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TN Code § 6-53-105 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 6 - Cities and Towns|Chapter 53 - Municipal Elections|§ 6-53-105. Home Rule Municipalities — Elections on Questions Requiring Local Approval and on Amendments to Charter

  In any municipality that has adopted home rule, where any question subject to local approval, under the provisions of the Constitution of Tennessee, article XI, § 9 has not been approved by a two-thirds (2/3) vote of the local governing body, a petition signed by the qualified voters of the municipality in a number amounting to at least ten percent (10%) of the votes cast in the last election for mayor may be filed with the appropriate election commission officials not later than sixty (60) days prior to the day of the next regular election or primary, and the question shall be placed on the ballot of the next regular election. Where the total cost of conducting a special election pursuant to the Constitution of Tennessee, article XI, § 9 is defrayed completely by private financial contributions, a special election may be held for the purpose of approving or disapproving the question.   Except in counties having a metropolitan form of government and having a population of not less than four hundred twenty thousand (420,000) nor more than five hundred thousand (500,000), according to the 1970 federal census, the local governing body of any municipality that has adopted home rule may, by ordinance, propose an amendment to the charter of such municipality by a majority vote of the body and submit the same for ratification by approval of the qualified voters of the municipality, in a special election to be held for such purpose, the amendment to be limited in its substance and applicability to the establishment of a property tax rate, or the increasing or reduction thereof. When such local governing body has proposed any such amendment, it shall notify the election commission, which shall call and hold an election for the municipality after giving forty-five (45) days' notice that such election will be held. The ballot shall set forth the proposed amendment as set out in the resolution adopted by the local governing body, and the voters shall vote “For the amendment” or “Against the amendment.” Following the election the vote shall be canvassed by the county election commission and if a majority of those voting vote for the amendment, it shall become a part of the charter of such home rule municipality.   On any ballot on which an amendment to the charter of a home rule municipality appears for approval or disapproval by the electorate, a statement certified by the chief financial officer of the municipality shall appear immediately after the language describing the amendment but before the questions “For the amendment” and “Against the amendment.” The statement shall indicate the chief financial officer's estimate of the net cost savings, net cost increase, or net increase or decrease in revenues, on a yearly basis, if any, that will be effected if the amendment is approved. The statement by the financial officer shall be made readily distinguishable from the language describing the amendment itself.
TN Code § 6-53-106 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 6 - Cities and Towns|Chapter 53 - Municipal Elections|§ 6-53-106. Filling Certain Vacancies

  Notwithstanding any other law or municipal charter, whenever a vacancy occurs in the membership of any city board of education whose members are elected by vote of the people or in the office of city judge who is elected by vote of the people in any city having a population in excess of one hundred thousand (100,000) within counties, except those counties with the metropolitan form of government, having a population in excess of two hundred thousand (200,000), each according to the 1970 federal census or any subsequent federal census, any appointment made pursuant to law or charter provision shall be an interim appointment, valid only until the next primary or general election or referendum that is held in such city after the vacancy occurs.   At such primary or general election or referendum, the vacancy shall be filled for the remainder of the unexpired term by the election of some qualified candidate.   In any city to which this section applies, for those offices for which by charter or other law a special election is provided for the filling of vacancies, such charter or other law shall be controlling, but if no special election is so provided for the filling of vacancies, this section shall control.
TN Code § 6-53-107 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 6 - Cities and Towns|Chapter 53 - Municipal Elections|§ 6-53-107. Vacancies in Council

  Notwithstanding any other law or charter, whenever a vacancy occurs in the membership of the city council of any city having a population in excess of one hundred thousand (100,000) within counties, except those counties with the metropolitan form of government, having a population in excess of two hundred thousand (200,000), each according to the 1970 federal census or any subsequent federal census, any appointment made to fill such vacancy under the law or charter shall be an interim appointment, valid only until the next primary or general election or referendum that is held in such city after the vacancy occurs.   At such primary or general election or referendum, the vacancy shall be filled for the remainder of the unexpired term by the election of some qualified candidate.   In any city to which this section applies, for those offices for which by charter or other law a special election is provided for the filling of vacancies, such charter or other law shall be controlling, but if no special election is so provided for the filling of vacancies,  this section shall control.
TN Code § 6-53-108 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 6 - Cities and Towns|Chapter 53 - Municipal Elections|§ 6-53-108. Petitions for Recall Elections

  The charter of any municipality to the contrary notwithstanding, any petition or petitions required to be filed under a municipal charter in order to cause a recall election of whatever type or kind, whether in the nature of a new municipal election prior to the next regular election or otherwise, shall contain one (1) or more specific grounds for removal.   This section shall be construed to be remedial and shall be given a liberal and retroactive effect where legally permissible.
TN Code § 6-53-109 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 6 - Cities and Towns|Chapter 53 - Municipal Elections|§ 6-53-109. Minimum Age of City and Municipal Legislators

  Notwithstanding general law, private act, or municipal charter to the contrary, no minimum age qualification for membership on the legislative body of any municipality or city shall be greater than twenty-one (21) years of age at the time of taking office nor less than eighteen (18) years of age as a candidate for election to such office; provided, that a minimum age qualification for such membership, within such age range, may be established by a municipality or city by private act, charter provision, or ordinance if authorized by its charter.   This section shall not apply to any county with a metropolitan form of government.
TN Code § 6-53-110 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 6 - Cities and Towns|Chapter 53 - Municipal Elections|§ 6-53-110. Election Districts

   Notwithstanding any other law or charter to the contrary, no member of the legislative body of a municipality, a popularly elected school board, or any other similarly constituted and elected board or commission of a county or municipality shall be elected to such office through an election procedure requiring candidates to be nominated from a district and elected at-large, but such members shall be elected from districts as established by the appropriate county or municipality, which districts shall:  Assure representation of substantially equal populations and guarantee the principle of one man/one vote in compliance with the Constitution of the United States; and   Be reasonably compact and contiguous and not overlap.     Following the establishment of the districts, such districts shall be reapportioned at least as often as districts for the county legislative body of such county are reapportioned to ensure compliance with the limitations prescribed in this section.       This section shall apply to all such elections held on and after September 1, 1983.   This section shall not apply in any municipality with a population of less than fifty thousand (50,000) persons or in any county with a population of less than ninety thousand (90,000) persons, according to the 1980 federal census or any subsequent federal census.   This section shall not apply in any county having a population of not less than eighty-five thousand seven hundred twenty-five (85,725) nor more than eighty-five thousand eight hundred twenty-five (85,825), according to the 1980 federal census or any subsequent federal census.     This section shall only apply to local governmental entities that use the election procedure outlined in subsection (a).     This section shall have no effect, unless it is approved by a majority of the number of qualified voters of the county or municipality to which it may apply, as the case may be, voting in an election on the question of whether or not this section should be approved. The ballots used in the first regular election held in such county or municipality after May 24, 1983, shall have printed on them the substance of this section and the voters shall vote for or against its approval. The election commission shall place this question on the ballot at the direction of the state election coordinator. The votes cast on the question shall be canvassed and the results proclaimed by the county election commission and certified by it to the secretary of state as provided by law in the case of general elections. The qualifications of voters voting on the question shall be the same as those required for participation in general elections. All laws applicable to general elections shall apply to the determination of the approval or rejection of this section.
TN Code § 6-53-111 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 6 - Cities and Towns|Chapter 53 - Municipal Elections|§ 6-53-111. Home Rule Municipalities — Status of School Board Following Merger With County School System

  When a home rule city having a city board of education changes its charter to repeal prospectively its charter provisions authorizing it to maintain a separate school system from the county in which it is located, no further election for the city's board of education shall be held within the period of three (3) years before the date of the merger of the city school system into the county school system. The members in office at the time of the charter vote shall remain in office until the repeal takes effect, unless the intervening period is more than three (3) years.   The powers conferred by this section are in addition and supplemental to the powers conferred by any other law, charter, or home rule provision.
TN Code § 6-58-101 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 6 - Cities and Towns|Chapter 58 - Comprehensive Growth Plan|§ 6-58-101. Chapter Definitions

 As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:   “Calendar quarter” means any one (1) of the following time periods during a given year: January 1 through March 31, April 1 through June 30, July 1 through September 30, or October 1 through December 31;   “Committee” means the local government planning advisory committee established by § 4-3-727;   “Council” means the joint economic and community development council established by § 6-58-114;   “Growth plan” means the plan each county must file with the committee by July 1, 2001, as required by § 6-58-107;   “National flood insurance program (NFIP)” means the insurance program administered by the federal emergency management agency, as authorized by the National Flood Insurance Reform Act (42 U.S.C. § 4001 et seq);   “Planned growth area” means an area established in conformance with § 6-58-106(b) and approved in accordance with the requirements of § 6-58-104;   “Rural area” means an area established in conformance with § 6-58-106(c) and approved in accordance with the requirements of § 6-58-104;   “Special flood hazard area” means the land area covered by the floodwaters of the base flood on NFIP maps; and   “Urban growth boundary” means a line encompassing territory established in conformance with § 6-58-106(a) and approved in accordance with the requirements of § 6-58-104.
TN Code § 6-58-102 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 6 - Cities and Towns|Chapter 58 - Comprehensive Growth Plan|§ 6-58-102. Purpose of Chapter

 With this chapter, the general assembly intends to establish a comprehensive growth policy for this state that:   Eliminates annexation or incorporation out of fear;   Establishes incentives to annex or incorporate where appropriate;   More closely matches the timing of development and the provision of public services;   Stabilizes each county's education funding base and establishes an incentive for each county legislative body to be more interested in education matters; and   Minimizes urban sprawl.
TN Code § 6-58-103 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 6 - Cities and Towns|Chapter 58 - Comprehensive Growth Plan|§ 6-58-103. Applicability of Chapter to Counties With Metropolitan Governments

 This chapter does not apply to any county having a metropolitan form of government; provided, that each such county shall receive full benefit of all incentives available pursuant to § 6-58-109, and each such county shall escape the sanctions imposed by § 6-58-110; and provided further, that any municipality that lies within a county having a metropolitan form of government and another county must establish an urban growth boundary in conjunction with the county containing the territory that is not within the county having a metropolitan form of government.
TN Code § 6-58-105 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 6 - Cities and Towns|Chapter 58 - Comprehensive Growth Plan|§ 6-58-105. Judicial Review of Growth Plan

  The affected county, an affected municipality, a resident of such county or an owner of real property located within such county is entitled to judicial review under this section, which shall be the exclusive method for judicial review of the growth plan and its urban growth boundaries, planned growth areas and rural areas. Proceedings for review shall be instituted by filing a petition for review in the chancery court of the affected county. Such petition shall be filed during the sixty-day period after final approval of such urban growth boundaries, planned growth areas and rural areas by the local government planning advisory committee. In accordance with the provisions of the Tennessee rules of civil procedure pertaining to service of process, copies of the petition shall be served upon the local government planning advisory committee, the county and each municipality located or proposing to be located within the county.   Judicial review shall be de novo and shall be conducted by the chancery court without a jury. The petitioner shall have the burden of proving, by a preponderance of the evidence, that the urban growth boundaries, planned growth areas and/or rural areas are invalid because the adoption or approval thereof was granted in an arbitrary, capricious, illegal or other manner characterized by abuse of official discretion. The filing of the petition for review does not itself stay effectiveness of the urban growth boundaries, planned growth areas and rural areas; provided, that the court may order a stay upon appropriate terms if it is shown to the satisfaction of the court that any party or the public at large is likely to suffer significant injury if such stay is not granted. If more than one (1) suit is filed within the county, then all such suits shall be consolidated and tried as a single civil action.   IF the court finds by a preponderance of the evidence that the urban growth boundaries, planned growth areas and/or rural areas are invalid because the adoption or approval thereof was granted in an arbitrary, capricious, illegal or other manner characterized by abuse of official discretion;  THEN an order shall be issued vacating the same, in whole or in part, and remanding the same to the county and the municipalities in order to identify and obtain adoption or approval of urban growth boundaries, planned growth areas and/or rural areas in conformance with the procedures set forth within § 6-58-104.    Any party to the suit, aggrieved by the ruling of the chancery court, may obtain a review of the final judgment of the chancery court by appeal to the court of appeals.
TN Code § 6-58-107 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 6 - Cities and Towns|Chapter 58 - Comprehensive Growth Plan|§ 6-58-107. Approved Plan Required — Land Use Decisions to Be Consistent With Plan

  Not later than July 1, 2001, a growth plan for each county shall be submitted to and approved by the local government planning advisory committee in accordance with § 6-58-104. After a growth plan is so approved, all land use decisions made by the legislative body and the municipality's or county's planning commission shall be consistent with the growth plan.   The growth plan shall include, at a minimum, documents describing and depicting municipal corporate limits, as well as urban growth boundaries, planned growth areas, if any, and rural areas, if any, approved in conformance with § 6-58-104.   The purpose of a growth plan is to direct the coordinated, efficient, and orderly development of the local government and its environs that will, based on an analysis of present and future needs, best promote the public health, safety, morals and general welfare.   A growth plan may address land-use, transportation, public infrastructure, housing, and economic development.   The goals and objectives of a growth plan include the need to:  Provide a unified physical design for the development of the local community;   Encourage a pattern of compact and contiguous high density development to be guided into urban areas or planned growth areas;   Establish an acceptable and consistent level of public services and community facilities and ensure timely provision of those services and facilities;   Promote the adequate provision of employment opportunities and the economic health of the region;   Conserve features of significant statewide or regional architectural, cultural, historical, or archaeological interest;   Protect life and property from the effects of natural hazards, such as flooding, winds, and wildfires;   Take into consideration such other matters that may be logically related to or form an integral part of a plan for the coordinated, efficient and orderly development of the local community; and   Provide for a variety of housing choices and assure affordable housing for future population growth.
TN Code § 6-58-109 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 6 - Cities and Towns|Chapter 58 - Comprehensive Growth Plan|§ 6-58-109. Increased Allocation of Certain Funds for Counties and Municipalities With Approved Growth Plans

  Upon approval of the growth plan by the local government planning advisory committee but beginning no earlier than July 1, 2000, each municipality within the county and the county shall receive an additional five (5) points on a scale of one hundred (100) points or a comparable percentage increase as determined by the commissioner of economic and community development in any evaluation formula for the allocation of private activity bond authority and for the distribution of grants from the department of economic and community development for the:  Tennessee industrial infrastructure program;   Industrial training service program; and   Community development block grants.     Upon approval of the growth plan by the local government planning advisory committee but beginning no earlier than July 1, 2000, each municipality within the county and the county shall receive an additional five (5) points on a scale of one hundred (100) points or a comparable percentage increase as determined by the commissioner if permissible under federal requirements in any evaluation formula for the distribution of grants from the department of environment and conservation for state revolving fund loans for water and sewer systems; provided, that no such preferences shall be granted if prohibited by federal law or regulation.   Upon approval of the growth plan by the local government planning advisory committee but beginning no earlier than July 1, 2000, each municipality within the county and the county shall receive an additional five (5) points on a scale of one hundred (100) points or a comparable percentage increase as determined by the executive director in any evaluation formula for the distribution of HOUSE or HOME grants from the Tennessee housing development authority or low income tax credits or private activity bond authority; provided, that no such preferences shall be granted if prohibited by federal law or regulation.
TN Code § 6-58-110 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 6 - Cities and Towns|Chapter 58 - Comprehensive Growth Plan|§ 6-58-110. Certain Grants Unavailable to Counties and Municipalities Without Approved Growth Plan as of July 1, 2001

 Effective July 1, 2001, the following loan and grant programs shall be unavailable in those counties and municipalities that do not have growth plans approved by the local government planning advisory committee, and shall remain unavailable until growth plans have been approved:   Tennessee housing development agency grant programs;   Community development block grants;   Tennessee industrial infrastructure program grants;   Industrial training service grants;   Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act funds or any subsequent federal authorization for transportation funds; and   Tourism development grants.