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TN Code § 6-56-208 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 6 - Cities and Towns|Chapter 56 - Fiscal Affairs|Part 2 - Municipal Budget Law of 1982|§ 6-56-208. Amendment of Budget Ordinance

 Except as otherwise restricted by law, the governing body may amend the budget ordinance in the same manner as any other ordinance may be amended.
TN Code § 6-56-209 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 6 - Cities and Towns|Chapter 56 - Fiscal Affairs|Part 2 - Municipal Budget Law of 1982|§ 6-56-209. Transfer of Money

 The governing body by appropriate resolution or ordinance may authorize the budget officer to transfer moneys from one appropriation to another within the same fund, subject to such limitations and procedures as it may prescribe. Any such transfers shall be reported to the governing body at its next regular meeting and shall be entered in the minutes.
TN Code § 6-56-210 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 6 - Cities and Towns|Chapter 56 - Fiscal Affairs|Part 2 - Municipal Budget Law of 1982|§ 6-56-210. Carry Over of Appropriations

 If for any reason a budget ordinance is not adopted prior to the beginning of the next fiscal year, the appropriations for the last fiscal year shall become the appropriations for the next fiscal year, until the adoption of the new budget ordinance.
TN Code § 6-56-211 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 6 - Cities and Towns|Chapter 56 - Fiscal Affairs|Part 2 - Municipal Budget Law of 1982|§ 6-56-211. Unexpended Appropriations

 Any portion of an annual appropriation remaining unexpended and unencumbered at the close of a fiscal year shall lapse and be credited to the general fund, except that any balance remaining in any other fund at the end of a fiscal year may remain to the credit of that fund and be subject to further appropriation.
TN Code § 6-56-212 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 6 - Cities and Towns|Chapter 56 - Fiscal Affairs|Part 2 - Municipal Budget Law of 1982|§ 6-56-212. Intragovernmental Service Funds

  If a local government or public authority establishes and operates one (1) or more intragovernmental service funds, it need not include such a fund in its budget ordinance. However, at the same time it adopts the budget ordinance, the governing body shall approve a balanced financial plan for each intragovernmental service fund. A financial plan is balanced when estimated expenditures do not exceed estimated funds available.   The budget officer shall include in the budget such officer submits to the governing body a proposed financial plan for each intragovernmental service fund to be operated during the budget year by the local government or public authority. The proposed financial plan shall be in such form and detail as prescribed by the budget officer or governing body.   The approved financial plan shall be entered in the minutes of the governing body, as shall each amendment to the plan approved by the governing body.   Any changes in a financial plan must be approved by the governing body.
TN Code § 6-56-301 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 6 - Cities and Towns|Chapter 56 - Fiscal Affairs|Part 3 - Municipal Purchasing Law of 1983|§ 6-56-301. Short Title

 This part shall be known and may be cited as the “Municipal Purchasing Law of 1983.”
TN Code § 6-56-302 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 6 - Cities and Towns|Chapter 56 - Fiscal Affairs|Part 3 - Municipal Purchasing Law of 1983|§ 6-56-302. Application of Part

 This part shall apply to all purchases by authorized officials in all municipalities using or encumbering municipal funds, except as follows:   This part shall not apply to purchases by authorized officials in municipalities that have a charter provision or private act that either establishes within the charter or act itself dollar limits over which competitive bidding is required, or authorizes the municipality to set a dollar limit by ordinance but establishes the maximum dollar limit over which competitive bidding is required, and the municipality has established either by charter, private act, or ordinance general bidding procedures that include, but are not limited to, public advertising, securing and opening bids, and any exemptions from competitive bidding. Any exemptions must be substantially similar to those listed in § 6-56-304, except that any dollar amounts listed must be established in accordance with the municipality's charter or private act;   This part shall not apply to purchases by authorized officials in municipalities that have charter provisions relative to competitive bidding but that do not establish a dollar limit over which competitive bidding is required, as long as the municipality, by ordinance, establishes:  A dollar limit over which competitive bidding is required, which may not exceed twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000);   A dollar limit, which may not exceed forty percent (40%) of the amount established under subdivision (2)(A), over which the municipality need not advertise but must, when possible, obtain three (3) competitive bids and below which no advertisement or competitive bidding is required;   Procedures for public advertising, securing, and opening bids; and   Any exemptions from competitive bidding, which must be substantially similar to those listed in § 6-56-304, except that any dollar amounts listed must be in accordance with the municipality's ordinances;     This part shall not apply to purchases made under § 12-3-1201;   This part shall not apply to investments in or purchases from the pooled investment fund established pursuant to title 9, chapter 4, part 7;   This part shall not apply to purchases from instrumentalities created by two (2) or more cooperating governments such as, but not limited to, those established pursuant to the Interlocal Cooperation Act, compiled in title 12, chapter 9; and   This part shall not apply to purchases from nonprofit corporations such as, but not limited to, the Local Government Data Processing Corporation, whose purpose or one of whose purposes is to provide goods or services specifically to municipalities.
TN Code § 6-56-303 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 6 - Cities and Towns|Chapter 56 - Fiscal Affairs|Part 3 - Municipal Purchasing Law of 1983|§ 6-56-303. 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, when required, and the appropriations, when required, for the department, office or agency for which the purchase is made.
TN Code § 6-56-305 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 6 - Cities and Towns|Chapter 56 - Fiscal Affairs|Part 3 - Municipal Purchasing Law of 1983|§ 6-56-305. Advertising and Bidding — Expenditures of Less Than $2,500

 All purchases, leases, or lease-purchase arrangements with expenditures of less than two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500) but more than one thousand dollars ($1,000) in any fiscal year may be made in the open market without public advertisement, but shall, whenever possible, be based upon at least three (3) competitive bids. Purchases, leases, or lease-purchases of one thousand dollars ($1,000) or less in any fiscal year shall not require any public advertisement or competitive bidding. Any municipal governing body may, by ordinance, increase the one-thousand-dollar limit in this section to a maximum of forty percent (40%) of the amount established as authorized under § 6-56-306 for purchases requiring public advertisement and competitive bidding.
TN Code § 6-56-306 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 6 - Cities and Towns|Chapter 56 - Fiscal Affairs|Part 3 - Municipal Purchasing Law of 1983|§ 6-56-306. Additional Authority of Municipal Governing Body

  Municipal 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 municipal governing body. Municipal governing bodies may by ordinance increase the dollar amount required in this part for public advertisement and competitive bidding from two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500) to a maximum of ten thousand dollars ($10,000). Municipal governing bodies of any municipality having a population of not less than forty thousand (40,000) nor more than forty-two thousand five hundred (42,500) or any municipality with a population over one hundred fifty thousand (150,000), according to the 2000 federal census or any subsequent federal census, may increase the dollar amount required in this part for public advertisement and competitive bidding to a maximum not to exceed twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000); provided, that purchases of between ten thousand dollars ($10,000) and twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) shall, wherever possible, be based upon at least three (3) competitive bids. When the governing body does this, references in this part to two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500) shall be deemed a reference to the amount established by the municipal governing body in its ordinance.   Municipal governing bodies are specifically authorized to adopt regulations providing procedures for implementing this part.
TN Code § 6-56-307 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 6 - Cities and Towns|Chapter 56 - Fiscal Affairs|Part 3 - Municipal Purchasing Law of 1983|§ 6-56-307. 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 § 6-56-401 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 6 - Cities and Towns|Chapter 56 - Fiscal Affairs|Part 4 - Municipal Finance Officer Certification and Education Act of 2007|§ 6-56-401. Short Title

 This part shall be known and may be cited as the “Municipal Finance Officer Certification and Education Act of 2007.”
TN Code § 6-56-402 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 6 - Cities and Towns|Chapter 56 - Fiscal Affairs|Part 4 - Municipal Finance Officer Certification and Education Act of 2007|§ 6-56-402. Employment of Person With Oversight Responsibilities Regarding Financial Operations — Exceptions

  To ensure competence in the handling of municipal funds and the protection of public moneys, each municipality shall have in its employ, except as provided in this section, at least one (1) certified municipal finance officer (CMFO) or an exempt individual as recorder, city clerk, director of finance, or other official or employee who has oversight responsibilities regarding the municipality's financial operations, in accordance with the schedule established in this part.   Any municipality with five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000) or less in gross revenues for all funds, including utilities, but excluding one-time non-recurring grants, and with debt totaling five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000) or less in the immediately preceding fiscal year may, instead of employing a CMFO, or a qualified individual who is exempt from CMFO certification for financial oversight, shall be required to have in their employment an individual who has met the continuing education requirements of § 6-56-404.
TN Code § 6-56-403 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 6 - Cities and Towns|Chapter 56 - Fiscal Affairs|Part 4 - Municipal Finance Officer Certification and Education Act of 2007|§ 6-56-403. Development of Curriculum for Certified Municipal Finance Officer — Candidates for Course — Demonstrated Proficiencies — Training and Testing Administration

  The municipal technical advisory service (MTAS) of the University of Tennessee's institute for public service, with the approval of the state comptroller's office, shall develop a curriculum, including testing, leading to the designation certified municipal finance officer (CMFO). The program shall include at least eighty (80) combined hours of course and lab work, including the following topics:  Governmental environment;   Auditing and internal controls;   Governmental accounting;   Financial reporting;   Budgeting;   Debt administration;   Cash and investment management;   Strategic planning and capital improvement plans;   Pensions and benefits administration and risk management; and   Procurement and enterprise resource planning systems.     A candidate for the CMFO designation shall:  Be at least eighteen (18) years of age;   Be a high school graduate or the equivalent;   Not have been convicted of any felony or any lesser crime involving theft, fraud, or other crimes of dishonesty under the laws of this state, the United States, or any other state or country if the acts involved would have constituted such a crime under the laws of this state; and   Not engage in any conduct reflecting adversely upon the candidate's fitness to perform services while certified as a CMFO.     To achieve the CMFO designation, a candidate shall demonstrate proficiency in the subject matter by passing a series of examinations on the course materials. A CMFO candidate, however, may choose to take an examination on the subject matter before taking a course, except for the course covering governmental environment, which is mandatory for all candidates. If the candidate makes a passing grade on the examination, the candidate shall receive credit toward the CMFO designation without attending the training class in which the particular subject matter is covered. A candidate who passes all the examinations covering the ten (10) topics listed in subsection (a) shall be eligible to receive the CMFO designation, and shall receive that designation upon application to and certification by the comptroller of the treasury's office.   Training will be provided and examinations administered by the staff of MTAS.
TN Code § 6-56-404 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 6 - Cities and Towns|Chapter 56 - Fiscal Affairs|Part 4 - Municipal Finance Officer Certification and Education Act of 2007|§ 6-56-404. Continuing Education to Maintain Certification — Revocation

  To maintain certification, a certified municipal finance officer (CMFO) shall earn at least twenty-four (24) hours of continuing professional education (CPE) of financial education each calendar year after receiving the designation. A CMFO wishing to maintain certification who earns more than the minimum CPE hours during any calendar year may carry over to the next calendar year a maximum of twenty-four (24) CPE hours. CPE hours shall be filed with and maintained by the comptroller of the treasury's office, which shall keep individual records on CMFOs and CMFO candidates. The comptroller may allow exceptions to the continuing education requirement for good cause shown.   A CMFO's certification may be revoked for either or both of the following:  Failure to obtain or maintain the required continuing education;   Failure to comply with the standards for CMFO candidates as set forth in § 6-56-403.
TN Code § 6-56-405 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 6 - Cities and Towns|Chapter 56 - Fiscal Affairs|Part 4 - Municipal Finance Officer Certification and Education Act of 2007|§ 6-56-405. Exemptions From Education Requirements

  The following individuals with financial oversight responsibility employed as a finance officer by a municipality and who would otherwise be required to have the certified municipal finance officer (CMFO) designation are exempt from the educational requirements leading to the CMFO designation, but shall comply with the continuing educational requirements of § 6-56-404:  An individual designated as a certified government finance manager (CGFM) by the association of government accountants;   An individual designated as a certified public finance officer (CPFO) by the government finance officers association;   An individual licensed as a certified public accountant (CPA) by the state board of accountancy and in active status who has a minimum of five (5) years of primarily governmental experience with at least three (3) of those years in this state.     An individual employed as a municipal finance officer with financial oversight responsibility who would otherwise be required to have the CMFO designation but who is claiming exemption shall send proof of exemption to the comptroller of the treasury. The comptroller shall acknowledge an exemption in an appropriate manner determined by the comptroller. The comptroller shall keep a record of exempted individuals and their continuing education units earned.
TN Code § 6-56-406 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 6 - Cities and Towns|Chapter 56 - Fiscal Affairs|Part 4 - Municipal Finance Officer Certification and Education Act of 2007|§ 6-56-406. Compliance

  Municipalities shall comply with the requirement that they have a certified municipal finance officer (CMFO) in their employ based on the following schedule determined by the gross revenues the municipality derived from all funds, including utilities, during the July 1, 2006, to June 30, 2007, fiscal year:  Gross revenues Compliance date   $10 million or more January 1, 2011   $5 million to $9,999,999.99 January 1, 2012   Less than $5 million January 1, 2013    After the compliance date applicable to a municipality has passed and it later becomes necessary for the municipality to hire an individual in a position in which the CMFO designation is required, the individual hired shall either be exempt as provided in § 6-56-405 or shall become certified within two (2) years of the hiring date.   If a municipality is in compliance before the applicable mandatory compliance date in subsection (a) and the CMFO or exempt finance officer leaves employment with the municipality within two (2) years before the applicable mandatory compliance date, leaving the municipality in noncompliance, the municipality shall have two (2) years from the date of the departing finance officer's last day of employment to comply.   For municipalities that have been subject to § 6-56-402(b), and circumstances change that would make them subject to § 6-56-402(a), the municipality shall be required to comply with the requirements of § 6-56-402(a) within two (2) years from:  The submission date of the financial report used to determine that the municipality is subject to § 6-56-402(a); or   Six (6) months following the fiscal year end of the financial report used to make the determination, whichever is earlier.
TN Code § 6-56-407 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 6 - Cities and Towns|Chapter 56 - Fiscal Affairs|Part 4 - Municipal Finance Officer Certification and Education Act of 2007|§ 6-56-407. Violations

  Any municipality determined by the comptroller of the treasury to be in violation of the requirements of § 6-56-402 is subject to the following penalty:  Sales tax revenue collected and distributed by the state to the municipality shall be reduced by an amount mutually agreed upon by the comptroller of the treasury and the commissioner of revenue. The sales tax revenue reduction shall not exceed fifteen percent (15%) of the total amount due to the municipality in a fiscal year, until the municipality is in compliance with § 6-56-402;   The amounts reduced as a penalty pursuant to this section shall be held in reserve by the department of revenue and allocated to the municipality after the municipality complies with § 6-56-402 as determined by the comptroller of the treasury.     The penalty assessed by this section may be waived by the comptroller of the treasury in accordance with policies and procedures established by the comptroller.
TN Code § 6-56-408 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 6 - Cities and Towns|Chapter 56 - Fiscal Affairs|Part 4 - Municipal Finance Officer Certification and Education Act of 2007|§ 6-56-408. Rules

 The comptroller of the treasury may issue any rules necessary to implement this part.
TN Code § 7-3-101 (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|§ 7-3-101. Successor to Rights and Obligations of Counties and Cities

 Any metropolitan government created and established pursuant to Chapters 1 3 of this title shall acquire and succeed to all rights, obligations, duties and privileges of the county and of the cities consolidating; and, without the necessity or formality of deed, bill of sale or other instrument of transfer, the metropolitan government shall be and become the owner of all property previously belonging to the county and cities.
TN Code § 7-3-102 (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|§ 7-3-102. Federal and State Aid

  Any metropolitan government created and established pursuant to Chapters 1 3 of this title shall be entitled to receive as state aid or as grant-in-aid from the state of Tennessee, from the United States or from any other agency, public or private, all funds to which a county is, or may hereafter be, entitled, and also all funds to which an incorporated city or municipality is or may hereafter be entitled and to receive the funds without diminution or loss by reason of a consolidation made as provided in Chapters 1 3 of this title.    The metropolitan government shall be deemed a county and shall also be deemed an incorporated city or municipality for the purpose of determining its right to receive, and for the purpose of receiving, state aid or grant-in-aid from the state of Tennessee, from the United States or from any other agency.   When state aid or other grant-in-aid is distributed to any county on the basis of population or area, or both, then the entire population and the total area of the county in which such metropolitan government is established shall be considered in calculating and determining the basis of such distribution.   When state aid or other grant-in-aid is distributed to any county on the basis of rural area, rural road mileage or rural population, or any combination thereof, then that area of the general services district outside of the urban services district shall be deemed to constitute rural area, its road mileage to constitute rural road mileage and its population to constitute rural population.   When state aid or other grant-in-aid is distributed to any incorporated city or municipality on the basis of population or area, or both, then the population and the area of the urban services district shall be deemed the population and the area of the metropolitan government in calculating and determining the basis of such distribution.