TN State Ethics Commission Links:

Main Website for TEC: http://www.state.tn.us/sos/tec/ [1]
TN State employee briefing document [authored by TEC]:
10 Things Every State Employee Needs to Know about the TN Ethics Commission [2]

All Tennessee Municipalities are required by State Law to establish a code of ethics.
See the Complete [PDF] Document here: Comprehensive Governmental Ethics Reform Act of 2006 [3]
On Page 70, it states:

Extract from:
Comprehensive Governmental Ethics Reform Act of 2006 [Page 70, 2nd last Para.]

"Not later than June 30, 2007, the governing body of each entity covered by this chapter shall adopt by ordinance or resolution, as appropriate, ethical standards for all officials and employees of such entity. To the extent that an issue covered by an ethical standard is addressed by a law of general application, public law of local application, local option law, or private act, any ethical standard adopted by a governing body shall not be less restrictive than such laws."

Contact person for TEC:

Bruce A. Androphy
Executive Director
[email protected] [4]

Mailing Address:

Tennessee Ethics Commission [1]

SunTrust Bank Bldg.
201 4th Ave N., Suite 1820
Nashville, TN  37243
Phone: 615-253-8634
Fax: (615) 253-8704
[email protected] [5]

Largest City:

Memphis [6]
Contact Information:
Council Member Tom Marshall [See below]
Sponsor of Ethics Ordinance
Phone: (901) 791-0115

Memphis Representative for Super District 9 - Tom Marshall [7]

Councilman Tom Marshall first served on the Memphis City Council [8] in 1986 and was later elected to Position 6 At Large in November 1987. He now serves as the District 9 Position 2 council member as a result of the redistricting plan approved by the Memphis City Council. Presently in his fifth term, Councilman Marshall is the Council=s senior member and currently serves as the 2007 Council Chairman.
Councilman Marshall is an arbitrator for the American Arbitration Association and is a member of the Commission on Aging. He served as Council Chairman in 1991. Termed by some "The Negotiator," Councilman Marshall has been called to mediate a number of disputes, including prevailing wage, the construction of the Riverbluff Walkway, and the NBA Arena. In 1999, he served as Chairman of the Ethics Ad Hoc Committee and was a key sponsor of the Ethics Ordinance.

Largest County:

Shelby [9]

• Shelby County Code of Ordinances [10]
• Shelby County Mayor's Office Code of Ethics [11]