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TN Code § 6-22-129 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 6 - Cities and Towns|Chapter 22 - Fiscal Affairs Under City Manager-Commission Charter|§ 6-22-129. Emergency Expenditures

 No contract liability shall be incurred without previous authority of law or ordinance, but the board of commissioners may, by ordinance, empower the proper officials to pay out money or incur contract liability for the city for the necessary preservation of the city's credit, or in other extreme emergency, under such restrictions as may be provided in the ordinance; provided, that any such liability shall mature not later than one (1) year from the date of its incurrence.
TN Code § 6-22-130 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 6 - Cities and Towns|Chapter 22 - Fiscal Affairs Under City Manager-Commission Charter|§ 6-22-130. Annual Operating Budget — Publication — Budgetary Comparison

  Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, the governing body shall publish the annual operating budget and budgetary comparisons of the proposed budget with the prior year's actual figures and the current year's estimated figures, which information shall include the following:  Revenues and expenditures for the following governmental funds: general, streets/public works, general purpose school and debt service;   Revenues for each fund shall be listed separately by local taxes, state of Tennessee, federal government and other sources;   Expenditures for each fund shall be listed separately by salaries and other costs;   Beginning and ending fund balances shall be shown for each fund; and   The number of full-time equivalent employee positions shall be shown for each fund.     The publication shall be in a newspaper of general circulation and shall be published not less than ten (10) days prior to the meeting where the governing body will consider final passage of the budget.
TN Code § 6-30-101 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 6 - Cities and Towns|Chapter 30 - Modified City Manager-Council Charter—adoption or Surrender|§ 6-30-101. Alternative Method of Incorporation Provided

 An alternative method whereby unincorporated territory may become an incorporated city is provided by Chapters 30 36 of this title.
TN Code § 6-30-102 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 6 - Cities and Towns|Chapter 30 - Modified City Manager-Council Charter—adoption or Surrender|§ 6-30-102. Definitions — Chapters 30 36

 As used in Chapters 30 36 of this title, unless the context otherwise requires:   “City” means any city or territory to be incorporated that may adopt Chapters 30 36 of this title;   “County” means the county in which any such city or territory to be incorporated under Chapters 30 36 of this title is located, or in which the major portion of the population of any such city or territory to be incorporated is located as indicated by the last federal census; and   “This charter” refers to Chapters 30 36 of this title.
TN Code § 6-30-104 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 6 - Cities and Towns|Chapter 30 - Modified City Manager-Council Charter—adoption or Surrender|§ 6-30-104. Procedure for Adoption or Surrender of Charter

  The adoption or surrender of Chapters 30 36 of this title shall be accomplished in the same manner as is provided in §§ 6-18-104(c), 6-18-105 — 6-18-113 and 6-30-106 for the adoption or surrender of the uniform city manager-commission charter; provided, that where those sections refer to Chapters 18 22 of this title “Chapters 30 36 of this title” shall be substituted; that where the uniform city manager-commission charter is referred to “modified city manager-council charter” shall be substituted; and that where commissioners are referred to, “council members” shall be substituted.   No unincorporated territory shall be allowed to hold a referendum on the question of whether or not to incorporate under this charter until a plan of services is documented, setting forth the identification and projected timing of municipal services proposed to be provided and the revenue from purely local sources to be payable annually. The plan of services shall be attached to the petition to incorporate when such petition is filed with the county election commission. The plan of services shall include, but not be limited to, police protection, fire protection, water service, sanitary sewage system, solid waste disposal, road and street construction and repair, recreational facilities, a proposed five-year operational budget, including projected revenues and expenditures, and the revenue from purely local sources to be payable annually. Municipalities that are first incorporated on or after July 1, 1993, that produce no local own-source revenues in any fiscal year, shall not receive any state-shared revenues during the next fiscal year.   Prior to filing the petition with the county election commission, a public hearing on the referendum on the question of whether or not to incorporate under this charter and plan of services shall be conducted. The public hearing shall be advertised in a newspaper of general circulation for two (2) consecutive weeks.
TN Code § 6-30-105 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 6 - Cities and Towns|Chapter 30 - Modified City Manager-Council Charter—adoption or Surrender|§ 6-30-105. Construction of Charter

 In the construction of any portion of this charter whose meaning or application is in dispute, it is intended that its phraseology shall be liberally construed to effect the substantial objects of Chapters 30 36 of this title.
TN Code § 6-30-106 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 6 - Cities and Towns|Chapter 30 - Modified City Manager-Council Charter—adoption or Surrender|§ 6-30-106. Election to Adopt City Manager Form — Publication of Notice — Applicability

  An election for the purpose of determining whether or not Chapters 30 36 of this title shall become effective for any city shall be called by the county election commission or, if the area is in two (2) or more counties, jointly by the county election commissions of the affected counties, upon the petition in writing of twenty percent (20%) of the number of registered voters of the city or territory voting at the last general election, which petition shall state therein the proposed corporate name and shall designate therein in a sufficient manner the boundaries of the proposed municipal corporation, which may be done by a general reference to the boundaries then existing if there is one, and the boundaries of the councilmanic districts, or shall have attached thereto a map of the area to be incorporated on which the councilmanic districts are shown.   The county election commission shall, in addition to all other notices required by law, publish one (1) notice of the election in a newspaper of general circulation within the territory of the city or of the proposed city and post the notice in at least ten (10) places in the territory.   Except for the provisions of Chapters 30 36 of this title that are adopted by reference in other municipal charters, Chapters 30 36 of this title apply only to those cities that have adopted Chapters 30 36 of this title by referendum as authorized by law.
TN Code § 6-30-107 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 6 - Cities and Towns|Chapter 30 - Modified City Manager-Council Charter—adoption or Surrender|§ 6-30-107. [unconstitutional.]

 Code Commission Notes.   This section (enacted pursuant to Acts 1997, ch. 98) was found unconstitutional by the Tennessee Supreme Court in Tennessee Municipal League v. Thompson, 958 S.W.2d 333 (Tenn. 1997) and has been deleted by the code commission.
TN Code § 6-30-108 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 6 - Cities and Towns|Chapter 30 - Modified City Manager-Council Charter—adoption or Surrender|§ 6-30-108. County of Situs of Newly Incorporated Municipality to Continue to Receive Tax Revenues Until July 1 — Exception — Notice to Department of Revenue

  Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, whenever a new municipality incorporates under any form of charter, the county or counties in which the new municipality is located shall continue to receive the revenue from all state and local taxes distributed on the basis of situs of collection, generated within the newly incorporated area, until July 1 following the incorporation, unless the incorporation takes effect on July 1.   If the incorporation takes effect on July 1, then the municipality shall begin receiving revenue from such taxes generated within its corporate boundaries for the period beginning July 1.   Whenever a municipality incorporates, the municipality shall notify the department of revenue of such incorporation prior to the incorporation becoming effective for the purpose of tax administration.   Such taxes shall include the local sales tax authorized in § 67-6-103, the income tax on dividends authorized in § 67-2-102, and all other such taxes distributed to counties and municipalities based on the situs of their collection.
TN Code § 6-33-101 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 6 - Cities and Towns|Chapter 33 - Powers and Offices Under Modified Manager-Council Charter|§ 6-33-101. Powers

  Every territory incorporating under Chapters 30 36 of this title has all the powers and authority enumerated in §§ 6-2-201, 6-19-101 and 6-19-102.   In addition to the powers granted in subsection (a), any city incorporated under Chapters 30 36 of this title has the power to:  Purchase, acquire, construct, own, operate, maintain, extend, improve, repair, equip and dispose of community antenna television systems or microwave multi-point distribution systems, or both, for the benefit of the citizens of the city. The city may operate any such system as a department or part of a department of the city or place its operation in a separate board or in an existing electric or utility board, as provided by ordinance; and   Borrow money to purchase, acquire, construct, extend, improve, repair or equip any such system and issue its bonds or notes therefor, including refunding bonds, in such form and upon such terms as it may determine. Any such bonds or notes shall be issued pursuant to the procedures set forth in and shall be governed by title 9, chapter 21, including provisions dealing with covenants permitted in bond resolutions, security and remedies of bondholders, and the system described in this subdivision (b)(2) shall be deemed to be a “public works project,” as defined in title 9, chapter 21.
TN Code § 6-33-102 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 6 - Cities and Towns|Chapter 33 - Powers and Offices Under Modified Manager-Council Charter|§ 6-33-102. City Judge — Employees of City Court — Compensation — Vacancies — Special Judge

  The city judge shall be a person licensed to practice law in the state of Tennessee and shall be elected by popular vote at the same time as provided for election of the governing body of such corporation, and in the same manner as provided for election to the board of education.   Such judge shall be elected for a term of four (4) years.   The city council shall by ordinance provide for the compensation of the city judge and other employees of the court, except that the judge shall be authorized to appoint, promote, suspend, remove or to take any other established personnel action with respect to the court clerk and other court employees consistent with this charter. The compensation fixed for the judge and court employees shall in no way be related to the amount of moneys collected by the court, and the compensation so fixed shall be in lieu of all fees, fines, penalties, forfeitures, or other moneys collected by the court.   A vacancy shall exist if the city judge resigns, dies, or has been continuously disabled for a period of three (3) months so as to prevent the city judge from discharging the duties of office; and such vacancy shall be filled by a majority vote of the city council, the appointee to serve until the next regular city or county election, whichever is first held, at which election a duly qualified person shall be elected to fill the unexpired term of the office.   Whenever the city judge finds it necessary to be absent from holding court, the city judge may designate in writing, to be filed with the clerk of the city court, a name of a special judge to hold court in the city judge's place and stead. The special judge shall be a person who has the qualifications of city judge and the special judge shall take the same oath and have the same authority as the regular city judge to hold court for the occasion.
TN Code § 6-33-103 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 6 - Cities and Towns|Chapter 33 - Powers and Offices Under Modified Manager-Council Charter|§ 6-33-103. Operations and Jurisdiction of City Courts

 A city court is created to be administered and presided over by a city judge. The judge of the city court shall have jurisdiction in and over all cases for the violation of and all cases arising under the laws and ordinances of the city. The city judge, in all cases heard or determined by such city judge for offenses against the corporate laws and ordinances, shall set and collect municipal court costs in accordance with § 16-18-304, and shall levy and collect the litigation tax in accordance with § 16-18-305. In all cases where the offender is committed to the jail or workhouse for failure to pay fines, costs or forfeitures, the offender shall be credited with two dollars ($2.00) for each day's imprisonment. The city judge shall be vested with the jurisdiction formerly exercised by justices of the peace in all cases of violation of the criminal laws of the state within the limits of the city. Warrants, subpoenas, orders and other processes of the court shall be executed by the police officers of the city who for such purposes shall have the same powers and authority of a sheriff in executing process of a circuit court. The council may authorize any officer or employee of the court to accept pleas of guilty and to fix fines in cases of minor traffic violations, as defined by the city council, and to issue warrants and accept bail bonds. All fines, penalties, forfeitures, and money collected by the court, or the officers and employees thereof, shall be promptly turned over to the city treasury. The council shall require an audit of the accounts of the court at least annually. The records of the court shall be prescribed by ordinance.
TN Code § 6-33-104 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 6 - Cities and Towns|Chapter 33 - Powers and Offices Under Modified Manager-Council Charter|§ 6-33-104. Removal of City Judge

 The city judge shall be subject to removal from office for the same causes and in the same manner as provided for the removal of public officers by title 8, chapter 47. In case of the absence or inability of the judge to serve, the city council may appoint and fix the compensation of an acting city judge who may be removed at any time without cause. Except as provided in this chapter, officers and employees of the court are also subject to § 6-35-403.
TN Code § 6-33-105 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 6 - Cities and Towns|Chapter 33 - Powers and Offices Under Modified Manager-Council Charter|§ 6-33-105. Advisory Boards

 The council shall by ordinance create a personnel advisory board and may create such other boards advisory to the council and manager with respect to specific municipal functions as it may deem necessary, prescribing in each case the number, manner of appointment, length of term, and advisory duties of members of such boards who shall serve without compensation but may be reimbursed for necessary expenses incurred in official duties.
TN Code § 6-33-106 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 6 - Cities and Towns|Chapter 33 - Powers and Offices Under Modified Manager-Council Charter|§ 6-33-106. Planning Commission

 The council shall establish a planning commission, and may by ordinance within the framework of this charter, exercise authority in the fields of planning, zoning, subdivision control and related activities as provided by general laws of the state. The rules and regulations of the planning commission shall have no force or effect unless approved by the council. No later than ninety (90) days prior to each fiscal year, the planning commission shall submit to the city manager a long-term capital improvement program with recommendations as to the priority of individual projects and the methods of financing them. The members of the planning commission shall serve without compensation, but may be reimbursed for necessary expenses incurred in official duties.
TN Code § 6-33-107 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 6 - Cities and Towns|Chapter 33 - Powers and Offices Under Modified Manager-Council Charter|§ 6-33-107. Intergovernmental and Interlocal Agreements and Contracts

  In addition to other powers granted in this charter, the city council has the power to contract and cooperate with any other municipality or other political subdivision of the state, or with an elective or appointive official thereof, or with any duly authorized agency of the federal or state government for:  The planning, development, construction, acquisition, or operation of any public improvement, utility, or facility;   A common public service;   Having the same individuals serve as officers or employees in more than one (1) political subdivision or federal or state agency, or any of these subdivisions or agencies, on a part-time basis in each;   The construction or operation of federally-owned utilities and other property on behalf of the federal government;   The acquisition by gift or by transfer or by purchase of federal property and if by purchase for the financing of its acquisition;   Entering into contracts relating to acceptance of payments in lieu of taxes or state, federal, or other contributions; and   The furnishing of services to the federal government and its designees, outside the city limits as well as within.     The subject and purpose of any such contract or cooperative action made and entered into by the council shall be within the scope of the powers of the city.
TN Code § 6-33-108 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 6 - Cities and Towns|Chapter 33 - Powers and Offices Under Modified Manager-Council Charter|§ 6-33-108. Powers Under Cooperative Agreements

  The city council may exercise the powers conferred in § 6-33-107 by ordinance setting out the terms agreed upon by the parties to such a contract or cooperative action. The parties to such a contract or cooperative action, or any of them, may acquire, by gift or purchase, or by the power of eminent domain exercised by one (1) or more of the parties, the lands, buildings, and other property necessary or useful for the purposes of the contract or cooperative action, either within or without the corporate limits of one (1) or more of the contracting parties, and shall have the power to hold or acquire such lands as tenants in common. The city may provide for the financing of its share or portion of the cost or expenses of such a contract or cooperative action in the same manner and by the same procedure for the financing by the city of the subject and purposes of the contract or cooperative action as if acting alone and on its own behalf.   Such contract also may provide for the establishment and selection of a joint commission, officer, or officers to supervise, manage, and have charge of such joint service or project, and may provide for the powers and duties, terms of office, compensation, if any, and other provisions relating to the members of such joint commission, officer, or officers. Such contract may include and specify terms and provisions relative to the termination or cancellation of the contract or cooperative action by ordinance or resolution, and the notice, if any, to be given of such termination or cancellation; provided, that such termination or cancellation shall not relieve any party participating in such contract or cooperative action from any obligation or liability for its share of the cost or expense incurred prior to the effective date of any such termination or cancellation.
TN Code § 6-33-109 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 6 - Cities and Towns|Chapter 33 - Powers and Offices Under Modified Manager-Council Charter|§ 6-33-109. Liability of Officers Under Cooperative Agreements

 All public officers acting under the authority of a contract or cooperative action under § 6-33-107 or § 6-33-108 are deemed to be subject to the same liabilities to which they would have been subjected for actions occurring entirely within their own territorial limits.
TN Code § 6-33-110 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 6 - Cities and Towns|Chapter 33 - Powers and Offices Under Modified Manager-Council Charter|§ 6-33-110. Deposits and Disbursements of Funds Under Cooperative Agreements

 All money received pursuant to any such contract or cooperative action, under § 6-33-107 or § 6-33-108, unless otherwise provided by law, shall be deposited in the appropriate fund or funds and disbursed in accordance with such contract or cooperative action.
TN Code § 6-33-111 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 6 - Cities and Towns|Chapter 33 - Powers and Offices Under Modified Manager-Council Charter|§ 6-33-111. Franchises

  No franchise or grant for the operation of a water, electric, telephone, steam, or public transportation or other utility that is not revocable at the will of the council shall be granted or become operative, except by ordinance. Such ordinance shall become effective thirty (30) days after its adoption by the council unless twenty percent (20%) of the qualified electors of the city sign a petition and present it to the council during such thirty-day period requesting that the ordinance be referred to the electors, in which case it must receive the approval of a majority of the electors voting thereon at a municipal election, and all renewals, extensions and amendments thereof shall be granted only in the same manner.   All public utility franchises granted under this charter shall be subject to the following rights of the city; provided, that this enumeration is not to be construed as being exclusive or as impairing council authority to impose any condition that may be in the municipal interest and within the power of the city to impose or require:  To revoke for misuse, or nonuse, or for failure to comply with the provisions thereof;   To require proper and adequate provision, extension, and maintenance of plant and service at the highest practicable standard of performance;   To establish reasonable standards of service and prevent unjust discrimination in service or rates;   To require uninterrupted service to the public in accordance with the terms of the franchise throughout the entire period thereof; and   To impose such other regulations as may be determined by the council to be necessary to the health, safety, welfare, and accommodation of the public.     The council may institute such actions or proceedings as may be necessary to enforce a franchise and may revoke, cancel, or annul all franchises that have become inoperative, illegal, or void and not binding upon the city. Subject to state law, all public utility franchises shall prescribe the manner of fixing rates, fares, and charges, and the readjustments thereof at reasonable intervals at the discretion of the city. The value of the property of the utility used as a basis for fixing such rates, fares, and charges shall in no event include a value predicated upon the franchise, good will, or prospective profits.   This section shall not be construed to repeal, abridge, modify or supersede any statute or law of the state pertaining to the Tennessee public utility commission or the regulation of public utilities which are subject to its jurisdiction, and subdivisions (b)(2), (3), and (4) shall not apply to any public utility over which the commission exercises regulatory authority.
TN Code § 6-33-112 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 6 - Cities and Towns|Chapter 33 - Powers and Offices Under Modified Manager-Council Charter|§ 6-33-112. Official City Newspaper

 The council by resolution shall designate a newspaper of general circulation in the city as the official city newspaper.