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TN Code § 5-14-107 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 5 - Counties|Chapter 14 - County Purchasing|Part 1 - County Purchasing Law of 1957|§ 5-14-107. Rules and Regulations

 The county purchasing agent, with the assistance of the county purchasing commission, shall adopt, promulgate, and may from time to time amend, rules and regulations for the purchase of supplies, materials, equipment and contractual services and specifically for the following purposes:   Authorizing in writing any department, official or agency of the county government to make purchases in the open market for immediate delivery in emergencies, defining such emergencies, describing the manner in which such emergency purchases shall be made and promptly afterward reported to the county purchasing agent;   Prescribing the manner in which supplies, materials and equipment shall be requisitioned, purchased, delivered, stored and distributed, and providing that such shall be conducted in accordance with this part;   Prescribing the dates for submitting requisitions and estimates, the future period they are to cover, the form in which they are to be submitted, the manner of their authentication, and their revision by the county purchasing agent;   Prescribing the manner of inspecting all deliveries of supplies, materials and equipment, and of making or procuring chemical and physical tests of samples submitted with bids and samples of deliveries to determine compliance with specifications;   Requiring periodical and special reports by county departments, agencies, and employees of stocks of surplus, unusable or obsolete supplies and equipment on hand and prescribing the form of such reports;   Providing for the transfer to or between county departments and agencies of supplies and equipment on hand, that are surplus with one (1) department or agency, but that may be needed by another or others, and for the disposal by sale, after receipt of competitive bids, of supplies, materials and equipment that are obsolete or unusable;   Determining whether a deposit or bond is to be submitted with a bid on a purchase contract or sale, and if required, prescribing the amount and form thereof, and providing that such surety shall be forfeited if the successful bidder refuses to enter into contract ten (10) days after the award;   Prescribing the manner in which invoices for supplies, materials, equipment and contractual services delivered to any and all departments, agencies and offices of the county shall be submitted, examined and approved;   Providing for all other such matters as may be necessary to give effect to the foregoing rules and to this part; and   Prescribing the manner in which public auctions for the sale of county-owned property, real or personal, that has become surplus, obsolete or unusable shall be conducted.
TN Code § 5-14-109 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 5 - Counties|Chapter 14 - County Purchasing|Part 1 - County Purchasing Law of 1957|§ 5-14-109. Purchases — Certification of Adequate Funding

 Except in emergencies, no order for delivery on a contract or open market order for supplies, materials, equipment or contractual services for any county department or agency shall be awarded unless it shall be first certified by the director of accounts and budgets, or other county official or employee in charge of the central accounting records of the county that the unencumbered balance in the appropriation chargeable with such purchase in excess of all unpaid obligations, is sufficient to defray the entire cost of such order or contract.
TN Code § 5-14-110 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 5 - Counties|Chapter 14 - County Purchasing|Part 1 - County Purchasing Law of 1957|§ 5-14-110. Emergency Purchases

  The county purchasing agent may authorize any department or agency of the county government to purchase in the open market, without filing requisition or estimate, any supplies, materials or equipment for immediate delivery in actual emergencies arising from unforeseen causes, including delays by contractors, delays in transportation, and unanticipated volume of work; but such emergencies shall not include conditions arising from neglect or indifference in anticipating normal needs.    Such direct emergency purchases, however, may only be made by department or agency heads at times when the office of the county purchasing agent is closed.   At all other times, only the county purchasing agent shall make these purchases.   A report of such emergency purchase, when made by a department or agency head, together with a record of the competitive bids secured and upon which it was based, shall be submitted in writing to the county purchasing agent before the close of the next working day following the date of such purchase, by the head of the county department or agency concerned, together with a full and complete account of the circumstances of such emergency.   Such report shall be kept on file and shall be open to public inspection.
TN Code § 5-14-111 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 5 - Counties|Chapter 14 - County Purchasing|Part 1 - County Purchasing Law of 1957|§ 5-14-111. Written Orders and Contracts

  Each purchase order or contract issued or executed pursuant to this chapter shall be evidenced by a written order signed by the county purchasing agent, which shall give all significant details respecting such order or contract.   A copy of such order shall be furnished the vendor, one (1) copy shall be furnished to the county accounting department, and at least two (2) copies shall be retained in the office of the county purchasing agent, one (1) of such copies to be filed in numerical order and the other alphabetically.
TN Code § 5-14-112 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 5 - Counties|Chapter 14 - County Purchasing|Part 1 - County Purchasing Law of 1957|§ 5-14-112. Purchasing Standards and Specifications

  It is the duty of the county purchasing agent to:  Classify the requirements of the county government for supplies, materials and equipment;   Adopt as standards the smallest number of quantities, sizes and varieties of such supplies, materials and equipment consistent with the successful operation of the county government; and   Prepare, adopt and promulgate written specifications describing such standards.      In the preparation and revision of such standards, the county purchasing agent shall seek the advice, assistance and cooperation of the county departments and agencies concerned, to ascertain their precise requirements.   Each specification adopted for any commodity shall, insofar as possible, satisfy the requirements of the majority of the county departments and agencies that use the same.
TN Code § 5-14-113 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 5 - Counties|Chapter 14 - County Purchasing|Part 1 - County Purchasing Law of 1957|§ 5-14-113. Liability of County

 The county shall be liable for the payment of all purchases of supplies, materials, equipment and contractual service made in accordance with this chapter, but shall not be liable for the payment of such purchases made contrary to its provisions.
TN Code § 5-14-114 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 5 - Counties|Chapter 14 - County Purchasing|Part 1 - County Purchasing Law of 1957|§ 5-14-114. Conflicts of Interest — Illegal Payments

  Neither the county purchasing agent, nor members of the county purchasing commission, nor members of the county legislative body, nor other officials of the county, shall be financially interested, or have any personal beneficial interest, either directly or indirectly, in any contract or purchase order for any supplies, materials, equipment or contractual services used by or furnished to any department or agency of the county government.   Nor shall any such persons accept or receive, directly or indirectly, from any person, firm or corporation to which any contract or purchase order may be awarded, by rebate, gift or otherwise, any money or anything of value whatsoever, or any promise, obligation or contract for future reward or compensation.   A violation of this section is a Class D felony.
TN Code § 5-14-115 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 5 - Counties|Chapter 14 - County Purchasing|Part 1 - County Purchasing Law of 1957|§ 5-14-115. Application to Schools

  This part shall not apply to county school funds for any purpose, the county board of education and the county director of schools, unless approved by the commissioner of education.   Upon request by a majority vote of the local board of education and with the approval of the commissioner of education, applicability of this part as it applies to county school funds shall cease to be effective.
TN Code § 5-14-116 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 5 - Counties|Chapter 14 - County Purchasing|Part 1 - County Purchasing Law of 1957|§ 5-14-116. Construction of Part

 This part is not exclusive and shall not prevent the adoption of amendments to existing special or local purchasing laws, or the enactment of special or local purchasing acts.
TN Code § 5-14-201 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 5 - Counties|Chapter 14 - County Purchasing|Part 2 - County Purchasing Law of 1983|§ 5-14-201. Short Title

 This part shall be known and may be cited as the “County Purchasing Law of 1983.”
TN Code § 5-14-202 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 5 - Counties|Chapter 14 - County Purchasing|Part 2 - County Purchasing Law of 1983|§ 5-14-202. Application of Part

 This part applies to all purchases by authorized officials in all counties using or encumbering county funds, except that this part does not apply to purchases:   Made from county highway funds pursuant to § 54-7-113;   Made from county education funds pursuant to § 49-2-203;   Made by any county that has adopted either the County Purchasing Law of 1957, compiled in part 1 of this chapter, or the County Financial Management System of 1981, compiled in chapter 21 of this title;   Made by any county governed by a private act regarding purchasing if such private act provides for advertisement and competitive bidding before a purchase is made and if the dollar amount for each purchase requiring advertisement and competitive bidding is ten thousand dollars ($10,000) or some lesser amount;   Made under  § 12-3-1201;   Made by any county having a population of seven hundred thousand (700,000) or more according to any federal census and governed by a private act regarding purchasing, if such private act provides for advertisement and competitive bidding before a purchase is made and if the dollar amount for each purchase requiring advertisement and competitive bidding is five thousand dollars ($5,000) or some lesser amount;   From nonprofit corporations, such as the Local Government Data Processing Corporation, whose purpose is to provide goods or services specifically to counties; or   Made by a county with a population of not less than two hundred thousand (200,000) according to any federal census, so long as the county through county or metropolitan government charter, private act, or ordinance has established a procedure regarding purchasing that provides for advertisement and competitive bidding and sets a dollar amount for each purchase requiring advertisement and competitive bidding; provided, that purchases of less than the dollar amount requiring advertisement and competitive bidding shall, wherever possible, be based upon at least three (3) competitive bids.
TN Code § 5-14-203 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 5 - Counties|Chapter 14 - County Purchasing|Part 2 - County Purchasing Law of 1983|§ 5-14-203. Limits on Purchases

 All purchases made from funds subject to the authority of this part shall be made within the limits of the approved budget and the appropriations made for the department, office or agency for which the purchase is made.
TN Code § 5-14-205 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 5 - Counties|Chapter 14 - County Purchasing|Part 2 - County Purchasing Law of 1983|§ 5-14-205. Expenditures Under $10,000

 All purchases, leases or lease-purchase arrangements with expenditures of less than ten thousand dollars ($10,000) in any fiscal year may be made in the open market without newspaper notice, but shall, wherever possible, be based upon at least three (3) competitive bids.
TN Code § 5-14-206 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 5 - Counties|Chapter 14 - County Purchasing|Part 2 - County Purchasing Law of 1983|§ 5-14-206. Stricter Requirements — Regulations

  County governing bodies are specifically authorized to lower the dollar amounts required in this part for public advertisement and competitive bidding to an amount to be set by the county governing body.   County governing bodies are specifically authorized to adopt regulations providing procedures for implementing this part.
TN Code § 5-14-207 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 5 - Counties|Chapter 14 - County Purchasing|Part 2 - County Purchasing Law of 1983|§ 5-14-207. Bid Specifications for Purchases of Chemical Products

  Bid specifications for purchases of chemical products pursuant to this chapter shall require that the manufacturer of the chemical products create and maintain a material safety data sheet (MSDS) for such chemical products on the national MSDSSEARCH repository or the manufacturer's web site so that the information can be accessed by means of the Internet. A site operated by or on behalf of the manufacturer or a relevant trade association is acceptable so long as the information is freely accessible to the public.   The URL for MSDSSEARCH shall be posted on the web site of the department of general services as provided in § 12-3-808. In lieu of posting a MSDS on MSDSSEARCH, a bidder shall include the manufacturer's URL for their MSDS in the bid proposal or purchase order.
TN Code § 6-1-101 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 6 - Cities and Towns|Chapter 1 - Mayor-Aldermanic Charter — Adoption and Surrender|Part 1 - Definitions|§ 6-1-101. Charter Definitions

 As used in Chapters 1 4 of this title, unless the context otherwise requires:   “Board” means the mayor and the aldermen;   “Department head” means the city administrator, city recorder, treasurer, police chief and any other department heads appointed by the board or mayor;   “Officer” means the mayor, aldermen, city attorney and city judge;   “This charter” refers to Chapters 1 4 of this title; and   “Ward” means a geographical subdivision of the municipality established for the purpose of securing representation on the board.
TN Code § 6-1-102 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 6 - Cities and Towns|Chapter 1 - Mayor-Aldermanic Charter — Adoption and Surrender|Part 1 - Definitions|§ 6-1-102. Use of “Shall” and “may.”

 As used in this chapter, “shall” is mandatory and “may” is permissive.
TN Code § 6-1-202 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 6 - Cities and Towns|Chapter 1 - Mayor-Aldermanic Charter — Adoption and Surrender|Part 2 - Adoption of Charter|§ 6-1-202. Election to Adopt Charter

  The county election commission shall hold an election for the purpose of determining whether this charter shall become effective for any municipality or newly incorporating territory upon the petition in writing of at least thirty-three and one-third percent (331/3%) of the registered voters of the municipality or territory. The petition shall include a current list of the registered voters who live within the proposed territory. The petition shall state 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. Upon receipt of the petition, the county election commission shall examine the petition to determine the validity of the signatures in accordance with § 2-1-107. The county election commission shall have a period of twenty (20) days to certify whether the petition has the sufficient number of signatures of registered voters. If the petition is sufficient to call for an election on the issue of incorporation, the county election commission shall hold an election, providing options to vote “FOR” or “AGAINST” the incorporation of the new charter, not less than forty-five (45) days nor more than sixty (60) days after the petition is certified. The date of the election shall be set in accordance with § 2-3-204. 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 municipality or of the proposed municipality, and post the notice in at least three (3) places in the territory.   At any time not less than thirty (30) days prior to the election provided for in this part, the petition may be withdrawn or may be amended to call for a smaller territory for the proposed municipal corporation so long as all of the proposed smaller territory is contained within the boundaries of the territory described in the first petition. The withdrawal or amendment shall be valid if filed with the county election commission in writing, and if signed by not fewer than fifty-one percent (51%) of those who signed the original petition. In the event such an amended petition is filed, all provisions relating to time periods in § 6-1-201 shall be controlled by the date of the filing of the original petition, notwithstanding the filing of the amended petition, and the county election commission shall publish the notice of election as provided for in subsection (a). A petition to withdraw, when filed with and validated by the county election commission, shall render the original petition null and void.   A cash bond equivalent to the costs of the election to incorporate under this charter shall be filed by the petitioners with the county election commission together with the petition for incorporation.
TN Code § 6-1-203 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 6 - Cities and Towns|Chapter 1 - Mayor-Aldermanic Charter — Adoption and Surrender|Part 2 - Adoption of Charter|§ 6-1-203. Petition to Incorporate Under This Charter

 The petition filed in accordance with § 6-1-202 shall be in substantially the form provided in § 6-1-209 and shall include a description of the boundaries of the proposed municipal corporation and the boundaries of the proposed wards, if there is only one (1) alderman to be elected per ward, the wards that will carry the initial two-year term, the proposed name of the municipality and whether it is a city or town. The petition shall include a plan of services 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 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 a property tax rate to be annually levied upon all taxable property in the area to be incorporated. Boundary descriptions shall contain references to tax maps kept in the office of the county assessor of property.
TN Code § 6-1-204 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 6 - Cities and Towns|Chapter 1 - Mayor-Aldermanic Charter — Adoption and Surrender|Part 2 - Adoption of Charter|§ 6-1-204. Qualifications to Vote — Certification of Result

  All registered voters of the municipality or of the territory of the proposed municipality are eligible to vote in the election.   The county election commission shall determine and declare the result of the election and shall certify the result in accordance with § 2-8-105(3) within forty-eight (48) hours after the election. It shall publish the results in a newspaper of general circulation in the municipality or territory and, if the municipality is already incorporated, shall file the results with the legislative body of the municipality at its first meeting after the certification. The results shall be entered at large on the minutes of the body with which it is filed.   In any election held by municipalities incorporated under this charter, registered voters of the municipality may vote in accordance with this subsection (c). Upon adoption of a resolution approved by a two-thirds (2/3) vote of the board of commissioners of any municipality incorporated under this charter that has a population of not less than seven thousand seven hundred ten (7,710) nor more than seven thousand seven hundred twenty (7,720), according to the 2000 federal census or any subsequent federal census, registered voters who own real property located in the municipality shall be entitled to vote in all municipal elections and municipal referenda held in the municipality. Section 2-2-107(a)(3) shall apply to the property rights voting within the municipality. The approval or nonapproval of the resolution shall be proclaimed by the presiding officer of the board and certified by the presiding officer to the secretary of state.
TN Code § 6-1-205 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 6 - Cities and Towns|Chapter 1 - Mayor-Aldermanic Charter — Adoption and Surrender|Part 2 - Adoption of Charter|§ 6-1-205. Effect of Vote

  If the majority of the votes cast are in favor of the adoption of this charter, it shall be deemed to have been adopted. The newly adopted charter shall not be effective until the first board takes office as provided in § 6-1-207. Except for the provisions of this charter that are adopted by reference in other municipal charters, the provisions of this charter apply only to those municipalities that have adopted this charter by referendum as authorized by law.   Following the defeat of an incorporation in an election held pursuant to § 6-1-202, no new petition for an election may be filed until after the expiration of four (4) years; provided, however, that if the territory included in the boundaries of the newly proposed municipal corporation includes less than fifty percent (50%) of the actual territory subject to incorporation in the previous election, the new petition may be filed after the expiration of two (2) years.
TN Code § 6-1-206 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 6 - Cities and Towns|Chapter 1 - Mayor-Aldermanic Charter — Adoption and Surrender|Part 2 - Adoption of Charter|§ 6-1-206. Certification to Secretary of State

 After certification of the election results, if at least a majority of the votes cast are “for charter,” the county election commission shall certify to the secretary of state that notice was duly given, and application in due form of law made, the description of boundaries, the entire number of votes cast, the number of votes cast “for charter,” the number of votes cast “against charter,” and the corporate name of the municipality.
TN Code § 6-1-207 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 6 - Cities and Towns|Chapter 1 - Mayor-Aldermanic Charter — Adoption and Surrender|Part 2 - Adoption of Charter|§ 6-1-207. Election of Officers Upon Incorporation — Length of Terms

  The county election commission shall call an election not later than sixty-two (62) days following the election for adoption of this charter, at which time municipal officials shall be chosen who shall take office immediately following the election. The qualifying deadline for filing nominating petitions shall be as described in § 2-5-101.   In the election held pursuant to subsection (a), where there is more than one (1) alderman to be elected per ward, the alderman receiving the higher number of votes in each ward shall serve a four-year term. The alderman receiving the second higher number of votes shall serve an initial two-year term. All terms thereafter will be four (4) years.   The mayor and each alderman shall serve the term for which they were elected or until their successors are elected and qualified.