Tennessee Code Title 6. Cities and Towns § 6-54-1006

(a) Each administrative hearing officer shall be appointed by the local governing body for a four-year term and serve at the pleasure of the appointing governing body. Such administrative hearing officer may be reappointed.

(b) An administrative hearing officer shall be one (1) of the following:

(c) A municipality may also contract with the administrative procedures division, office of the Tennessee secretary of state to employ an administrative law judge on a temporary basis to serve as an administrative hearing officer. Such administrative law judge shall not be subject to the requirements of § 6-54-1007 (a) and (b).