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TN Code § 7-84-627 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 7 - Consolidated Governments and Local Governmental Functions and Entities|Chapter 84 - Central Business Improvement District Act of 1971|Part 6 - Inner-City Redevelopment Act of 2003|§ 7-84-627. Redemption of Property

 In case any assessment is or becomes delinquent and the property subject to the delinquency has been or is to be sold to the municipality for the delinquency, redemption of such property shall be permitted upon payment, not later than one (1) year after the date of sale, of the full amount due plus interest, any taxes paid by the municipality and accrued costs and redemption fees as may be prescribed by ordinance of the municipality, unless, in the judgment of the governing body of the municipality, the interest of the municipality shall be subserved by accepting a lesser sum in settlement for the delinquency.
TN Code § 7-84-628 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 7 - Consolidated Governments and Local Governmental Functions and Entities|Chapter 84 - Central Business Improvement District Act of 1971|Part 6 - Inner-City Redevelopment Act of 2003|§ 7-84-628. Penalty for Late Payment

 In case of failure to pay any assessment or installment provided for under this part on or before the date prescribed by the governing body for such payment, there shall be added to the assessment both interest of one percent (1%) per month and a penalty of one percent (1%) per month of the amount of such assessment or installment.
TN Code § 7-84-629 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 7 - Consolidated Governments and Local Governmental Functions and Entities|Chapter 84 - Central Business Improvement District Act of 1971|Part 6 - Inner-City Redevelopment Act of 2003|§ 7-84-629. Dissolution

  The governing body shall be authorized to dissolve the district upon written petition filed by the owners of either seventy-five percent (75%) of the assessed value of the property in the district, based on the most recent certified city property tax rolls, or fifty percent (50%) of the owners of record within the district.   The district may not be dissolved if the municipality has outstanding any bonds, notes or other obligations payable solely from the special assessment revenues levied on the property within the district, and such dissolution may occur only at such time as such bonded indebtedness has been repaid in full or the municipality pledges to the payment of such indebtedness its full faith and credit and unlimited taxing power.
TN Code § 7-86-101 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 7 - Consolidated Governments and Local Governmental Functions and Entities|Chapter 86 - Emergency Communications|Part 1 - Emergency Communications District Law|§ 7-86-101. Short Title

 This part shall be known and may be cited as the “Emergency Communications District Law.”
TN Code § 7-86-104 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 7 - Consolidated Governments and Local Governmental Functions and Entities|Chapter 86 - Emergency Communications|Part 1 - Emergency Communications District Law|§ 7-86-104. Creation — Referendum

  The legislative body of any municipality or county may, by ordinance or resolution, respectively, create an emergency communications district within all or part of the boundaries of such municipality or county. Prior to the establishment of such district, an election shall be held as provided in subsection (b).   The legislative body of any municipality or county shall, by resolution, request the county election commission to submit to the voters within the boundaries of a proposed emergency communications district the question of creating such district in an election to be held pursuant to § 2-3-204. In the election, the questions submitted to the qualified voters shall be, “For the Emergency Communications District” or “Against the Emergency Communications District.” The county election commission shall certify the results of the election to such legislative body. The expenses of such election shall be paid by such local government.
TN Code § 7-86-106 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 7 - Consolidated Governments and Local Governmental Functions and Entities|Chapter 86 - Emergency Communications|Part 1 - Emergency Communications District Law|§ 7-86-106. Status — Corporate Powers — Charges Not Taxes

 The emergency communications district so created shall be a “municipality” or public corporation in perpetuity under its corporate name, and the district shall in that name be a body politic and corporate with power of perpetual succession, but without any power to levy or collect taxes. Charges for services authorized in this chapter shall not be construed as taxes and shall be payable as bona fide service charges by all service users, whether private or public, profit making, or not-for-profit, including governmental entities. The powers of each district shall be vested in and exercised by a majority of the members of the board of directors of the district.
TN Code § 7-86-107 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 7 - Consolidated Governments and Local Governmental Functions and Entities|Chapter 86 - Emergency Communications|Part 1 - Emergency Communications District Law|§ 7-86-107. Response Methods to Emergency Calls — Digits 911 — Backup Numbers

   The board of directors of the district shall create an emergency communications service designed to have the capability of utilizing at least one (1) of the following three (3) methods in response to emergency calls:  Direct dispatch method;   Relay method; or   Transfer method.     The board of directors of the district shall elect the method that it determines to be the most feasible for the district.     Each public safety emergency services provider retains the right to dispatch its own services, unless a voluntary agreement is made between such provider and the board of directors of the emergency communications district.   The primary emergency telephone number is the digits “911”.   The board of directors has the authority to subscribe to the appropriate telephone services from the service supplier.   The involved agencies may maintain a separate secondary backup number and shall maintain a separate number for nonemergency telephone calls.   No service supplier shall be required to provide 911 service if the equipment for such service is not available.
TN Code § 7-86-109 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 7 - Consolidated Governments and Local Governmental Functions and Entities|Chapter 86 - Emergency Communications|Part 1 - Emergency Communications District Law|§ 7-86-109. Additional Funding

 In order to provide additional funding for the district and the service, the governing body of the district may receive funds from federal, state and local government sources, as well as funds from private sources, including funds from the issuance of bonds, and may expend such funds for the purposes of this part. Any legislative body of a municipality or county creating a district under the terms of this chapter may appropriate funds to the district to assist in the establishment, operations and maintenance of such district.
TN Code § 7-86-113 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 7 - Consolidated Governments and Local Governmental Functions and Entities|Chapter 86 - Emergency Communications|Part 1 - Emergency Communications District Law|§ 7-86-113. Audits

  The board of directors of each district shall cause an annual audit to be made of the books and records of the district. Within thirty (30) days after receipt by the district, a copy of the annual audit shall be filed with the clerk or recorder of the appropriate county or municipality who shall then distribute copies to members of the appropriate legislative body. Within thirty (30) days after receipt by the district, a copy of the annual audit shall also be filed with the chief administrative officer of the appropriate county or municipality. The comptroller of the treasury, through the department of audit, shall be responsible for determining that such audits are prepared in accordance with generally accepted governmental auditing standards and that such audits meet the minimum standards prescribed by the comptroller of the treasury. The comptroller of the treasury, through the department of audit, shall also prescribe procedures such as are required to assure that the books and records are kept in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles.   These audits shall be prepared by certified public accountants, public accountants or by the department of audit. In the event the governing body of the district shall fail or refuse to have the audit prepared, then the comptroller of the treasury may appoint a certified public accountant, or public accountant or direct the department of audit to prepare the audit, the cost of such audit to be paid by the district.   The comptroller of the treasury is authorized to modify the requirements for an audit as set out in this section for any districts whose activity, in the comptroller of the treasury's judgment, is not sufficient to justify the expenses of a complete audit. Furthermore, the comptroller of the treasury is authorized to direct the department of audit to make an audit of financial review of the books and records of districts.
TN Code § 7-86-115 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 7 - Consolidated Governments and Local Governmental Functions and Entities|Chapter 86 - Emergency Communications|Part 1 - Emergency Communications District Law|§ 7-86-115. Liens — Defaults on Bonds — Receiver

  There shall be and there is created a statutory lien in the nature of a mortgage lien upon any facility acquired or constructed in accordance with this part, including all extensions and improvements to the facilities or combinations of extensions and improvements to facilities subsequently made, which lien shall be in favor of the holder or holders of any bonds issued pursuant to this part, and all such property shall remain subject to such statutory lien until the payment in full of the principal of and interest on the bonds. Any holder of the bonds or any of the coupons representing interest of the bonds may either at law or in equity, by suit, action, mandamus, or other proceeding, in any court of competent jurisdiction, protect and enforce such statutory lien and compel performance of all duties required by this part, including the making and collection of sufficient rates for the service or services, the proper accounting for the collections, and the performance of any duties required by covenants with the holders of any bond issued in accordance with this section. The statutory lien shall not apply to any property, liens, or equipment owned by the service supplier.   If any default be made in the payment of the principal of or interest on such bonds, any court having jurisdiction of the action may appoint a receiver to administer the district, and the facility or service, with power to charge and collect rates sufficient to provide for the payment of all bonds and obligations outstanding against the facility or service and for the payment of operating expenses, and to apply the income and revenues of the bonds, in conformity with this part, and any covenants with bondholders.
TN Code § 7-86-116 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 7 - Consolidated Governments and Local Governmental Functions and Entities|Chapter 86 - Emergency Communications|Part 1 - Emergency Communications District Law|§ 7-86-116. Payment of Bonds and Interest — Recitals on Bonds

 No holder or holders of any bonds issued pursuant to this part shall ever have the right to compel the levy of any tax to pay the bonds or the interest on the bonds. Each bond shall recite in substance that the bond and interest on the bond are payable solely from the revenue pledged to the payment of the bonds and that the bond does not constitute a debt of the district within the meaning of any statutory limitation.
TN Code § 7-86-117 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 7 - Consolidated Governments and Local Governmental Functions and Entities|Chapter 86 - Emergency Communications|Part 1 - Emergency Communications District Law|§ 7-86-117. Exemption From Taxation

 The district, and all properties at any time owned by it and the income from the properties and all bonds issued by it and the income from the bonds, shall be exempt from all taxation in the state.
TN Code § 7-86-118 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 7 - Consolidated Governments and Local Governmental Functions and Entities|Chapter 86 - Emergency Communications|Part 1 - Emergency Communications District Law|§ 7-86-118. Use of Automatic Dialer Programmed to the Emergency Number — Resolution Precluding Use With Security Alarm Systems

  The board of directors of an emergency communications district may, by resolution, vote to preclude service users from programming the emergency number “911” in automatic dialers used in conjunction with security alarm systems.   A fine not to exceed fifty dollars ($50.00) may be assessed by the board against any person violating such board decision.
TN Code § 7-86-121 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 7 - Consolidated Governments and Local Governmental Functions and Entities|Chapter 86 - Emergency Communications|Part 1 - Emergency Communications District Law|§ 7-86-121. Sale of Bonds or Notes — Revenue

  Bonds or notes issued pursuant to this part may be sold at either public sale or private negotiated sale.   All revenues, including any debt obligation issued for the purpose of a lease/lease purchase, must be expended according to the County Purchasing Law of 1983, compiled in title 5, chapter 14, part 2. For the purposes of applying title 5, chapter 14, part 2, the district board of directors is deemed to be the governing body.
TN Code § 7-86-122 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 7 - Consolidated Governments and Local Governmental Functions and Entities|Chapter 86 - Emergency Communications|Part 1 - Emergency Communications District Law|§ 7-86-122. Deposit and Investment of Idle Funds

 In order to provide a safe temporary medium for the investment of idle funds, emergency communications districts shall deposit and invest idle funds according to  § 5-8-301.
TN Code § 7-86-123 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 7 - Consolidated Governments and Local Governmental Functions and Entities|Chapter 86 - Emergency Communications|Part 1 - Emergency Communications District Law|§ 7-86-123. Financial Report

 At every regularly scheduled meeting of the board of directors, the board must be provided with a financial report of the emergency communication district's activities, in accordance with guidelines developed by the comptroller of the treasury.
TN Code § 7-86-124 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 7 - Consolidated Governments and Local Governmental Functions and Entities|Chapter 86 - Emergency Communications|Part 1 - Emergency Communications District Law|§ 7-86-124. Disbursement, Transfer, Withdrawal or Investment of Financial Assets

 No member of the board of directors shall have control or custody of the financial assets of an emergency communications district. No member of the board of directors, on such member's sole authority, may authorize the disbursement, transfer, withdrawal or investment of any financial assets belonging to the emergency communications district.
TN Code § 7-86-125 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 7 - Consolidated Governments and Local Governmental Functions and Entities|Chapter 86 - Emergency Communications|Part 1 - Emergency Communications District Law|§ 7-86-125. Comprehensive Travel Regulations for District Officers and Employees

  The board of directors of each district shall adopt comprehensive travel regulations applicable to all officers and employees of the district. The minimum regulations shall be the same as those of the appropriate county or municipality that created the district. Nothing in this subsection (a) shall prohibit a district from adopting a more stringent policy. However, the district may establish a mileage allowance for travel up to, but not in excess of, the business standard mileage rate established by the Internal Revenue Code (26 U.S.C.).   If the appropriate county or municipality does not have comprehensive travel regulations as described in subsection (a), the board shall adopt travel regulations. Such regulations shall determine how expenses will be reimbursed and what expenses are reimbursable. A copy of such travel regulations shall be open for public inspection and kept on file in the district office.
TN Code § 7-86-126 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 7 - Consolidated Governments and Local Governmental Functions and Entities|Chapter 86 - Emergency Communications|Part 1 - Emergency Communications District Law|§ 7-86-126. Security of District Funds by Depositories

 All funds deposited with a bank or other financial institution shall be secured by collateral in the same manner and under the same conditions as state deposits under title 9, chapter 4, parts 1 and 4, or as provided in a collateral pool created under title 9, chapter 4, part 5.
TN Code § 7-86-127 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 7 - Consolidated Governments and Local Governmental Functions and Entities|Chapter 86 - Emergency Communications|Part 1 - Emergency Communications District Law|§ 7-86-127. Street Names and Numbers

  Unless expressly provided otherwise by law, the authority to name public and private roads and streets, including roads and streets located within residential developments, and to assign property numbers relating to the roads and streets, is exclusively vested in the legislative bodies of counties for unincorporated areas, and municipalities within their incorporated boundaries; provided, that the exercise of this authority must be in a manner acceptable to the United States postal service.   The legislative bodies of any county or municipality may delegate the authority provided under this section to the emergency communications district, if there be one; provided, that the legislative body shall approve road or street name changes made by the district under such terms as the legislative body may determine.   Any county or city, including districts with delegated authority, may establish and impose reasonable fees and enforce policies relating to the changing of names of roads and streets, and may establish and enforce policies for the assignment and posting requirements of property numbers.   The legislative bodies of all counties and municipalities, or their designees, shall provide their local county election commissions an updated list of any modifications or changes to all house, road, or street names or numbers every six (6) months.   This section may not be construed to require a local government to maintain any portion of a road that the local government has not accepted.
TN Code § 7-86-129 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 7 - Consolidated Governments and Local Governmental Functions and Entities|Chapter 86 - Emergency Communications|Part 1 - Emergency Communications District Law|§ 7-86-129. Purchasing by Emergency Communications Districts

  Any emergency communications district may purchase equipment under the same terms of a legal bid initiated by any other district.    Any emergency communications district may purchase directly from a vendor the same goods and equipment at the same price and under the same terms as provided in a contract for such equipment entered into by any other district.   Any emergency communications district that purchases goods and equipment under this subsection (b) shall directly handle payment, refunds, returns, and any other communications or requirements involved in the purchase of the equipment without involving the district that originated the contract. The originating district shall have no liability or responsibility for any purchases made by another district under a contract that the originating district negotiated and consummated.
TN Code § 7-86-130 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 7 - Consolidated Governments and Local Governmental Functions and Entities|Chapter 86 - Emergency Communications|Part 1 - Emergency Communications District Law|§ 7-86-130. Disposition of 911 Surcharge Revenue Collected in Excess of Annual Fiscal Requirements

 Any 911 surcharge revenue collected in excess of the annual fiscal requirements of the board and the mandatory every two (2) months payments to emergency communications districts shall not revert to the general fund. The board shall distribute a minimum of fifty percent (50%) of any revenue collected in excess of its annual fiscal requirements to the emergency communications districts in accordance with policies adopted by the board. Any unspent funds at the end of a fiscal year shall be carried forward to the next fiscal year to be used as a beginning balance of the fiscal requirements for such fiscal year.
TN Code § 7-86-131 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 7 - Consolidated Governments and Local Governmental Functions and Entities|Chapter 86 - Emergency Communications|Part 1 - Emergency Communications District Law|§ 7-86-131. Study and Report on 911 Surcharge and Implementation of Ip-Based Next Generation 911 Technology

 The Tennessee advisory commission on intergovernmental relations shall study and report its conclusions to the joint committee on government operations on or before September 15, 2017, regarding the following matters:   Whether the 911 surcharge is generating adequate revenue to cover the costs of the services, equipment, maintenance and improvements needed to provide a uniform, stable and effective statewide 911 system;   Whether the expansion of 911 system functionality resulting from implementation of IP-based next generation 911 technology has increased or decreased costs for emergency communications districts;   Whether there is a need or benefit to consolidate emergency communications districts or PSAPs;   Whether the 911 surcharge is generating more revenue than necessary to implement the purpose of Chapter 795 of the Public Acts of 2014 and can be reduced to the benefit of communications consumers;   Whether a flat rate communications services surcharge is the best manner in which to fund 911 system costs or whether such costs should be funded by a percentage surcharge or a different source, such as water service, electric power service or state general funds or local taxes;   Whether the board membership of the state emergency communications board should be amended to include other stakeholders such as telecommunications providers, emergency communications districts that dispatch, and other interested parties;   Whether there is a need or benefit for the board to have the ability to raise the 911 surcharge rate should there be a financial reason to do so;   Whether there is a need or benefit for the providers of communications services to register with the board prior to providing service; and   Whether there is a need or benefit for providers of communications services to notify the board when there is a known service interruption.
TN Code § 7-86-204 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 7 - Consolidated Governments and Local Governmental Functions and Entities|Chapter 86 - Emergency Communications|Part 2 - Emergency Dispatches|§ 7-86-204. Fire Protection — No Liability for Costs of Services Rendered to a Nonsubscriber

  If an emergency communications district requests fire protection services, and if a utility district providing fire protection services responds to a request for a nonsubscriber, then the emergency communications district has no liability for the cost of such service.   This section shall only apply in counties having a population of not less than eighty-five thousand eight hundred (85,800) nor more than eighty-six thousand one hundred (86,100), according to the 1990 federal census or any subsequent federal census.