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TN Code § 7-3-103 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 7 - Consolidated Governments and Local Governmental Functions and Entities|Chapter 3 - Metropolitan Government—operation and Powers|Part 1 - General Provisions|§ 7-3-103. Reapportionment

   Notwithstanding any general law or metropolitan charter to the contrary, the planning commission of any county having a metropolitan form of government shall recommend to the metropolitan council that councilmanic districts or school districts or both be reapportioned for either or both of the following reasons:  To more closely conform the boundary lines of such districts to the boundary lines of state senate and state house of representatives districts in order to minimize voter inconvenience, to avoid split precincts, and to substantially reduce the expense of conducting elections in the county; and   To correct drafting or typographical errors appearing in a previously adopted ordinance of reapportionment.     If the planning commission determines that such districts should be reapportioned for either or both of the reasons enumerated by subdivision (a)(1), then the commission shall submit a proposed ordinance designed to accomplish its recommendations. The metropolitan council shall then act upon such ordinance in the procedural manner prescribed by controlling general law or metropolitan charter for other duly presented ordinances of reapportionment.     The authority to reapportion granted by subsection (a) shall not be exercised more than once in regard to any ordinance of reapportionment that was previously enacted in direct response to either a federal decennial census or a court order.
TN Code § 7-3-104 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 7 - Consolidated Governments and Local Governmental Functions and Entities|Chapter 3 - Metropolitan Government—operation and Powers|Part 1 - General Provisions|§ 7-3-104. Representation of County Employees by Employee Organizations

 For any county with a metropolitan form of government that has adopted a labor policy establishing the right of its employees to join an employee organization and that has a procedure for establishing exclusive representation status of an employee organization, an employee may be represented before any board, agency, civil service commission, hearing officer, or other body empowered to impose discipline or otherwise deal with wages, hours, and working conditions of employees by a representative from the employee organization that has been designated as the exclusive representative for such employees. Any such employee shall be entitled to select a spokesperson or representative for the purpose of providing aid and assistance in any proceeding before any such board, agency, commission, hearing officer, or entity, notwithstanding any other code section to the contrary. Such assistance or representation by a member or employee of the exclusive representative for such employee shall not be considered “law practice” or “law business” as may be defined in the Tennessee Code Annotated. Such representation does not include representation in any court of law, or in any judicial proceeding. Nothing in this section prevents such employee from being represented by an attorney if the employee or the exclusive representative so chooses.
TN Code § 7-3-201 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 7 - Consolidated Governments and Local Governmental Functions and Entities|Chapter 3 - Metropolitan Government—operation and Powers|Part 2 - Taxes|§ 7-3-201. Privilege Taxes

  Any metropolitan government created and established pursuant to Chapters 1 3 of this title shall be authorized and empowered to levy within its general services district any and every privilege tax that a county is now authorized to levy or may hereafter be authorized to levy. When the amount of the authorized privilege tax shall depend upon the population of the county, then the population of the general services district shall be determinative of the authorized levy.   In addition to the privilege taxes authorized in subsection (a), any such metropolitan government by action of its metropolitan council shall be authorized and empowered to levy within its urban services district any and every privilege tax that an incorporated city or municipality is now authorized to levy or may hereafter be authorized to levy. When the amount of the authorized privilege tax shall depend upon population of the incorporated city or municipality, then the population of the urban services district shall be determinative of the authorized levy.
TN Code § 7-3-203 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 7 - Consolidated Governments and Local Governmental Functions and Entities|Chapter 3 - Metropolitan Government—operation and Powers|Part 2 - Taxes|§ 7-3-203. Billing for Taxes — Installment Payments

 A metropolitan government, as defined in § 7-1-101, is hereby authorized by ordinance or resolution of its governing body to direct or permit its trustee, as a convenience to its taxpayers, to prepare and send to each owner of taxable property a bill for the amount of taxes due on the property. Where the property is located within the urban services district, the governing body may authorize the tax for the urban services district and the tax for the general services district to be consolidated into one (1) tax bill, computed on the combined tax rate of both of the taxing districts; provided, that the tax rate for each of such districts shall be shown plainly on the face of the consolidated tax bill. In any case where the taxpayer pays as much as one half (½) of the total amount of the combined tax bill not later than October 31 of the year for which the taxes are due, and the remaining one half (½) not later than February 28 of the following year, no interest or penalty shall be charged, notwithstanding any state law, charter or ordinance of the metropolitan government to the contrary.
TN Code § 7-3-204 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 7 - Consolidated Governments and Local Governmental Functions and Entities|Chapter 3 - Metropolitan Government—operation and Powers|Part 2 - Taxes|§ 7-3-204. Municipal Auditorium Events — Privilege Tax

  As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires:  “Metropolitan government” means those counties and municipalities adopting the metropolitan form of government; and   “Municipal auditorium” means a structure with seats for not less than ten thousand (10,000) spectators, which is constructed after July 7, 1977, and which is used primarily for public events and other related activities and financed either by general obligation bonds or revenue bonds by the metropolitan government.      There is hereby authorized a privilege tax upon the privilege of attending any event at the municipal auditorium, in an amount not to exceed ten percent (10%) of the consideration charged for spectators attending the event. This authorization to levy tax shall expire on January 1 following the maturity and redemption of the indebtedness for the auditorium. The tax shall be approved by resolution of the metropolitan council.   The tax levied in this section shall be in addition to all other taxes levied or authorized to be levied, whether in the form of excise, license, or privilege taxes, and shall be in addition to all other fees and taxes now levied or authorized to be levied.     The tax shall be added by each promoter of the event to the ticket price charged for admission to the municipal auditorium. The tax shall then be remitted to the metropolitan government.   The proceeds from the tax levied in this section shall be retained by the metropolitan government and utilized to defray the cost of operating and constructing the municipal auditorium.   This section shall only apply to those counties having a metropolitan form of government.
TN Code § 7-3-301 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 7 - Consolidated Governments and Local Governmental Functions and Entities|Chapter 3 - Metropolitan Government—operation and Powers|Part 3 - Enumerated Functions|§ 7-3-301. Issuance of Bonds

 Any metropolitan government created and established pursuant to Chapters 1 3 of this title may issue bonds under such terms, conditions and limitations as may be prescribed by the metropolitan charter.
TN Code § 7-3-302 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 7 - Consolidated Governments and Local Governmental Functions and Entities|Chapter 3 - Metropolitan Government—operation and Powers|Part 3 - Enumerated Functions|§ 7-3-302. Public Service Districts

 Any metropolitan government created and established pursuant to Chapters 1 3 of this title may at any time:   Assume and take over all public functions, rights, duties, property, assets and liabilities of any utility district, sanitary district, school district or other public service district, all of whose public functions, services or duties are performed within the geographical jurisdiction of the metropolitan government, notwithstanding § 7-82-301, or any other statute; except, that if the metropolitan charter did not provide for the consolidation of the existing school systems, then the metropolitan government shall not have the power or authority to assume any public function, right, duty, property, asset or liability of any special school district that was not included in the consolidation of the local governments; and   Notify any utility district, sanitary district, school district or other public service district that performs some part of its public functions, services or duties within the geographical jurisdiction of such metropolitan government of its desire to assume responsibility for all or any part of such functions, services or duties. It shall then be the duty of such district and the metropolitan government to attempt to reach agreement in writing for the allocation to the metropolitan government of any such public functions, services or duties as the metropolitan government may desire to assume and all related rights, duties, property, assets and liabilities of such district that justice and reason may require in the circumstances. Such metropolitan government, if and to the extent that it may choose, shall have the exclusive right to perform or provide municipal and utility functions and services within its geographic jurisdiction, notwithstanding § 7-82-301, or any other statute. Subject to such exclusive right, any such matters upon which the respective parties are not in agreement in writing within sixty (60) days after a metropolitan government gives such notice shall be settled by arbitration in accordance with the laws of arbitration of the state of Tennessee effective at the time of submission to the arbitrators, except that § 29-5-101(2) shall not apply to any arbitration under this subdivision (2). The award so rendered shall be transmitted to the chancery court of the county in which the parties are situated, and then shall be subject to review in accordance with §§ 29-5-113, 29-5-115, and 29-5-118.
TN Code § 7-3-303 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 7 - Consolidated Governments and Local Governmental Functions and Entities|Chapter 3 - Metropolitan Government—operation and Powers|Part 3 - Enumerated Functions|§ 7-3-303. Alcoholic Beverages

  The creation and establishment of a metropolitan government under Chapters 1 3 of this title shall not alter the status of the county involved as to legality of the manufacture, receipt, sale, storage, transportation, distribution and possession of alcoholic beverages.   Local option elections previously held in the county pursuant to §§ 57-3-106 and 57-3-107 to fix such status shall continue to control until the status is subsequently altered by a local option election held pursuant to such law. Where a local option election under § 57-3-106 has previously permitted, or, subsequent to March 7, 1957, permits the sale of alcoholic beverages, then the urban services district, but not the general services district, shall be deemed a municipality within the meaning of the law.   The metropolitan council shall have the power and authority:  For the general services district, to regulate and tax the manufacture, distribution and sale of beer and other alcoholic beverages of less than five percent (5%) to the same extent that governing bodies of counties now possess, or may hereafter possess, such power and authority; and   For the urban services district, to regulate and tax the manufacture, distribution and sale of beer and other alcoholic beverages of less than five percent (5%) and also the manufacture, receipt, sale, storage, transportation, distribution and possession of other alcoholic beverages to the same extent that governing bodies of cities now possess or may hereafter possess such power and authority.
TN Code § 7-3-304 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 7 - Consolidated Governments and Local Governmental Functions and Entities|Chapter 3 - Metropolitan Government—operation and Powers|Part 3 - Enumerated Functions|§ 7-3-304. Zoning Regulations

 The creation and establishment of a metropolitan government pursuant to Chapters 1 3 of this title shall not alter or change zoning regulations effective in the county and in the city or cities consolidated, but the zoning regulations shall continue until modified or changed by the metropolitan council acting under authority granted in the charter of the metropolitan government.
TN Code § 7-3-305 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 7 - Consolidated Governments and Local Governmental Functions and Entities|Chapter 3 - Metropolitan Government—operation and Powers|Part 3 - Enumerated Functions|§ 7-3-305. Authority to Order Demolition of Certain Unoccupied Buildings

 In any county having a metropolitan form of government with a population of less than one hundred thousand (100,000), according to the 1990 federal census or any subsequent federal census, the governing body of any municipality that has a metropolitan form of government may authorize the demolition and removal of any unoccupied building or dwelling that is in such a state of disrepair that it constitutes a violation of one (1) or more municipal codes so as to render the building or dwelling unfit for human habitation, as determined by a court having jurisdiction of the case; provided, that the owner of any unoccupied building or dwelling has the right, within twelve (12) months of any final judicial determination adverse to such owner, to make such repairs as are necessary to bring the building or dwelling in compliance with the applicable codes of the municipality.
TN Code § 7-3-306 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 7 - Consolidated Governments and Local Governmental Functions and Entities|Chapter 3 - Metropolitan Government—operation and Powers|Part 3 - Enumerated Functions|§ 7-3-306. Competitive Bidding

 Where the charter for a metropolitan government requires purchases in excess of one thousand dollars ($1,000) be made on the basis of competitive bidding, “competitive bidding” means:   Dollar amount of purchase: Requirement:   $1,000 to $3,999.99      Three (3) verbal, including telephone,   quotations required   $4,000 to $9,999.99      Three (3) written, including faxed,  quotations required   $10,000 and above      Competitive sealed bids or request for   proposals
TN Code § 7-3-312 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 7 - Consolidated Governments and Local Governmental Functions and Entities|Chapter 3 - Metropolitan Government—operation and Powers|Part 3 - Enumerated Functions|§ 7-3-312. Certain State Offenses Enumerated — Exclusive Jurisdiction in State Courts — Restrictions on Ordinances

  In all counties in this state that have adopted a metropolitan form of government, or that may subsequently adopt a metropolitan form of government, the offenses enumerated in subsection (b) are declared to be state offenses, and any person arrested for violation of the offenses shall be tried for violation of state law in state courts, in which the jurisdiction shall be exclusive. Any ordinance presently enacted to regulate any of the enumerated offenses or to be later enacted is hereby declared to be void and of no effect.   The enumerated offenses are as follows:  Driving while intoxicated or drugged, as forbidden by § 55-10-401;   Failing to stop after a traffic accident, as forbidden by title 55, chapter 10;   Driving while license is suspended or revoked, as forbidden by § 55-50-504; and   Drag racing, as defined and forbidden by § 55-10-501.
TN Code § 7-3-313 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 7 - Consolidated Governments and Local Governmental Functions and Entities|Chapter 3 - Metropolitan Government—operation and Powers|Part 3 - Enumerated Functions|§ 7-3-313. Airport Noise Mitigation Programs

  Counties with metropolitan forms of government in which a metropolitan airport authority has been created pursuant to § 42-4-104 are hereby authorized to establish airport noise mitigation programs to minimize the impact of noise from airport operations on surrounding properties located within the area of the metropolitan government. Such airport noise mitigation programs may include sound insulation programs, purchase assistance programs, grant or loan programs or payment of compensation to property owners whose properties are adversely affected by airport noise. Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, the expenditure of public funds to implement such a noise mitigation program shall be for the public purpose of protecting the health, safety and welfare of the citizens of the metropolitan government.   No state funds shall be obligated or expended to implement this section.
TN Code § 7-3-315 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 7 - Consolidated Governments and Local Governmental Functions and Entities|Chapter 3 - Metropolitan Government—operation and Powers|Part 3 - Enumerated Functions|§ 7-3-315. Additional Services That May Be Provided by Water or Sewer Authority

 A municipality-owned water or sewer utility, operating within the boundaries of a metropolitan government, may participate with a local housing authority to provide services, which may include leak repairs, payment of certain water and sewer charges caused by the leak, water or sewer connections, and service line replacements for eligible low and moderate income persons.
TN Code § 7-3-316 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 7 - Consolidated Governments and Local Governmental Functions and Entities|Chapter 3 - Metropolitan Government—operation and Powers|Part 3 - Enumerated Functions|§ 7-3-316. Fees to Be Adjudged as Part of Costs — Disbursement of Fees

  As provided in § 38-6-103, the following fees shall be adjudged as a part of the costs in each case upon conviction of the following offenses:  Controlled substances, narcotics, drugs  $20.00   Driving a motor vehicle, or operating a boat while under the influence of intoxicants and/or drugs, except as provided in § 55-10-413(d)  17.50   Certification of criminal histories and records  Amount fixed by the  federal bureau of investigation   Upon the forfeiture of a cash bond or other surety entered as a result of a municipal traffic citation, whether considered a fine, a bond   or a tax  13.75.     Such fees shall be in addition to and not in substitution for any and all fines and penalties otherwise provided for by law.   Except when and as provided in this section, the appropriate clerk, after deducting five percent (5%) as compensation when applicable, shall identify those fees set out in subsection (a) that are dedicated for use by the Tennessee bureau of investigation and remit the fees to the state treasury to be expended by the Tennessee bureau of investigation as appropriated by the general assembly. These fees shall be transmitted by the clerk of the court to the state treasurer for deposit in a fund to be used by the Tennessee bureau of investigation for the purpose of employing personnel; for the purchase of equipment and supplies; to pay for the education, training and scientific development of employees; or for any other purpose to allow the bureau’s business to be done in a more efficient and expeditious manner. The moneys received in the fund shall be invested for the benefit of the fund by the state treasurer pursuant to § 9-4-603. Amounts in the fund shall not revert to the general fund of the state, but shall, together with interest income credited to the fund, remain available for expenditure in subsequent fiscal years.   Upon approval of the director of the Tennessee bureau of investigation, local governing bodies which have the responsibility for providing funding for sheriffs' offices and police departments are authorized to purchase from state contracts approved for bureau purchases, scientific instruments designed to examine a person's breath and measure the alcohol content of a person's breath, for use as evidence in the trial of cases; provided, that prior to use of the scientific instruments, such instruments must be delivered to the forensic services division for testing and certification pursuant to § 38-6-103(g). The bureau shall continue to maintain and certify the instruments and operating personnel, pursuant to § 38-6-103(g), and furnish expert testimony in support of the use of the scientific instruments when required.
TN Code § 7-3-401 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 7 - Consolidated Governments and Local Governmental Functions and Entities|Chapter 3 - Metropolitan Government—operation and Powers|Part 4 - Metro Sheriffs' Restitution Act of 1978|§ 7-3-401. Short Title

 This part shall be known and may be cited as the “Metro Sheriffs' Restitution Act of 1978.”
TN Code § 7-3-402 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 7 - Consolidated Governments and Local Governmental Functions and Entities|Chapter 3 - Metropolitan Government—operation and Powers|Part 4 - Metro Sheriffs' Restitution Act of 1978|§ 7-3-402. Establishment of Program

 The sheriff of any county having a metropolitan form of government is authorized to establish a residential restitution program for the purpose of allowing persons convicted of felony offenses and sentenced to the workhouse of such counties to reimburse the victim for the value of property stolen, or for damage caused by such offenses. The sheriff may promulgate rules and regulations necessary to administer the program, and the program shall be carried out using present facilities and administrative staff. Before any inmate is accepted into a restitution program, the inmate shall enter into an agreement to abide by the rules, regulations and special conditions established by the sheriff or the sheriff's designees. No inmate convicted of a felony for which the maximum punishment actually imposed is greater than five (5) years shall be eligible for such a program.
TN Code § 7-3-403 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 7 - Consolidated Governments and Local Governmental Functions and Entities|Chapter 3 - Metropolitan Government—operation and Powers|Part 4 - Metro Sheriffs' Restitution Act of 1978|§ 7-3-403. Deposit of Wages — Charges for Board

  When inmates are employed and participating in this program, the sheriff or the sheriff's designees shall require that inmates turn wages and salaries over to the sheriff or the sheriff's designees when received and the sheriff or the sheriff's designees shall deposit such money in trust accounts. Ledgers shall be maintained reflecting the status of individual accounts.   Each inmate shall be liable for reasonable charges for board as fixed by law.
TN Code § 7-3-404 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 7 - Consolidated Governments and Local Governmental Functions and Entities|Chapter 3 - Metropolitan Government—operation and Powers|Part 4 - Metro Sheriffs' Restitution Act of 1978|§ 7-3-404. Disbursement of Wages

 After initial payment of board, the wages and salaries of inmates shall be disbursed for the following purposes in the order set forth:   Reimbursement to the victims of the offense in the amounts and in the manner set forth in the contract executed between the inmate, victim and the sheriff of such county;   Support of dependents, if any, in amounts fixed by the sheriff of such counties or the sheriff's designees;   Payment of any outstanding court costs assessed against the inmate;   Payment in full or ratably of the inmate's written obligations; and   The balance, if any, to the inmate upon discharge from confinement.