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TN Code § 6-54-803 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 6 - Cities and Towns|Chapter 54 - Municipal Powers Generally|Part 8 - Minimum Fire and Police Retirement Allowances|§ 6-54-803. Computation of Allowances — Cost of Living Benefits

  The minimum retirement allowance for an employee, during the remainder of such employee's life, shall be computed as follows:  The retirement allowance of such employee who retires upon reaching the minimum age of fifty (50) years or older after a total of not less than twenty-five (25) separate years of service in either or both departments shall be two percent (2%) multiplied by the number of years of service, up to a maximum of thirty (30) years of service, multiplied by such employee's highest monthly salary during such employee's period of service in the department.   Such allowance shall not be less than fifty percent (50%) or greater than sixty percent (60%) of such employee's highest monthly salary during such employee's period of service in the department.     In addition to the retirement allowance, a retired employee shall be paid a cost of living benefit each month beginning January 1 of the year following the twenty-fourth month of such employee's retirement. Such benefit shall be adjusted annually thereafter and shall be computed by multiplying the retirement allowance by the percentage of increase or decrease in the consumer price index, as compiled by the bureau of labor statistics in the United States department of labor, for the twelve-month period ending September 30 of each year. Such percentage shall not exceed three percent (3%) in any year. The retirement allowance shall not be decreased below the amount provided in subsection (a). Such percentage shall be applied only to the retirement allowance and shall not be compounded from year to year.   The retirement allowance of the survivor or beneficiary of any employee or retired employee shall be computed by using the allowances in subsection (a). The cost of living benefit shall be computed in the same manner as provided in subsection (b).
TN Code § 6-54-901 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 6 - Cities and Towns|Chapter 54 - Municipal Powers Generally|Part 9 - Travel and Expenses|§ 6-54-901. Reimbursement for Expenses Incident to Holding Office

  Notwithstanding any public or private act to the contrary, in all municipalities of the state, any mayor and any member of the local governing body, and any board or committee member elected or appointed by the mayor or local governing body, and any official or employee of the municipality whose salary is set by charter or general law, may be reimbursed from municipal funds for the actual expense that such municipal officer may incur as an incident to holding such office.   The municipal legislative body shall by ordinance determine whether or not to pay the expenses of the mayor or any member of the local governing body, and any board or committee member elected or appointed by the mayor or local governing body, and any official or employee of the municipality whose salary is set by charter or general law; and, if it is determined that the municipality will reimburse expenses, shall enact a written policy as to how expenses will be reimbursed and determine what expenses are reimbursable.   In such municipality it is the duty of the chief administrative officer or such chief administrative officer's designee to prescribe forms on which expenses will be reported, and it is further made such chief administrative officer's duty to examine such expense report to determine if all expenses so listed as reimbursable are legally reimbursable expenditures within the schedule as determined by the municipal legislative body, and, if such listed expenses are reimbursable, then to forward the expense report to the proper disbursing officer for payment.
TN Code § 6-54-902 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 6 - Cities and Towns|Chapter 54 - Municipal Powers Generally|Part 9 - Travel and Expenses|§ 6-54-902. When Expense Allowances to Be Treated as Compensation

 To the extent not adequately documented as provided in § 6-54-901, expense allowances shall be considered compensation for purposes of any salary limitations as may be provided by statute, charter or private act.
TN Code § 6-54-903 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 6 - Cities and Towns|Chapter 54 - Municipal Powers Generally|Part 9 - Travel and Expenses|§ 6-54-903. Policies and Amendments to Be Filed With the Comptroller

 All municipal travel and expense reimbursement policies, and any amendments thereto, shall be filed with the office of the comptroller of the treasury or the comptroller of the treasury's designee. Such policies and amendments are not subject to the approval of, but shall not be effective until filed with, the office of the comptroller of the treasury.
TN Code § 6-54-904 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 6 - Cities and Towns|Chapter 54 - Municipal Powers Generally|Part 9 - Travel and Expenses|§ 6-54-904. Municipal Technical Advisory Service Model Policies

 The municipal technical advisory service (MTAS) shall disseminate, and amend from time to time as necessary, a model travel and expense policy to provide guidance for the various municipalities. Such policy and amendments thereto are subject to the approval of the comptroller of the treasury. Any municipality that adopts the policy promulgated by MTAS is not required to file such policy with the office of the comptroller of the treasury, but shall notify the comptroller in writing that the policy promulgated by MTAS was adopted and the date such action was taken.
TN Code § 6-54-905 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 6 - Cities and Towns|Chapter 54 - Municipal Powers Generally|Part 9 - Travel and Expenses|§ 6-54-905. Provision of Vehicles — Policy

 Municipalities may provide vehicles for the use of the mayor, any member of the local governing body, any board or committee member elected or appointed by the mayor or local governing body, and any official or employee whose salary is set by charter or general law. Such vehicles shall be provided pursuant to a written policy adopted by the municipal legislative body. The written policy for vehicle use shall be separate from the travel and expense policy provided for in the previous sections of this part and shall contain no other subject matter.
TN Code § 6-54-906 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 6 - Cities and Towns|Chapter 54 - Municipal Powers Generally|Part 9 - Travel and Expenses|§ 6-54-906. Direct Payments

 In addition to the authority to reimburse expenses provided in this part, municipalities may pay directly for travel expenses, including meals and lodging, and registration fees for conferences, conventions, seminars, and other education programs on behalf of the mayor, and any member of the local governing body, and any board or committee member elected or appointed by the mayor or local governing body, and any official or employee whose salary is set by charter or general law, provided payment is made directly to the provider and not to the official or employee.
TN Code § 6-54-907 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 6 - Cities and Towns|Chapter 54 - Municipal Powers Generally|Part 9 - Travel and Expenses|§ 6-54-907. Applicability

 This part does not apply to municipalities nor to metropolitan governments with a population greater than one hundred thousand (100,000), according to the most recent federal decennial census. Those municipalities and metropolitan governments may elect to pay and/or reimburse expenses for their officials in accordance with travel and expense policies that may be adopted and amended from time to time by the appropriate bodies or officials.
TN Code § 6-54-1001 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 6 - Cities and Towns|Chapter 54 - Municipal Powers Generally|Part 10 - Office of Administrative Hearing Officer|§ 6-54-1001. Creation by Ordinance — Contents of Ordinance — Interlocal Agreements — Existing Municipal Power or Authority

  Municipalities are authorized to create, by ordinance, the office of administrative hearing officer to hear building and property maintenance code violations.   Such authorizing ordinance must, at minimum, contain:  Reference to the municipal code sections subject to administrative jurisdiction; and   The number of administrative hearing officer positions created.     Two (2) or more municipalities may enter into an interlocal agreement to employ one (1) or more administrative hearing officers if so referenced in the adopting ordinance.   No provision in this part diminishes or terminates any existing municipal power or authority.   For purposes of this part, “municipality” means any incorporated town or city, or metropolitan form of government.
TN Code § 6-54-1002 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 6 - Cities and Towns|Chapter 54 - Municipal Powers Generally|Part 10 - Office of Administrative Hearing Officer|§ 6-54-1002. Jurisdiction of Administrative Body — Restrictions on Authority

  The administrative body has jurisdiction to hear cases involving violations of municipal ordinances regulating building and property maintenance, including:  Locally adopted building codes;   Locally adopted residential codes;   Locally adopted plumbing codes;   Locally adopted electrical codes;   Locally adopted gas codes;   Locally adopted mechanical codes;   Locally adopted energy codes;   Locally adopted property maintenance codes;   Locally adopted zoning codes; and   Ordinances regulating any subject matter commonly found in the codes mentioned in subdivisions (a)(1)-(9).     Administrative hearing officers are not authorized to hear violations of codes adopted by the state fire marshal pursuant to § 68-120-101(a) enforced by a deputy building inspector pursuant to § 68-120-101(f).
TN Code § 6-54-1003 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 6 - Cities and Towns|Chapter 54 - Municipal Powers Generally|Part 10 - Office of Administrative Hearing Officer|§ 6-54-1003. Communications by Administrative Hearing Officer and Parties in Contested Cases

  Unless required for the disposition of ex parte matters specifically authorized by statute, an administrative hearing officer presiding over a contested case proceeding may not communicate, directly or indirectly, regarding any issue in the proceeding, while the proceeding is pending, with any person without notice and opportunity for all parties to participate in the communication.   Notwithstanding subsection (a), an administrative hearing officer may communicate with municipal employees or officials regarding a matter pending before the administrative body or may receive aid from staff assistants, members of the staff of the city attorney or a licensed attorney, if such persons do not receive ex parte communications of a type that the administrative hearing officer would be prohibited from receiving, and do not furnish, augment, diminish or modify the evidence in the record.   Unless required for the disposition of ex parte matters specifically authorized by statute, no party to a contested case, and no other person may communicate, directly or indirectly, in connection with any issue in that proceeding, while the proceeding is pending, with any person serving as an administrative hearing officer without notice and opportunity for all parties to participate in the communication.   If, before serving as an administrative hearing officer in a contested case, a person receives an ex parte communication of a type that may not properly be received while serving, the person, promptly after starting to serve, shall disclose the communication in the manner prescribed in subsection (e).   An administrative hearing officer who receives an ex parte communication in violation of this section shall place on the record of the pending matter all written communications received, all written responses to the communications, and a memorandum stating the substance of all oral communications received, all responses made, and the identity of each person from whom the person received an ex parte communication, and shall advise all parties that these matters have been placed on the record. Any party desiring to rebut the ex parte communication shall be allowed to do so, upon requesting the opportunity for rebuttal within ten (10) business days after notice of the communication.
TN Code § 6-54-1004 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 6 - Cities and Towns|Chapter 54 - Municipal Powers Generally|Part 10 - Office of Administrative Hearing Officer|§ 6-54-1004. Appearance in Person or by a Duly Authorized Representative — Representation by Counsel

  Any party may participate in the hearing in person or, if the party is a corporation or other artificial person, by a duly authorized representative.   Whether or not participating in person, any party may be advised and represented at the party's own expense by counsel or, unless prohibited by any provision of law, other representative.
TN Code § 6-54-1005 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 6 - Cities and Towns|Chapter 54 - Municipal Powers Generally|Part 10 - Office of Administrative Hearing Officer|§ 6-54-1005. Prehearing Conference — Hearing or Converting Prehearing Conference to Hearing — Prehearing Orders

   In any action set for hearing, the administrative hearing officer, upon the administrative hearing officer's own motion, or upon motion of one (1) of the parties or such party's qualified representatives, may direct the parties or the attorneys for the parties, or both, to appear before the administrative hearing officer for a conference to consider:  The simplification of issues;   The possibility of obtaining admissions of fact and of documents that will avoid unnecessary proof;   The limitation of the number of witnesses; and   Such other matters as may aid in the disposition of the action.     The administrative hearing officer shall make an order that recites the action taken at the conference, and the agreements made by the parties as to any of the matters considered, and that limits the issues for hearing to those not disposed of by admissions or agreements of the parties. Such order when entered controls the subsequent course of the action, unless modified at the hearing to prevent manifest injustice.     Upon reasonable notice to all parties, the administrative hearing officer may convene a hearing or convert a prehearing conference to a hearing, to be conducted by the administrative hearing officer sitting alone, to consider argument or evidence, or both, on any question of law.   In the discretion of the administrative hearing officer, all or part of the prehearing conference may be conducted by telephone, television or other electronic means, if each participant in the conference has an opportunity to participate in, to hear, and, if technically feasible, to see the entire proceeding while it is taking place.   If a prehearing conference is not held, the administrative hearing officer may issue a prehearing order, based on the pleadings, to regulate the conduct of the proceedings.
TN Code § 6-54-1006 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 6 - Cities and Towns|Chapter 54 - Municipal Powers Generally|Part 10 - Office of Administrative Hearing Officer|§ 6-54-1006. Appointment of Administrative Hearing Officer — Temporary Appointment of Admininstrative Law Judge

  Each administrative hearing officer shall be appointed by the local governing body for a four-year term and serve at the pleasure of the appointing governing body. Such administrative hearing officer may be reappointed.   An administrative hearing officer shall be one (1) of the following:  Licensed building inspector;   Licensed plumbing inspector;   Licensed electrical inspector;   Licensed attorney;   Licensed architect; or   Licensed engineer.     A municipality may also contract with the administrative procedures division, office of the Tennessee secretary of state to employ an administrative law judge on a temporary basis to serve as an administrative hearing officer. Such administrative law judge shall not be subject to the requirements of § 6-54-1007(a) and (b).
TN Code § 6-54-1007 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 6 - Cities and Towns|Chapter 54 - Municipal Powers Generally|Part 10 - Office of Administrative Hearing Officer|§ 6-54-1007. Training and Continuing Education — Fees

  Each person appointed to serve as an administrative hearing officer shall, within the six-month period immediately following the date of such appointment, participate in a program of training conducted by the University of Tennessee's municipal technical advisory service, referred to in this part as MTAS. MTAS shall issue a certificate of participation to each person whose attendance is satisfactory. The curricula for the initial training shall be developed by MTAS with input from the administrative procedures division, office of the Tennessee secretary of state. MTAS shall offer this program of training no less than twice per calendar year.   Each person actively serving as an administrative hearing officer shall complete six (6) hours of continuing education every calendar year. MTAS shall develop the continuing education curricula and offer that curricula for credit no less than twice per calendar year. The education required by this section shall be in addition to any other continuing education requirements required for other professional licenses held by the individuals licensed under this part. No continuing education hours from one (1) calendar year may be carried over to a subsequent calendar year.   MTAS has the authority to set and enact appropriate fees for the requirements of this section. A municipality shall bear the cost of the fees for administrative hearing officers serving their jurisdiction.   Costs pursuant to this section shall be offset by fees enacted.
TN Code § 6-54-1008 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 6 - Cities and Towns|Chapter 54 - Municipal Powers Generally|Part 10 - Office of Administrative Hearing Officer|§ 6-54-1008. Citations for Violations — Written Notice — Signature of Violator — Service on Absentee Property Owners — Deadline for Transmission of Citations

  Upon the issuance of a citation for violation of a municipal ordinance referenced in the municipality's administrative hearing ordinance, the issuing officer shall provide written notice of:  A short and plain statement of the matters asserted. If the issuing officer is unable to state the matters in detail at the time the citation is served, the initial notice may be limited to a statement of the issues involved and the ordinance violations alleged. Thereafter, upon timely, written application a more definite and detailed statement shall be furnished ten (10) business days prior to the time set for the hearing;   A short and plain description of the municipality's administrative hearing process including references to state and local statutory authority;   Contact information for the municipality's administrative hearing office; and   Time frame in which the hearing officer will review the citation and determine the fine and remedial period, if any.     Citations issued for violations of ordinances referenced in the municipality's administrative hearing ordinance shall be signed by the alleged violator at the time of issuance. If an alleged violator refuses to sign, the issuing officer shall note the refusal and attest to the alleged violator's receipt of the citation. An alleged violator's signature on a citation is not admission of guilt.   Citations issued upon absentee property owners may be served via certified mail sent to the last known address of the recorded owner of the property.   Citations issued for violations of ordinances referenced in the municipality's administrative hearing ordinance shall be transmitted to an administrative hearing officer within two (2) business days of issuance.
TN Code § 6-54-1009 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 6 - Cities and Towns|Chapter 54 - Municipal Powers Generally|Part 10 - Office of Administrative Hearing Officer|§ 6-54-1009. Review of Citation for Appropriateness — Levy of Fines — Setting Hearing — Cancellation of Fines and Hearing if Violation Remedied

  Upon receipt of a citation issued pursuant to § 6-54-1008, an administrative hearing officer shall, within seven (7) business days of receipt, review the appropriateness of an alleged violation. Upon determining that a violation does exist, the hearing officer has the authority to levy a fine upon the alleged violator in accordance with this section. Any fine levied by a hearing officer must be reasonable based upon the totality of the circumstances.  For violations occurring upon residential property a hearing officer has the authority to levy a fine upon the violator not to exceed five hundred dollars ($500) per violation. For purposes of this part, “residential property” means a single family dwelling principally used as the property owner's primary residence and the real property upon which it sits.   For violations occurring upon nonresidential property a hearing officer has the authority to levy a fine upon the violator not to exceed five hundred dollars ($500) per violation per day. For purposes of this part, “nonresidential property” means all real property, structures, buildings and dwellings that are not residential property.     If a fine is levied pursuant to subsection (a), the hearing officer shall set a reasonable period of time to allow the alleged violator to remedy the violation alleged in the citation before the fine is imposed. The remedial period shall be no less than ten (10) nor greater than one hundred twenty (120) calendar days, except where failure to remedy the alleged violation in less than ten (10) calendar days would pose an imminent threat to the health, safety or welfare of persons or property in the adjacent area.   Upon the levy of a fine pursuant to subsection (a), the hearing officer shall within seven (7) business days, provide via certified mail notice to the alleged violator of:  The fine and remedial period established pursuant to subsections (a) and (b);   A statement of the time, place, nature of the hearing, and the right to be represented by counsel; and   A statement of the legal authority and jurisdiction under which the hearing is to be held, including a reference to the particular sections of the statutes and rules involved.     The date of the hearing shall be no less than thirty (30) calendar days following the issuance of the citation. To confirm the hearing, the alleged violator must make a written request for the hearing to the hearing officer within seven (7) business days of receipt of the notice required in subsection (c).   If an alleged violator demonstrates to the issuing officer's satisfaction that the allegations contained in the citation have been remedied to the issuing officer's satisfaction, the fine levied pursuant to subsection (a) shall not be imposed or if already imposed cease; and the hearing date, if the hearing has not yet occurred, shall be cancelled.
TN Code § 6-54-1010 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 6 - Cities and Towns|Chapter 54 - Municipal Powers Generally|Part 10 - Office of Administrative Hearing Officer|§ 6-54-1010. Party in Default

  If a party fails to attend or participate in a prehearing conference, hearing or other stage of a contested case, the administrative hearing officer may hold the party in default and either adjourn the proceedings or conduct them without the participation of that party, having due regard for the interest of justice and the orderly and prompt conduct of the proceedings.   If the proceedings are conducted without the participation of the party in default, the administrative hearing officer shall include in the final order a written notice of default and a written statement of the grounds for the default.