Tennessee Code Title 5. Counties § 5-5-107

(b)(1) The counties are hereby classified in accordance with § 8-24-101, and the compensation fixed by the county legislative body for attending sessions of the body shall in no case be less than the applicable amount as follows:

(2) Upon adoption of a resolution by a two-thirds ( 2/3 ) vote of its membership, the county legislative body of any county having a population of not less than two hundred eighty-five thousand (285,000) nor more than two hundred eighty-six thousand (286,000), according to the 1990 federal census or any subsequent federal census, shall fix the salary of the members of the county legislative body by June 30, 1999, to become effective July 1, 1999. On July 1, 2000, and each July 1 thereafter, the compensation for members of the county legislative body shall be adjusted to reflect the same percentage increase the county mayor of such county is to receive.

(1) An amount greater than the minimum daily compensation for attendance at meetings of the body as provided in subdivision (b)(1), or at committee meetings for which the member is an appointed member;

(2) A base salary; or

(3) A base salary and an amount greater than or equal to the minimum daily compensation for attendance at meetings of the body as provided in subdivision (b)(1), or at committee meetings for which the member is an appointed member. Notwithstanding subsection (d), a county opting to pay members under this subdivision (c)(3) may set the compensation rate for attendance at committee meetings of the legislative body.