Tenn. Code Ann. § 7-3-304 — TN Code / Title 7 / Chapter 3 / Section 7-3-304
Zoning regulations
Status: in_force

The creation and establishment of a metropolitan government pursuant to chapters 1-3 of this title shall not alter or change zoning regulations effective in the county and in the city or cities consolidated, but the zoning regulations shall continue until modified or changed by the metropolitan council acting under authority granted in the charter of the metropolitan government. Acts 1957, ch. 120, § 18; T.C.A., § 6-3718.
The creation and establishment of a metropolitan government pursuant to chapters 1-3 of this title shall not alter or change zoning regulations effective in the county and in the city or cities consolidated, but the zoning regulations shall continue until modified or changed by the metropolitan council acting under authority granted in the charter of the metropolitan government.
Acts 1957, ch. 120, § 18; T.C.A., § 6-3718.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 7-3-501 — TN Code / Title 7 / Chapter 3 / Section 7-3-501
Enforcement of ordinances, laws or regulations - Citations and warrants
Status: in_force

When any person violates an ordinance, law or regulation of a metropolitan government, any police or peace officer of such metropolitan government or any employee of the metropolitan government authorized to enforce such ordinance, law or regulation, in whose presence the violation is committed or who determines after investigation that there is probable cause such a violation has been committed, may issue a citation or civil warrant, giving a copy to the violator, showing the ordinance, law or regulation violated and the date, time and place when the violator is to appear in court. Acts 1993, ch. 335, § 1.
When any person violates an ordinance, law or regulation of a metropolitan government, any police or peace officer of such metropolitan government or any employee of the metropolitan government authorized to enforce such ordinance, law or regulation, in whose presence the violation is committed or who determines after investigation that there is probable cause such a violation has been committed, may issue a citation or civil warrant, giving a copy to the violator, showing the ordinance, law or regulation violated and the date, time and place when the violator is to appear in court.
Acts 1993, ch. 335, § 1.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 7-52-110 — TN Code / Title 7 / Chapter 52 / Section 7-52-110
Organization and meetings of board - Compensation of members and officers
Status: in_force

(a) A majority of the board shall constitute a quorum and the board shall act by vote of majority present at any meeting attended by a quorum, and vacancies in the board shall not affect its power and authority so long as a quorum remains. (b) Within ten (10) days after appointment and qualification of members, the board shall hold a meeting to elect a chair. The board shall, at the same time, designate a secretary and treasurer, or secretary-treasurer, who need not be members of the board, and fix the amount of the surety bond that shall be required of such secretary and treasurer, or secretary-treasurer, and shall fix the compensation for such person or persons. (c) The board shall hold public meetings at least once per month, at such regular time and place as the board may determine. Changes in such time and place of meeting shall be made known to the public as far in advance as practicable. (d) The board shall establish its own rules of procedure, except as otherwise expressly provided. (e) All members of the board shall serve as such without compensation, but they shall be allowed necessary traveling and other expenses while engaged in the business of the board, including an allowance not to exceed two hundred dollars ($200) per month for attendance at meetings. On or after July 1, 2011, the allowance may be increased to an amount not to exceed three hundred dollars ($300) per month for attendance at meetings. Such expenses, as well as the salaries of the secretary and treasurer, or secretary-treasurer, shall constitute a cost of operation and maintenance of the electric plant. (f) All members of the board shall receive an additional allowance not to exceed twenty-five dollars ($25.00) per month for attendance at meetings for each additional utility system over which the board has jurisdiction as provided in §§ 7-52-111 , 7-52-401 and 7-52-601 and the total allowances provided in this subsection (f) shall not exceed a maximum allowance of one hundred dollars ($100) per month. On or after July 1, 2011, the additional allowance may be increased to an amount not to exceed fifty dollars ($50.00) for each additional utility system and a maximum allowance not to exceed one hundred fifty dollars ($150) per month. Such additional allowances shall constitute a cost of operation and maintenance of the utility systems. (g) Additionally, the municipality may provide health insurance coverage for each member of the board and may pay the health insurance premiums for such coverage in the same manner as if the member were a municipal employee. Payment of such premiums on behalf of such members shall constitute a cost of operation and maintenance of the electric plant. Acts 1935, ch. 32, § 13; C. Supp. 1950, § 3708.13; Acts 1955, ch. 294, § 1; 1968, ch. 559, § 1; 1973, ch. 171, § 1; 1974, ch. 805, § 1; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 6-1510; Acts 1994, ch. 781, § 1; 1999, ch. 246, §§ 1, 2; 2011, ch. 163, §§ 1-3.
(a) A majority of the board shall constitute a quorum and the board shall act by vote of majority present at any meeting attended by a quorum, and vacancies in the board shall not affect its power and authority so long as a quorum remains.
(b) Within ten (10) days after appointment and qualification of members, the board shall hold a meeting to elect a chair. The board shall, at the same time, designate a secretary and treasurer, or secretary-treasurer, who need not be members of the board, and fix the amount of the surety bond that shall be required of such secretary and treasurer, or secretary-treasurer, and shall fix the compensation for such person or persons.
(c) The board shall hold public meetings at least once per month, at such regular time and place as the board may determine. Changes in such time and place of meeting shall be made known to the public as far in advance as practicable.
(d) The board shall establish its own rules of procedure, except as otherwise expressly provided.
(e) All members of the board shall serve as such without compensation, but they shall be allowed necessary traveling and other expenses while engaged in the business of the board, including an allowance not to exceed two hundred dollars ($200) per month for attendance at meetings. On or after July 1, 2011, the allowance may be increased to an amount not to exceed three hundred dollars ($300) per month for attendance at meetings. Such expenses, as well as the salaries of the secretary and treasurer, or secretary-treasurer, shall constitute a cost of operation and maintenance of the electric plant.
(f) All members of the board shall receive an additional allowance not to exceed twenty-five dollars ($25.00) per month for attendance at meetings for each additional utility system over which the board has jurisdiction as provided in §§ 7-52-111 , 7-52-401 and 7-52-601 and the total allowances provided in this subsection (f) shall not exceed a maximum allowance of one hundred dollars ($100) per month. On or after July 1, 2011, the additional allowance may be increased to an amount not to exceed fifty dollars ($50.00) for each additional utility system and a maximum allowance not to exceed one hundred fifty dollars ($150) per month. Such additional allowances shall constitute a cost of operation and maintenance of the utility systems.
(g) Additionally, the municipality may provide health insurance coverage for each member of the board and may pay the health insurance premiums for such coverage in the same manner as if the member were a municipal employee. Payment of such premiums on behalf of such members shall constitute a cost of operation and maintenance of the electric plant.
Acts 1935, ch. 32, § 13; C. Supp. 1950, § 3708.13; Acts 1955, ch. 294, § 1; 1968, ch. 559, § 1; 1973, ch. 171, § 1; 1974, ch. 805, § 1; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 6-1510; Acts 1994, ch. 781, § 1; 1999, ch. 246, §§ 1, 2; 2011, ch. 163, §§ 1-3.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 7-53-318 — TN Code / Title 7 / Chapter 53 / Section 7-53-318
Housing opportunity counties - Powers of industrial development corporations - Terms and conditions for receiving state loans[Repealed Effective 6/30/2028]
Status: repealed

(a) As used in this section: (1) "Housing opportunity county" means a county with acute needs for additional housing to support the expected growth in population due to the undertaking of one (1) or more economic development projects, whether located in the county or surrounding area, that are certified by the commissioner of economic and community development as expected to result in the employment of more than one thousand (1,000) new employees. (2) "Project" includes, notwithstanding § 7-53-101 , all public infrastructure that is located in or is necessary to be constructed for a qualified residential development; (3) "Public infrastructure" means roads, streets, traffic signals, sidewalks, lighting, utilities, including water, wastewater, electric, gas, and broadband, and stormwater improvements that will be dedicated to public entities or will be owned by private companies that have a franchise to provide the applicable utility services to the qualified residential development; and (4) "Qualified residential development" means an area to be developed for residential housing, which may be single-family housing or multi-family housing; provided, that at least eighty percent (80%) of the developable area in the development is expected to be used for residential housing, as determined by the industrial development corporation. (b) In addition to all powers granted to an industrial development corporation granted pursuant to this chapter, an industrial development corporation created by a housing opportunity county or by a municipality within the boundaries of the housing opportunity county or jointly by any combination of such entities has the following additional powers: (1) To construct and install public infrastructure for qualified residential developments or contract with a private party for the construction and installation of such public infrastructure; (2) To accept loans and grants of money from this state or the United States or any agency or instrumentality of this state or the United States, upon such terms and conditions as this state, the United States, or the agency or instrumentality may impose, for purposes of carrying out the design, construction, installation, financing, or undertaking of public infrastructure; and (3) To make loans and grants of money to private entities constructing and installing public infrastructure for qualified residential developments within the boundaries of the housing opportunity county upon such terms as the industrial development corporation deems advisable. (c) If this state or an agency or instrumentality of this state makes a loan or grant to an industrial development corporation in a housing opportunity county for the purposes described in this section, such loan or grant must be made upon such terms as are embodied in a written agreement between this state or an agency or instrumentality of this state and the industrial development corporation and that are approved by the comptroller of the treasury and the commissioner of finance and administration. Added by 2024 Tenn. Acts, ch. 956,s 1, eff. 5/9/2024.
(a) As used in this section: (1) "Housing opportunity county" means a county with acute needs for additional housing to support the expected growth in population due to the undertaking of one (1) or more economic development projects, whether located in the county or surrounding area, that are certified by the commissioner of economic and community development as expected to result in the employment of more than one thousand (1,000) new employees. (2) "Project" includes, notwithstanding § 7-53-101 , all public infrastructure that is located in or is necessary to be constructed for a qualified residential development; (3) "Public infrastructure" means roads, streets, traffic signals, sidewalks, lighting, utilities, including water, wastewater, electric, gas, and broadband, and stormwater improvements that will be dedicated to public entities or will be owned by private companies that have a franchise to provide the applicable utility services to the qualified residential development; and (4) "Qualified residential development" means an area to be developed for residential housing, which may be single-family housing or multi-family housing; provided, that at least eighty percent (80%) of the developable area in the development is expected to be used for residential housing, as determined by the industrial development corporation.
(1) "Housing opportunity county" means a county with acute needs for additional housing to support the expected growth in population due to the undertaking of one (1) or more economic development projects, whether located in the county or surrounding area, that are certified by the commissioner of economic and community development as expected to result in the employment of more than one thousand (1,000) new employees.
(2) "Project" includes, notwithstanding § 7-53-101 , all public infrastructure that is located in or is necessary to be constructed for a qualified residential development;
(3) "Public infrastructure" means roads, streets, traffic signals, sidewalks, lighting, utilities, including water, wastewater, electric, gas, and broadband, and stormwater improvements that will be dedicated to public entities or will be owned by private companies that have a franchise to provide the applicable utility services to the qualified residential development; and
(4) "Qualified residential development" means an area to be developed for residential housing, which may be single-family housing or multi-family housing; provided, that at least eighty percent (80%) of the developable area in the development is expected to be used for residential housing, as determined by the industrial development corporation.
(b) In addition to all powers granted to an industrial development corporation granted pursuant to this chapter, an industrial development corporation created by a housing opportunity county or by a municipality within the boundaries of the housing opportunity county or jointly by any combination of such entities has the following additional powers: (1) To construct and install public infrastructure for qualified residential developments or contract with a private party for the construction and installation of such public infrastructure; (2) To accept loans and grants of money from this state or the United States or any agency or instrumentality of this state or the United States, upon such terms and conditions as this state, the United States, or the agency or instrumentality may impose, for purposes of carrying out the design, construction, installation, financing, or undertaking of public infrastructure; and (3) To make loans and grants of money to private entities constructing and installing public infrastructure for qualified residential developments within the boundaries of the housing opportunity county upon such terms as the industrial development corporation deems advisable.
(1) To construct and install public infrastructure for qualified residential developments or contract with a private party for the construction and installation of such public infrastructure;
(2) To accept loans and grants of money from this state or the United States or any agency or instrumentality of this state or the United States, upon such terms and conditions as this state, the United States, or the agency or instrumentality may impose, for purposes of carrying out the design, construction, installation, financing, or undertaking of public infrastructure; and
(3) To make loans and grants of money to private entities constructing and installing public infrastructure for qualified residential developments within the boundaries of the housing opportunity county upon such terms as the industrial development corporation deems advisable.
(c) If this state or an agency or instrumentality of this state makes a loan or grant to an industrial development corporation in a housing opportunity county for the purposes described in this section, such loan or grant must be made upon such terms as are embodied in a written agreement between this state or an agency or instrumentality of this state and the industrial development corporation and that are approved by the comptroller of the treasury and the commissioner of finance and administration.
Added by 2024 Tenn. Acts, ch. 956,s 1, eff. 5/9/2024.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 7-82-501 — TN Code / Title 7 / Chapter 82 / Section 7-82-501
Issuance of bonds or notes
Status: in_force

(a) Each district has the power and is hereby authorized from time to time to issue negotiable bonds in anticipation of the collection of revenues for the purpose of constructing, acquiring, reconstructing, improving, bettering or extending any facility or system authorized by this chapter, or any combination thereof, and to pledge to the payment of the interest and principal of such bonds all or any part of the revenues derived from the operation of such facility, system, or combination of such facility and system. There may be included in the costs for which bonds are to be issued, reasonable allowances for legal, engineering and fiscal services, interest during construction and for six (6) months after the estimated date of completion of construction, and other preliminary expenses, including the expenses of incorporation of the district. Each district has the power and is hereby authorized from time to time to issue revenue refunding bonds in the manner provided for a local government in the Local Government Public Obligations Act of 1986, compiled in title 9, chapter 21. (b) Any utility district that has the power and authority to operate a gas distribution system may borrow money in anticipation of the collection of revenues from such system, and issue negotiable notes to evidence such borrowing for the purpose of financing gas purchases, including storage costs and pipeline capacity costs. Any such notes shall be secured solely by a pledge of and lien on the revenues of such system. The principal amount of notes that may be issued during any twelve-month period shall not exceed sixty percent (60%) of total gas purchases for the same period, and all notes issued during such period shall be retired and paid in full on or before the end of such period. The notes shall be sold in such manner, at such price and upon such terms and conditions as may be determined by the board of commissioners of the district issuing such notes. No notes shall be issued under this subsection (b) unless the gas system for which the notes are to be issued has positive net position as shown in the most recent audited financial statements of the system, and the system has produced positive change in net position in at least one (1) fiscal year out of the three (3) fiscal years next preceding the issuance of the notes as shown on the audited financial statements of the system. No notes shall be issued without first being approved by the comptroller of the treasury or the comptroller's designee. Notes issued pursuant to this section and the income from the notes shall be exempt from all state, county and municipal taxation, except inheritance, transfer and estate taxes. If revenues of such system are insufficient to pay all such notes at maturity, any unpaid notes may be renewed one (1) time for a period not to exceed one (1) year, or may be otherwise liquidated as approved by the comptroller of the treasury or the comptroller's designee. (c) No bond or note authorized by this chapter may be issued until the resolution authorizing the issuance of bonds or notes, together with a statement as of the beginning of the then current fiscal year, which statement shall show in detail the total outstanding bonds, notes, warrants, refunding bonds, and other evidences of indebtedness of the utility district, together with the maturity dates of the bonds, notes, warrants, refunding bonds, and other evidences of indebtedness, interest rates, special provisions for payment, the project to be funded by the bonds or notes, the current operating financial statement of the district and any other pertinent financial information, shall be submitted to the comptroller of the treasury or the comptroller's designee for review, and the comptroller of the treasury or the comptroller's designee may report thereon to the utility district within fifteen (15) days from the date the plan is received by the comptroller of the treasury or the comptroller's designee. The comptroller of the treasury or the comptroller's designee shall immediately acknowledge receipt in writing of the proposed bond or note issue statement and information. The report thus received by the utility district shall be published once in a newspaper of general circulation in the county of the principal office of the utility district, and any other counties that it serves, during the week following the report's receipt. After receiving the report of the comptroller of the treasury or the comptroller's designee, and after publication of such report, or after the expiration of fifteen (15) days from the date the statement and information are received by the comptroller of the treasury or the comptroller's designee, whichever date is earlier, the utility district may take such action with reference to the proposed bond or note issue as it deems advisable. Such report of the comptroller of the treasury or the comptroller's designee shall also be made a part of the bond transcript. (d) No provision of this section dealing with the review or approval of any bond or note issued by the comptroller of the treasury or the comptroller's designee, or other state agency, shall apply when the bond or bonds or other evidence of indebtedness of the utility district are to be purchased or the loan is to be made by the farmers home administration or any other direct lending department of the government of the United States. (e) (1) Prior to the beginning of the fiscal year, a utility district, whether created pursuant to this chapter or a public or private act, shall adopt a balanced annual operating budget that identifies the utility district's anticipated revenues by source and anticipated expenses by type of expense. The budget must be: (A) Based upon historical operating results and reasonably anticipated future operations; and (B) Created in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles and prepared in a form consistent with accepted governmental standards and as approved by the comptroller of the treasury, or the comptroller's designee. (2) A budget as adopted must be submitted to the comptroller of the treasury, or the comptroller's designee, for approval. (3) The comptroller of the treasury, or the comptroller's designee, shall provide guidance to the form of a budget, including supplemental schedules, as necessary, to demonstrate that a utility district has adequate cash to meet current obligations, including principal and interest, as applicable. (4) If a proper budget is not approved by or submitted to the comptroller of the treasury, or the comptroller's designee, within two (2) months of the beginning of the fiscal year, then the utility district shall not issue a debt or financing obligation until the comptroller of the treasury, or the comptroller's designee, has approved the budget, or as otherwise provided for in a manner approved by the comptroller of the treasury, or the comptroller's designee. (5) In the case of an emergency, the comptroller of the treasury, or the comptroller's designee, may waive the requirement of budget approval in order to allow the utility district to enter into emergency financial transactions. (f) If a utility district proposes to sell bonds in excess of fifty million dollars ($50,000,000) at a negotiated sale, a written request for proposal must be sent to a minimum of five (5) qualified firms no later than thirty (30) days prior to the first meeting of the board of commissioners to discuss the specific bond transaction. A minimum of three (3) proposals must be received no later than fourteen (14) days prior to such first meeting. This requirement applies to both financial advisory and underwriting services. Amended by 2023 Tenn. Acts, ch. 463, s 22, eff. 7/1/2023. Amended by 2021 Tenn. Acts, ch. 256, s 4, eff. 4/28/2021. Amended by 2015 Tenn. Acts, ch. 140, Secs.s 10, s 11 eff. 4/17/2015. Acts 1937, ch., 248, § 9; C. Supp. 1950, § 3695.35 (Williams, § 3695.34); Acts 1951, ch. 262, § 3; 1963, ch. 104, § 1; 1977, ch. 495, §§ 1-3; 1978, ch. 669, § 1; 1978, ch. 713, § 1; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 6-2619; Acts 1985, ch. 38, §§ 1-4; 1987, ch. 422, § 9; 1988, ch. 750, § 37; 1989, ch. 139, § 7; 1989, ch. 221, § 9; 1998, ch. 701, § 1; 2004, ch. 663, § 1; 2010 , ch. 868, §§ 24-27; 2011 , ch. 392, §§ 14-16.
(a) Each district has the power and is hereby authorized from time to time to issue negotiable bonds in anticipation of the collection of revenues for the purpose of constructing, acquiring, reconstructing, improving, bettering or extending any facility or system authorized by this chapter, or any combination thereof, and to pledge to the payment of the interest and principal of such bonds all or any part of the revenues derived from the operation of such facility, system, or combination of such facility and system. There may be included in the costs for which bonds are to be issued, reasonable allowances for legal, engineering and fiscal services, interest during construction and for six (6) months after the estimated date of completion of construction, and other preliminary expenses, including the expenses of incorporation of the district. Each district has the power and is hereby authorized from time to time to issue revenue refunding bonds in the manner provided for a local government in the Local Government Public Obligations Act of 1986, compiled in title 9, chapter 21.
(b) Any utility district that has the power and authority to operate a gas distribution system may borrow money in anticipation of the collection of revenues from such system, and issue negotiable notes to evidence such borrowing for the purpose of financing gas purchases, including storage costs and pipeline capacity costs. Any such notes shall be secured solely by a pledge of and lien on the revenues of such system. The principal amount of notes that may be issued during any twelve-month period shall not exceed sixty percent (60%) of total gas purchases for the same period, and all notes issued during such period shall be retired and paid in full on or before the end of such period. The notes shall be sold in such manner, at such price and upon such terms and conditions as may be determined by the board of commissioners of the district issuing such notes. No notes shall be issued under this subsection (b) unless the gas system for which the notes are to be issued has positive net position as shown in the most recent audited financial statements of the system, and the system has produced positive change in net position in at least one (1) fiscal year out of the three (3) fiscal years next preceding the issuance of the notes as shown on the audited financial statements of the system. No notes shall be issued without first being approved by the comptroller of the treasury or the comptroller's designee. Notes issued pursuant to this section and the income from the notes shall be exempt from all state, county and municipal taxation, except inheritance, transfer and estate taxes. If revenues of such system are insufficient to pay all such notes at maturity, any unpaid notes may be renewed one (1) time for a period not to exceed one (1) year, or may be otherwise liquidated as approved by the comptroller of the treasury or the comptroller's designee.
(c) No bond or note authorized by this chapter may be issued until the resolution authorizing the issuance of bonds or notes, together with a statement as of the beginning of the then current fiscal year, which statement shall show in detail the total outstanding bonds, notes, warrants, refunding bonds, and other evidences of indebtedness of the utility district, together with the maturity dates of the bonds, notes, warrants, refunding bonds, and other evidences of indebtedness, interest rates, special provisions for payment, the project to be funded by the bonds or notes, the current operating financial statement of the district and any other pertinent financial information, shall be submitted to the comptroller of the treasury or the comptroller's designee for review, and the comptroller of the treasury or the comptroller's designee may report thereon to the utility district within fifteen (15) days from the date the plan is received by the comptroller of the treasury or the comptroller's designee. The comptroller of the treasury or the comptroller's designee shall immediately acknowledge receipt in writing of the proposed bond or note issue statement and information. The report thus received by the utility district shall be published once in a newspaper of general circulation in the county of the principal office of the utility district, and any other counties that it serves, during the week following the report's receipt. After receiving the report of the comptroller of the treasury or the comptroller's designee, and after publication of such report, or after the expiration of fifteen (15) days from the date the statement and information are received by the comptroller of the treasury or the comptroller's designee, whichever date is earlier, the utility district may take such action with reference to the proposed bond or note issue as it deems advisable. Such report of the comptroller of the treasury or the comptroller's designee shall also be made a part of the bond transcript.
(d) No provision of this section dealing with the review or approval of any bond or note issued by the comptroller of the treasury or the comptroller's designee, or other state agency, shall apply when the bond or bonds or other evidence of indebtedness of the utility district are to be purchased or the loan is to be made by the farmers home administration or any other direct lending department of the government of the United States.
(e) (1) Prior to the beginning of the fiscal year, a utility district, whether created pursuant to this chapter or a public or private act, shall adopt a balanced annual operating budget that identifies the utility district's anticipated revenues by source and anticipated expenses by type of expense. The budget must be: (A) Based upon historical operating results and reasonably anticipated future operations; and (B) Created in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles and prepared in a form consistent with accepted governmental standards and as approved by the comptroller of the treasury, or the comptroller's designee. (2) A budget as adopted must be submitted to the comptroller of the treasury, or the comptroller's designee, for approval. (3) The comptroller of the treasury, or the comptroller's designee, shall provide guidance to the form of a budget, including supplemental schedules, as necessary, to demonstrate that a utility district has adequate cash to meet current obligations, including principal and interest, as applicable. (4) If a proper budget is not approved by or submitted to the comptroller of the treasury, or the comptroller's designee, within two (2) months of the beginning of the fiscal year, then the utility district shall not issue a debt or financing obligation until the comptroller of the treasury, or the comptroller's designee, has approved the budget, or as otherwise provided for in a manner approved by the comptroller of the treasury, or the comptroller's designee. (5) In the case of an emergency, the comptroller of the treasury, or the comptroller's designee, may waive the requirement of budget approval in order to allow the utility district to enter into emergency financial transactions.
(1) Prior to the beginning of the fiscal year, a utility district, whether created pursuant to this chapter or a public or private act, shall adopt a balanced annual operating budget that identifies the utility district's anticipated revenues by source and anticipated expenses by type of expense. The budget must be: (A) Based upon historical operating results and reasonably anticipated future operations; and (B) Created in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles and prepared in a form consistent with accepted governmental standards and as approved by the comptroller of the treasury, or the comptroller's designee.
(A) Based upon historical operating results and reasonably anticipated future operations; and
(B) Created in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles and prepared in a form consistent with accepted governmental standards and as approved by the comptroller of the treasury, or the comptroller's designee.
(2) A budget as adopted must be submitted to the comptroller of the treasury, or the comptroller's designee, for approval.
(3) The comptroller of the treasury, or the comptroller's designee, shall provide guidance to the form of a budget, including supplemental schedules, as necessary, to demonstrate that a utility district has adequate cash to meet current obligations, including principal and interest, as applicable.
(4) If a proper budget is not approved by or submitted to the comptroller of the treasury, or the comptroller's designee, within two (2) months of the beginning of the fiscal year, then the utility district shall not issue a debt or financing obligation until the comptroller of the treasury, or the comptroller's designee, has approved the budget, or as otherwise provided for in a manner approved by the comptroller of the treasury, or the comptroller's designee.
(5) In the case of an emergency, the comptroller of the treasury, or the comptroller's designee, may waive the requirement of budget approval in order to allow the utility district to enter into emergency financial transactions.
(f) If a utility district proposes to sell bonds in excess of fifty million dollars ($50,000,000) at a negotiated sale, a written request for proposal must be sent to a minimum of five (5) qualified firms no later than thirty (30) days prior to the first meeting of the board of commissioners to discuss the specific bond transaction. A minimum of three (3) proposals must be received no later than fourteen (14) days prior to such first meeting. This requirement applies to both financial advisory and underwriting services.
Amended by 2023 Tenn. Acts, ch. 463, s 22, eff. 7/1/2023.
Amended by 2021 Tenn. Acts, ch. 256, s 4, eff. 4/28/2021.
Amended by 2015 Tenn. Acts, ch. 140, Secs.s 10, s 11 eff. 4/17/2015.
Acts 1937, ch., 248, § 9; C. Supp. 1950, § 3695.35 (Williams, § 3695.34); Acts 1951, ch. 262, § 3; 1963, ch. 104, § 1; 1977, ch. 495, §§ 1-3; 1978, ch. 669, § 1; 1978, ch. 713, § 1; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 6-2619; Acts 1985, ch. 38, §§ 1-4; 1987, ch. 422, § 9; 1988, ch. 750, § 37; 1989, ch. 139, § 7; 1989, ch. 221, § 9; 1998, ch. 701, § 1; 2004, ch. 663, § 1; 2010 , ch. 868, §§ 24-27; 2011 , ch. 392, §§ 14-16.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 7-81-206 — TN Code / Title 7 / Chapter 81 / Section 7-81-206
Election of clerk and inspector - Terms of officers - Voting - When elections held
Status: in_force

(a) The assembly shall then proceed to elect a clerk and a sanitary inspector. (b) The terms of all officers shall be for one (1) year, or until their successors are appointed and qualified. (c) All elections shall be by viva voce vote upon the call of the roll, and shall be held annually the second Monday night in June. Acts 1901, ch. 64, § 18; Shan., § 2023a34; Code 1932, § 3665; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 6-2518.
(a) The assembly shall then proceed to elect a clerk and a sanitary inspector.
(b) The terms of all officers shall be for one (1) year, or until their successors are appointed and qualified.
(c) All elections shall be by viva voce vote upon the call of the roll, and shall be held annually the second Monday night in June.
Acts 1901, ch. 64, § 18; Shan., § 2023a34; Code 1932, § 3665; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 6-2518.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 7-84-520 — TN Code / Title 7 / Chapter 84 / Section 7-84-520
Powers of municipality - Delegation of powers
Status: in_force

In addition to all other powers of a municipality enumerated in this part or elsewhere, a municipality has the following powers, limited only by the establishment ordinance, all of which powers may be delegated to the district management corporation by the establishment ordinance or other ordinance of the governing body of the municipality: (1) Acquire, construct or maintain parking facilities; (2) Acquire, construct or maintain public improvements; (3) Acquire real property or an interest in property in connection with a public improvement; (4) Provide services for the improvement and operation of the district, including, but not limited to: (A) Promotion and marketing; (B) Advertising; (C) Health and sanitation; (D) Public safety; (E) Security; (F) Elimination of problems related to traffic and parking; (G) Recreation; (H) Cultural enhancements; (I) Consulting with respect to planning, management, and development activities; (J) Maintenance of improvements; (K) Activities in support of business or residential recruitment, retention, or management development; (L) Aesthetic improvements, including the decoration, restoration or renovation of any public place or of building facades and exteriors in public view that confer a public benefit; (M) Furnishing of music in any public place; (N) Professional management, planning and promotion of the district; and (O) Design assistance; (5) Enter into contracts and agreements; (6) Hire employees or retain agents, engineers, architects, planners, consultants, attorneys and accountants; (7) Acquire, construct, install and operate public improvements contemplated by the establishment ordinance and all property, rights, or interests incidental or appurtenant to the public improvements and dispose of real and personal property and any interest in real and personal property, including leases and easements in connection with real and personal property; (8) Manage, control and supervise: (A) All the business and affairs of the district; (B) The acquisition, construction, installation and operation of public improvements within the district; and (C) The operation of district services in the district; (9) Construct and install improvements across or along any public street, alley, highway, stream of water or watercourse; (10) Construct and operate child care facilities; and (11) Exercise all rights and powers necessary or incidental to or implied from the specific powers granted in this part. Such specific powers shall not be considered as a limitation upon any power necessary or appropriate to carry out the purposes and intent of this part. Acts 1990, ch. 808, § 4; 1996, ch. 760, § 1.
In addition to all other powers of a municipality enumerated in this part or elsewhere, a municipality has the following powers, limited only by the establishment ordinance, all of which powers may be delegated to the district management corporation by the establishment ordinance or other ordinance of the governing body of the municipality:
(1) Acquire, construct or maintain parking facilities;
(2) Acquire, construct or maintain public improvements;
(3) Acquire real property or an interest in property in connection with a public improvement;
(4) Provide services for the improvement and operation of the district, including, but not limited to: (A) Promotion and marketing; (B) Advertising; (C) Health and sanitation; (D) Public safety; (E) Security; (F) Elimination of problems related to traffic and parking; (G) Recreation; (H) Cultural enhancements; (I) Consulting with respect to planning, management, and development activities; (J) Maintenance of improvements; (K) Activities in support of business or residential recruitment, retention, or management development; (L) Aesthetic improvements, including the decoration, restoration or renovation of any public place or of building facades and exteriors in public view that confer a public benefit; (M) Furnishing of music in any public place; (N) Professional management, planning and promotion of the district; and (O) Design assistance;
(A) Promotion and marketing;
(B) Advertising;
(C) Health and sanitation;
(D) Public safety;
(E) Security;
(F) Elimination of problems related to traffic and parking;
(G) Recreation;
(H) Cultural enhancements;
(I) Consulting with respect to planning, management, and development activities;
(J) Maintenance of improvements;
(K) Activities in support of business or residential recruitment, retention, or management development;
(L) Aesthetic improvements, including the decoration, restoration or renovation of any public place or of building facades and exteriors in public view that confer a public benefit;
(M) Furnishing of music in any public place;
(N) Professional management, planning and promotion of the district; and
(O) Design assistance;
(5) Enter into contracts and agreements;
(6) Hire employees or retain agents, engineers, architects, planners, consultants, attorneys and accountants;
(7) Acquire, construct, install and operate public improvements contemplated by the establishment ordinance and all property, rights, or interests incidental or appurtenant to the public improvements and dispose of real and personal property and any interest in real and personal property, including leases and easements in connection with real and personal property;
(8) Manage, control and supervise: (A) All the business and affairs of the district; (B) The acquisition, construction, installation and operation of public improvements within the district; and (C) The operation of district services in the district;
(A) All the business and affairs of the district;
(B) The acquisition, construction, installation and operation of public improvements within the district; and
(C) The operation of district services in the district;
(9) Construct and install improvements across or along any public street, alley, highway, stream of water or watercourse;
(10) Construct and operate child care facilities; and
(11) Exercise all rights and powers necessary or incidental to or implied from the specific powers granted in this part. Such specific powers shall not be considered as a limitation upon any power necessary or appropriate to carry out the purposes and intent of this part.
Acts 1990, ch. 808, § 4; 1996, ch. 760, § 1.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 7-39-101 — TN Code / Title 7 / Chapter 39 / Section 7-39-101
Short title - Legislative intent - Construction of chapter
Status: in_force

(a) This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Energy Acquisition Corporations Act." (b) It is recognized by the general assembly that the provision of dependable, economical sources of energy to the citizens and residents of the state of Tennessee is vital to the health, welfare and economic well-being of the citizens and residents of the state of Tennessee and that the primary sources of energy in Tennessee are natural gas and electrical power. The general assembly further recognizes that both the market for natural gas and the market for electrical power have undergone major changes in recent years. In order to ensure that the municipal distributors of natural gas and electricity have the flexibility and power to compete for and obtain natural gas and electrical power for redistribution on terms that will result in continuing availability of these energy sources at reasonable rates to the citizens and residents of the state of Tennessee, it is the intent of the general assembly by this chapter to authorize the incorporation of public corporations in the several municipalities of this state to: (1) Finance, acquire, own, operate, lease and dispose of rights, titles and interest of every kind and nature in natural gas properties located within or outside of the state, including gas in reservoirs or in storage, and including facilities of every kind and nature, both real and personal, for the drilling of wells, extraction of liquids and transportation of gas and liquids; (2) Contract for the purchase of supplies of natural gas or any substitute for natural gas, including synthetic natural gas, liquefied natural gas, coal gas or other substance useable in lieu of natural gas, from any supplier located inside or outside the state; (3) Finance, acquire, own, operate, lease and dispose of rights, titles and interest of every kind and nature in electrical production, distribution and transmission facilities located within or outside of the state, including electrical materials and supplies and including facilities of every kind and nature, both real and personal, for the procurement of raw materials for the production of electrical energy; (4) Contract for the purchase of supplies of electrical power or any substitute for supplies of electricity from any supplier located inside or outside the state; and (5) Vest such corporations with all powers necessary to enable them to accomplish such purposes. (c) This chapter shall be liberally construed in conformity with such intent, it being hereby determined and declared that the means provided by this chapter are needed to provide for the continued availability to the citizens and residents of the state of natural gas and electrical power at reasonable rates. Acts 1977, ch. 299, § 1; T.C.A., § 6-4201; Acts 1997, ch. 93, § 1; 1999, ch. 345, § 2; 2007, ch. 263, § 1.
(a) This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Energy Acquisition Corporations Act."
(b) It is recognized by the general assembly that the provision of dependable, economical sources of energy to the citizens and residents of the state of Tennessee is vital to the health, welfare and economic well-being of the citizens and residents of the state of Tennessee and that the primary sources of energy in Tennessee are natural gas and electrical power. The general assembly further recognizes that both the market for natural gas and the market for electrical power have undergone major changes in recent years. In order to ensure that the municipal distributors of natural gas and electricity have the flexibility and power to compete for and obtain natural gas and electrical power for redistribution on terms that will result in continuing availability of these energy sources at reasonable rates to the citizens and residents of the state of Tennessee, it is the intent of the general assembly by this chapter to authorize the incorporation of public corporations in the several municipalities of this state to: (1) Finance, acquire, own, operate, lease and dispose of rights, titles and interest of every kind and nature in natural gas properties located within or outside of the state, including gas in reservoirs or in storage, and including facilities of every kind and nature, both real and personal, for the drilling of wells, extraction of liquids and transportation of gas and liquids; (2) Contract for the purchase of supplies of natural gas or any substitute for natural gas, including synthetic natural gas, liquefied natural gas, coal gas or other substance useable in lieu of natural gas, from any supplier located inside or outside the state; (3) Finance, acquire, own, operate, lease and dispose of rights, titles and interest of every kind and nature in electrical production, distribution and transmission facilities located within or outside of the state, including electrical materials and supplies and including facilities of every kind and nature, both real and personal, for the procurement of raw materials for the production of electrical energy; (4) Contract for the purchase of supplies of electrical power or any substitute for supplies of electricity from any supplier located inside or outside the state; and (5) Vest such corporations with all powers necessary to enable them to accomplish such purposes.
(1) Finance, acquire, own, operate, lease and dispose of rights, titles and interest of every kind and nature in natural gas properties located within or outside of the state, including gas in reservoirs or in storage, and including facilities of every kind and nature, both real and personal, for the drilling of wells, extraction of liquids and transportation of gas and liquids;
(2) Contract for the purchase of supplies of natural gas or any substitute for natural gas, including synthetic natural gas, liquefied natural gas, coal gas or other substance useable in lieu of natural gas, from any supplier located inside or outside the state;
(3) Finance, acquire, own, operate, lease and dispose of rights, titles and interest of every kind and nature in electrical production, distribution and transmission facilities located within or outside of the state, including electrical materials and supplies and including facilities of every kind and nature, both real and personal, for the procurement of raw materials for the production of electrical energy;
(4) Contract for the purchase of supplies of electrical power or any substitute for supplies of electricity from any supplier located inside or outside the state; and
(5) Vest such corporations with all powers necessary to enable them to accomplish such purposes.
(c) This chapter shall be liberally construed in conformity with such intent, it being hereby determined and declared that the means provided by this chapter are needed to provide for the continued availability to the citizens and residents of the state of natural gas and electrical power at reasonable rates.
Acts 1977, ch. 299, § 1; T.C.A., § 6-4201; Acts 1997, ch. 93, § 1; 1999, ch. 345, § 2; 2007, ch. 263, § 1.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 7-57-201 — TN Code / Title 7 / Chapter 57 / Section 7-57-201
Creation of hospital authorities
Status: in_force

(a) The governing body of the creating municipality may establish a metropolitan hospital authority in the manner provided for in this part. (b) The governing body of the creating municipality shall adopt, and its executive officer shall approve, a resolution calling a public hearing on the question of creating a metropolitan hospital authority. Notice of the date, hour, place and purpose of such hearing shall be published at least once each week for two (2) consecutive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation in the creating municipality, the last such publication to be at least one (1) week prior to the date set for the hearing. (c) Such hearing shall be had before the governing body and all interested persons shall have an opportunity to be heard. (d) After such hearing, if the governing body determines that the public convenience and necessity requires the creation of a metropolitan hospital authority, it shall adopt, and its executive officer shall approve, a resolution so declaring and creating an authority, which resolution shall also designate the name and principal office address of the authority. A certified copy of such resolution shall be filed with the secretary of state and with the commissioner of health, together with the resolution approving the appointment of the board of trustees as provided for in § 7-57-203 , and upon such adoption and filing, the authority shall constitute a body politic and corporate, with all the powers pursuant to this chapter, and the secretary of state shall make and issue to the board of trustees a certificate of incorporation pursuant to this chapter, under the seal of the state, and shall record the certificate of incorporation, together with the resolution of the governing body of the municipality creating the authority. (e) The boundaries of any authority created under this chapter shall be coextensive with the boundaries of the creating or participating municipality, whichever is inclusive of the other. (f) In any suit, action or proceeding involving the validity or enforcement of or related to any contract of an authority, the authority shall be conclusively deemed to have been established in accordance with this chapter upon proof of the issuance of the certificate of incorporation by the secretary of state. A copy of such certificate, duly certified by the secretary of state, shall be admissible in evidence in any such suit, action or proceeding, and shall be conclusive proof of the filing and contents of the certificate. (g) Whenever an authority shall be created under this chapter, the creating municipality and any participating municipality may enter into an agreement with the authority for the orderly transfer to the authority of the hospital properties, functions, and outstanding obligations of such municipalities in connection with the authority. Such agreement may include provisions for the reimbursement of any such municipality for its obligations issued for hospital purposes, and such agreement may also include provisions for the payment to the creating or participating municipalities of tax equivalents by the authority and its lessees on all or any part of the properties and improvements conveyed to or owned by the authority or its lessees. Acts 1971, ch. 316, § 4; T.C.A., § 6-4004; Acts 1991, ch. 442, § 1.
(a) The governing body of the creating municipality may establish a metropolitan hospital authority in the manner provided for in this part.
(b) The governing body of the creating municipality shall adopt, and its executive officer shall approve, a resolution calling a public hearing on the question of creating a metropolitan hospital authority. Notice of the date, hour, place and purpose of such hearing shall be published at least once each week for two (2) consecutive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation in the creating municipality, the last such publication to be at least one (1) week prior to the date set for the hearing.
(c) Such hearing shall be had before the governing body and all interested persons shall have an opportunity to be heard.
(d) After such hearing, if the governing body determines that the public convenience and necessity requires the creation of a metropolitan hospital authority, it shall adopt, and its executive officer shall approve, a resolution so declaring and creating an authority, which resolution shall also designate the name and principal office address of the authority. A certified copy of such resolution shall be filed with the secretary of state and with the commissioner of health, together with the resolution approving the appointment of the board of trustees as provided for in § 7-57-203 , and upon such adoption and filing, the authority shall constitute a body politic and corporate, with all the powers pursuant to this chapter, and the secretary of state shall make and issue to the board of trustees a certificate of incorporation pursuant to this chapter, under the seal of the state, and shall record the certificate of incorporation, together with the resolution of the governing body of the municipality creating the authority.
(e) The boundaries of any authority created under this chapter shall be coextensive with the boundaries of the creating or participating municipality, whichever is inclusive of the other.
(f) In any suit, action or proceeding involving the validity or enforcement of or related to any contract of an authority, the authority shall be conclusively deemed to have been established in accordance with this chapter upon proof of the issuance of the certificate of incorporation by the secretary of state. A copy of such certificate, duly certified by the secretary of state, shall be admissible in evidence in any such suit, action or proceeding, and shall be conclusive proof of the filing and contents of the certificate.
(g) Whenever an authority shall be created under this chapter, the creating municipality and any participating municipality may enter into an agreement with the authority for the orderly transfer to the authority of the hospital properties, functions, and outstanding obligations of such municipalities in connection with the authority. Such agreement may include provisions for the reimbursement of any such municipality for its obligations issued for hospital purposes, and such agreement may also include provisions for the payment to the creating or participating municipalities of tax equivalents by the authority and its lessees on all or any part of the properties and improvements conveyed to or owned by the authority or its lessees.
Acts 1971, ch. 316, § 4; T.C.A., § 6-4004; Acts 1991, ch. 442, § 1.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 7-1-112 — TN Code / Title 7 / Chapter 1 / Section 7-1-112
Consolidation with county wherein majority of municipal territory lies
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding § 7-2-106 , or any other law to the contrary, whenever a municipal corporation that lies in two (2) or more counties is proposed for consolidation with the county in which the majority of its territory lies, any referendum held pursuant to § 7-2-106 shall also include all qualified voters of the municipal corporation, regardless of whether such voters reside or own property outside of the boundaries of the county in which the majority of the municipal corporation's territory lies. The respective county election commissions shall cooperate fully in order to implement this section in an effective, efficient, and timely manner. (b) Notwithstanding § 2-2-107 , or any other law to the contrary, whenever a municipal corporation that lies in two (2) or more counties consolidates its governmental and corporate functions with the county in which the majority of its territory lies, elections for consolidated government representation and school board representation, as well as all other referenda and elections pertaining to the affairs of such consolidated government, shall also include all qualified voters of such municipal corporation, regardless of whether such voters reside or own property outside of the boundaries of the county in which the majority of the municipal corporation's territory lies. The respective election commissions shall cooperate fully in order to implement this section in an effective, efficient, and timely manner. (c) Whenever a municipal corporation that lies in two (2) or more counties consolidates its governmental and corporate functions with the county in which the majority of its territory lies, the urban services tax prescribed pursuant to § 7-2-108(a)(5) may be levied throughout the territory of the municipal corporation; however, the general services tax prescribed pursuant to § 7-2-108(a)(5) shall not be levied in any portion of the territory of the municipal corporation that lies outside of the boundaries of such county. (d) (1) This section and §§ 7-1-102(d) and 7-1-103(b) do not apply in counties with populations according to the 1980 federal census or any subsequent federal census of: not less than nor more than 19,650.................... 19,725 26,400.................... 26,500 28,250.................... 28,300 28,650.................... 28,660 32,760.................... 32,800 32,850.................... 32,950 37,000.................... 37,100 49,400.................... 49,500 58,075.................... 58,175 84,000.................... 84,100 85,725.................... 85,825 (2) This section and §§ 7-1-102(d) and 7-1-103(b) do not apply in counties having a metropolitan form of government and a population in excess of four hundred fifty thousand (450,000), according to the 1980 federal census or any subsequent federal census. Acts 1988, ch. 911, §§ 3-5, 7-12.
(a) Notwithstanding § 7-2-106 , or any other law to the contrary, whenever a municipal corporation that lies in two (2) or more counties is proposed for consolidation with the county in which the majority of its territory lies, any referendum held pursuant to § 7-2-106 shall also include all qualified voters of the municipal corporation, regardless of whether such voters reside or own property outside of the boundaries of the county in which the majority of the municipal corporation's territory lies. The respective county election commissions shall cooperate fully in order to implement this section in an effective, efficient, and timely manner.
(b) Notwithstanding § 2-2-107 , or any other law to the contrary, whenever a municipal corporation that lies in two (2) or more counties consolidates its governmental and corporate functions with the county in which the majority of its territory lies, elections for consolidated government representation and school board representation, as well as all other referenda and elections pertaining to the affairs of such consolidated government, shall also include all qualified voters of such municipal corporation, regardless of whether such voters reside or own property outside of the boundaries of the county in which the majority of the municipal corporation's territory lies. The respective election commissions shall cooperate fully in order to implement this section in an effective, efficient, and timely manner.
(c) Whenever a municipal corporation that lies in two (2) or more counties consolidates its governmental and corporate functions with the county in which the majority of its territory lies, the urban services tax prescribed pursuant to § 7-2-108(a)(5) may be levied throughout the territory of the municipal corporation; however, the general services tax prescribed pursuant to § 7-2-108(a)(5) shall not be levied in any portion of the territory of the municipal corporation that lies outside of the boundaries of such county.
(d) (1) This section and §§ 7-1-102(d) and 7-1-103(b) do not apply in counties with populations according to the 1980 federal census or any subsequent federal census of: not less than nor more than 19,650.................... 19,725 26,400.................... 26,500 28,250.................... 28,300 28,650.................... 28,660 32,760.................... 32,800 32,850.................... 32,950 37,000.................... 37,100 49,400.................... 49,500 58,075.................... 58,175 84,000.................... 84,100 85,725.................... 85,825 (2) This section and §§ 7-1-102(d) and 7-1-103(b) do not apply in counties having a metropolitan form of government and a population in excess of four hundred fifty thousand (450,000), according to the 1980 federal census or any subsequent federal census.
(1) This section and §§ 7-1-102(d) and 7-1-103(b) do not apply in counties with populations according to the 1980 federal census or any subsequent federal census of: not less than nor more than 19,650.................... 19,725 26,400.................... 26,500 28,250.................... 28,300 28,650.................... 28,660 32,760.................... 32,800 32,850.................... 32,950 37,000.................... 37,100 49,400.................... 49,500 58,075.................... 58,175 84,000.................... 84,100 85,725.................... 85,825
not less than nor more than 19,650.................... 19,725 26,400.................... 26,500 28,250.................... 28,300 28,650.................... 28,660 32,760.................... 32,800 32,850.................... 32,950 37,000.................... 37,100 49,400.................... 49,500 58,075.................... 58,175 84,000.................... 84,100 85,725.................... 85,825
not less than
nor more than
19,650....................
19,725
26,400....................
26,500
28,250....................
28,300
28,650....................
28,660
32,760....................
32,800
32,850....................
32,950
37,000....................
37,100
49,400....................
49,500
58,075....................
58,175
84,000....................
84,100
85,725....................
85,825
(2) This section and §§ 7-1-102(d) and 7-1-103(b) do not apply in counties having a metropolitan form of government and a population in excess of four hundred fifty thousand (450,000), according to the 1980 federal census or any subsequent federal census.
Acts 1988, ch. 911, §§ 3-5, 7-12.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 7-84-610 — TN Code / Title 7 / Chapter 84 / Section 7-84-610
Districts authorized
Status: in_force

The governing body of any municipality of the state is authorized to create, by ordinance, one (1) or more inner-city redevelopment districts in the manner provided in this part. Acts 2003, ch. 195, § 1.
The governing body of any municipality of the state is authorized to create, by ordinance, one (1) or more inner-city redevelopment districts in the manner provided in this part.
Acts 2003, ch. 195, § 1.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 7-51-1003 — TN Code / Title 7 / Chapter 51 / Section 7-51-1003
Scope of authority
Status: in_force

(a) Every municipality, or other governmental entity, is hereby expressly authorized and empowered to protect the public health, safety, and welfare by licensing, controlling, and regulating by ordinance or resolution each private passenger-for-hire vehicle providing transportation services operated within the jurisdiction of the municipality or other governmental entity. (b) Every municipality or other governmental entity is empowered to regulate the following: (1) Entry into the business of providing passenger transportation service, including taxicab service, within the jurisdiction of that municipality or governmental entity; (2) The rates charged for the provision of such passenger transportation service; (3) The establishment of safety and insurance requirements even if they reduce the number of such private passenger vehicles for hire that otherwise would operate within the jurisdiction of the municipality or other governmental entity; (4) The establishment of stands to be employed by one (1) or a limited number of firms providing passenger transportation; (5) Limited or exclusive access by such passenger transportation service, including taxicab service, to airports or other facilities operated by or within the jurisdiction of the municipality or other governmental entity; (6) The drivers of private passenger vehicles for hire; (7) The routes and stops of fixed route private passenger vehicles for hire; and (8) Any other requirement adopted to ensure safe and reliable passenger transportation service. Acts 1985, ch. 380, § 3.
(a) Every municipality, or other governmental entity, is hereby expressly authorized and empowered to protect the public health, safety, and welfare by licensing, controlling, and regulating by ordinance or resolution each private passenger-for-hire vehicle providing transportation services operated within the jurisdiction of the municipality or other governmental entity.
(b) Every municipality or other governmental entity is empowered to regulate the following: (1) Entry into the business of providing passenger transportation service, including taxicab service, within the jurisdiction of that municipality or governmental entity; (2) The rates charged for the provision of such passenger transportation service; (3) The establishment of safety and insurance requirements even if they reduce the number of such private passenger vehicles for hire that otherwise would operate within the jurisdiction of the municipality or other governmental entity; (4) The establishment of stands to be employed by one (1) or a limited number of firms providing passenger transportation; (5) Limited or exclusive access by such passenger transportation service, including taxicab service, to airports or other facilities operated by or within the jurisdiction of the municipality or other governmental entity; (6) The drivers of private passenger vehicles for hire; (7) The routes and stops of fixed route private passenger vehicles for hire; and (8) Any other requirement adopted to ensure safe and reliable passenger transportation service.
(1) Entry into the business of providing passenger transportation service, including taxicab service, within the jurisdiction of that municipality or governmental entity;
(2) The rates charged for the provision of such passenger transportation service;
(3) The establishment of safety and insurance requirements even if they reduce the number of such private passenger vehicles for hire that otherwise would operate within the jurisdiction of the municipality or other governmental entity;
(4) The establishment of stands to be employed by one (1) or a limited number of firms providing passenger transportation;
(5) Limited or exclusive access by such passenger transportation service, including taxicab service, to airports or other facilities operated by or within the jurisdiction of the municipality or other governmental entity;
(6) The drivers of private passenger vehicles for hire;
(7) The routes and stops of fixed route private passenger vehicles for hire; and
(8) Any other requirement adopted to ensure safe and reliable passenger transportation service.
Acts 1985, ch. 380, § 3.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 7-67-106 — TN Code / Title 7 / Chapter 67 / Section 7-67-106
Filing of charter
Status: in_force

When executed and acknowledged in conformity with § 7-67-105 , the charter shall be filed with the secretary of state. The secretary of state shall examine the charter and, if the secretary of state finds that the recitals contained in the charter are correct, that the requirements of § 7-67-104 have been complied with, and that the name is not identical with or so nearly similar to that of another authority already in existence in this state as to lead to confusion and uncertainty, the secretary of state shall approve the charter and accept it for filing. When such charter has been so made, filed and approved, the authority shall constitute a public corporation under the name set out in the charter. Acts 1993, ch. 378, § 6.
When executed and acknowledged in conformity with § 7-67-105 , the charter shall be filed with the secretary of state. The secretary of state shall examine the charter and, if the secretary of state finds that the recitals contained in the charter are correct, that the requirements of § 7-67-104 have been complied with, and that the name is not identical with or so nearly similar to that of another authority already in existence in this state as to lead to confusion and uncertainty, the secretary of state shall approve the charter and accept it for filing. When such charter has been so made, filed and approved, the authority shall constitute a public corporation under the name set out in the charter.
Acts 1993, ch. 378, § 6.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 7-84-417 — TN Code / Title 7 / Chapter 84 / Section 7-84-417
Redemption from municipality after foreclosure of lien
Status: in_force

In case any assessment is or becomes delinquent and the property subject to the delinquency has been or is to be sold to the municipality for the delinquency, redemption of such property shall be permitted upon payment, not later than six (6) months after the date of sale, of the full amount due plus interest, any taxes paid by the municipality, and accrued costs and redemption fees as may be prescribed by ordinance of the municipality, unless, in the judgment of the governing body of the municipality, the interest of the municipality shall be subserved by accepting a less sum in settlement for the delinquency. Acts 1971, ch. 268, § 31; T.C.A., § 6-3931.
In case any assessment is or becomes delinquent and the property subject to the delinquency has been or is to be sold to the municipality for the delinquency, redemption of such property shall be permitted upon payment, not later than six (6) months after the date of sale, of the full amount due plus interest, any taxes paid by the municipality, and accrued costs and redemption fees as may be prescribed by ordinance of the municipality, unless, in the judgment of the governing body of the municipality, the interest of the municipality shall be subserved by accepting a less sum in settlement for the delinquency.
Acts 1971, ch. 268, § 31; T.C.A., § 6-3931.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 7-51-910 — TN Code / Title 7 / Chapter 51 / Section 7-51-910
Contracts for purchase of natural gas, propane gas or electric power
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, any contract for the purchase for resale or municipal use of natural gas, propane gas or electric power may be made without complying with competitive bidding requirements. Acts 1993, ch. 232, § 2; 1999, ch. 345, § 25.
Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, any contract for the purchase for resale or municipal use of natural gas, propane gas or electric power may be made without complying with competitive bidding requirements.
Acts 1993, ch. 232, § 2; 1999, ch. 345, § 25.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 7-7-104 — TN Code / Title 7 / Chapter 7 / Section 7-7-104
Powers and duties
Status: in_force

The powers, duties, obligations and responsibilities of a metropolitan hearing officer are to: (1) Promptly hold a hearing on all matters appealed to appellate boards of the county; (2) Issue subpoenas as requested by either party in such matters; (3) Prepare a complete record of each hearing; (4) Make written recommendations following each hearing; and (5) Furnish each member of the appropriate appellate boards with a copy of the documents required in subdivisions (3) and (4) for their review. Acts 1983, ch. 346, § 4.
The powers, duties, obligations and responsibilities of a metropolitan hearing officer are to:
(1) Promptly hold a hearing on all matters appealed to appellate boards of the county;
(2) Issue subpoenas as requested by either party in such matters;
(3) Prepare a complete record of each hearing;
(4) Make written recommendations following each hearing; and
(5) Furnish each member of the appropriate appellate boards with a copy of the documents required in subdivisions (3) and (4) for their review.
Acts 1983, ch. 346, § 4.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 7-4-102 — TN Code / Title 7 / Chapter 4 / Section 7-4-102
Authorization, nature and levy of tax - Convention centers
Status: in_force

(a) (1) There is hereby authorized a privilege tax upon the privilege of occupancy in any hotel of each transient in an amount not to exceed three percent (3%) of the consideration charged by the operator, except as provided in subsection (b). The tax so imposed is a privilege tax upon the transient occupying the room and is to be collected and distributed as provided in this chapter, and the tax shall be approved by ordinance of the metropolitan council. (2) In addition to the tax authorized in subdivision (a)(1) and subsection (b), there is hereby authorized an additional privilege tax upon the privilege of occupancy in any hotel of each transient in an amount not to exceed one percent (1%) of the consideration charged by the operator in metropolitan counties having a population in excess of one hundred thousand (100,000), according to the 1990 federal census or any subsequent federal census. The tax so imposed is a privilege tax upon the transient occupying the room and is to be collected and distributed as provided in this chapter, and the tax shall be approved by ordinance of the metropolitan council. (3) In addition to the tax authorized in subdivision (a)(1), there is hereby authorized an additional privilege tax upon the privilege of occupancy in a hotel of each transient in an amount not to exceed three percent (3%) of the consideration charged by the operator in metropolitan counties having a population less than twenty-five thousand (25,000), according to the 2020 federal census or a subsequent federal census. The tax so imposed is a privilege tax upon the transient occupying the room and is to be collected and distributed as provided in this chapter, and the tax must be approved by ordinance of the metropolitan council. (b) (1) There is hereby authorized an additional one-percent increase to the privilege tax authorized pursuant to subsection (a) when the metropolitan government enters into a binding contract with a general contractor for the construction of a convention center, the additional one-percent increase to be used exclusively for the purpose of constructing, financing and operating a convention center. Such tax so imposed is a privilege tax upon the transient occupying the room of any hotel and shall be approved by ordinance of the metropolitan council. Such ordinance shall include provisions to reflect the intent and effect of this subsection (b). This subsection (b) only applies in counties having a metropolitan form of government that have a population of not less than four hundred thousand (400,000) and not more than five hundred thousand (500,000), according to the 1970 federal census or any subsequent federal census. (2) The metropolitan council in a county having a metropolitan form of government which has a population in excess of five hundred thousand (500,000), according to the 2000 federal census or any subsequent federal census, is authorized to impose an additional one-percent increase to the privilege tax authorized pursuant to subdivision (b)(1). The additional one-percent increase to the privilege tax may be imposed throughout the county or only within a tourist development zone created within the county. Except as otherwise provided in subdivision (b)(3), the proceeds from the tax shall be retained by the metropolitan government and distributed in accordance with § 7-4-110(b) . The tax so imposed is a privilege tax upon the transient occupying the room of a hotel located within the territory of the metropolitan government or a tourist development zone. The ordinance shall include provisions to reflect the intent and effect of this subdivision (b)(2). (3) If there has been designated within a county described in subdivision (b)(2) a secondary tourist development zone, then all of the proceeds of the additional one-percent increase to the privilege tax authorized pursuant to subdivision (b)(2) which are derived from the secondary tourist development zone shall be deposited in the general fund of the county in which the secondary tourist development zone is located. (c) A municipality with a population of five thousand (5,000) or more, according to the 1980 federal census or any subsequent federal census, lying partly within a county with a metropolitan form of government and partly within an adjacent county may levy a privilege tax on the privilege of occupancy in any hotel of each transient in an amount, set by the governing body of such municipality, in an amount not exceeding that set in subsection (a). The tax shall be collected and distributed as provided in this chapter. Amended by 2022 Tenn. Acts, ch. 876, s 1, eff. 4/14/2022. Acts 1976, ch. 704, § 2; T.C.A., § 6-3727; Acts 1982, ch. 559, §§ 1, 2, 4; 1990, ch. 636, § 3; 1999, ch. 320, § 1; 2002, ch. 571, § 1; 2007 , ch. 422, §§ 1, 2; 2007 , ch. 461, §§ 2, 3.
(a) (1) There is hereby authorized a privilege tax upon the privilege of occupancy in any hotel of each transient in an amount not to exceed three percent (3%) of the consideration charged by the operator, except as provided in subsection (b). The tax so imposed is a privilege tax upon the transient occupying the room and is to be collected and distributed as provided in this chapter, and the tax shall be approved by ordinance of the metropolitan council. (2) In addition to the tax authorized in subdivision (a)(1) and subsection (b), there is hereby authorized an additional privilege tax upon the privilege of occupancy in any hotel of each transient in an amount not to exceed one percent (1%) of the consideration charged by the operator in metropolitan counties having a population in excess of one hundred thousand (100,000), according to the 1990 federal census or any subsequent federal census. The tax so imposed is a privilege tax upon the transient occupying the room and is to be collected and distributed as provided in this chapter, and the tax shall be approved by ordinance of the metropolitan council. (3) In addition to the tax authorized in subdivision (a)(1), there is hereby authorized an additional privilege tax upon the privilege of occupancy in a hotel of each transient in an amount not to exceed three percent (3%) of the consideration charged by the operator in metropolitan counties having a population less than twenty-five thousand (25,000), according to the 2020 federal census or a subsequent federal census. The tax so imposed is a privilege tax upon the transient occupying the room and is to be collected and distributed as provided in this chapter, and the tax must be approved by ordinance of the metropolitan council.
(1) There is hereby authorized a privilege tax upon the privilege of occupancy in any hotel of each transient in an amount not to exceed three percent (3%) of the consideration charged by the operator, except as provided in subsection (b). The tax so imposed is a privilege tax upon the transient occupying the room and is to be collected and distributed as provided in this chapter, and the tax shall be approved by ordinance of the metropolitan council.
(2) In addition to the tax authorized in subdivision (a)(1) and subsection (b), there is hereby authorized an additional privilege tax upon the privilege of occupancy in any hotel of each transient in an amount not to exceed one percent (1%) of the consideration charged by the operator in metropolitan counties having a population in excess of one hundred thousand (100,000), according to the 1990 federal census or any subsequent federal census. The tax so imposed is a privilege tax upon the transient occupying the room and is to be collected and distributed as provided in this chapter, and the tax shall be approved by ordinance of the metropolitan council.
(3) In addition to the tax authorized in subdivision (a)(1), there is hereby authorized an additional privilege tax upon the privilege of occupancy in a hotel of each transient in an amount not to exceed three percent (3%) of the consideration charged by the operator in metropolitan counties having a population less than twenty-five thousand (25,000), according to the 2020 federal census or a subsequent federal census. The tax so imposed is a privilege tax upon the transient occupying the room and is to be collected and distributed as provided in this chapter, and the tax must be approved by ordinance of the metropolitan council.
(b) (1) There is hereby authorized an additional one-percent increase to the privilege tax authorized pursuant to subsection (a) when the metropolitan government enters into a binding contract with a general contractor for the construction of a convention center, the additional one-percent increase to be used exclusively for the purpose of constructing, financing and operating a convention center. Such tax so imposed is a privilege tax upon the transient occupying the room of any hotel and shall be approved by ordinance of the metropolitan council. Such ordinance shall include provisions to reflect the intent and effect of this subsection (b). This subsection (b) only applies in counties having a metropolitan form of government that have a population of not less than four hundred thousand (400,000) and not more than five hundred thousand (500,000), according to the 1970 federal census or any subsequent federal census. (2) The metropolitan council in a county having a metropolitan form of government which has a population in excess of five hundred thousand (500,000), according to the 2000 federal census or any subsequent federal census, is authorized to impose an additional one-percent increase to the privilege tax authorized pursuant to subdivision (b)(1). The additional one-percent increase to the privilege tax may be imposed throughout the county or only within a tourist development zone created within the county. Except as otherwise provided in subdivision (b)(3), the proceeds from the tax shall be retained by the metropolitan government and distributed in accordance with § 7-4-110(b) . The tax so imposed is a privilege tax upon the transient occupying the room of a hotel located within the territory of the metropolitan government or a tourist development zone. The ordinance shall include provisions to reflect the intent and effect of this subdivision (b)(2). (3) If there has been designated within a county described in subdivision (b)(2) a secondary tourist development zone, then all of the proceeds of the additional one-percent increase to the privilege tax authorized pursuant to subdivision (b)(2) which are derived from the secondary tourist development zone shall be deposited in the general fund of the county in which the secondary tourist development zone is located.
(1) There is hereby authorized an additional one-percent increase to the privilege tax authorized pursuant to subsection (a) when the metropolitan government enters into a binding contract with a general contractor for the construction of a convention center, the additional one-percent increase to be used exclusively for the purpose of constructing, financing and operating a convention center. Such tax so imposed is a privilege tax upon the transient occupying the room of any hotel and shall be approved by ordinance of the metropolitan council. Such ordinance shall include provisions to reflect the intent and effect of this subsection (b). This subsection (b) only applies in counties having a metropolitan form of government that have a population of not less than four hundred thousand (400,000) and not more than five hundred thousand (500,000), according to the 1970 federal census or any subsequent federal census.
(2) The metropolitan council in a county having a metropolitan form of government which has a population in excess of five hundred thousand (500,000), according to the 2000 federal census or any subsequent federal census, is authorized to impose an additional one-percent increase to the privilege tax authorized pursuant to subdivision (b)(1). The additional one-percent increase to the privilege tax may be imposed throughout the county or only within a tourist development zone created within the county. Except as otherwise provided in subdivision (b)(3), the proceeds from the tax shall be retained by the metropolitan government and distributed in accordance with § 7-4-110(b) . The tax so imposed is a privilege tax upon the transient occupying the room of a hotel located within the territory of the metropolitan government or a tourist development zone. The ordinance shall include provisions to reflect the intent and effect of this subdivision (b)(2).
(3) If there has been designated within a county described in subdivision (b)(2) a secondary tourist development zone, then all of the proceeds of the additional one-percent increase to the privilege tax authorized pursuant to subdivision (b)(2) which are derived from the secondary tourist development zone shall be deposited in the general fund of the county in which the secondary tourist development zone is located.
(c) A municipality with a population of five thousand (5,000) or more, according to the 1980 federal census or any subsequent federal census, lying partly within a county with a metropolitan form of government and partly within an adjacent county may levy a privilege tax on the privilege of occupancy in any hotel of each transient in an amount, set by the governing body of such municipality, in an amount not exceeding that set in subsection (a). The tax shall be collected and distributed as provided in this chapter.
Amended by 2022 Tenn. Acts, ch. 876, s 1, eff. 4/14/2022.
Acts 1976, ch. 704, § 2; T.C.A., § 6-3727; Acts 1982, ch. 559, §§ 1, 2, 4; 1990, ch. 636, § 3; 1999, ch. 320, § 1; 2002, ch. 571, § 1; 2007 , ch. 422, §§ 1, 2; 2007 , ch. 461, §§ 2, 3.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 7-52-116 — TN Code / Title 7 / Chapter 52 / Section 7-52-116
Charges to municipality
Status: in_force

The supervisory body shall charge the municipality and all departments and works of the municipality for any electric service furnished to the municipality, at the rates applicable to other customers taking service under similar conditions. Revenues derived from such service shall be treated as all other revenues. Acts 1935, ch. 32, § 18; C. Supp. 1950, § 3708.18; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 6-1516.
The supervisory body shall charge the municipality and all departments and works of the municipality for any electric service furnished to the municipality, at the rates applicable to other customers taking service under similar conditions. Revenues derived from such service shall be treated as all other revenues.
Acts 1935, ch. 32, § 18; C. Supp. 1950, § 3708.18; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 6-1516.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 7-36-124 — TN Code / Title 7 / Chapter 36 / Section 7-36-124
Investment of funds
Status: in_force

All funds of the authority are authorized to be invested as follows: (1) Direct obligations of the United States government or any of its agencies; (2) Obligations guaranteed as to principal and interest by the United States government or any of its agencies; (3) Certificates of deposit and other evidences of deposit at state and federally chartered banks, savings and loan institutions, or savings banks deposited and collateralized as described in § 7-36-123 ; (4) Repurchase agreements entered into with the United States or its agencies or with any bank, broker-dealer, or other such entity so long as the obligation of the obligated party is secured by a perfected pledge of full faith and credit obligations of the United States or its agencies; (5) Guaranteed investment contracts or similar agreements providing for a specified rate of return over a specified time period with entities rated, at the time of investment, in one (1) of the two (2) highest rating categories of a nationally recognized rating agency; (6) The local government investment pool created by title 9, chapter 4, part 7; (7) Direct general obligations of a state of the United States, or a political subdivision or instrumentality thereof, having general taxing powers and rated, at the time of investment, in either of the two (2) highest rating categories by a nationally recognized rating agency of such obligations; (8) Obligations of any state of the United States or a political subdivision or instrumentality thereof, secured solely by revenues received by, or on behalf of, the state or political subdivision or instrumentality thereof irrevocably pledged to the payment of the principal and interest on such obligations, rated, at the time of investment, in the two (2) highest rating categories by a nationally recognized rating agency of such obligations; (9) The authority's own bonds or notes; or (10) Any additional investments authorized to be made by a municipal electric system in this state. Added by 2016 Tenn. Acts, ch. 995,s 1, eff. 4/27/2016.
All funds of the authority are authorized to be invested as follows:
(1) Direct obligations of the United States government or any of its agencies;
(2) Obligations guaranteed as to principal and interest by the United States government or any of its agencies;
(3) Certificates of deposit and other evidences of deposit at state and federally chartered banks, savings and loan institutions, or savings banks deposited and collateralized as described in § 7-36-123 ;
(4) Repurchase agreements entered into with the United States or its agencies or with any bank, broker-dealer, or other such entity so long as the obligation of the obligated party is secured by a perfected pledge of full faith and credit obligations of the United States or its agencies;
(5) Guaranteed investment contracts or similar agreements providing for a specified rate of return over a specified time period with entities rated, at the time of investment, in one (1) of the two (2) highest rating categories of a nationally recognized rating agency;
(6) The local government investment pool created by title 9, chapter 4, part 7;
(7) Direct general obligations of a state of the United States, or a political subdivision or instrumentality thereof, having general taxing powers and rated, at the time of investment, in either of the two (2) highest rating categories by a nationally recognized rating agency of such obligations;
(8) Obligations of any state of the United States or a political subdivision or instrumentality thereof, secured solely by revenues received by, or on behalf of, the state or political subdivision or instrumentality thereof irrevocably pledged to the payment of the principal and interest on such obligations, rated, at the time of investment, in the two (2) highest rating categories by a nationally recognized rating agency of such obligations;
(9) The authority's own bonds or notes; or
(10) Any additional investments authorized to be made by a municipal electric system in this state.
Added by 2016 Tenn. Acts, ch. 995,s 1, eff. 4/27/2016.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 7-31-102 — TN Code / Title 7 / Chapter 31 / Section 7-31-102
Duty to keep board functioning
Status: in_force

It is the duty of all incorporated municipalities to keep an organized governing board functioning, and if any incorporated municipalities fail so to do for six (6) consecutive months, the residents of the municipality shall be subject to work on the public roads for the space of twelve (12) months thereafter, and until a board is elected, organized and functioning. Acts 1859-1860, ch. 72, § 3; Shan., § 1991; mod. Code 1932, § 3407; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 6-1002.
It is the duty of all incorporated municipalities to keep an organized governing board functioning, and if any incorporated municipalities fail so to do for six (6) consecutive months, the residents of the municipality shall be subject to work on the public roads for the space of twelve (12) months thereafter, and until a board is elected, organized and functioning.
Acts 1859-1860, ch. 72, § 3; Shan., § 1991; mod. Code 1932, § 3407; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 6-1002.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 7-89-118 — TN Code / Title 7 / Chapter 89 / Section 7-89-118
Disposition of earnings
Status: in_force

The authority shall be a public nonprofit corporation, and no part of its net earnings remaining after payment of its expenses shall inure to the benefit of any individual, firm or corporation, except that, in the event the board of directors determines that sufficient provision has been made for the full payment of the expenses, bonds and other obligations of the authority, including reserves for the expenses, bonds and other obligations, any net earnings of the authority thereafter accruing may be used to provide a reserve for depreciation of any project or projects undertaken by the authority, in an amount determined by the board of directors to be necessary and reasonable, and net earnings available thereafter shall be paid to the municipality with respect to which the authority was organized; provided, that nothing contained in this section shall prevent the board of directors from transferring all or any part of its properties in accordance with the terms of any lease entered into by the authority. Acts 2009, ch. 474, § 1.
The authority shall be a public nonprofit corporation, and no part of its net earnings remaining after payment of its expenses shall inure to the benefit of any individual, firm or corporation, except that, in the event the board of directors determines that sufficient provision has been made for the full payment of the expenses, bonds and other obligations of the authority, including reserves for the expenses, bonds and other obligations, any net earnings of the authority thereafter accruing may be used to provide a reserve for depreciation of any project or projects undertaken by the authority, in an amount determined by the board of directors to be necessary and reasonable, and net earnings available thereafter shall be paid to the municipality with respect to which the authority was organized; provided, that nothing contained in this section shall prevent the board of directors from transferring all or any part of its properties in accordance with the terms of any lease entered into by the authority.
Acts 2009, ch. 474, § 1.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 7-82-308 — TN Code / Title 7 / Chapter 82 / Section 7-82-308
Compensation of commissioners - Delegation of powers - Officers - Records - Qualifications - Meetings
Status: in_force

(a) (1) The members of the board shall serve without compensation for their services, except that by resolution duly adopted by the board of commissioners, each commissioner may receive per diem payments for not more than twelve (12) meetings of the board of commissioners in any calendar year, at rates not greater than three hundred dollars ($300) per meeting. However, in any county with a population of not less than two hundred eighty-seven thousand seven hundred (287,700) nor more than two hundred eighty-seven thousand eight hundred (287,800), according to the 1980 federal census or any subsequent federal census, the members of the utility district board of commissioners shall serve without compensation for their services, except that by resolution duly adopted by the board of commissioners, each commissioner may receive per diem payments for not more than twelve (12) meetings of the board of commissioners in any calendar year at rates not greater than two hundred fifty dollars ($250) per meeting for each district having more than three thousand (3,000) users and not more than one hundred dollars ($100) per meeting for each district having three thousand (3,000) or fewer users. Commissioners in those districts that are not financially distressed utility districts as defined in § 7-82-401(f) that distribute and sell natural gas are thereby authorized, upon resolution duly adopted by the board of commissioners, to receive not more than five hundred dollars ($500) per diem payments in the manner provided in this part. (2) Upon the adoption of a resolution by the board of commissioners, the members of the board are entitled to: (A) Participation in the group medical insurance plan and group life insurance plan provided to district employees; (B) Reimbursement of premiums paid for equivalent or similar medical insurance coverage and life insurance coverage by the board member; provided, that the premium payments do not exceed the per person cost of the medical insurance coverage and life insurance coverage that the district provides its own employees; or (C) Reimbursement of premiums paid for medical insurance coverage by medicare and any medicare supplement insurance policy. (3) In any county having a charter form of government, the members of a utility district board of commissioners shall serve without compensation for their services, except that, by resolution duly adopted by the board of commissioners, each commissioner may receive per diem payments for not more than twelve (12) meetings of the board of commissioners in any calendar year, at rates not greater than three hundred fifty dollars ($350) per meeting for each district having more than five thousand (5,000) users, and not more than one hundred dollars ($100) per meeting for each district having five thousand (5,000) or fewer users. In addition, group medical insurance coverage and group life insurance coverage may be provided for commissioners as such coverage is provided for other employees, or premiums for an equivalent or similar group medical coverage and group life insurance may be paid; however, payment of such medical coverage and group life insurance coverage must not exceed the per person cost of the district's group medical insurance coverage and group life insurance coverage for its employees. (A) (i) In any county having a population of not less than one hundred forty thousand (140,000) nor more than one hundred forty-five thousand (145,000), according to the 1990 federal census or any subsequent federal census, the members of a utility district board of commissioners shall serve without compensation for their services, except that, by resolution duly adopted by the board of commissioners, each commissioner may receive per diem payments for not more than twelve (12) meetings of the board of commissioners in any calendar year, at rates not greater than two hundred fifty dollars ($250) per meeting. (ii) In addition, group medical insurance coverage and group life insurance coverage may be provided for commissioners as such coverage is provided for other employees, or premiums for an equivalent or similar group medical coverage and group life insurance may be paid; however, payment of such medical coverage and group life insurance coverage must not exceed the per person cost of the district's group medical insurance coverage and group life insurance coverage for its employees. (B) Any resolution adopted, pursuant to subdivision (a)(3)(A)(i), on or after July 1, 2001, shall not take effect unless and until it is ratified by a majority of the customers of the utility district as provided in this subdivision (a)(3)(B). Upon adopting any such resolution, the board must promptly schedule a meeting of the district's customers for an election of ratification. Such election of ratification must coincide with the next succeeding meeting at which one (1) or more persons shall be elected or selected to serve on the utility district board of commissioners. At least thirty (30) days prior to the date of such meeting, the board must mail written notice to all customers of the utility district announcing the time, place and purposes of such meeting. If a majority of the customers present and voting at the meeting favor ratification of the resolution, then the resolution shall immediately take effect. (4) Notwithstanding this section or any other law to the contrary, in any county having a population of not less than seventeen thousand eight hundred (17,800) nor more than seventeen thousand eight hundred seventy-five (17,875), or in any county having a population of not less than twenty thousand six hundred (20,600) nor more than twenty thousand seven hundred (20,700), according to the 2000 federal census or any subsequent federal census, the members of a utility district board of commissioners shall serve without compensation for their services, except that, by resolution duly adopted by the board of commissioners, each commissioner may receive per diem payments for not more than twelve (12) meetings of the board of commissioners in any calendar year, at rates not greater than two hundred fifty dollars ($250) per meeting. (5) Notwithstanding this section or any other law to the contrary, the members of the utility district board of commissioners in a census designated place that is the county seat of any county having a population of not less than one hundred fifty-six thousand eight hundred (156,800) nor more than one hundred fifty-six thousand nine hundred (156,900), according to the 2010 federal census or any subsequent federal census, shall serve without compensation for their services, except that by resolution duly adopted by the board of commissioners, each commissioner may receive per diem payments for not more than twelve (12) meetings of the board of commissioners in any calendar year, at rates not greater than three hundred fifty dollars ($350) per meeting. (6) Notwithstanding this section or any other law to the contrary, in any county having a population of not less than fifty-three thousand four hundred (53,400) nor more than fifty-three thousand five hundred (53,500), or in any county having a population of not less than twenty-one thousand (21,000) nor more than twenty-one thousand one hundred (21,100) according to the 2020 federal census or any subsequent federal census, the members of a utility district board of commissioners shall serve without compensation for their services, except that, by resolution duly adopted by the board of commissioners, each commissioner may receive per diem payments for not more than twelve (12) meetings of the board of commissioners in any calendar year, at rates not greater than five hundred dollars ($500) per meeting. (b) The board may delegate to one (1) or more of its members, or to its agents and employees, such powers and duties as it may deem proper, but, at its first meeting and at the first meeting of each calendar year thereafter, it shall elect one (1) of its members to serve as president, and another of its members as secretary of the board of commissioners. (c) The secretary shall keep a record of all proceedings of the commission, which shall be available for inspection as other public records, and shall be custodian of all official records of the district. (d) Only persons who reside within the district's boundaries or who are customers of the district shall be eligible for appointment or election to the board. As used in this subsection (d), "customer" means a person who is regularly billed and pays for a utility service rendered by the district. (e) The board of commissioners of every utility district created pursuant to this chapter shall meet at least once each quarter, the time and place of such meeting to be published in accordance with title 8, chapter 44. (f) (1) Within one (1) year of initial appointment or election to the board of commissioners of a utility district or prior to or within one (1) year of the reappointment or reelection to the board of commissioners of an incumbent utility district commissioner holding office on June 30, 2010, a utility district commissioner shall attend a minimum of twelve (12) hours of training and continuing education in one (1) or more of the subjects listed in subdivision (f)(6). An incumbent utility district commissioner holding office on June 30, 2010, who has received a minimum of twelve (12) hours of training or more in one (1) or more courses addressing subjects identified in subdivision (f)(6) within the past three (3) years may submit a request to the comptroller to be exempt from the training and continuing education requirements set forth in this subdivision (f)(1). (2) In each continuing education period after the initial training and continuing education required by subdivision (f)(1), a utility district commissioner shall attend a minimum of twelve (12) hours of training and continuing education in one (1) or more of the subjects listed in subdivision (f)(6). For the purposes of this subdivision (f)(2), a "continuing education period" is a period of three (3) years beginning January 1 after the calendar year in which a utility district commissioner completes the training and continuing education requirements set forth in subdivision (f)(1) and each succeeding three-year period thereafter. (3) For purposes of subdivisions (f)(1) and (2), a utility district commissioner may request a training and continuing education extension of up to six (6) months from the comptroller of the treasury or the comptroller's designee. The request shall only be granted upon a reasonable showing of substantial compliance with subdivisions (f)(1) and (2). If the extension is granted, the utility district commissioner must complete any additional required training hours necessary to achieve full compliance for only the relevant continuing education period within the extension period. The utility district commissioner shall file copies of any extension request letters and corresponding comptroller of the treasury determination letters with the Tennessee board of utility regulation. The failure to file this information with the Tennessee board of utility regulation shall cause a commissioner to be ineligible to receive any further payment or benefit as provided in subsection (a) until the information is properly filed. (4) (A) By January 31 of each year, each utility district commissioner shall file with the utility district an annual written statement on a form developed by the comptroller of the treasury that certifies the training and continuing education courses attended by the commissioner during the prior calendar year. (B) The annual written statement must: (i) Identify the date of each course attended; the course's subject matter, location, and sponsor; and the hours attended for each course; and (ii) Include a certificate of attendance, on a form acceptable to the comptroller of the treasury, for each course listed on the annual written statement that certifies the utility district commissioner attended the course. (C) For years in which the utility district commissioner did not attend training or continuing education courses, the commissioner shall file an annual written statement certifying that the commissioner attended no training for that year. (D) A utility district shall keep a copy of an annual written statement filed pursuant to this subdivision (f)(4) for six (6) years following the calendar year in which the annual written statement was filed. (E) The failure to file the annual written statement pursuant to this subdivision (f)(4) causes a commissioner to be ineligible to receive further payment or benefit as provided in subsection (a) until the annual written statement is filed. (5) The utility district shall be responsible for paying the training and continuing education course registration and travel expenses for the training and continuing education required by this subsection (f) for the members of the utility district's board of commissioners. (6) The subjects for the training and continuing education required by subdivisions (f)(1) and (2) shall include, but not be limited to, board governance, financial oversight, policy-making responsibilities and other topics reasonably related to the duties of the members of the board of commissioners of a utility district. (7) Any association or organization with appropriate knowledge and experience may prepare a training and continuing education curriculum for utility district commissioners covering the subjects set forth in subdivision (f)(6) to be submitted to the comptroller for review and approval prior to use. The comptroller shall file a copy of approved training and continuing education curriculum with the Tennessee board of utility regulation. Changes and updates to the curriculum shall be submitted to the comptroller for approval prior to use. Any training and continuing education curriculum approved by the comptroller shall be updated every three (3) years and resubmitted to the comptroller for review and approval. (8) Nothing in this subsection (f) shall prohibit the Tennessee board of utility regulation from requiring training and continuing education in addition to that required under this subsection (f) for utility district commissioners of a utility district which is financially distressed under § 7-82-703 . (9) As used in this subsection (f), "utility district commissioners" include the members of the governing board of any utility district created pursuant to this chapter or any public or private act and the members of the governing board of any water or sewer authority created by any public or private act. Amended by 2023 Tenn. Acts, ch. 463, s 16, eff. 7/1/2023. Amended by 2023 Tenn. Acts, ch. 463, s 15, eff. 7/1/2023. Amended by 2023 Tenn. Acts, ch. 348, s 1, eff. 5/5/2023. Amended by 2023 Tenn. Acts, ch. 345, s 1, eff. 5/5/2023. Amended by 2022 Tenn. Acts, ch. 657, s 3, eff. 3/15/2022. Amended by 2020 Tenn. Acts, ch. 590, s 1, eff. 7/1/2020. Amended by 2018 Tenn. Acts, ch. 915, s 1, eff. 5/1/2018. Amended by 2017 Tenn. Acts, ch. 129, s 9, eff. 4/17/2017. Amended by 2017 Tenn. Acts, ch. 118, s 3, eff. 4/12/2017. Amended by 2014 Tenn. Acts, ch. 628, s 6, eff. 4/4/2014. Acts 1937, ch. 248, § 4; C. Supp. 1950, § 3695.29; Acts 1963, ch. 193, §§ 1, 2; 1968, ch. 567, § 1; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 6-2615; Acts 1981, ch. 145, § 1; 1982, ch. 839, § 1; 1983, ch. 145, § 1; 1983, ch. 146, § 1; 1983, ch. 364, § 1; 1984, ch. 706, § 1; 1984, ch. 796, §§ 2, 4; 1985, ch. 210, § 1; 1987, ch. 422, § 5; 1989, ch. 139, § 3; 1989, ch. 221, § 4; 1989, ch. 268, § 2; 1990, ch. 722, §§ 1, 2; 1995, ch. 307, § 1; 1995, ch. 453, § 1; 1998, ch. 961, § 1; 2001, ch. 55, § 1; 2001, ch. 83, § 1; 2005, ch. 230, § 1; 2007 , ch. 74, § 1; 2009 , ch. 398, § 1; 2010 , ch. 1146, §§ 9, 10.
(a) (1) The members of the board shall serve without compensation for their services, except that by resolution duly adopted by the board of commissioners, each commissioner may receive per diem payments for not more than twelve (12) meetings of the board of commissioners in any calendar year, at rates not greater than three hundred dollars ($300) per meeting. However, in any county with a population of not less than two hundred eighty-seven thousand seven hundred (287,700) nor more than two hundred eighty-seven thousand eight hundred (287,800), according to the 1980 federal census or any subsequent federal census, the members of the utility district board of commissioners shall serve without compensation for their services, except that by resolution duly adopted by the board of commissioners, each commissioner may receive per diem payments for not more than twelve (12) meetings of the board of commissioners in any calendar year at rates not greater than two hundred fifty dollars ($250) per meeting for each district having more than three thousand (3,000) users and not more than one hundred dollars ($100) per meeting for each district having three thousand (3,000) or fewer users. Commissioners in those districts that are not financially distressed utility districts as defined in § 7-82-401(f) that distribute and sell natural gas are thereby authorized, upon resolution duly adopted by the board of commissioners, to receive not more than five hundred dollars ($500) per diem payments in the manner provided in this part. (2) Upon the adoption of a resolution by the board of commissioners, the members of the board are entitled to: (A) Participation in the group medical insurance plan and group life insurance plan provided to district employees; (B) Reimbursement of premiums paid for equivalent or similar medical insurance coverage and life insurance coverage by the board member; provided, that the premium payments do not exceed the per person cost of the medical insurance coverage and life insurance coverage that the district provides its own employees; or (C) Reimbursement of premiums paid for medical insurance coverage by medicare and any medicare supplement insurance policy. (3) In any county having a charter form of government, the members of a utility district board of commissioners shall serve without compensation for their services, except that, by resolution duly adopted by the board of commissioners, each commissioner may receive per diem payments for not more than twelve (12) meetings of the board of commissioners in any calendar year, at rates not greater than three hundred fifty dollars ($350) per meeting for each district having more than five thousand (5,000) users, and not more than one hundred dollars ($100) per meeting for each district having five thousand (5,000) or fewer users. In addition, group medical insurance coverage and group life insurance coverage may be provided for commissioners as such coverage is provided for other employees, or premiums for an equivalent or similar group medical coverage and group life insurance may be paid; however, payment of such medical coverage and group life insurance coverage must not exceed the per person cost of the district's group medical insurance coverage and group life insurance coverage for its employees. (A) (i) In any county having a population of not less than one hundred forty thousand (140,000) nor more than one hundred forty-five thousand (145,000), according to the 1990 federal census or any subsequent federal census, the members of a utility district board of commissioners shall serve without compensation for their services, except that, by resolution duly adopted by the board of commissioners, each commissioner may receive per diem payments for not more than twelve (12) meetings of the board of commissioners in any calendar year, at rates not greater than two hundred fifty dollars ($250) per meeting. (ii) In addition, group medical insurance coverage and group life insurance coverage may be provided for commissioners as such coverage is provided for other employees, or premiums for an equivalent or similar group medical coverage and group life insurance may be paid; however, payment of such medical coverage and group life insurance coverage must not exceed the per person cost of the district's group medical insurance coverage and group life insurance coverage for its employees. (B) Any resolution adopted, pursuant to subdivision (a)(3)(A)(i), on or after July 1, 2001, shall not take effect unless and until it is ratified by a majority of the customers of the utility district as provided in this subdivision (a)(3)(B). Upon adopting any such resolution, the board must promptly schedule a meeting of the district's customers for an election of ratification. Such election of ratification must coincide with the next succeeding meeting at which one (1) or more persons shall be elected or selected to serve on the utility district board of commissioners. At least thirty (30) days prior to the date of such meeting, the board must mail written notice to all customers of the utility district announcing the time, place and purposes of such meeting. If a majority of the customers present and voting at the meeting favor ratification of the resolution, then the resolution shall immediately take effect. (4) Notwithstanding this section or any other law to the contrary, in any county having a population of not less than seventeen thousand eight hundred (17,800) nor more than seventeen thousand eight hundred seventy-five (17,875), or in any county having a population of not less than twenty thousand six hundred (20,600) nor more than twenty thousand seven hundred (20,700), according to the 2000 federal census or any subsequent federal census, the members of a utility district board of commissioners shall serve without compensation for their services, except that, by resolution duly adopted by the board of commissioners, each commissioner may receive per diem payments for not more than twelve (12) meetings of the board of commissioners in any calendar year, at rates not greater than two hundred fifty dollars ($250) per meeting. (5) Notwithstanding this section or any other law to the contrary, the members of the utility district board of commissioners in a census designated place that is the county seat of any county having a population of not less than one hundred fifty-six thousand eight hundred (156,800) nor more than one hundred fifty-six thousand nine hundred (156,900), according to the 2010 federal census or any subsequent federal census, shall serve without compensation for their services, except that by resolution duly adopted by the board of commissioners, each commissioner may receive per diem payments for not more than twelve (12) meetings of the board of commissioners in any calendar year, at rates not greater than three hundred fifty dollars ($350) per meeting. (6) Notwithstanding this section or any other law to the contrary, in any county having a population of not less than fifty-three thousand four hundred (53,400) nor more than fifty-three thousand five hundred (53,500), or in any county having a population of not less than twenty-one thousand (21,000) nor more than twenty-one thousand one hundred (21,100) according to the 2020 federal census or any subsequent federal census, the members of a utility district board of commissioners shall serve without compensation for their services, except that, by resolution duly adopted by the board of commissioners, each commissioner may receive per diem payments for not more than twelve (12) meetings of the board of commissioners in any calendar year, at rates not greater than five hundred dollars ($500) per meeting.
(1) The members of the board shall serve without compensation for their services, except that by resolution duly adopted by the board of commissioners, each commissioner may receive per diem payments for not more than twelve (12) meetings of the board of commissioners in any calendar year, at rates not greater than three hundred dollars ($300) per meeting. However, in any county with a population of not less than two hundred eighty-seven thousand seven hundred (287,700) nor more than two hundred eighty-seven thousand eight hundred (287,800), according to the 1980 federal census or any subsequent federal census, the members of the utility district board of commissioners shall serve without compensation for their services, except that by resolution duly adopted by the board of commissioners, each commissioner may receive per diem payments for not more than twelve (12) meetings of the board of commissioners in any calendar year at rates not greater than two hundred fifty dollars ($250) per meeting for each district having more than three thousand (3,000) users and not more than one hundred dollars ($100) per meeting for each district having three thousand (3,000) or fewer users. Commissioners in those districts that are not financially distressed utility districts as defined in § 7-82-401(f) that distribute and sell natural gas are thereby authorized, upon resolution duly adopted by the board of commissioners, to receive not more than five hundred dollars ($500) per diem payments in the manner provided in this part.
(2) Upon the adoption of a resolution by the board of commissioners, the members of the board are entitled to: (A) Participation in the group medical insurance plan and group life insurance plan provided to district employees; (B) Reimbursement of premiums paid for equivalent or similar medical insurance coverage and life insurance coverage by the board member; provided, that the premium payments do not exceed the per person cost of the medical insurance coverage and life insurance coverage that the district provides its own employees; or (C) Reimbursement of premiums paid for medical insurance coverage by medicare and any medicare supplement insurance policy.
(A) Participation in the group medical insurance plan and group life insurance plan provided to district employees;
(B) Reimbursement of premiums paid for equivalent or similar medical insurance coverage and life insurance coverage by the board member; provided, that the premium payments do not exceed the per person cost of the medical insurance coverage and life insurance coverage that the district provides its own employees; or
(C) Reimbursement of premiums paid for medical insurance coverage by medicare and any medicare supplement insurance policy.
(3) In any county having a charter form of government, the members of a utility district board of commissioners shall serve without compensation for their services, except that, by resolution duly adopted by the board of commissioners, each commissioner may receive per diem payments for not more than twelve (12) meetings of the board of commissioners in any calendar year, at rates not greater than three hundred fifty dollars ($350) per meeting for each district having more than five thousand (5,000) users, and not more than one hundred dollars ($100) per meeting for each district having five thousand (5,000) or fewer users. In addition, group medical insurance coverage and group life insurance coverage may be provided for commissioners as such coverage is provided for other employees, or premiums for an equivalent or similar group medical coverage and group life insurance may be paid; however, payment of such medical coverage and group life insurance coverage must not exceed the per person cost of the district's group medical insurance coverage and group life insurance coverage for its employees. (A) (i) In any county having a population of not less than one hundred forty thousand (140,000) nor more than one hundred forty-five thousand (145,000), according to the 1990 federal census or any subsequent federal census, the members of a utility district board of commissioners shall serve without compensation for their services, except that, by resolution duly adopted by the board of commissioners, each commissioner may receive per diem payments for not more than twelve (12) meetings of the board of commissioners in any calendar year, at rates not greater than two hundred fifty dollars ($250) per meeting. (ii) In addition, group medical insurance coverage and group life insurance coverage may be provided for commissioners as such coverage is provided for other employees, or premiums for an equivalent or similar group medical coverage and group life insurance may be paid; however, payment of such medical coverage and group life insurance coverage must not exceed the per person cost of the district's group medical insurance coverage and group life insurance coverage for its employees. (B) Any resolution adopted, pursuant to subdivision (a)(3)(A)(i), on or after July 1, 2001, shall not take effect unless and until it is ratified by a majority of the customers of the utility district as provided in this subdivision (a)(3)(B). Upon adopting any such resolution, the board must promptly schedule a meeting of the district's customers for an election of ratification. Such election of ratification must coincide with the next succeeding meeting at which one (1) or more persons shall be elected or selected to serve on the utility district board of commissioners. At least thirty (30) days prior to the date of such meeting, the board must mail written notice to all customers of the utility district announcing the time, place and purposes of such meeting. If a majority of the customers present and voting at the meeting favor ratification of the resolution, then the resolution shall immediately take effect.
(A) (i) In any county having a population of not less than one hundred forty thousand (140,000) nor more than one hundred forty-five thousand (145,000), according to the 1990 federal census or any subsequent federal census, the members of a utility district board of commissioners shall serve without compensation for their services, except that, by resolution duly adopted by the board of commissioners, each commissioner may receive per diem payments for not more than twelve (12) meetings of the board of commissioners in any calendar year, at rates not greater than two hundred fifty dollars ($250) per meeting. (ii) In addition, group medical insurance coverage and group life insurance coverage may be provided for commissioners as such coverage is provided for other employees, or premiums for an equivalent or similar group medical coverage and group life insurance may be paid; however, payment of such medical coverage and group life insurance coverage must not exceed the per person cost of the district's group medical insurance coverage and group life insurance coverage for its employees.
(i) In any county having a population of not less than one hundred forty thousand (140,000) nor more than one hundred forty-five thousand (145,000), according to the 1990 federal census or any subsequent federal census, the members of a utility district board of commissioners shall serve without compensation for their services, except that, by resolution duly adopted by the board of commissioners, each commissioner may receive per diem payments for not more than twelve (12) meetings of the board of commissioners in any calendar year, at rates not greater than two hundred fifty dollars ($250) per meeting.
(ii) In addition, group medical insurance coverage and group life insurance coverage may be provided for commissioners as such coverage is provided for other employees, or premiums for an equivalent or similar group medical coverage and group life insurance may be paid; however, payment of such medical coverage and group life insurance coverage must not exceed the per person cost of the district's group medical insurance coverage and group life insurance coverage for its employees.
(B) Any resolution adopted, pursuant to subdivision (a)(3)(A)(i), on or after July 1, 2001, shall not take effect unless and until it is ratified by a majority of the customers of the utility district as provided in this subdivision (a)(3)(B). Upon adopting any such resolution, the board must promptly schedule a meeting of the district's customers for an election of ratification. Such election of ratification must coincide with the next succeeding meeting at which one (1) or more persons shall be elected or selected to serve on the utility district board of commissioners. At least thirty (30) days prior to the date of such meeting, the board must mail written notice to all customers of the utility district announcing the time, place and purposes of such meeting. If a majority of the customers present and voting at the meeting favor ratification of the resolution, then the resolution shall immediately take effect.
(4) Notwithstanding this section or any other law to the contrary, in any county having a population of not less than seventeen thousand eight hundred (17,800) nor more than seventeen thousand eight hundred seventy-five (17,875), or in any county having a population of not less than twenty thousand six hundred (20,600) nor more than twenty thousand seven hundred (20,700), according to the 2000 federal census or any subsequent federal census, the members of a utility district board of commissioners shall serve without compensation for their services, except that, by resolution duly adopted by the board of commissioners, each commissioner may receive per diem payments for not more than twelve (12) meetings of the board of commissioners in any calendar year, at rates not greater than two hundred fifty dollars ($250) per meeting.
(5) Notwithstanding this section or any other law to the contrary, the members of the utility district board of commissioners in a census designated place that is the county seat of any county having a population of not less than one hundred fifty-six thousand eight hundred (156,800) nor more than one hundred fifty-six thousand nine hundred (156,900), according to the 2010 federal census or any subsequent federal census, shall serve without compensation for their services, except that by resolution duly adopted by the board of commissioners, each commissioner may receive per diem payments for not more than twelve (12) meetings of the board of commissioners in any calendar year, at rates not greater than three hundred fifty dollars ($350) per meeting.
(6) Notwithstanding this section or any other law to the contrary, in any county having a population of not less than fifty-three thousand four hundred (53,400) nor more than fifty-three thousand five hundred (53,500), or in any county having a population of not less than twenty-one thousand (21,000) nor more than twenty-one thousand one hundred (21,100) according to the 2020 federal census or any subsequent federal census, the members of a utility district board of commissioners shall serve without compensation for their services, except that, by resolution duly adopted by the board of commissioners, each commissioner may receive per diem payments for not more than twelve (12) meetings of the board of commissioners in any calendar year, at rates not greater than five hundred dollars ($500) per meeting.
(b) The board may delegate to one (1) or more of its members, or to its agents and employees, such powers and duties as it may deem proper, but, at its first meeting and at the first meeting of each calendar year thereafter, it shall elect one (1) of its members to serve as president, and another of its members as secretary of the board of commissioners.
(c) The secretary shall keep a record of all proceedings of the commission, which shall be available for inspection as other public records, and shall be custodian of all official records of the district.
(d) Only persons who reside within the district's boundaries or who are customers of the district shall be eligible for appointment or election to the board. As used in this subsection (d), "customer" means a person who is regularly billed and pays for a utility service rendered by the district.
(e) The board of commissioners of every utility district created pursuant to this chapter shall meet at least once each quarter, the time and place of such meeting to be published in accordance with title 8, chapter 44.
(f) (1) Within one (1) year of initial appointment or election to the board of commissioners of a utility district or prior to or within one (1) year of the reappointment or reelection to the board of commissioners of an incumbent utility district commissioner holding office on June 30, 2010, a utility district commissioner shall attend a minimum of twelve (12) hours of training and continuing education in one (1) or more of the subjects listed in subdivision (f)(6). An incumbent utility district commissioner holding office on June 30, 2010, who has received a minimum of twelve (12) hours of training or more in one (1) or more courses addressing subjects identified in subdivision (f)(6) within the past three (3) years may submit a request to the comptroller to be exempt from the training and continuing education requirements set forth in this subdivision (f)(1). (2) In each continuing education period after the initial training and continuing education required by subdivision (f)(1), a utility district commissioner shall attend a minimum of twelve (12) hours of training and continuing education in one (1) or more of the subjects listed in subdivision (f)(6). For the purposes of this subdivision (f)(2), a "continuing education period" is a period of three (3) years beginning January 1 after the calendar year in which a utility district commissioner completes the training and continuing education requirements set forth in subdivision (f)(1) and each succeeding three-year period thereafter. (3) For purposes of subdivisions (f)(1) and (2), a utility district commissioner may request a training and continuing education extension of up to six (6) months from the comptroller of the treasury or the comptroller's designee. The request shall only be granted upon a reasonable showing of substantial compliance with subdivisions (f)(1) and (2). If the extension is granted, the utility district commissioner must complete any additional required training hours necessary to achieve full compliance for only the relevant continuing education period within the extension period. The utility district commissioner shall file copies of any extension request letters and corresponding comptroller of the treasury determination letters with the Tennessee board of utility regulation. The failure to file this information with the Tennessee board of utility regulation shall cause a commissioner to be ineligible to receive any further payment or benefit as provided in subsection (a) until the information is properly filed. (4) (A) By January 31 of each year, each utility district commissioner shall file with the utility district an annual written statement on a form developed by the comptroller of the treasury that certifies the training and continuing education courses attended by the commissioner during the prior calendar year. (B) The annual written statement must: (i) Identify the date of each course attended; the course's subject matter, location, and sponsor; and the hours attended for each course; and (ii) Include a certificate of attendance, on a form acceptable to the comptroller of the treasury, for each course listed on the annual written statement that certifies the utility district commissioner attended the course. (C) For years in which the utility district commissioner did not attend training or continuing education courses, the commissioner shall file an annual written statement certifying that the commissioner attended no training for that year. (D) A utility district shall keep a copy of an annual written statement filed pursuant to this subdivision (f)(4) for six (6) years following the calendar year in which the annual written statement was filed. (E) The failure to file the annual written statement pursuant to this subdivision (f)(4) causes a commissioner to be ineligible to receive further payment or benefit as provided in subsection (a) until the annual written statement is filed. (5) The utility district shall be responsible for paying the training and continuing education course registration and travel expenses for the training and continuing education required by this subsection (f) for the members of the utility district's board of commissioners. (6) The subjects for the training and continuing education required by subdivisions (f)(1) and (2) shall include, but not be limited to, board governance, financial oversight, policy-making responsibilities and other topics reasonably related to the duties of the members of the board of commissioners of a utility district. (7) Any association or organization with appropriate knowledge and experience may prepare a training and continuing education curriculum for utility district commissioners covering the subjects set forth in subdivision (f)(6) to be submitted to the comptroller for review and approval prior to use. The comptroller shall file a copy of approved training and continuing education curriculum with the Tennessee board of utility regulation. Changes and updates to the curriculum shall be submitted to the comptroller for approval prior to use. Any training and continuing education curriculum approved by the comptroller shall be updated every three (3) years and resubmitted to the comptroller for review and approval. (8) Nothing in this subsection (f) shall prohibit the Tennessee board of utility regulation from requiring training and continuing education in addition to that required under this subsection (f) for utility district commissioners of a utility district which is financially distressed under § 7-82-703 . (9) As used in this subsection (f), "utility district commissioners" include the members of the governing board of any utility district created pursuant to this chapter or any public or private act and the members of the governing board of any water or sewer authority created by any public or private act.
(1) Within one (1) year of initial appointment or election to the board of commissioners of a utility district or prior to or within one (1) year of the reappointment or reelection to the board of commissioners of an incumbent utility district commissioner holding office on June 30, 2010, a utility district commissioner shall attend a minimum of twelve (12) hours of training and continuing education in one (1) or more of the subjects listed in subdivision (f)(6). An incumbent utility district commissioner holding office on June 30, 2010, who has received a minimum of twelve (12) hours of training or more in one (1) or more courses addressing subjects identified in subdivision (f)(6) within the past three (3) years may submit a request to the comptroller to be exempt from the training and continuing education requirements set forth in this subdivision (f)(1).
(2) In each continuing education period after the initial training and continuing education required by subdivision (f)(1), a utility district commissioner shall attend a minimum of twelve (12) hours of training and continuing education in one (1) or more of the subjects listed in subdivision (f)(6). For the purposes of this subdivision (f)(2), a "continuing education period" is a period of three (3) years beginning January 1 after the calendar year in which a utility district commissioner completes the training and continuing education requirements set forth in subdivision (f)(1) and each succeeding three-year period thereafter.
(3) For purposes of subdivisions (f)(1) and (2), a utility district commissioner may request a training and continuing education extension of up to six (6) months from the comptroller of the treasury or the comptroller's designee. The request shall only be granted upon a reasonable showing of substantial compliance with subdivisions (f)(1) and (2). If the extension is granted, the utility district commissioner must complete any additional required training hours necessary to achieve full compliance for only the relevant continuing education period within the extension period. The utility district commissioner shall file copies of any extension request letters and corresponding comptroller of the treasury determination letters with the Tennessee board of utility regulation. The failure to file this information with the Tennessee board of utility regulation shall cause a commissioner to be ineligible to receive any further payment or benefit as provided in subsection (a) until the information is properly filed.
(4) (A) By January 31 of each year, each utility district commissioner shall file with the utility district an annual written statement on a form developed by the comptroller of the treasury that certifies the training and continuing education courses attended by the commissioner during the prior calendar year. (B) The annual written statement must: (i) Identify the date of each course attended; the course's subject matter, location, and sponsor; and the hours attended for each course; and (ii) Include a certificate of attendance, on a form acceptable to the comptroller of the treasury, for each course listed on the annual written statement that certifies the utility district commissioner attended the course. (C) For years in which the utility district commissioner did not attend training or continuing education courses, the commissioner shall file an annual written statement certifying that the commissioner attended no training for that year. (D) A utility district shall keep a copy of an annual written statement filed pursuant to this subdivision (f)(4) for six (6) years following the calendar year in which the annual written statement was filed. (E) The failure to file the annual written statement pursuant to this subdivision (f)(4) causes a commissioner to be ineligible to receive further payment or benefit as provided in subsection (a) until the annual written statement is filed.
(A) By January 31 of each year, each utility district commissioner shall file with the utility district an annual written statement on a form developed by the comptroller of the treasury that certifies the training and continuing education courses attended by the commissioner during the prior calendar year.
(B) The annual written statement must: (i) Identify the date of each course attended; the course's subject matter, location, and sponsor; and the hours attended for each course; and (ii) Include a certificate of attendance, on a form acceptable to the comptroller of the treasury, for each course listed on the annual written statement that certifies the utility district commissioner attended the course.
(i) Identify the date of each course attended; the course's subject matter, location, and sponsor; and the hours attended for each course; and
(ii) Include a certificate of attendance, on a form acceptable to the comptroller of the treasury, for each course listed on the annual written statement that certifies the utility district commissioner attended the course.
(C) For years in which the utility district commissioner did not attend training or continuing education courses, the commissioner shall file an annual written statement certifying that the commissioner attended no training for that year.
(D) A utility district shall keep a copy of an annual written statement filed pursuant to this subdivision (f)(4) for six (6) years following the calendar year in which the annual written statement was filed.
(E) The failure to file the annual written statement pursuant to this subdivision (f)(4) causes a commissioner to be ineligible to receive further payment or benefit as provided in subsection (a) until the annual written statement is filed.
(5) The utility district shall be responsible for paying the training and continuing education course registration and travel expenses for the training and continuing education required by this subsection (f) for the members of the utility district's board of commissioners.
(6) The subjects for the training and continuing education required by subdivisions (f)(1) and (2) shall include, but not be limited to, board governance, financial oversight, policy-making responsibilities and other topics reasonably related to the duties of the members of the board of commissioners of a utility district.
(7) Any association or organization with appropriate knowledge and experience may prepare a training and continuing education curriculum for utility district commissioners covering the subjects set forth in subdivision (f)(6) to be submitted to the comptroller for review and approval prior to use. The comptroller shall file a copy of approved training and continuing education curriculum with the Tennessee board of utility regulation. Changes and updates to the curriculum shall be submitted to the comptroller for approval prior to use. Any training and continuing education curriculum approved by the comptroller shall be updated every three (3) years and resubmitted to the comptroller for review and approval.
(8) Nothing in this subsection (f) shall prohibit the Tennessee board of utility regulation from requiring training and continuing education in addition to that required under this subsection (f) for utility district commissioners of a utility district which is financially distressed under § 7-82-703 .
(9) As used in this subsection (f), "utility district commissioners" include the members of the governing board of any utility district created pursuant to this chapter or any public or private act and the members of the governing board of any water or sewer authority created by any public or private act.
Amended by 2023 Tenn. Acts, ch. 463, s 16, eff. 7/1/2023.
Amended by 2023 Tenn. Acts, ch. 463, s 15, eff. 7/1/2023.
Amended by 2023 Tenn. Acts, ch. 348, s 1, eff. 5/5/2023.
Amended by 2023 Tenn. Acts, ch. 345, s 1, eff. 5/5/2023.
Amended by 2022 Tenn. Acts, ch. 657, s 3, eff. 3/15/2022.
Amended by 2020 Tenn. Acts, ch. 590, s 1, eff. 7/1/2020.
Amended by 2018 Tenn. Acts, ch. 915, s 1, eff. 5/1/2018.
Amended by 2017 Tenn. Acts, ch. 129, s 9, eff. 4/17/2017.
Amended by 2017 Tenn. Acts, ch. 118, s 3, eff. 4/12/2017.
Amended by 2014 Tenn. Acts, ch. 628, s 6, eff. 4/4/2014.
Acts 1937, ch. 248, § 4; C. Supp. 1950, § 3695.29; Acts 1963, ch. 193, §§ 1, 2; 1968, ch. 567, § 1; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 6-2615; Acts 1981, ch. 145, § 1; 1982, ch. 839, § 1; 1983, ch. 145, § 1; 1983, ch. 146, § 1; 1983, ch. 364, § 1; 1984, ch. 706, § 1; 1984, ch. 796, §§ 2, 4; 1985, ch. 210, § 1; 1987, ch. 422, § 5; 1989, ch. 139, § 3; 1989, ch. 221, § 4; 1989, ch. 268, § 2; 1990, ch. 722, §§ 1, 2; 1995, ch. 307, § 1; 1995, ch. 453, § 1; 1998, ch. 961, § 1; 2001, ch. 55, § 1; 2001, ch. 83, § 1; 2005, ch. 230, § 1; 2007 , ch. 74, § 1; 2009 , ch. 398, § 1; 2010 , ch. 1146, §§ 9, 10.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 7-37-111 — TN Code / Title 7 / Chapter 37 / Section 7-37-111
Sale of bonds
Status: in_force

Bonds may be sold in such manner and upon such terms as may be deemed advisable by the governing body; provided, that bonds for refunding purposes shall not be sold at less than ninety-seven percent (97%) of par value and accrued interest. Acts 1951, ch. 137, § 5 (Williams, § 4406.53e); 1969, ch. 152, § 2; 1969, ch. 284, § 7; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 6-1711; Acts 1988, ch. 750, § 25.
Bonds may be sold in such manner and upon such terms as may be deemed advisable by the governing body; provided, that bonds for refunding purposes shall not be sold at less than ninety-seven percent (97%) of par value and accrued interest.
Acts 1951, ch. 137, § 5 (Williams, § 4406.53e); 1969, ch. 152, § 2; 1969, ch. 284, § 7; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 6-1711; Acts 1988, ch. 750, § 25.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 7-65-111 — TN Code / Title 7 / Chapter 65 / Section 7-65-111
Bonds and notes
Status: in_force

(a) Except as otherwise expressly provided in this chapter, all bonds issued by the authority shall be payable solely out of the revenues and receipts derived from the leasing, operation or sale by the authority of its projects or any thereof or from income received by the authority from its operation of other parking facilities or from such funds as the authority may receive from other sources as are legally available for such purpose, all as may be designated in the proceedings of the board of directors under which the bonds shall be authorized to be issued; provided, that notes issued in anticipation of the issuance of bonds may be retired out of the proceeds of such bonds. Such bonds may be executed and delivered by the authority at any time and from time to time, may be in such form and denomination and of such terms and maturities, may be in fully registered form or in bearer form registrable either as to principal or interest, or both, may bear such conversion privileges and be payable in such installments and at such time or times, not exceeding forty (40) years, from the date of the bonds, may be payable at such place or places whether within or without the state, may bear interest at such rate or rates payable at such time or times and at such place or places and evidenced in such manner, may be executed by such officers of the authority, and may contain such provisions not inconsistent with this section, all as shall be provided in the proceedings of the board of directors whereunder the bonds shall be authorized to be issued. If deemed advisable by the board of directors, there may be retained in the proceedings under which any bonds of the authority are authorized to be issued an option to redeem all or any part of the bonds as may be specified in such proceedings, at such price or prices and after such notice or notices and on such terms and conditions as may be set forth in such proceedings and as may be briefly recited on the face of the bonds, but nothing contained in this section shall be construed to confer on the authority any right or option to redeem any bonds except as may be provided in the proceedings under which they shall be issued. Any bonds of the authority may be sold at public or private sale for such price and in such manner and from time to time as may be determined by the board of directors of the authority to be most advantageous, and the authority may pay all expenses, premiums and commissions that its board of directors may deem necessary or advantageous in connection with the issuance of the bonds. Issuance by the authority of one (1) or more series of bonds for one (1) or more purposes shall not preclude it from issuing other bonds in connection with the same project or any other project, but the proceedings whereunder any subsequent bonds may be issued shall recognize and protect any prior pledge or mortgage made for any prior issue of bonds. (b) Any bonds or notes of the authority at any time outstanding may at any time and from time to time be refunded by the authority by the issuance of its refunding bonds in such amount as the board of directors may deem necessary, but not exceeding: (1) The principal amount of the obligations being refinanced; (2) Applicable redemption premiums on the bonds or notes; (3) Unpaid interest on such obligations to the date of delivery or exchange of the refunding bonds; (4) In the event the proceeds from the sale of the refunding bonds are to be deposited in trust as provided in subdivision (d)(2), interest to accrue on such obligations from the date of delivery to the date of maturity or to the first redemption date, whichever shall be earlier; and (5) Expenses, premiums and commissions of the authority deemed by the board of directors to be necessary in connection with the issuance of the refunding bonds. (c) Any such refunding may be effected whether the obligations to be refunded shall have then matured or shall thereafter mature, either by the exchange of the refunding bonds for the obligations to be refunded by the refunding bonds, with the consent of the holders of the obligations so to be refunded, or by sale of the refunding bonds and the application of the proceeds of the sale to the payment of the obligations to be refunded by the refunding bonds, and regardless of whether or not the obligations to be refunded were issued in connection with the same projects or separate projects, and regardless of whether or not the obligations proposed to be refunded shall be payable on the same date or different dates or shall be due serially or otherwise. (d) The principal proceeds from the sale of any refunding bonds shall be applied only as follows, either to: (1) The immediate payment and retirement of the obligations being refunded; or (2) The extent not required for the immediate payment of the obligations being refunded, then such proceeds shall be deposited in trust to provide for the payment and retirement of the obligations being refunded, and to any expenses incurred in connection with such refunding, but may also be used to pay interest on the refunding bonds prior to the retirement of the obligations being refunded. Money in any such trust fund may be invested in direct obligations of, or obligations the principal of and interest on which are guaranteed by, the United States government, or obligations of any agency or instrumentality of the United States government, or in certificates of deposit issued by a bank and trust company located in the state, if such certificates shall be secured by a pledge of any of such obligations having an aggregate market value, exclusive of accrued interest, equal at least to the principal amount of the certificates so secured. Nothing in this subdivision (d)(2) shall be construed as a limitation on the duration of any deposit in trust for the retirement of obligations being refunded, but which shall not have matured and which shall not be presently redeemable. Acts 1980, ch. 826, § 11.
(a) Except as otherwise expressly provided in this chapter, all bonds issued by the authority shall be payable solely out of the revenues and receipts derived from the leasing, operation or sale by the authority of its projects or any thereof or from income received by the authority from its operation of other parking facilities or from such funds as the authority may receive from other sources as are legally available for such purpose, all as may be designated in the proceedings of the board of directors under which the bonds shall be authorized to be issued; provided, that notes issued in anticipation of the issuance of bonds may be retired out of the proceeds of such bonds. Such bonds may be executed and delivered by the authority at any time and from time to time, may be in such form and denomination and of such terms and maturities, may be in fully registered form or in bearer form registrable either as to principal or interest, or both, may bear such conversion privileges and be payable in such installments and at such time or times, not exceeding forty (40) years, from the date of the bonds, may be payable at such place or places whether within or without the state, may bear interest at such rate or rates payable at such time or times and at such place or places and evidenced in such manner, may be executed by such officers of the authority, and may contain such provisions not inconsistent with this section, all as shall be provided in the proceedings of the board of directors whereunder the bonds shall be authorized to be issued. If deemed advisable by the board of directors, there may be retained in the proceedings under which any bonds of the authority are authorized to be issued an option to redeem all or any part of the bonds as may be specified in such proceedings, at such price or prices and after such notice or notices and on such terms and conditions as may be set forth in such proceedings and as may be briefly recited on the face of the bonds, but nothing contained in this section shall be construed to confer on the authority any right or option to redeem any bonds except as may be provided in the proceedings under which they shall be issued. Any bonds of the authority may be sold at public or private sale for such price and in such manner and from time to time as may be determined by the board of directors of the authority to be most advantageous, and the authority may pay all expenses, premiums and commissions that its board of directors may deem necessary or advantageous in connection with the issuance of the bonds. Issuance by the authority of one (1) or more series of bonds for one (1) or more purposes shall not preclude it from issuing other bonds in connection with the same project or any other project, but the proceedings whereunder any subsequent bonds may be issued shall recognize and protect any prior pledge or mortgage made for any prior issue of bonds.
(b) Any bonds or notes of the authority at any time outstanding may at any time and from time to time be refunded by the authority by the issuance of its refunding bonds in such amount as the board of directors may deem necessary, but not exceeding: (1) The principal amount of the obligations being refinanced; (2) Applicable redemption premiums on the bonds or notes; (3) Unpaid interest on such obligations to the date of delivery or exchange of the refunding bonds; (4) In the event the proceeds from the sale of the refunding bonds are to be deposited in trust as provided in subdivision (d)(2), interest to accrue on such obligations from the date of delivery to the date of maturity or to the first redemption date, whichever shall be earlier; and (5) Expenses, premiums and commissions of the authority deemed by the board of directors to be necessary in connection with the issuance of the refunding bonds.
(1) The principal amount of the obligations being refinanced;
(2) Applicable redemption premiums on the bonds or notes;
(3) Unpaid interest on such obligations to the date of delivery or exchange of the refunding bonds;
(4) In the event the proceeds from the sale of the refunding bonds are to be deposited in trust as provided in subdivision (d)(2), interest to accrue on such obligations from the date of delivery to the date of maturity or to the first redemption date, whichever shall be earlier; and
(5) Expenses, premiums and commissions of the authority deemed by the board of directors to be necessary in connection with the issuance of the refunding bonds.
(c) Any such refunding may be effected whether the obligations to be refunded shall have then matured or shall thereafter mature, either by the exchange of the refunding bonds for the obligations to be refunded by the refunding bonds, with the consent of the holders of the obligations so to be refunded, or by sale of the refunding bonds and the application of the proceeds of the sale to the payment of the obligations to be refunded by the refunding bonds, and regardless of whether or not the obligations to be refunded were issued in connection with the same projects or separate projects, and regardless of whether or not the obligations proposed to be refunded shall be payable on the same date or different dates or shall be due serially or otherwise.
(d) The principal proceeds from the sale of any refunding bonds shall be applied only as follows, either to: (1) The immediate payment and retirement of the obligations being refunded; or (2) The extent not required for the immediate payment of the obligations being refunded, then such proceeds shall be deposited in trust to provide for the payment and retirement of the obligations being refunded, and to any expenses incurred in connection with such refunding, but may also be used to pay interest on the refunding bonds prior to the retirement of the obligations being refunded. Money in any such trust fund may be invested in direct obligations of, or obligations the principal of and interest on which are guaranteed by, the United States government, or obligations of any agency or instrumentality of the United States government, or in certificates of deposit issued by a bank and trust company located in the state, if such certificates shall be secured by a pledge of any of such obligations having an aggregate market value, exclusive of accrued interest, equal at least to the principal amount of the certificates so secured. Nothing in this subdivision (d)(2) shall be construed as a limitation on the duration of any deposit in trust for the retirement of obligations being refunded, but which shall not have matured and which shall not be presently redeemable.
(1) The immediate payment and retirement of the obligations being refunded; or
(2) The extent not required for the immediate payment of the obligations being refunded, then such proceeds shall be deposited in trust to provide for the payment and retirement of the obligations being refunded, and to any expenses incurred in connection with such refunding, but may also be used to pay interest on the refunding bonds prior to the retirement of the obligations being refunded. Money in any such trust fund may be invested in direct obligations of, or obligations the principal of and interest on which are guaranteed by, the United States government, or obligations of any agency or instrumentality of the United States government, or in certificates of deposit issued by a bank and trust company located in the state, if such certificates shall be secured by a pledge of any of such obligations having an aggregate market value, exclusive of accrued interest, equal at least to the principal amount of the certificates so secured. Nothing in this subdivision (d)(2) shall be construed as a limitation on the duration of any deposit in trust for the retirement of obligations being refunded, but which shall not have matured and which shall not be presently redeemable.
Acts 1980, ch. 826, § 11.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 7-68-103 — TN Code / Title 7 / Chapter 68 / Section 7-68-103
Adoption of sanctuary policy prohibited
Status: in_force

No local governmental entity or official shall adopt or enact a sanctuary policy. A local governmental entity that adopts or enacts a sanctuary policy is ineligible to enter into any grant contract with the department of economic and community development until the sanctuary policy is repealed, rescinded, or otherwise no longer in effect. Amended by 2018 Tenn. Acts, ch. 973,s 3, eff. 1/1/2019. Acts 2009, ch. 447, § 1.
No local governmental entity or official shall adopt or enact a sanctuary policy. A local governmental entity that adopts or enacts a sanctuary policy is ineligible to enter into any grant contract with the department of economic and community development until the sanctuary policy is repealed, rescinded, or otherwise no longer in effect.
Amended by 2018 Tenn. Acts, ch. 973,s 3, eff. 1/1/2019.
Acts 2009, ch. 447, § 1.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 7-39-402 — TN Code / Title 7 / Chapter 39 / Section 7-39-402
Purpose - Construction
Status: in_force

The purpose of this part is to provide the complete law of this state with respect to payments in lieu of taxes on the property and operations of all gas systems owned and operated by incorporated cities or towns, by counties, and by metropolitan governments, and to repeal the specific provisions of any private act, home rule charter or metropolitan government charter, or any part of any private act, home rule charter or metropolitan government charter, relating to payments in lieu of taxes, except for provisions relating to the distribution of any such payments, but not to repeal any other provisions of such private acts or charters or parts of the private acts or charters. This part is remedial in nature and this part shall be liberally construed to effectuate the purpose of this part. Acts 1987, ch. 220, § 3.
The purpose of this part is to provide the complete law of this state with respect to payments in lieu of taxes on the property and operations of all gas systems owned and operated by incorporated cities or towns, by counties, and by metropolitan governments, and to repeal the specific provisions of any private act, home rule charter or metropolitan government charter, or any part of any private act, home rule charter or metropolitan government charter, relating to payments in lieu of taxes, except for provisions relating to the distribution of any such payments, but not to repeal any other provisions of such private acts or charters or parts of the private acts or charters. This part is remedial in nature and this part shall be liberally construed to effectuate the purpose of this part.
Acts 1987, ch. 220, § 3.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 7-21-301 — TN Code / Title 7 / Chapter 21 / Section 7-21-301
Authority - Administration
Status: in_force

(a) (1) Any unified government created and established under this chapter shall possess all powers, rights, obligations, duties and privileges to provide electricity, natural gas, water, wastewater, solid waste disposal, recycling, energy production or any other utility service as permitted by the charter, collectively referred to as "utility services", or any combination thereof; but in no event shall any initial charter provision supersede or conflict with § 7-21-206(p) . (2) The powers granted to any unified government in this subsection (a) shall be the exclusive right to perform or provide such utility services within the boundaries of the county and without the boundaries of the county, as permitted by law. (3) Notwithstanding subdivisions (a)(1) and (2), any utility district created pursuant to the Utility District Act of 1937, compiled in chapter 82 of this title or Chapter 175 of the Private Acts of 1959, that is providing service on the effective date of the charter shall possess all powers, rights, obligations, duties and privileges as are granted to it by such public or private act, as may subsequently be amended. (b) (1) The powers, rights, obligations, duties and privileges granted in subsection (a) shall be exercised and administered through such board or boards, commission or commissions or franchise or franchises as are authorized or established under the charter. (2) Any such utility board or commission not otherwise established under charter provisions required by § 7-21-206(p) , that is created by the legislative body of the unified government, shall be composed of not less than five (5) nor more than nine (9) members who are appointed in accordance with procedures specified in the charter. (3) The members must be, at a minimum, citizens of the jurisdiction or jurisdictions served by the utility, who are of legal age, and who are not elected officials or employees of any governmental unit or agency within the county. Upon the effective date of the charter, all existing members of utility boards or commissions established under charter provisions required by § 7-21-206(p) shall automatically be appointed to continue to serve the balance of their term of office as provided in such private act or municipal charter provision governing such utility immediately prior to the effective date of the charter. Acts 1991, ch. 497, § 301.
(a) (1) Any unified government created and established under this chapter shall possess all powers, rights, obligations, duties and privileges to provide electricity, natural gas, water, wastewater, solid waste disposal, recycling, energy production or any other utility service as permitted by the charter, collectively referred to as "utility services", or any combination thereof; but in no event shall any initial charter provision supersede or conflict with § 7-21-206(p) . (2) The powers granted to any unified government in this subsection (a) shall be the exclusive right to perform or provide such utility services within the boundaries of the county and without the boundaries of the county, as permitted by law. (3) Notwithstanding subdivisions (a)(1) and (2), any utility district created pursuant to the Utility District Act of 1937, compiled in chapter 82 of this title or Chapter 175 of the Private Acts of 1959, that is providing service on the effective date of the charter shall possess all powers, rights, obligations, duties and privileges as are granted to it by such public or private act, as may subsequently be amended.
(1) Any unified government created and established under this chapter shall possess all powers, rights, obligations, duties and privileges to provide electricity, natural gas, water, wastewater, solid waste disposal, recycling, energy production or any other utility service as permitted by the charter, collectively referred to as "utility services", or any combination thereof; but in no event shall any initial charter provision supersede or conflict with § 7-21-206(p) .
(2) The powers granted to any unified government in this subsection (a) shall be the exclusive right to perform or provide such utility services within the boundaries of the county and without the boundaries of the county, as permitted by law.
(3) Notwithstanding subdivisions (a)(1) and (2), any utility district created pursuant to the Utility District Act of 1937, compiled in chapter 82 of this title or Chapter 175 of the Private Acts of 1959, that is providing service on the effective date of the charter shall possess all powers, rights, obligations, duties and privileges as are granted to it by such public or private act, as may subsequently be amended.
(b) (1) The powers, rights, obligations, duties and privileges granted in subsection (a) shall be exercised and administered through such board or boards, commission or commissions or franchise or franchises as are authorized or established under the charter. (2) Any such utility board or commission not otherwise established under charter provisions required by § 7-21-206(p) , that is created by the legislative body of the unified government, shall be composed of not less than five (5) nor more than nine (9) members who are appointed in accordance with procedures specified in the charter. (3) The members must be, at a minimum, citizens of the jurisdiction or jurisdictions served by the utility, who are of legal age, and who are not elected officials or employees of any governmental unit or agency within the county. Upon the effective date of the charter, all existing members of utility boards or commissions established under charter provisions required by § 7-21-206(p) shall automatically be appointed to continue to serve the balance of their term of office as provided in such private act or municipal charter provision governing such utility immediately prior to the effective date of the charter.
(1) The powers, rights, obligations, duties and privileges granted in subsection (a) shall be exercised and administered through such board or boards, commission or commissions or franchise or franchises as are authorized or established under the charter.
(2) Any such utility board or commission not otherwise established under charter provisions required by § 7-21-206(p) , that is created by the legislative body of the unified government, shall be composed of not less than five (5) nor more than nine (9) members who are appointed in accordance with procedures specified in the charter.
(3) The members must be, at a minimum, citizens of the jurisdiction or jurisdictions served by the utility, who are of legal age, and who are not elected officials or employees of any governmental unit or agency within the county. Upon the effective date of the charter, all existing members of utility boards or commissions established under charter provisions required by § 7-21-206(p) shall automatically be appointed to continue to serve the balance of their term of office as provided in such private act or municipal charter provision governing such utility immediately prior to the effective date of the charter.
Acts 1991, ch. 497, § 301.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 7-84-603 — TN Code / Title 7 / Chapter 84 / Section 7-84-603
Part definitions
Status: in_force

As used in this part, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) "Assessed value" means value as assessed for municipal property tax purposes; (2) "District" or "inner-city redevelopment district" means the inner-city redevelopment district created by the establishment ordinance of the municipality; (3) "District management corporation" means the board or organization created or appointed pursuant to § 7-84-619 ; (4) "Establishment ordinance" means the ordinance of the governing body adopted pursuant to § 7-84-615 establishing a district; (5) "Governing body" means the council, commission, board or other body exercising general legislative power in the municipality; (6) "Initiating petition" means the petition filed pursuant to § 7-84-611(a)(1) requesting the establishment of a district pursuant to this part; (7) "Initiating resolution" means the resolution adopted by the governing body pursuant to § 7-84-611(a)(2) proposing to establish a district pursuant to this part; (8) "Municipality" means any incorporated city, town or metropolitan government of this state exercising general governmental functions in the state; and (9) "Owner" means record owner in fee, or duly authorized representative. Acts 2003, ch. 195, § 1.
As used in this part, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1) "Assessed value" means value as assessed for municipal property tax purposes;
(2) "District" or "inner-city redevelopment district" means the inner-city redevelopment district created by the establishment ordinance of the municipality;
(3) "District management corporation" means the board or organization created or appointed pursuant to § 7-84-619 ;
(4) "Establishment ordinance" means the ordinance of the governing body adopted pursuant to § 7-84-615 establishing a district;
(5) "Governing body" means the council, commission, board or other body exercising general legislative power in the municipality;
(6) "Initiating petition" means the petition filed pursuant to § 7-84-611(a)(1) requesting the establishment of a district pursuant to this part;
(7) "Initiating resolution" means the resolution adopted by the governing body pursuant to § 7-84-611(a)(2) proposing to establish a district pursuant to this part;
(8) "Municipality" means any incorporated city, town or metropolitan government of this state exercising general governmental functions in the state; and
(9) "Owner" means record owner in fee, or duly authorized representative.
Acts 2003, ch. 195, § 1.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 7-84-303 — TN Code / Title 7 / Chapter 84 / Section 7-84-303
Board of assessment commissioners
Status: in_force

(a) The board of assessment commissioners authorized in this chapter shall consist of no fewer than three (3) nor more than seven (7) citizens of the municipality, none of whom shall be interested in any property contained within the central business improvement district. Such members shall be not less than thirty (30) years of age and shall serve until completion of their duties. A majority of such commissioners shall constitute a quorum and be competent to perform any duty required of these commissioners; and they shall be notified of their appointment, and vacancies in their number shall be filled, by the governing body, and they shall be sworn to the faithful discharge of their duties. (b) The commissioners shall view each property located within the improvement district and shall: (1) Determine the amount of the assessment to be levied upon each such property, according to the benefit conferred by the improvements; and (2) Ascertain and award the amount of damages and compensation to be paid to the owners of property that is to be taken or injured by such improvements. (c) The board of assessment commissioners shall be reimbursed for the performance of their duties at a rate to be determined by the governing body of the municipality, and such reimbursement shall be considered a cost of the improvements and reimbursed from the special assessments as provided in this chapter. Acts 1971, ch. 268, § 14; T.C.A., § 6-3914.
(a) The board of assessment commissioners authorized in this chapter shall consist of no fewer than three (3) nor more than seven (7) citizens of the municipality, none of whom shall be interested in any property contained within the central business improvement district. Such members shall be not less than thirty (30) years of age and shall serve until completion of their duties. A majority of such commissioners shall constitute a quorum and be competent to perform any duty required of these commissioners; and they shall be notified of their appointment, and vacancies in their number shall be filled, by the governing body, and they shall be sworn to the faithful discharge of their duties.
(b) The commissioners shall view each property located within the improvement district and shall: (1) Determine the amount of the assessment to be levied upon each such property, according to the benefit conferred by the improvements; and (2) Ascertain and award the amount of damages and compensation to be paid to the owners of property that is to be taken or injured by such improvements.
(1) Determine the amount of the assessment to be levied upon each such property, according to the benefit conferred by the improvements; and
(2) Ascertain and award the amount of damages and compensation to be paid to the owners of property that is to be taken or injured by such improvements.
(c) The board of assessment commissioners shall be reimbursed for the performance of their duties at a rate to be determined by the governing body of the municipality, and such reimbursement shall be considered a cost of the improvements and reimbursed from the special assessments as provided in this chapter.
Acts 1971, ch. 268, § 14; T.C.A., § 6-3914.