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Ðà ` àà ¸ àSheriffððs€Departments.Ìà ` à5.à ¸ àFee€for€Sheriffððs€attorney€pursuant€to€T.C.A.€ðð€8„20„107.Ð ”5Œ.2 Ðâ âÐ l7d04 Ðà ` àThe€answer€specifically€admitted€that€the€Sheriff€works€full€time€and€cannot€personallyÏâ âdischarge€all€of€the€duties€of€his€office.€€It€denied€that€the€requested€additional€personnel€orÏrequested€pay€increases€were€required€or€justified€and€denied€that€the€Sheriff€was€entitled€to€anyÏof€the€requested€relief.ÌÌà ` àBy€agreed€order,€the€County€was€dismissed.€€ÌÌà ` àThe€final€order€of€the€Circuit€Court€provided:ÌÒ¸ ÒÒ` „ÒÓÓà  à1.à h àThe€Plaintiff€is€granted€three€(3)€additionalÐ ÈÀ Ðdeputies€for€the€night€shift,€two€(2)€additional€deputies€for€theÏday€shift€and€two€(2)€court€officers.€€Each€of€these€additionalÏpositions€shall€be€paid€at€the€minimum€salary€per€year€perÏemployee€of€$21,957.52,€or€at€the€Grade€and€Step€applicableÏaccording€to€the€most€recent€ð ðSchedule€of€Pay€Rangesðð,Ïwhichever€is€greater,€as€produced€by€the€Director€of€AccountsÏand€Budgets€for€Maury€County.ÌÌà  à2.à h àThe€position€of€registered€nurse€at€MauryÐ   ÐCounty€Sheriffððs€Department€shall€be€paid€at€Grade€21,€StepÏD,€according€to€the€ð ðSchedule€of€Pay€Rangesðð€as€produced€byÏthe€Director€of€Accounts€and€Budgets€for€Maury€County,ÏTennessee.ÌÌà  à3.à h àAll€jailors€and€transportation€officers€shall€beÐ œ#” Ðpaid€at€Grade€9€of€the€ð ðSchedule€of€Pay€Rangesðð€as€producedÏby€the€Director€of€Accounts€and€Budgets€for€Maury€County,ÏTennessee,€except€that€transportation€officers€shall€be€paid€atÏa€minimum€Step€C€level€of€Grade€9.ÌÌà  à4.à h àThat€attorneyððs€fees€and€expenses€for€theÐ $)"% ÐPlaintiff€are€approved€in€the€amount€of€$26,703.93€incurredÏby€the€Sheriff€relative€to€this€litigation€are€also€approved.ÌÒ„` wÒÒ°„ÒÒ¸ iÒÓ…ÓÌòòHistorical€BackgroundóóÐ À-¸&* Мà ` àThe€State€Constitution,€Art.€VII,€ðð€1,€provides€for€a€county€Sheriff€whose€term€ofÏoffice€is€4€years.€€€Originally,›€the€office€of€sheriff€was€a€one„man€operation€with€limitedÏduties€for€performance€of€which€the€sheriff€was€entitled€to€collect€specified€fees€as€hisÏcompensation.€€Statutes€were€passed€fixing€the€annual€pay€of€sheriffs€who€were€required€toÏpay€into€the€county€treasury€any€surplus€of€fees€not€used€for€salary€and€expenses.€Still€otherÏstatutes€empowered€circuit€courts€to€approve€the€employment€of€deputies€or€assistants€byÐ Ð8È16 Ðsheriffs€who€could€not,€by€working€full€time,€perform€all€of€their€duties,€and€to€fix€the€payÏof€such€employees.€€Still€other€statutes€authorized€county€legislative€bodies€to€appropriateÏcounty€funds€to€supply€a€shortage€of€fees€to€pay€the€expenses€of€the€sheriff€and/or€to€provideÏnon€statutory€services.€œÌ›ÌÒ„°ÈÒà ` àòòAppellantððs€First€Issue€isóó:Ð @8  ÐÒ` „ÒÒ¸ ÒÓÓI.à  àWhether€the€trial€court€erred€by€awarding€payÐ   Ðincreases€to€the€nurse,€jailers€and€transportation€officersÏcurrently€employed€at€the€Maury€County€Sheriffððs€DepartmentÏbecause€the€plaintiff€did€not€devote€òòhis€entire€timeóó€to€theÐ ÜÔ  Ðperformance€of€his€statutory€duties.€ÌÌÌÒ¸ ÒÒ„` ýÒÓ ÓÒ°„Òà ` àThe€answer€admits€that€the€Sheriff€works€full€time€and€cannot€personally€dischargeÏall€of€the€duties€of€his€office.ÌÒ„°®!ÒÒ` ý!„ÒÓÐ"ÓÌÓ`"Óà ` àT.C.A.€ðð€8„8„201€lists€34€statutory€duties€of€sheriffs,€one€of€which€is:ÌÒ„` N"ÒÒ°„Òœà ` àð ðSuch›€other€duties€as€may€be€imposed€by€œlaw.€€€However,›€no€distinction€is€made€forÏœex›€officio€œduties.›ÌÒ„°÷"ÒÒ¸ §#ÒÒ` ¿#„ÒÓ $ÓÌÒ¸ ”#ÒÒ„` ¦#ÒÓ¸#ÓÒ` ý!„ÒÓå$ÓÌà ` àT.C.A.€ðð€8„24„102€provides€for€a€fixed€salary€for€sheriffs.ÌÌÌà ` àT.C.A.€ðð€8„24„103€provides:ÌÌÒ¸ Òà  à(a)(1)€The€County€Legislative€Body€in€any€CountyÏòòshallóó€make€the€necessary€appropriation€and€pay€to€the€sheriffÐ *#& Ðof€its€county€the€maximum€salary€fixed€by€ðð€8„24„102,€andÏthe€authorized€expenses€fixed€by€law€for€the€operation€of€theÏsheriffððs€officeòò€including€the€salary€of€all€the€sheriffððs€deputiesóóÐ Ô,Ì%) Ðas€authorized€pursuant€to€Chapter€20€of€this€Title.ÌÒ¸ «$ÒÌÌÒ„` $ÒÓ$ÓÒ°„Òà ` àApparently,€the€county€legislative€body€includes€in€its€budget€expenses€of€certainÏspecified€services€by€the€Sheriffððs€Department€which€services€are€conceived€to€be€ð ðexÏofficio,ðð€i.e.,€not€required€by€statute€and€therefore€wholly€within€the€control€of€the€countyÏlegislative€body€independent€of€any€statutory€jurisdiction€of€the€Circuit€Court.Ìâ âÒ„°&ÒÒ` ¬&„ÒÓ¾&ÓÐ ä7Ü05 ÐÒ„` 4(ÒÒ°„ÒÓF(Óà ` àAppellant€does€not€define€the€expression,€ð ðex€officio€duties.ðð€€Apparently,€it€refersÏâ âto€non„statutory€duties.€€However,€the€record€does€not€disclose€what€percentage€of€the€timeÏof€the€sheriff€or€his€employees€is€spent€in€performance€of€ex€officio€duties.ÌÌà ` àUpon€review€of€the€record€on€appeal,€this€Court€is€not€able€to€determine€that€theÏevidence€preponderates€against€the€finding€that€the€sheriffððs€heavy€work€schedule€includedÏenough€time€spent€in€performing€his€statutory€duties€to€satisfy€the€requirement€that€heÏdevotes€his€ð ðfull€working€timeðð€to€the€duties€of€his€office.€€TRAP€Rule€13(d).€€ÌÒ„°ƒ(ÒÒ` µ(„ÒÓÇ(ÓÌÌà ` àNo€merit€is€found€in€appellantððs€first€issue.ÌÌÌòòAppellantððs€Second€Issue€isóó:Ð d\ ÐÌÒ¸ ÒII.à  àWhether€the€trial€court€erred€by€awarding€payÐ <4 Ðincreases€to€the€nurse,€jailers€and€transportation€officersÏcurrently€employed€at€the€Maury€County€Sheriffððs€DepartmentÏbecause€the€trial€court€did€not€authorize€the€employment€ofÏthe€nurse,€jailers€and€transportation€officers.ÌÒ¸ å+ÒÌÌÒ„` A+ÒÓS+ÓÒ°„Òà ` àApparently,€the€appellant€conceives€that€the€jurisdiction€of€the€Circuit€Court€toÏauthorize€salaries€is€limited€to€the€salaries€of€additional€deputies€or€assistants€whoseÏemployment€is€authorized€in€the€same€order.€€ÌÌà ` àT.C.A.€ðð€8„20„104€reads€as€follows:ÌÒ„°g-ÒÒ` ù+„ÒÒ¸ ÒÓ,Óà  àò òDecree€„€Modificationó ó.€„€The€order€of€the€court€shallÐ è+à$( Ðbe€spread€upon€the€minutes€of€the€court,€as€in€the€case€ofÏother€judgments€and€decrees,€and€the€petition€and€answerÏthereto€shall€be€docketed,€filed,€and€kept€as€permanent€recordsÏof€the€court.€€The€order€or€decree€fixing€the€number€ofÏdeputies€and€òòsalaries€may€be€changed€or€modified€byÐ ˆ0€)- Ðincreasingóó€or€decreasing€the€number€of€deputies€and€theÐ t1l*. Ðsalaries€paid€each,€from€time€to€time,€upon€application€madeÏin€the€manner€above€provided;€or€any€such€officers€withoutÏsuch€formal€application€may€decrease€either€the€number€ofÏdeputies€or€assistants€and€the€salaries€of€any€of€them€whereÏthe€facts€justify€such€course.€€œ(Emphasis€supplied)›ÌÒ¸ ².Òà ` àÌâ âœà ` àÐ è7à05 ÐÓÀ.Óà ` àSince€the€Sheriff€was€elected€in€1994,€a€previous€Circuit€CourtÏâ âproceeding€in€1994€necessarily€authorized€employment€of€assistants€requiredÏat€that€time.€€Therefore€the€present€proceeding,€initiated€in€1996,€was€a€ð ðmid„¼termðð€supplemental€proceeding.Ì›Ìà ` àSo€far€as€this€record€shows,€the€employment€of€the€particularÏemployees€involved€in€the€second€issue€was€authorized€by€a€previous€orderÏof€the€Circuit€Court.€€Since€the€Court€is€presumed€to€have€acted€legally€andÏwithin€its€jurisdiction,€and€there€is€no€showing€otherwise,€the€power€of€theÏCircuit€to€adjust€the€pay€of€œpreviously›€authorized€employees€is€established€byÏSection€8„20„104.€œSee€òòAtkinson€v.€McClanahanóó,€Tenn.€App.€1974,€520Ð xp ÐS.W.2d€348.›€ÌÌà ` àNo€merit€is€found€in€appellantððs€second€issue.ÌÌà ` àAppellantððs€third€and€fourth€issues€are:ÌÓx/ÓÒ¸ ÒIII.à  àWhether€the€trial€court€erred€by€awarding€payÐ ˆ$€  Ðincreases€to€the€nurse,€jailers€and€transportation€officersÏcurrently€employed€at€the€Maury€County€Sheriffððs€DepartmentÏbecause€the€nurse,€jailers€and€transportation€officers€wereÏperforming€ex€officio€services€over€which€the€countyÏlegislative€body€has€complete€control.ÌÌÓº5ÓÓÓIV.à  àWhether€the€award€of€pay€increases€to€the€nurse,Ð ü*ô#' Ðjailers€and€transportation€officers€employed€at€the€MauryÏCounty€Sheriffððs€Department€was€contrary€to€the€weight€andÏpreponderance€of€the€evidence.ÌÓZ7ÓÒ„`  .ÒÒ¸ Ð5ÒÓ^ÓÓ  ÓÌÓ¡8ÓÒ°„ÒÓÓà ` àThe€Tennessee€Constitution€does€not€prescribe€the€sheriffððs€duties€even€thoughÏœsheriffs›€are€constitutional€officers.€€See€Tenn.€Const.€Art.€VII,€ðð€1;òò€Shelby€County€Civil€Serv.Ð \2T+/ ÐMerit€Bd.€v.€Livelyóó,€692€S.W.2d€15,€16€(Tenn.€1985);€òòWhite€v.€Davidson€Countyóó,€210€Tenn.Ð 44,-1 Ð456,€462,€360€S.W.2d€15,€18€(1962);€òòMcCully€v.€Stateóó,€102€Tenn.€509,€571,€53€S.W.134,€149Ð  6/3 Ð(1899)€(Wilkes,€J.,€dissenting).€€Their€duties€were€originally€defined€by€the€common€law,ÏòòState€ex€rel.€Thompson€v.€Reichmanóó,€135€Tenn.€653,€661„62,€188€S.W.€225,€227,€rehððgÐ ¼9´27 Ðdenied,€135€Tenn.€685,€188€S.W.€597€(1916),€but€are€now€largely€prescribed€by€statute.€ÏœòòMetropolitan›€Govððt€of€Nashville€&€Davidson€County€v.€Poeóó,€215€Tenn.€53,€70,€383€S.W.2dÐ àØ Ð265,€273€œ(1964).Ì›Ìà ` àOver€the€decades,€the€sheriffððs€responsibilities€have€expanded€from€being€primarilyÏministerial€to€include€peacekeeping€functions.€€œ€Now,›€the€sheriffððs€statutory€duties€encompassÏhis€common€law€duties€and€can€be€grouped€into€four€broad€œcategories:€›€(1)€serving€theÏprocess€and€orders€of€the€courts;€œ(2)›€attending€the€courts;€œ€(3)›€operating€the€jail;€œand›€(4)Ïkeeping€the€œpeace.›€ÌÓÌ8ÓÓ  Ӝ̛Óö=ÓÓÓà ` àThe€duties€of€the€sheriff€generally€fall€into€two€categories:Ìà ` à(1)à ¸ àThe€duties€imposed€and€defined€by€statute.€€The€fee€to€be€paid€for€theÐ PH Ðperformance€of€these€duties€generally€is€prescribed€by€statute.Ìà ` à(2)à ¸ àDuties€which€the€common€law€annexes€to€the€office€of€sheriff€(some€of€whichÐ ø Ðare€now€covered€by€statute)€for€which€no€fee€or€charge€is€specified€in€payment.€€These€dutiesÏare€generally€referred€to€as€ð ðex€officioðð€duties€or€œservices.€€òòState›€ex€rel.€Windham€v.€LaFeveróó,Ð °"¨ Ð486€S.W.2d€740,€742€(Tenn.€1972);€òòsee€also€Hagan€v.€Blackóó,€159€Tenn.€290,€294,€17€S.W.2dÐ ˆ$€  Ð908,€909€(1929).à  àÐ `&X" ÐÒ„°¾8ÒÒ¸ :ÒÒ` ‚:„ÒÓe>Óà  àÌÒ¸ 7AÒÒ„` IAÒÓ[AÓà ` àCircuit€Court€has€jurisdiction€to€authorize€employment€and€pay€of€assistants€needed€byÏthe€sheriff€to€perform€his€statutory€duties,€and€appropriation€of€necessary€expenses€thereof€isÏenforceable€by€mandamus.€€The€precise€identificatipon€of€the€activities€of€the€various€œassistants›Ïas€statutory€duties€and€ð ðex€officio€dutiesðð€is€difficult,€if€not€impossible.ÌÌà ` àAn€unpublished€opinion€of€this€Court€has€stated€that€answering€reports€of€law€violationsÏis€a€statutory€duty€of€the€sheriff€but€that€maintaining€a€patrol€is€an€ð ðex€officio€dutyðð€which€mustÏbe€specially€authorized€and€financed€by€the€county€legislative€body.€€Just€where€the€line€is€drawnÏâ âbetween€the€time€spent€by€a€patrolman€cruising€a€section€of€the€county€and€the€time€spent€inÐ ä7Ü05 Ðresponding€to€a€radio€call€for€help€is€not€easily€determined.€€In€any€event,€the€issues€in€the€presentÏappeal€do€not€require€a€resolution€of€this€question.Ìâ âÓ'X‚X ¸ ˜X°œX'ÓÌà  àThe€appellant€argues€that€the€Circuit€Court€should€œnot€have›€approved€pay€for€the€jail€nurseÏbecause€part€of€her€work€is€unauthorized€ð ðex€officioðð€work.€€T.C.A.€ðð€41„4„138€authorizesÏcounty€sheriffs€to€employ€a€male€and€a€female€nurse€to€make€complete€physical€examinationsÏof€all€prisoners€to€prevent€spread€of€diseases.€€T.C.A.€ðð€41„4„115€states€that€ð ðcounty€legislativeÏbodies€alone€have€the€power€and€it€is€their€duty€to€provide€medical€attendance€œ(i.e.,€services€ofÏa€doctor)€upon›€all€prisoners€confined€in€the€jail€of€their€respective€counties.ððÌÌà  àIt€appears€to€this€Court€that€the€services€of€nurses€to€prevent€the€spread€of€disease,€and€theÏservices€of€a€physician€to€treat€illnesses€are€separate€and€distinct€functions,€the€furnishing€of€theÏformer€being€a€statutory€duty€of€the€sheriff,€and€the€furnishing€of€the€latter€being€a€statutory€dutyÏof€the€county€legislative€body.€€Nevertheless,€it€is€clear€that€the€Circuit€Court€has€the€power€toÏauthorize€employment€of€personnel€necessary€to€properly€perform€the€duties€of€the€office€of€theÏsheriff€and€the€legislative€body€has€the€duty€to€provide€the€funds€to€carry€out€the€order€of€theÏCircuit€Court.ÌÌà  àThe€appellant€also€takes€issue€with€the€decision€of€the€Sheriff,€approved€by€the€CircuitÏCourt€to€combine€the€work€and€equalize€the€pay€of€dispatchers€and€transportation€officers€forÏpurposes€of€efficiency.€€It€is€claimed€that€the€County€Commission€ð ðestablishedðð€theÏtransportation€officers€and€that€they€were€performing€ð ðex€officioðð€services€by€transporting€sickÏpeople,€mental€cases€and€juveniles€and€assisting€at€the€jail.ÌÌà  àThe€General€Assembly€is€the€supreme€legislative€body€of€this€state,€and€local€legislativeÏbodies€and€officers€are€subject€to€its€direction€and€control.€€The€General€Assembly€has€prescribedÏbroad€duties€of€county€sheriffs€and€has€conferred€upon€Circuit€Courts€the€power€to€authorizeÏpersonnel€to€perform€those€duties,€and€upon€the€Circuit€and€Chancery€Courts€the€power€toÐ Ð8È16 Ðrequire€the€county€legislative€body€to€provide€funding€for€proper€performance€of€the€duties€ofÏthe€sheriff.ÌÌà  àThe€County€Legislative€Body€has€the€power€to€appropriate€funds€to€enable€the€Sheriff€toÏperform€public€duties€outside€his€statutory€duties.€€To€this€extent,€it€does€control€the€nature€ofÏthe€non€statutory€duties.€€However,€where€the€statutory€services€and€non€statutory€services€areÏso€closely€intertwined,€the€County€has€the€burden€of€showing€that€its€control€of€non€statutoryÏservices€has€been€seriously€jeapardized.€€That€burden€has€not€been€sustained€by€the€presentÏrecord.ÌÌà  àNo€merit€is€found€in€appellantððs€third€and€fourth€issues.ÌÓ>ÓÓ  ÓÌà  àThe€judgment€of€the€Circuit€Court€is€affirmed.€€Costs€of€this€appeal€are€taxed€against€theÏappellant.€€The€cause€is€remanded€to€the€Trial€Court€for€further€appropriate€proceedings.ÌÌÓjPÓÓ  Óò òAFFIRMED€AND€REMANDED.ó óÐ °"¨ ÐÓÓÓÓÌÌà  àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àà p à_________________________________Ìà  àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àà p àHENRY€F.€TODDà x àÐ L'D # Ðà  àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àà p 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