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TN Code § 7-6-109 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 7 - Consolidated Governments and Local Governmental Functions and Entities|Chapter 6 - Metropolitan Celebration Authority Act|§ 7-6-109. Certain Powers of Creating Municipality

  The creating municipality has all of the necessary power in order to further the purposes of this chapter, including, without limitation, any and all of which powers may be exercised by resolution of its governing body, the power to:  Advance, donate or lend money or real or personal property to the authority;   Provide that any funds on hand or to become available to it for celebration purposes shall be paid directly to the authority;   Cause water, sewer, gas, electric or other utility services to be provided to the authority;   Sell, lease, dedicate, donate or otherwise convey to the authority any of its interest in real or personal property, or grant easements, licenses or other rights or privileges therein to the authority; and   Open and improve streets, roads and alleys at the request of the authority.     None of the foregoing powers may be exercised either directly or indirectly by the municipality to provide real estate that had been condemned by eminent domain subsequent to May 30, 1979, while such real estate was in use as residential dwellings, it being the intent of this chapter that none of the power or authority created in this chapter and vested in either the creating municipality or the celebration authority to be created shall be exercised in such a way that real estate utilized in creating or carrying out the purposes or functions of the metropolitan celebration authority provided in § 7-6-104 shall have been condemned or acquired by eminent domain after May 30, 1979, while it was in use as residential dwellings.
TN Code § 7-6-110 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 7 - Consolidated Governments and Local Governmental Functions and Entities|Chapter 6 - Metropolitan Celebration Authority Act|§ 7-6-110. Dissolution — Disposition of Property

 Whenever the governing body of a creating municipality shall by resolution determine that the purposes for which the authority was created have been substantially accomplished and that all the bonds and other obligations of the authority have been fully paid or secured and payment provided for, then the executive officer of the creating municipality shall execute and file for record with the secretary of state and the Tennessee historical commission a certificate of dissolution reciting such facts and declaring the authority to be dissolved. Upon filing, the authority shall be dissolved, and title to all funds and other properties of the authority, real, personal and mixed, at the time of the dissolution shall vest in and be delivered to such creating municipality.
TN Code § 7-6-111 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 7 - Consolidated Governments and Local Governmental Functions and Entities|Chapter 6 - Metropolitan Celebration Authority Act|§ 7-6-111. Supplemental Nature of Chapter

  The powers conferred by this chapter are in addition and supplemental to the powers conferred by any other law, and are not in substitution for such powers, and the limitations imposed by this chapter shall not affect such powers.   The powers granted in this chapter may be exercised without regard to requirements, restrictions or procedural provisions contained in any other law or charter, except as expressly provided for in this chapter.   Any county having adopted a metropolitan form of government may create a metropolitan celebration authority as provided in this chapter without the necessity of a charter amendment, notwithstanding anything in its charter to the contrary.
TN Code § 7-6-112 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 7 - Consolidated Governments and Local Governmental Functions and Entities|Chapter 6 - Metropolitan Celebration Authority Act|§ 7-6-112. Construction — Chapter Controlling

 This chapter shall be liberally construed to effect the purposes of this chapter, and insofar as this chapter may be inconsistent with any other law, this chapter shall be controlling.
TN Code § 7-7-101 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 7 - Consolidated Governments and Local Governmental Functions and Entities|Chapter 7 - Metropolitan Hearing Officer Act of 1983|§ 7-7-101. Short Title

 This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Metropolitan Hearing Officer Act of 1983.”
TN Code § 7-7-102 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 7 - Consolidated Governments and Local Governmental Functions and Entities|Chapter 7 - Metropolitan Hearing Officer Act of 1983|§ 7-7-102. Appointment — Salary and Benefits

  The chief legislative body of any county having a metropolitan form of government is empowered to authorize the chief executive officer of the county to appoint a metropolitan hearing officer who shall serve at the pleasure of the chief executive officer.   The metropolitan hearing officer shall receive such salary and other benefits as may be provided by the chief legislative body.
TN Code § 7-7-103 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 7 - Consolidated Governments and Local Governmental Functions and Entities|Chapter 7 - Metropolitan Hearing Officer Act of 1983|§ 7-7-103. Qualifications

 The qualifications of a metropolitan hearing officer are as follows:   A resident of the county, having been a resident for at least three (3) years immediately prior to appointment; and   An attorney in good standing and licensed to practice law in the state of Tennessee for at least three (3) years immediately prior to appointment.
TN Code § 7-7-104 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 7 - Consolidated Governments and Local Governmental Functions and Entities|Chapter 7 - Metropolitan Hearing Officer Act of 1983|§ 7-7-104. Powers and Duties

 The powers, duties, obligations and responsibilities of a metropolitan hearing officer are to:   Promptly hold a hearing on all matters appealed to appellate boards of the county;   Issue subpoenas as requested by either party in such matters;   Prepare a complete record of each hearing;   Make written recommendations following each hearing; and   Furnish each member of the appropriate appellate boards with a copy of the documents required in subdivisions (3) and (4) for their review.
TN Code § 7-7-105 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 7 - Consolidated Governments and Local Governmental Functions and Entities|Chapter 7 - Metropolitan Hearing Officer Act of 1983|§ 7-7-105. Hearings by Administrative Law Judges in Certain Counties

  In lieu of appointing a hearing officer as authorized in this chapter, any county having a metropolitan form of government and a population of over four hundred fifty thousand (450,000), according to the 1990 census or any subsequent federal census, is empowered to contract with the secretary of state for use of administrative law judges, duly appointed pursuant to § 4-5-102(1), on a case-by-case basis to conduct hearings on any matters appealed to boards and commissions of the county.   Any appeal conducted by an administrative law judge under this section shall be conducted substantially in accordance with the contested case provisions of the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act, compiled in title 4, chapter 5, part 3. The board or commission that considers such appeals shall promulgate rules that specify the provisions of the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act applicable to such appeals.
TN Code § 7-8-101 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 7 - Consolidated Governments and Local Governmental Functions and Entities|Chapter 8 - Metropolitan Government—housing Trust Fund|§ 7-8-101. Authorized

  Any county having a metropolitan form of government may establish a housing trust fund for the purposes set out in this chapter, to be administered by the housing development agency of such county (herein referred to as “agency”) in accordance with this chapter. The cost of administering this fund shall be borne by the agency out of its administrative budget.   The funds provided for by this chapter shall be used to provide low income persons with safe and affordable housing. Funds shall be loaned, or grants made available, from the housing trust fund for programs to include, but not be limited to, the following: bi-weekly mortgages; rehabilitation loans for substantial rehabilitation of existing residential real property; weatherization for existing single family residences, which shall be mandatory after the qualified individual has received assistance three (3) times from a low income energy program in the county; land acquisition in redevelopment areas; interest buy-down to enable a qualified individual to purchase a residence; and homeless shelters.
TN Code § 7-8-102 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 7 - Consolidated Governments and Local Governmental Functions and Entities|Chapter 8 - Metropolitan Government—housing Trust Fund|§ 7-8-102. Chapter Definitions

 As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:   “Housing trust fund” means appropriations, reserves or dedications of any funds by the county;   “Low income persons” means qualified persons or families who lack the amount of income that is necessary, as determined by the agency, to enable them, without low interest financial assistance, to live in decent, safe and affordable dwellings without overcrowding; and   “Substantial rehabilitation” means improvements made to residential real property that exceed thirty-five percent (35%) of the proposed market value of the structure after rehabilitation.
TN Code § 7-8-103 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 7 - Consolidated Governments and Local Governmental Functions and Entities|Chapter 8 - Metropolitan Government—housing Trust Fund|§ 7-8-103. Disposition of Funds

 Any loans or grants to applicants by the county, including interest earned on investment of repayments of the loans, shall be used to benefit low income individuals or families residing within the county. All funds received for the purposes provided for in this chapter and all such interest repayments shall be added to the housing trust fund and deposited in an accredited financial institution located within the county to be designated by the county. The funds shall be deposited in a separate account earmarked to be used solely for programs established through and included in the housing trust fund pursuant to this chapter.
TN Code § 7-8-104 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 7 - Consolidated Governments and Local Governmental Functions and Entities|Chapter 8 - Metropolitan Government—housing Trust Fund|§ 7-8-104. Design of Program — Rules and Regulations

 The agency shall design and tailor the program according to its needs and requirements and shall promulgate necessary rules and regulations to implement the effect and intent of this chapter.
TN Code § 7-8-105 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 7 - Consolidated Governments and Local Governmental Functions and Entities|Chapter 8 - Metropolitan Government—housing Trust Fund|§ 7-8-105. Escrow Account — Loan Fund Endowment — Contributions

  Any county having a metropolitan form of government may create a special escrow account earmarked for the sole purpose of generating revenue to provide low income persons, as defined in § 7-8-102, with safe and affordable housing.   Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, the escrow account shall consist of amounts deposited voluntarily, including, but not limited to, funds that are held in escrow and represent earnest money in real estate transactions, mortgage reserve account deposits, and tenant security deposits.   Any such county may establish a loan fund endowment in connection with the housing trust fund program, and may charge up to five dollars ($5.00) per month for the term of the loan as a participation fee in lieu of interest on loans made to qualified individuals. All proceeds from a loan fund endowment shall be used to support the housing trust fund and may be used as required under this chapter.   The county may make “in-kind” contributions. Such in-kind contributions may include, but not be limited to, land, personnel costs, program support costs, such as accounting, audit, purchasing services, and other costs as established by a cost allocation plan that directly supports program operations.
TN Code § 7-8-106 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 7 - Consolidated Governments and Local Governmental Functions and Entities|Chapter 8 - Metropolitan Government—housing Trust Fund|§ 7-8-106. Use of Homebuyers' Revolving Loan Fund Pool Funds

 The county may utilize any funds authorized by title 13, chapter 23, part 3, as provided by § 13-23-303(b) for any and all authorized purposes in the housing trust fund.
TN Code § 7-31-101 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 7 - Consolidated Governments and Local Governmental Functions and Entities|Chapter 31 - Streets and Other Public Improvements|§ 7-31-101. Duty to Maintain Roads

  It is the duty of all incorporated municipalities, when a public highway passes through the corporation, or to any public place within the incorporated municipality, to keep the road in good repair. Nothing in this subsection (a) shall be construed to apply to any railroads or their rights-of-way.   It is the duty of the grand jury to make presentments as for misdemeanor against the mayor and governing body of any incorporated municipality that violate this section.
TN Code § 7-31-102 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 7 - Consolidated Governments and Local Governmental Functions and Entities|Chapter 31 - Streets and Other Public Improvements|§ 7-31-102. Duty to Keep Board Functioning

 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.
TN Code § 7-31-103 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 7 - Consolidated Governments and Local Governmental Functions and Entities|Chapter 31 - Streets and Other Public Improvements|§ 7-31-103. Notice of Tort Action Based on Condition of Streets

 No suit shall be brought against any municipal corporation on account of injuries received by person or property on account of the negligent condition of any street, alley, sidewalk, or highway of the municipal corporation, unless within one hundred twenty (120) days after an injury to the person or property has been inflicted, a written notice shall be served upon the mayor or manager of the municipality, stating the time and place where the injury was received and the general nature of injury inflicted. The failure to give the notice prescribed in this section, within the time set out, shall be a valid defense against any liability of the municipality that might otherwise exist on account of the defective or negligent condition of the street, alley, sidewalk, or highway; provided, that proof of registered letter by registry receipt addressed to the mayor or manager setting forth the injury and place of injury complained of shall be a complete compliance with this section.
TN Code § 7-31-104 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 7 - Consolidated Governments and Local Governmental Functions and Entities|Chapter 31 - Streets and Other Public Improvements|§ 7-31-104. Establishment of Streets in Extension

 When the limits of an incorporated municipality are enlarged by law, the mayor and board may establish such new streets, alleys, or parks as are deemed necessary by reason of the enlargement. When the improvement is made for its public utility, it shall be done at the expense of the corporation; but should improvement be done for individual convenience, the applicants shall pay the expenses.   Code 1858, §§ 1386, 1387; Shan., §§ 1979, 1980; mod. Code 1932, §§ 3394, 3395; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 6-1004.
TN Code § 7-31-105 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 7 - Consolidated Governments and Local Governmental Functions and Entities|Chapter 31 - Streets and Other Public Improvements|§ 7-31-105. Construction of Sidewalks Authorized

 It is lawful for any person owning town lots, or lands adjoining the public highways or streets in any village or unincorporated town in the state, to construct suitable sidewalks on those highways or streets along the line of the lots or lands.
TN Code § 7-31-106 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 7 - Consolidated Governments and Local Governmental Functions and Entities|Chapter 31 - Streets and Other Public Improvements|§ 7-31-106. Unlawful Use of Sidewalks

 When any sidewalks are constructed, every person who rides or drives a horse, team or other vehicle on the sidewalks, except for the purpose of crossing the sidewalks when necessary to do so, or who hitches any horse or other animal to any tree growing on or adjacent to such sidewalks, commits a Class C misdemeanor.
TN Code § 7-31-107 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 7 - Consolidated Governments and Local Governmental Functions and Entities|Chapter 31 - Streets and Other Public Improvements|§ 7-31-107. Condemnation for Streets

 Wherever any municipal corporation shall seek to condemn lands to be used in establishing, widening, extending, or otherwise improving its public streets, alleys, highways, parks, parkways, or boulevards, it shall have full power to condemn the fee of the land necessary to be taken, by paying the fair cash market value of the land to be fixed in the manner provided by law where private property is taken for public use.
TN Code § 7-31-108 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 7 - Consolidated Governments and Local Governmental Functions and Entities|Chapter 31 - Streets and Other Public Improvements|§ 7-31-108. Assessment of Damages by Freeholders

 When the owner of the land through which any street, alley, or park is to be extended or established requires compensation or damages for the extension or establishment, the legislative body of such municipality shall, by ordinance or resolution, appoint freeholders, not exceeding seven (7) in number, who after first being duly sworn, shall examine the premises and assess the damages or compensation, and report the damages or compensation to the mayor and aldermen or the legislative body of the municipality, which body shall cause the report to be spread upon its minutes with its action on the assessment.   Code 1858, § 1388; Shan., § 1981; Acts 1925, ch. 31, § 1; mod. Code 1932, § 3397; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 6-1008.
TN Code § 7-31-109 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 7 - Consolidated Governments and Local Governmental Functions and Entities|Chapter 31 - Streets and Other Public Improvements|§ 7-31-109. Opening of Street on Payment of Damages

 Upon payment of the compensation or damages that have been assessed by the condemnation commission and approved by the municipal legislative body, into the office of the recorder or city clerk, for the benefit, or to the account and subject to the order of the owner of the land condemned, the administrative officer or officers of the municipality may order the owner of the land condemned to open the public streets, alleys, highways, parks, parkways, or boulevards, and give the municipality possession of the public streets, alleys, highways, parks, parkways, or boulevards, and fifteen (15) days after the date of the order such municipality may open and take possession of the public streets, alleys, highways, parks, parkways, or boulevards.   Code 1858, § 1389; Shan., § 1982; Acts 1925, ch. 31, § 1; Code 1932, § 3399; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 6-1009.
TN Code § 7-31-110 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 7 - Consolidated Governments and Local Governmental Functions and Entities|Chapter 31 - Streets and Other Public Improvements|§ 7-31-110. Failure to Open Street on Condemnation

 If any owner of land condemned refuses or fails to give possession of land to the municipality or to open the public streets, alleys, highways, parks, parkways, or boulevards, so condemned within fifteen (15) days after the order of the administrative officer or officers of such municipality, then such owner may be fined not less than five dollars ($5.00) nor more than fifty dollars ($50.00) for such failure and refusal, and each and every day of such failure and refusal is deemed a separate offense. If the owner of land condemned contests the right or legality of the condemnation, then the obligation to surrender possession to the municipality and the liability for the fine for failing so to do shall not obtain until the question of the right or legality of the condemnation shall be finally determined. Any municipal court shall have jurisdiction over such offenses. This remedy is not exclusive, but is in addition to the right of the municipality to take possession as owner of the condemned land and to open the public streets, alleys, highways, parks, parkways, or boulevards.   Code 1858, § 1390; Shan., § 1983; Acts 1925, ch. 31, § 1; mod. Code 1932, § 3400; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 6-1010.
TN Code § 7-31-111 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 7 - Consolidated Governments and Local Governmental Functions and Entities|Chapter 31 - Streets and Other Public Improvements|§ 7-31-111. Appeal From Order Opening Street

 Any owner aggrieved by the opening of the public streets, alleys, highways, parks, parkways, or boulevards may appeal to the circuit court within twenty (20) days after the administrative officer or officers of the municipality have ordered the public streets, alleys, highways, parks, parkways, or boulevards to be opened and possession delivered; provided, that any such appeal shall not operate to prevent the municipality from taking possession of the land condemned, nor stay the opening or extension of any such street, alley or other improvement.   Code 1858, § 1391; Shan., § 1984; Acts 1925, ch. 31, § 1; mod. Code 1932, § 3401; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 6-1011.
TN Code § 7-31-112 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 7 - Consolidated Governments and Local Governmental Functions and Entities|Chapter 31 - Streets and Other Public Improvements|§ 7-31-112. Damage From Change of Grade or Repair

 When any owner of real estate in any municipality sustains any damage to the owner's property by reason of any change made in the natural or established grade of any highway, street or alley, or by reason of the raising or lowering of the grades, or other acts done for the purpose of improving or repairing any highway, street or alley, the owner shall be paid all damages for the damage by such municipality, which damages may be recovered by suit brought at any time within one (1) year from the completion of or the cessation of such works, acts, or improvements; but all benefits accruing by reason of such improvements, acts, or works shall be allowed to affect, reduce, and offset the damages provided for in this section.
TN Code § 7-31-113 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 7 - Consolidated Governments and Local Governmental Functions and Entities|Chapter 31 - Streets and Other Public Improvements|§ 7-31-113. Maintenance Guaranties in Paving Contracts

  Municipalities have the power to provide in any contract made by them for paving any street, highway, alley, park, or public square, that the contractor shall guarantee to maintain and repair the street, highway, alley, park, or public square, for such time as the governing body or board of the municipality shall deem proper, the expense of which shall be included in the assessment for the construction, and no special or improvement assessment shall be affected or invalidated on account of the guaranty.   The municipalities have the authority to provide the manner and time of payment for the guaranty of maintenance or repairs.