€òòAmerican€Oil€Co.€v.€¢Rasar£,óó€203€Tenn.€at€48,€308€¢S.W.2d£€at€191;ÏòòPlaymate€Club,€Inc.€v.€œCountry›€Clubs,€Inc.,óó€62€Tenn.€App.€383,€390„91,€462Ï¢S.W.2d£€890,€894€(1970).€€In€this€context,€ÌÓÓà8 àà8 à[¢w]aiver£€is€a€voluntary€relinquishment€orÏrenunciation€of€some€right,€a€foregoing€or€giving€upÏof€some€benefit€or€advantage,€œwhich,›€but€for€suchÏwaiver,€he€could€have€enjoyed.€It€may€be€proved€byÏexpress€declaration;€or€by€acts€and€declarationsÏmanifesting€an€intent€and€purpose€not€to€claim€theÏsupposed€advantage;€or€by€a€course€of€acts€andÏconduct,€or€by€so€neglecting€and€failing€to€act,€as€toÏinduce€a€belief€that€it€was€his€intention€and€purposeÏto€waive.ÌÌÓ€ÓòòGriswold€v.€Income€œProperties,›€II,óó€880€¢S.W.2d£€672,€680€(Tenn.€Ct.€App.Ï1993)€(quoting€òòBaird€v.€Fidelity„¢Phenix£€Fire€Ins.€Co.,óó€178€Tenn.€653,€665,Ï162€¢S.W.2d£€384,€389€(1942)).ÌÌà àWe€find€no€evidence€in€this€record€that€either€the€county€or€the€airportÏauthority€expressly€waived€œits›€right€to€insist€that€Mr.€¢Abou£„¢Sakher£€exercise€hisÏrenewal€option€in€accordance€with€the€terms€of€the€fixed„base€operatorððs€lease.€ÏSimilarly,€Mr.€¢Abou£„¢Sakher£€has€not€pointed€to€any€acts€or€declarations€by€theÏrepresentatives€of€the€county€or€the€airport€authority€that€could€be€reasonablyÏconstrued€as€manifesting€œan€intention›€and€purpose€to€ignore€the€renewalÏprovisions€of€the€lease.€€To€the€contrary,€œthe›€minutes€of€the€airport€authorityððsÏMay€18,€1993€œminutes€reflect€that›€all€the€parties€knew€and€understood€thatÏð ð[¢t]he£€Fixed€Base€Operator€contract€has€been€out€since€March€1992.ðð€€Mr.Ï¢Abou£„¢Sakher£€is€in€no€position€to€assert€that€he€was€unaware€of€this€factÏbecause€he€was€the€secretary€who€took€these€minutes.€€Accordingly,€theÏevidence€supports€the€trial€courtððs€determination€that€all€parties€understoodÏthat€Mr.€¢Abou£„¢Sakher£€was€a€holdover€tenant€after€the€1987€fixed„baseÏoperatorððs€lease€expired€in€March€1992.ÌÌà@ àò òIII.€ó óÌà@ àò òòòMr.€Abou„Sakherððs€Employment€Statusóóó óÌÌà àMr.€Abou„Sakher€also€insists€that€he€is€entitled€to€be€reinstated€as€part„time€airport€manager€on€two€grounds.€€First,€he€asserts€that€he€has€a€contractÏto€serve€as€airport€manager€as€long€as€his€fixed„base€operatorððs€lease€remainsÏin€effect.€€Second,€he€asserts€that€he€is€entitled€to€continue€as€part„time€airportÍmanager€until€the€county€properly€hires€a€full„time€manager.€€We€haveÏalready€determined€that€Mr.€Abou„Sakherððs€fixed„base€œoperatorððs›€lease€œhasÏexpired.€€We›€hold€now€that€Mr.€Abou„Sakher€did€not€have€a€right€to€continueÏas€part„time€airport€manager€until€the€county€selected€and€retained€a€full„timeÏairport€manager.ÌÌà@ àò òA.ó óÌÌà àMr.€¢Abou£„¢Sakher£€obtained€his€title€as€ð ðairport€managerðð€from€theÏfixed„base€operatorððs€lease€agreement.€€According€to€the€lease,€Mr.€¢Abou£„¢Sakher£€was€to€serve€as€the€airport€manager€during€the€term€of€the€leaseÏwithout€receiving€any€compensation€other€than€the€income€he€derived€fromÏbeing€the€airportððs€fixed„base€¢operatory£.€€The€circumstances€surrounding€Mr.Ï¢Abou£„¢Sakher£ððs€later€employment€as€a€part„time€county€employee€and€theÏterms€and€conditions€of€his€employment€do€not€appear€in€this€record.€€ÌÌà àThe€airport€authority€interviewed€Mr.€¢Abou£„¢Sakher£€and€the€otherÏcandidates€for€the€full„time€airport€managerððs€job€on€August€4,€1994.€ÏThereafter,€the€authority€published€notice€that€it€would€meet€in€the€office€ofÏone€its€members€on€August€18,€1994€at€4:00€p.m.€to€select€the€new€airportÏmanager.€€Contrary€to€the€notice,€the€airport€authority€met€at€4:30€p.m.€in€theÏcourthouse€annex.€€At€this€meeting,€the€airport€authority€selected€Mr.€JenkinsÏas€the€new€full„time€airport€manager€and€determined€that€it€would€œno›€longerÏneed€a€part„time€airport€manager.€€Thereafter,€on€September€1,€1994,€theÏchairman€of€the€airport€authority€informed€Mr.€¢Abou£„¢Sakher£€that€his€servicesÍas€part„time€airport€manager€were€no€longer€required€and€that€he€would€beÏrequired€to€renegotiate€the€fixed„base€operatorððs€lease.ÌÌà@ àò òB.ó óÌÌà àDecisions€œby€governmental€bodies€made€in›€meetings€œthat›€violate€theÏSunshine€Law€are€invalid.€€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€8„44„105€(1993).€€Accordingly,Ïthe€airport€authorityððs€decision€to€hire€Mr.€Jenkins€was€invalid€because€theÏauthority€did€not€give€adequate€public€notice€of€the€correct€time€and€place€ofÏits€meeting€as€required€by€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€8„44„103(a)€(1993).€€SettingÏaside€the€decision€to€hire€Mr.€Jenkins,€however,€provides€no€solace€to€Mr.Ï¢Abou£„¢Sakher£€unless€he€can€demonstrate€some€entitlement€to€his€part„time€jobÏor€some€condition€of€employment€that€he€could€remain€in€his€job€until€hisÏsuccessor€was€properly€appointed.€€Mr.€¢Abou£„¢Sakher£€has€provided€no€suchÏproof.ÌÌà àIn€the€absence€of€œproof›€concerning€the€terms€and€conditions€of€Mr.Ï¢Abou£„¢Sakher£ððs€employment€as€part„time€airport€manager,€we€must€presumeÏthat€he€was€an€at„will€œ¢employee€of£›€the€county.€€At„will€employees€may€beÏdischarged€without€breach€of€contract€at€any€time€for€good€cause,€bad€cause,Ïor€no€cause€at€all.€œòòForrester›€v.€¢Stockstill£óó,€869€¢S.W.2d£€328,€330€(Tenn.€1994);ÏòòBennett€v.€Steiner„Liff€Iron€and€Metal€Co.óó,€826€S.W.2d€119,€121€(Tenn.Ï1992).€€Thus,€without€an€employment€contract,€a€discharged€employee€cannotÏrecover€damages€for€breach€of€contract€from€his€or€her€employer€because€theÏemployee€has€no€contract€right€to€continued€employment.€€òòForrester€v.Ï¢Stockstill£óó,€869€¢S.W.2d£€at€330.€€œÌÌà àAs›€an€at„will€employee,€Mr.€¢Abou£„¢Sakher£€did€not€have€a€legallyÏrecognized€expectation€of€continued€employment€with€the€œcounty.€€Mr.€Abou„Sakher€has€not€asserted€that€the€chairman€of€the€airport€authority€violated€theÏSunshine€Law€or€applicable€statutes,€ordinances,€or€rules€involving€countyÏemployment€when€he€discharged€Mr.€Abou„Sakher€as€airport€manager.€€TheÏrecord€provides€no€support€for€this€contention€had€it€been€made.€ÏAccordingly,€the€trial€court€correctly€determined€that€Mr.€Abou„Sakher€failedÏto€prove€that€he€had€a€legally€recognizable€right€to€continued€employment€asÏthe€airportððs€part„time€manager.›ÌÌà@ àò òIV.ó óÌÌà àWe€affirm€the€judgment€and€remand€the€case€to€the€trial€court€forÏwhatever€further€proceedings€may€be€required.€€We€tax€the€costs€of€thisÏappeal€to€Rock€¢Abou£„¢Sakher£€and€his€surety€for€which€execution,€if€necessary,Ïmay€issue.ÌÌÌÓÓà àà àà àà àà àà à____________________________Ìà àà àà àà àà àà àWILLIAM€C.€KOCH,€JR.,€JUDGEÌÌÌCONCUR:ÌÌÌ________________________________ÌSAMUEL€L.€LEWIS,€JUDGE€ÌÌÌ________________________________ÌBEN€H.€¢CANTRELL£,€JUDGE€œ›