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2023 Tennessee Code › Title 7 - CONSOLIDATED GOVERNMENTS AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTAL FUNCTIONS AND ENTITIES (§§ 7-1-101 — 7-91-104) › LOCAL GOVERNMENT FUNCTIONS (§§ 7-51-201 — 7-69-116) › Chapter 69 - TOURISM DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY ACT (§§ 7-69-101 — 7-69-116) › Section 7-69-105 - Transaction of business

A majority of the board of the authority shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of any business. Unless a greater number or percentage is required, or otherwise by state law, the vote of a simple majority of the directors of the authority present at any meeting at which a quorum is present shall be the action of the authority. The board may participate by electronic or other means of communication for the benefit of the public and the board in connection with any meeting authorized by law. To the extent such participation occurs, §
8-44-108
shall apply.
Acts 2012, ch. 846, § 6.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 7 - CONSOLIDATED GOVERNMENTS AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTAL FUNCTIONS AND ENTITIES (§§ 7-1-101 — 7-91-104) › LOCAL GOVERNMENT FUNCTIONS (§§ 7-51-201 — 7-69-116) › Chapter 69 - TOURISM DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY ACT (§§ 7-69-101 — 7-69-116) › Section 7-69-106 - Meetings

All meetings of the board of directors are declared to be public meetings open to the public pursuant to title 8, chapter 44, part 1.
Acts 2012, ch. 846, § 7.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 7 - CONSOLIDATED GOVERNMENTS AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTAL FUNCTIONS AND ENTITIES (§§ 7-1-101 — 7-91-104) › LOCAL GOVERNMENT FUNCTIONS (§§ 7-51-201 — 7-69-116) › Chapter 69 - TOURISM DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY ACT (§§ 7-69-101 — 7-69-116) › Section 7-69-107 - Officers of authority

(a)
The officers of the authority shall consist of a chair, vice chair, secretary, treasurer, and such other officers as the authority shall from time to time deem necessary or desirable. The offices of secretary and treasurer may be held by the same person. The chair shall preside at all meetings of the directors, discharge all the duties which devolve upon a presiding officer, and perform such other duties as may be prescribed by the authority.
(b)
The vice chair shall perform such duties as may be assigned to the vice chair. In the case of the death, disability or absence of the chair, the vice chair shall perform and be vested with all the duties and powers of the chair. The secretary shall keep the record of the minutes of the proceedings in each meeting and shall have custody of all books, records, and papers of the authority, except such as shall be in charge of the treasurer or such other person or persons authorized to have custody and possession thereof by a resolution of the authority. The treasurer shall keep account of all money received and disbursed and shall deposit such funds with a bank or trust company which is a member of the federal deposit insurance corporation (FDIC) or invest such funds in investments that would be eligible investments for a county.
(c)
Other officers shall perform such duties as shall be designated by the authority.
(d)
Each of such officers may be removed at any time by the affirmative vote of a majority of the board of the authority.
Acts 2012, ch. 846, § 8.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 7 - CONSOLIDATED GOVERNMENTS AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTAL FUNCTIONS AND ENTITIES (§§ 7-1-101 — 7-91-104) › LOCAL GOVERNMENT FUNCTIONS (§§ 7-51-201 — 7-69-116) › Chapter 69 - TOURISM DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY ACT (§§ 7-69-101 — 7-69-116) › Section 7-69-108 - Election of officers

The initial officers of the authority shall be elected by the board of directors at its first meeting following the appointment of the directors or as soon thereafter as may be convenient. Each initial officer shall hold office until the first annual meeting of the authority, which shall be held in January following the year the authority is created and thereafter until a successor has been duly elected and qualified. Subsequent officers of the corporation shall be elected at the annual meeting of the authority. Each such officer shall be elected for a one-year term but shall continue to hold office until a successor has been duly elected and qualified. The annual meeting of the authority shall be held in January of each year.
Acts 2012, ch. 846, § 9.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 7 - CONSOLIDATED GOVERNMENTS AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTAL FUNCTIONS AND ENTITIES (§§ 7-1-101 — 7-91-104) › LOCAL GOVERNMENT FUNCTIONS (§§ 7-51-201 — 7-69-116) › Chapter 69 - TOURISM DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY ACT (§§ 7-69-101 — 7-69-116) › Section 7-69-109 - Annual audit - Annual report - Budget

(a)
The board of directors of each authority shall cause an annual audit to be made of the books and records of the authority. With prior approval of the comptroller of the treasury, the audit may be performed by a licensed certified public accountant selected by the authority. If a licensed certified public accountant is employed, the audit contract between the authority and the licensed certified public accountant shall be on contract forms prescribed by the comptroller of the treasury. The cost of any audit shall be paid by the authority. The comptroller of the treasury, through the department of audit, shall be responsible for determining that the audits are prepared in accordance with generally accepted government auditing standards and that the audits meet the minimum standards prescribed by the comptroller of the treasury.
(b)
In the event the governing body of the authority fails or refuses to have the audit prepared, then the comptroller of the treasury may appoint a licensed certified public accountant, or direct the department of audit, to prepare the audit, the cost of the audit to be paid by the authority.
(c)
Each authority shall prepare an annual report of its business affairs and transactions. A copy of such report and a copy of the annual audit referenced in subsection (a) shall be filed annually with the governing body of the municipality granting permission to the authority to organize.
(d)
Before the commencement of each fiscal year, each authority shall adopt a budget for such fiscal year and file such budget with the municipality granting permission to the authority to organize.
Acts 2012, ch. 846, § 10.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 7 - CONSOLIDATED GOVERNMENTS AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTAL FUNCTIONS AND ENTITIES (§§ 7-1-101 — 7-91-104) › LOCAL GOVERNMENT FUNCTIONS (§§ 7-51-201 — 7-69-116) › Chapter 69 - TOURISM DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY ACT (§§ 7-69-101 — 7-69-116) › Section 7-69-110 - Assignment or loan of employees and provision of facilities to authority - Acceptance of donations

(a)
For the purpose of aiding and cooperating with the authority, each municipality may assign or loan any of its employees, including its engineering staff and facilities, and may provide necessary office space, equipment, and other facilities for the use of the authority, as the governing body of such municipality shall approve.
(b)
Each municipality may make donations of property, real or personal, or cash grants to the authority, and may loan funds to the authority in such amount or amounts as it may deem proper and appropriate in aiding the authority to accomplish its purpose.
(c)
Each municipality may convey real property or personal property to the authority, and the authority is authorized to accept such a conveyance.
Acts 2012, ch. 846, § 11.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 7 - CONSOLIDATED GOVERNMENTS AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTAL FUNCTIONS AND ENTITIES (§§ 7-1-101 — 7-91-104) › LOCAL GOVERNMENT FUNCTIONS (§§ 7-51-201 — 7-69-116) › Chapter 69 - TOURISM DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY ACT (§§ 7-69-101 — 7-69-116) › Section 7-69-112 - Liability on bonds

No municipality shall in any event be liable for the payment of the principal of or interest on any bonds of the authority or for the performance of any pledge, mortgage, obligation or agreement of any kind whatsoever that may be undertaken by the authority, and none of the bonds of the authority or any of its agreements or obligations shall be construed to constitute an indebtedness of any municipality within the meaning of any constitutional or statutory provision whatsoever.
Acts 2012, ch. 846, § 13.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 7 - CONSOLIDATED GOVERNMENTS AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTAL FUNCTIONS AND ENTITIES (§§ 7-1-101 — 7-91-104) › LOCAL GOVERNMENT FUNCTIONS (§§ 7-51-201 — 7-69-116) › Chapter 69 - TOURISM DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY ACT (§§ 7-69-101 — 7-69-116) › Section 7-69-113 - Municipal aid and assistance

A municipality is authorized to aid or otherwise provide assistance to the authority, including entering into leases of projects, or parts of projects with an authority, for such term or terms and upon such conditions as may be determined by the governing body of such municipality, notwithstanding and without regard to the restrictions, prohibitions, or requirements of any other law, whether public or private, or granting, contributing, or pledging revenues of the municipality to or for the benefit of the authority derived from any source; provided, that the municipality shall not grant, contribute, or pledge revenues derived from ad valorem property taxes as payment of or collateral for any revenue bonds of the authority.
Amended by 2023 Tenn. Acts, ch. 121,s 4, eff. 4/4/2023.
Acts 2012 , ch. 846, § 14.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 7 - CONSOLIDATED GOVERNMENTS AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTAL FUNCTIONS AND ENTITIES (§§ 7-1-101 — 7-91-104) › LOCAL GOVERNMENT FUNCTIONS (§§ 7-51-201 — 7-69-116) › Chapter 69 - TOURISM DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY ACT (§§ 7-69-101 — 7-69-116) › Section 7-69-114 - Execution of written instruments

All leases, contracts, deeds of conveyance, or instruments in writing executed by the authority, shall be executed in the name of the authority by the chair of the authority, or by such other officer as the board of directors of the authority, by resolution, may direct.
Acts 2012, ch. 846, § 15.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 7 - CONSOLIDATED GOVERNMENTS AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTAL FUNCTIONS AND ENTITIES (§§ 7-1-101 — 7-91-104) › LOCAL GOVERNMENT FUNCTIONS (§§ 7-51-201 — 7-69-116) › Chapter 69 - TOURISM DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY ACT (§§ 7-69-101 — 7-69-116) › Section 7-69-115 - Net earnings - Transfer of property not affected

As a public body, no part of the net earnings of the authority remaining after payment of its expenses shall inure to the benefit of any individual, firm or corporation, except that in the event the board of directors of the authority shall determine that sufficient provision has been made for the full payment of the expenses, bonds, and other obligations of the authority, then any net earnings of the authority thereafter accruing shall be paid to the municipality or municipalities with respect to which the authority was organized; provided, that nothing contained in this section shall prevent the board of directors from transferring all or any part of its properties in accordance with the terms of any lease entered into by the authority.
Acts 2012 , ch. 846, § 16.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 7 - CONSOLIDATED GOVERNMENTS AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTAL FUNCTIONS AND ENTITIES (§§ 7-1-101 — 7-91-104) › LOCAL GOVERNMENT FUNCTIONS (§§ 7-51-201 — 7-69-116) › Chapter 69 - TOURISM DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY ACT (§§ 7-69-101 — 7-69-116) › Section 7-69-116 - Dissolution of authority

Whenever the board of directors of the authority, by resolution, determines that there has been substantial compliance with the purposes for which the authority was formed, and all bonds theretofore issued and all obligations theretofore incurred by the authority have been fully paid, then the members of the board of directors shall thereupon execute and file for record in the office of the secretary of state a certificate of dissolution reciting such facts and declaring the authority to be dissolved. Upon the filing of such certificate of dissolution, the authority shall stand dissolved, the title to all funds and properties owned by it at the time of such dissolution shall vest in the municipality and if created by a combination of any municipality and county, in the manner approved by such entities, and possession of such funds and properties shall forthwith be delivered to such municipality. Upon dissolution of the authority, any of its assets shall be distributed as shall be directed by the municipality or by agreement of the municipalities but in no event shall such costs be distributed to any person other than a governmental entity.
Acts 2012, ch. 846, § 17.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 7 - CONSOLIDATED GOVERNMENTS AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTAL FUNCTIONS AND ENTITIES (§§ 7-1-101 — 7-91-104) › SPECIAL DISTRICTS (§§ 7-81-101 — 7-91-104) › Chapter 81 - SANITARY DISTRICTS (§§ 7-81-101 — 7-81-404) › Part 1 - INCORPORATION (§§ 7-81-101 — 7-81-110) › Section 7-81-101 - Petition for election

(a)
In any community where there are as many as twenty (20) residences within one square mile (1 sq. mi.), whether the parties owning the residences reside in the community during the whole year or not, any ten (10) of the registered voters may file with the county election commission of the county in which the square mile, or the greater part of the square mile lies, a petition in substance as follows:
"To the county election commission of ______________ county:
We, the undersigned registered voters, desire that a square mile (or such other quantity as may be desired) be incorporated by the name of (here insert name of town). The incorporated territory lies in civil district No. ____________________, county of ______________, and is bounded as follows: (here insert boundaries of territory). We therefore pray that you hold an election to determine whether the territory shall be incorporated."
(b)
The petition shall be sworn to by some one (1) of the signers, who shall state under oath that such person is acquainted with the other signers, and that they are registered voters within the territory to be incorporated.
Acts 1901, ch. 64, §§ 1, 2; Shan., §§ 2023a17, 2023a18; Code 1932, §§ 3648, 3649; modified; Acts 1972, ch. 740, § 4(39); impl. am. Acts 1972, ch. 740, § 7; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 6-2501.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 7 - CONSOLIDATED GOVERNMENTS AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTAL FUNCTIONS AND ENTITIES (§§ 7-1-101 — 7-91-104) › SPECIAL DISTRICTS (§§ 7-81-101 — 7-91-104) › Chapter 81 - SANITARY DISTRICTS (§§ 7-81-101 — 7-81-404) › Part 1 - INCORPORATION (§§ 7-81-101 — 7-81-110) › Section 7-81-102 - "Registered voters" defined

"Registered voters" in this chapter means registered voters who are residents of the territory that is proposed for or has been incorporated.
Acts 1901, ch. 64, § 12; Shan., § 2023a28; Code 1932, § 3659; modified; Acts 1972, ch. 740, § 4(40); T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 6-2502.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 7 - CONSOLIDATED GOVERNMENTS AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTAL FUNCTIONS AND ENTITIES (§§ 7-1-101 — 7-91-104) › SPECIAL DISTRICTS (§§ 7-81-101 — 7-91-104) › Chapter 81 - SANITARY DISTRICTS (§§ 7-81-101 — 7-81-404) › Part 1 - INCORPORATION (§§ 7-81-101 — 7-81-110) › Section 7-81-103 - Notice of election

In addition to all other election notices required by law, the county election commission shall post in three (3) conspicuous places in the proposed sanitary district, five (5) days before the election, a notice substantially in the following language:
NOTICE
State of Tennessee
County of ____________________
On the ____________________ day of ______________, 20 ____________________, between the hours of ____________________ and ____________________, ____________________.m., the ______________ county election commission will hold an election to determine whether the following territory: (here set out the boundaries as in the petition), shall be incorporated. All registered voters who are residents of the territory may vote in the election.
____________________ Chair
____________________ Chair
Acts 1901, ch. 64, § 3; Shan., § 2023a19; Code 1932, § 3650; modified; Acts 1972, ch. 740, § 4(41); T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 6-2503.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 7 - CONSOLIDATED GOVERNMENTS AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTAL FUNCTIONS AND ENTITIES (§§ 7-1-101 — 7-91-104) › SPECIAL DISTRICTS (§§ 7-81-101 — 7-91-104) › Chapter 81 - SANITARY DISTRICTS (§§ 7-81-101 — 7-81-404) › Part 1 - INCORPORATION (§§ 7-81-101 — 7-81-110) › Section 7-81-104 - Certification of result

The county election commission shall determine and declare the results of the election and shall certify the results within forty-eight (48) hours after the commission completes its duties under §
2-8-105(3)
. The county election commission shall file the certificate with the county clerk.
Acts 1901, ch. 64, § 7; Shan., § 2023a23; Code 1932, § 3654; modified; Acts 1972, ch. 740, § 4(42); impl. am. Acts 1978, ch. 934, §§ 22, 36; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 6-2507.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 7 - CONSOLIDATED GOVERNMENTS AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTAL FUNCTIONS AND ENTITIES (§§ 7-1-101 — 7-91-104) › SPECIAL DISTRICTS (§§ 7-81-101 — 7-91-104) › Chapter 81 - SANITARY DISTRICTS (§§ 7-81-101 — 7-81-404) › Part 1 - INCORPORATION (§§ 7-81-101 — 7-81-110) › Section 7-81-105 - Certification of majority for incorporation

If the number of votes cast in favor of incorporation equals the majority of persons entitled to vote in the election, the county election commission shall immediately forward a certified copy of the certificate to the secretary of state.
Acts 1901, ch. 64, § 8; Shan., § 2023a24; Code 1932, § 3655; modified; Acts 1972, ch. 740, § 4(43); impl. am. Acts 1972, ch. 740, § 7; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 6-2508.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 7 - CONSOLIDATED GOVERNMENTS AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTAL FUNCTIONS AND ENTITIES (§§ 7-1-101 — 7-91-104) › SPECIAL DISTRICTS (§§ 7-81-101 — 7-91-104) › Chapter 81 - SANITARY DISTRICTS (§§ 7-81-101 — 7-81-404) › Part 1 - INCORPORATION (§§ 7-81-101 — 7-81-110) › Section 7-81-106 - Duties of secretary of state - Charter of incorporation

Upon receipt of the certified copy of the certificate by the secretary of state, the secretary of state shall copy it in a well-bound book and index the certified copy of the certificate. The secretary of state shall then return the certificate to the register of the county with a certificate that it has been copied in the proper book in such secretary of state's office, and shall issue a certificate of incorporation as follows:
STATE OF TENNESSEE-CHARTER OF INCORPORATION
Be it known, That the town of ______________ (here insert name and boundaries of town) is duly and legally incorporated, and is entitled to all the benefits of title 7, chapter 81 of the Tennessee Code Annotated.
Acts 1901, ch. 64, § 9; Shan., § 2023a25; Code 1932, § 3656; Acts 1972, ch. 740, § 4(44); T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 6-2509.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 7 - CONSOLIDATED GOVERNMENTS AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTAL FUNCTIONS AND ENTITIES (§§ 7-1-101 — 7-91-104) › SPECIAL DISTRICTS (§§ 7-81-101 — 7-91-104) › Chapter 81 - SANITARY DISTRICTS (§§ 7-81-101 — 7-81-404) › Part 1 - INCORPORATION (§§ 7-81-101 — 7-81-110) › Section 7-81-107 - Registration of election report and charter - Fees

(a)
The register shall copy the certificate, together with the certificate of the secretary of state, in the charter book in such register's office, which shall complete the incorporation.
(b)
The register shall be entitled to the regular recording fees received for recording corporate charters for services performed as directed in this part.
Acts 1901, ch. 64, § 10; Shan., § 2023a26; Code 1932, § 3657; Acts 1972, ch. 740, § 4(45); T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 6-2510; Acts 1987, ch. 47, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 7 - CONSOLIDATED GOVERNMENTS AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTAL FUNCTIONS AND ENTITIES (§§ 7-1-101 — 7-91-104) › SPECIAL DISTRICTS (§§ 7-81-101 — 7-91-104) › Chapter 81 - SANITARY DISTRICTS (§§ 7-81-101 — 7-81-404) › Part 1 - INCORPORATION (§§ 7-81-101 — 7-81-110) › Section 7-81-108 - Fees of public officers

The fees of the sheriff shall be two dollars ($2.00), of the county clerk one dollar ($1.00) each, and the secretary of state two dollars ($2.00) for the services directed to be performed in this part.
Acts 1901, ch. 64, § 11; Shan., § 2023a27; Code 1932, § 3658; impl. am. Acts 1978, ch. 934, §§ 22, 36; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 6-2511; Acts 1987, ch. 47, § 2.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 7 - CONSOLIDATED GOVERNMENTS AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTAL FUNCTIONS AND ENTITIES (§§ 7-1-101 — 7-91-104) › SPECIAL DISTRICTS (§§ 7-81-101 — 7-91-104) › Chapter 81 - SANITARY DISTRICTS (§§ 7-81-101 — 7-81-404) › Part 1 - INCORPORATION (§§ 7-81-101 — 7-81-110) › Section 7-81-109 - Incorporation - Designation as sanitary districts

(a)
Upon the registration of the certificate, the petitioners and their successors and all other voters of the town shall be incorporated and be vested with the right conferred by this chapter, and none other, it being the intention not to confer upon the corporation the powers of incorporated towns in this state.
(b)
The corporations organized under this chapter shall be known as "Sanitary Districts."
Acts 1901, ch. 64, § 13; Shan., § 2023a29; Code 1932, § 3660; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 6-2512.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 7 - CONSOLIDATED GOVERNMENTS AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTAL FUNCTIONS AND ENTITIES (§§ 7-1-101 — 7-91-104) › SPECIAL DISTRICTS (§§ 7-81-101 — 7-91-104) › Chapter 81 - SANITARY DISTRICTS (§§ 7-81-101 — 7-81-404) › Part 1 - INCORPORATION (§§ 7-81-101 — 7-81-110) › Section 7-81-110 - General municipal laws preserved

Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to alter, repeal, or amend the general laws for organizing municipal corporations or taxing districts in this state.
Acts 1901, ch. 64, § 27; Shan., § 2023a52; Code 1932, § 3683; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 6-2533.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 7 - CONSOLIDATED GOVERNMENTS AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTAL FUNCTIONS AND ENTITIES (§§ 7-1-101 — 7-91-104) › SPECIAL DISTRICTS (§§ 7-81-101 — 7-91-104) › Chapter 81 - SANITARY DISTRICTS (§§ 7-81-101 — 7-81-404) › Part 2 - TOWN ASSEMBLY (§§ 7-81-201 — 7-81-207) › Section 7-81-201 - Legislative power - Name of assembly

The legislative power of the town shall reside in the voters of the town properly assembled at a convenient place, and such assembly shall be known as the "town assembly."
Acts 1901, ch. 64, § 14; Shan., § 2023a30; Code 1932, § 3661; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 6-2513.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 7 - CONSOLIDATED GOVERNMENTS AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTAL FUNCTIONS AND ENTITIES (§§ 7-1-101 — 7-91-104) › SPECIAL DISTRICTS (§§ 7-81-101 — 7-91-104) › Chapter 81 - SANITARY DISTRICTS (§§ 7-81-101 — 7-81-404) › Part 2 - TOWN ASSEMBLY (§§ 7-81-201 — 7-81-207) › Section 7-81-202 - Meetings

The first meeting of the assembly shall be called upon proper notice signed by at least five (5) of the voters and posted in three (3) conspicuous places in the town. Subsequent meetings shall be held at such times as the assembly may determine.
Acts 1901, ch. 64, § 15; Shan., § 2023a31; Code 1932, § 3662; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 6-2514.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 7 - CONSOLIDATED GOVERNMENTS AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTAL FUNCTIONS AND ENTITIES (§§ 7-1-101 — 7-91-104) › SPECIAL DISTRICTS (§§ 7-81-101 — 7-91-104) › Chapter 81 - SANITARY DISTRICTS (§§ 7-81-101 — 7-81-404) › Part 2 - TOWN ASSEMBLY (§§ 7-81-201 — 7-81-207) › Section 7-81-203 - Called assembly meetings

The mayor shall, when such mayor deems it necessary, or when five (5) voters request it in writing, call a meeting of the assembly, and the business of the meeting shall be restricted to matters set out in the call.
Acts 1901, ch. 64, § 21; Shan., § 2023a43; Code 1932, § 3674; modified; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 6-2515.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 7 - CONSOLIDATED GOVERNMENTS AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTAL FUNCTIONS AND ENTITIES (§§ 7-1-101 — 7-91-104) › SPECIAL DISTRICTS (§§ 7-81-101 — 7-91-104) › Chapter 81 - SANITARY DISTRICTS (§§ 7-81-101 — 7-81-404) › Part 2 - TOWN ASSEMBLY (§§ 7-81-201 — 7-81-207) › Section 7-81-204 - Temporary officers of assembly - Qualifications of members

At the first meeting of the assembly, there shall be elected a chair and secretary, who shall act until the election of mayor and clerk. The assembly shall be the sole judge of the qualification of its members.
Acts 1901, ch. 64, § 16; Shan., § 2023a32; Code 1932, § 3663; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 6-2516.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 7 - CONSOLIDATED GOVERNMENTS AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTAL FUNCTIONS AND ENTITIES (§§ 7-1-101 — 7-91-104) › SPECIAL DISTRICTS (§§ 7-81-101 — 7-91-104) › Chapter 81 - SANITARY DISTRICTS (§§ 7-81-101 — 7-81-404) › Part 2 - TOWN ASSEMBLY (§§ 7-81-201 — 7-81-207) › Section 7-81-205 - List of voters - Election of mayor

Upon the assembly coming to order, the chair shall take a list of the voters present, and the clerk shall record them. The meeting shall then proceed to the election of a mayor, who shall qualify by announcing to the assembly that such mayor will faithfully, impartially, and honestly administer the office of mayor as long as such mayor may occupy the office. The chair shall then cease to preside, and the mayor shall thereafter be the presiding officer.
Acts 1901, ch. 64, § 17; Shan., § 2023a33; Code 1932, § 3664; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 6-2517.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 7 - CONSOLIDATED GOVERNMENTS AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTAL FUNCTIONS AND ENTITIES (§§ 7-1-101 — 7-91-104) › SPECIAL DISTRICTS (§§ 7-81-101 — 7-91-104) › Chapter 81 - SANITARY DISTRICTS (§§ 7-81-101 — 7-81-404) › Part 2 - TOWN ASSEMBLY (§§ 7-81-201 — 7-81-207) › Section 7-81-206 - Election of clerk and inspector - Terms of officers - Voting - When elections held

(a)
The assembly shall then proceed to elect a clerk and a sanitary inspector.
(b)
The terms of all officers shall be for one (1) year, or until their successors are appointed and qualified.
(c)
All elections shall be by viva voce vote upon the call of the roll, and shall be held annually the second Monday night in June.
Acts 1901, ch. 64, § 18; Shan., § 2023a34; Code 1932, § 3665; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 6-2518.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 7 - CONSOLIDATED GOVERNMENTS AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTAL FUNCTIONS AND ENTITIES (§§ 7-1-101 — 7-91-104) › SPECIAL DISTRICTS (§§ 7-81-101 — 7-91-104) › Chapter 81 - SANITARY DISTRICTS (§§ 7-81-101 — 7-81-404) › Part 3 - OFFICERS (§§ 7-81-301 — 7-81-309) › Section 7-81-301 - Filling of vacancies

The mayor has the power to fill vacancies occasioned by sickness, absence, or other disability of any town officer.
Acts 1901, ch. 64, § 21; Shan., § 2023a41; Code 1932, § 3672; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 6-2522.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 7 - CONSOLIDATED GOVERNMENTS AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTAL FUNCTIONS AND ENTITIES (§§ 7-1-101 — 7-91-104) › SPECIAL DISTRICTS (§§ 7-81-101 — 7-91-104) › Chapter 81 - SANITARY DISTRICTS (§§ 7-81-101 — 7-81-404) › Part 3 - OFFICERS (§§ 7-81-301 — 7-81-309) › Section 7-81-302 - Suspension of officers

The mayor has the power to suspend any officer for misconduct in office or neglect of duty, reporting the mayor's action, with reason for the action, in writing, to the next meeting of the town assembly, by whom final action shall be taken.
Acts 1901, ch. 64, § 21; Shan., § 2023a42; Code 1932, § 3673; modified; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 6-2523.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 7 - CONSOLIDATED GOVERNMENTS AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTAL FUNCTIONS AND ENTITIES (§§ 7-1-101 — 7-91-104) › SPECIAL DISTRICTS (§§ 7-81-101 — 7-91-104) › Chapter 81 - SANITARY DISTRICTS (§§ 7-81-101 — 7-81-404) › Part 3 - OFFICERS (§§ 7-81-301 — 7-81-309) › Section 7-81-303 - Mayor - Enforcement of ordinances

The mayor shall take care that all of the ordinances are duly observed and respected.
Acts 1901, ch. 64, § 21; Shan., § 2023a44; Code 1932, § 3675; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 6-2524.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 7 - CONSOLIDATED GOVERNMENTS AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTAL FUNCTIONS AND ENTITIES (§§ 7-1-101 — 7-91-104) › SPECIAL DISTRICTS (§§ 7-81-101 — 7-91-104) › Chapter 81 - SANITARY DISTRICTS (§§ 7-81-101 — 7-81-404) › Part 3 - OFFICERS (§§ 7-81-301 — 7-81-309) › Section 7-81-304 - Mayor having judicial powers

The mayor has the power and jurisdiction and shall exercise the functions formerly exercised by a justice of the peace, but only for the preservation of peace within the corporate limits and the trial of offenses against the town ordinances.
Acts 1901, ch. 64, § 21; Shan., § 2023a45; Code 1932, § 3676; impl. am. Acts 1979, ch. 68, § 3; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 6-2525.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 7 - CONSOLIDATED GOVERNMENTS AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTAL FUNCTIONS AND ENTITIES (§§ 7-1-101 — 7-91-104) › SPECIAL DISTRICTS (§§ 7-81-101 — 7-91-104) › Chapter 81 - SANITARY DISTRICTS (§§ 7-81-101 — 7-81-404) › Part 3 - OFFICERS (§§ 7-81-301 — 7-81-309) › Section 7-81-305 - Mayor's control of finances

The mayor shall receive and hold all the moneys and property of the corporation, audit and pay all bills incurred by the corporation, but shall have no power to issue any negotiable paper. The mayor shall make, in writing, to each meeting of the assembly, an itemized statement of the money expended since the last meeting, and the financial condition of the town treasury.
Acts 1901, ch. 64, § 21; Shan., § 2023a46; Code 1932, § 3677; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 6-2526.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 7 - CONSOLIDATED GOVERNMENTS AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTAL FUNCTIONS AND ENTITIES (§§ 7-1-101 — 7-91-104) › SPECIAL DISTRICTS (§§ 7-81-101 — 7-91-104) › Chapter 81 - SANITARY DISTRICTS (§§ 7-81-101 — 7-81-404) › Part 3 - OFFICERS (§§ 7-81-301 — 7-81-309) › Section 7-81-306 - Clerk as acting mayor

In case of the absence, resignation, or inability to act of the mayor, the town clerk shall take the mayor's place until the next regular meeting of the assembly, when another mayor shall be elected, if the assembly shall deem the mayor's absence sufficiently long to warrant another election.
Acts 1901, ch. 64, § 22; Shan., § 2023a47; Code 1932, § 3678; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 6-2527.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 7 - CONSOLIDATED GOVERNMENTS AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTAL FUNCTIONS AND ENTITIES (§§ 7-1-101 — 7-91-104) › SPECIAL DISTRICTS (§§ 7-81-101 — 7-91-104) › Chapter 81 - SANITARY DISTRICTS (§§ 7-81-101 — 7-81-404) › Part 3 - OFFICERS (§§ 7-81-301 — 7-81-309) › Section 7-81-307 - Duties of clerk

It is the duty of the clerk of the assembly to attend each meeting of the assembly, to keep in a well-bound book a full and complete record of the acts and doings of the assembly, to file and safely keep all papers and records belonging to the corporation, to issue notice of the meetings of the assembly, and do all other service of a clerical nature imposed upon the clerk by the assembly.
Acts 1901, ch. 64, § 23; Shan., § 2023a48; Code 1932, § 3679; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 6-2528.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 7 - CONSOLIDATED GOVERNMENTS AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTAL FUNCTIONS AND ENTITIES (§§ 7-1-101 — 7-91-104) › SPECIAL DISTRICTS (§§ 7-81-101 — 7-91-104) › Chapter 81 - SANITARY DISTRICTS (§§ 7-81-101 — 7-81-404) › Part 3 - OFFICERS (§§ 7-81-301 — 7-81-309) › Section 7-81-308 - Copies of records as evidence

A copy of any record or ordinance made and certified by the clerk shall be prima facie evidence of its contents in all courts.
Acts 1901, ch. 64, § 24; Shan., § 2023a49; Code 1932, § 3680; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 6-2529.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 7 - CONSOLIDATED GOVERNMENTS AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTAL FUNCTIONS AND ENTITIES (§§ 7-1-101 — 7-91-104) › SPECIAL DISTRICTS (§§ 7-81-101 — 7-91-104) › Chapter 81 - SANITARY DISTRICTS (§§ 7-81-101 — 7-81-404) › Part 3 - OFFICERS (§§ 7-81-301 — 7-81-309) › Section 7-81-309 - Sanitary inspector

It is the duty of the sanitary inspector to thoroughly and carefully inspect the premises of each resident of the town, and to remove and abate all nuisances at such times as the assembly may prescribe, and to perform such other duties as the assembly may impose. The sanitary inspector shall, during such inspector's term of office, be vested with the powers and duties of a constable within the corporate limits of the town, but shall not serve civil process. The sanitary inspector's compensation and the manner of paying the compensation shall be fixed by the assembly. The sanitary inspector shall not be required to reside within the corporate limits of the town.
Acts 1901, ch. 64, § 25; Shan., § 2023a50; Code 1932, § 3681; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 6-2530.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 7 - CONSOLIDATED GOVERNMENTS AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTAL FUNCTIONS AND ENTITIES (§§ 7-1-101 — 7-91-104) › SPECIAL DISTRICTS (§§ 7-81-101 — 7-91-104) › Chapter 81 - SANITARY DISTRICTS (§§ 7-81-101 — 7-81-404) › Part 4 - ORDINANCES AND VIOLATIONS (§§ 7-81-401 — 7-81-404) › Section 7-81-401 - Form of ordinances - Effective date

All ordinances passed by the assembly shall begin by an enacting clause as follows: "Be it enacted by the mayor and town assembly of ______________ (fill in blank with name of town)," and shall at the end of the act state the time when the ordinance is to take effect, otherwise it will take effect ten (10) days from passage.
Acts 1901, ch. 64, § 20; Shan., § 2023a36; Code 1932, § 3667; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 6-2520.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 7 - CONSOLIDATED GOVERNMENTS AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTAL FUNCTIONS AND ENTITIES (§§ 7-1-101 — 7-91-104) › SPECIAL DISTRICTS (§§ 7-81-101 — 7-91-104) › Chapter 81 - SANITARY DISTRICTS (§§ 7-81-101 — 7-81-404) › Part 4 - ORDINANCES AND VIOLATIONS (§§ 7-81-401 — 7-81-404) › Section 7-81-402 - Ordinance procedure

No ordinance shall become a law without having been passed at two (2) separate meetings by a majority of all the votes of the town and signed by the mayor. It is the duty of the mayor to carefully examine all ordinances passed, and should any of them not meet such mayor's approbation, to return the ordinance to the next meeting of the assembly with such mayor's objection in writing. No law or ordinance so vetoed by the mayor shall go into effect unless the law or ordinance be passed by a majority of the whole number of voters of the town. If the mayor fails to return any ordinance to the next meeting of the assembly, such mayor shall be deemed to have approved the ordinance, and the ordinance shall take effect without further action.
Acts 1901, ch. 64, § 21; Shan., §§ 2023a37-2023a40; Code 1932, §§ 3668-3671; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 6-2521.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 7 - CONSOLIDATED GOVERNMENTS AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTAL FUNCTIONS AND ENTITIES (§§ 7-1-101 — 7-91-104) › SPECIAL DISTRICTS (§§ 7-81-101 — 7-91-104) › Chapter 81 - SANITARY DISTRICTS (§§ 7-81-101 — 7-81-404) › Part 4 - ORDINANCES AND VIOLATIONS (§§ 7-81-401 — 7-81-404) › Section 7-81-403 - Fines for violation of ordinances - Lien of judgment

The violation of any ordinance or law of the town shall be punishable by a fine not exceeding fifty dollars ($50.00), recoverable before the mayor of the town upon warrant issued as for the recovery of the debt before a judge of the court of general sessions. The judgment, when so recovered, shall constitute a lien on the realty of the defendant situate within the corporate limits of the town.
Acts 1901, ch. 64, § 26; Shan., § 2023a51; Code 1932, § 3682; impl. am. Acts 1979, ch. 68, § 3; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 6-2531.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 7 - CONSOLIDATED GOVERNMENTS AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTAL FUNCTIONS AND ENTITIES (§§ 7-1-101 — 7-91-104) › SPECIAL DISTRICTS (§§ 7-81-101 — 7-91-104) › Chapter 81 - SANITARY DISTRICTS (§§ 7-81-101 — 7-81-404) › Part 4 - ORDINANCES AND VIOLATIONS (§§ 7-81-401 — 7-81-404) › Section 7-81-404 - Confinement for violation of ordinances

Any town incorporated under this chapter has the power to erect and maintain a calaboose or workhouse for the confinement and detention of persons violating any ordinance of the corporation. A person who fails to pay any fine and costs imposed by the corporation commits a Class C misdemeanor.
Acts 1903, ch. 477, § 3; Shan., § 2023a53; Code 1932, § 3684; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 6-2532; Acts 1989, ch. 591, § 113.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 7 - CONSOLIDATED GOVERNMENTS AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTAL FUNCTIONS AND ENTITIES (§§ 7-1-101 — 7-91-104) › SPECIAL DISTRICTS (§§ 7-81-101 — 7-91-104) › Chapter 82 - UTILITY DISTRICT LAW OF 1937 (§§ 7-82-101 — 7-82-804) › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 7-82-101 — 7-82-113) › Section 7-82-101 - Short title

This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Utility District Law of 1937."
Acts 1937, ch. 248, § 1; C. Supp. 1950, § 3695.26; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 6-2601.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 7 - CONSOLIDATED GOVERNMENTS AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTAL FUNCTIONS AND ENTITIES (§§ 7-1-101 — 7-91-104) › SPECIAL DISTRICTS (§§ 7-81-101 — 7-91-104) › Chapter 82 - UTILITY DISTRICT LAW OF 1937 (§§ 7-82-101 — 7-82-804) › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 7-82-101 — 7-82-113) › Section 7-82-103 - [Repealed] [Repealed]

Repealed by 2017 Tenn. Acts, ch. 129, s 7, eff. 4/17/2017.
Acts 1973, ch. 249, §§ 9-11; 1974, ch. 633, § 1; T.C.A., § 6-2638; Acts 1980, ch. 445, § 2; 1987, ch. 422, § 2; 1989, ch. 139, § 1; 1989, ch. 221, § 2; 1995, ch. 305, § 82.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 7 - CONSOLIDATED GOVERNMENTS AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTAL FUNCTIONS AND ENTITIES (§§ 7-1-101 — 7-91-104) › SPECIAL DISTRICTS (§§ 7-81-101 — 7-91-104) › Chapter 82 - UTILITY DISTRICT LAW OF 1937 (§§ 7-82-101 — 7-82-804) › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 7-82-101 — 7-82-113) › Section 7-82-104 - Exemption from state regulation - Rules of construction

(a)
Neither the Tennessee public utility commission nor any other board or commission of like character hereafter created shall have jurisdiction over the district in the management and control of any system, including the regulation of its rates, fees, tolls or charges, except to the extent provided by this chapter and by the Wastewater Facilities Act of 1987, compiled in title 68, chapter 221, part 10.
(b)
It shall be the obligation of every judge and every public official having occasion to construe §§
7-82-102
and
7-82-402(b)
to so construe them as to accomplish the ends indicated by the findings and policies set forth in the preamble and section 1 of Acts 1973, ch. 249.
Amended by 2017 Tenn. Acts, ch. 94,s 19, eff. 4/4/2017.
Acts 1937, ch. 248, § 16; C. Supp. 1950, § 3695.42 (Williams, § 3695.41); impl. am. Acts 1955, ch. 69, § 1; Acts 1973, ch. 249, §§ 1, 7; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 6-2613; Acts 1987, ch. 299, § 17; 1995, ch. 305, § 83.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 7 - CONSOLIDATED GOVERNMENTS AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTAL FUNCTIONS AND ENTITIES (§§ 7-1-101 — 7-91-104) › SPECIAL DISTRICTS (§§ 7-81-101 — 7-91-104) › Chapter 82 - UTILITY DISTRICT LAW OF 1937 (§§ 7-82-101 — 7-82-804) › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 7-82-101 — 7-82-113) › Section 7-82-105 - Exemption from taxation

So long as a district shall own any system, the property and revenue of such system shall be exempt from all state, county and municipal taxation. Bonds issued pursuant to this chapter and the income from the bonds shall be exempt from all state, county and municipal taxation, except inheritance, transfer and estate taxes.
Acts 1937, ch. 248, § 15; C. Supp. 1950, § 3695.41 (Williams, § 3695.40); T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 6-2626; Acts 2001, ch. 28, § 3.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 7 - CONSOLIDATED GOVERNMENTS AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTAL FUNCTIONS AND ENTITIES (§§ 7-1-101 — 7-91-104) › SPECIAL DISTRICTS (§§ 7-81-101 — 7-91-104) › Chapter 82 - UTILITY DISTRICT LAW OF 1937 (§§ 7-82-101 — 7-82-804) › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 7-82-101 — 7-82-113) › Section 7-82-106 - Prohibition of racial discrimination

(a)
It is unlawful for any utility district organized under this chapter, the Utility District Law of 1937, or under any other public or private act, to discriminate on account of race in providing utility services or in laying out the services that they are to provide.
(b)
A violation of this section is a Class C misdemeanor.
Acts 1973, ch. 281, § 1; T.C.A., § 6-2639; Acts 1989, ch. 591, § 113.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 7 - CONSOLIDATED GOVERNMENTS AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTAL FUNCTIONS AND ENTITIES (§§ 7-1-101 — 7-91-104) › SPECIAL DISTRICTS (§§ 7-81-101 — 7-91-104) › Chapter 82 - UTILITY DISTRICT LAW OF 1937 (§§ 7-82-101 — 7-82-804) › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 7-82-101 — 7-82-113) › Section 7-82-107 - Chapter unaffected by other law - Construction

This chapter is complete in itself and shall be controlling. The provisions of any other law, general, special or local, except as provided in this chapter, shall not apply to a district incorporated under this chapter; provided, that nothing in this chapter shall be construed as impairing the powers and duties of the department of environment and conservation.
Acts 1937, ch. 248, § 17; C. Supp. 1950, § 3695.43 (Williams, § 3695.42); T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 6-2627.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 7 - CONSOLIDATED GOVERNMENTS AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTAL FUNCTIONS AND ENTITIES (§§ 7-1-101 — 7-91-104) › SPECIAL DISTRICTS (§§ 7-81-101 — 7-91-104) › Chapter 82 - UTILITY DISTRICT LAW OF 1937 (§§ 7-82-101 — 7-82-804) › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 7-82-101 — 7-82-113) › Section 7-82-109 - Water utility system operated by county - Transfer to utility district - Procedure

Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, any utility district having all or part of its official territory within a county may by resolution agree to accept transfer of all or a part of a water utility system operated by the county pursuant to a previous transfer of such system by a utility district to the county under this chapter, or its operation under a private act, or otherwise, which resolution must contain provisions agreeing to operate such system for the public benefit, and requiring the protection of all rights of bondholders, and which resolution must specifically state that the transfer shall be upon such conditions as may be contained in the county legislative resolution theretofore or thereafter adopted under §
5-7-117
. When all conditions of such resolutions shall have been met, the county mayor and president of the utility district shall sign an addendum to the contract, identifying the county and the utility district resolutions of which the contract consists, certifying that all conditions therein have been met, and shall cause such addendum to be published in a newspaper of general circulation within the county at the expense of the utility district, upon which publication the transfer shall thereupon be consummated by operation of law without the need for the execution of any instruments of transfer.
Acts 1991, ch. 228, § 1; 2003, ch. 90, § 2.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 7 - CONSOLIDATED GOVERNMENTS AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTAL FUNCTIONS AND ENTITIES (§§ 7-1-101 — 7-91-104) › SPECIAL DISTRICTS (§§ 7-81-101 — 7-91-104) › Chapter 82 - UTILITY DISTRICT LAW OF 1937 (§§ 7-82-101 — 7-82-804) › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 7-82-101 — 7-82-113) › Section 7-82-110 - Natural gas utility districts adjacent to tourist resort counties

(a)
Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, any natural gas utility district that is located and operated in a tourist resort county may also provide natural gas service to consumers in any municipality in an adjacent tourist resort county.
(b)
As used in this section, "tourist resort county" means a county having more than five percent (5%) of its territory located within the boundaries of a national park established pursuant to
16 U.S.C. § 403
.
Acts 1993, ch. 375, § 2.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 7 - CONSOLIDATED GOVERNMENTS AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTAL FUNCTIONS AND ENTITIES (§§ 7-1-101 — 7-91-104) › SPECIAL DISTRICTS (§§ 7-81-101 — 7-91-104) › Chapter 82 - UTILITY DISTRICT LAW OF 1937 (§§ 7-82-101 — 7-82-804) › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 7-82-101 — 7-82-113) › Section 7-82-111 - Membership in local chambers of commerce

Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to prohibit a utility district from becoming a member of a local chamber of commerce.
Acts 1995, ch. 47, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 7 - CONSOLIDATED GOVERNMENTS AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTAL FUNCTIONS AND ENTITIES (§§ 7-1-101 — 7-91-104) › SPECIAL DISTRICTS (§§ 7-81-101 — 7-91-104) › Chapter 82 - UTILITY DISTRICT LAW OF 1937 (§§ 7-82-101 — 7-82-804) › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 7-82-101 — 7-82-113) › Section 7-82-112 - Utility service to customer in adjoining utility district

(a)
(1)
Notwithstanding §
7-82-301(a)
, a utility district shall be allowed to provide utility service to a customer located within the boundaries of an adjoining utility district if the customer or adjoining utility district files a request with the Tennessee board of utility regulation for the customer to obtain utility service from the adjoining utility district and if the Tennessee board of utility regulation finds that:
(A)
Either the utility district within which the customer is located has refused to provide utility service to the customer or is not able or willing to provide service within a reasonable period of time at a reasonable cost as determined by the Tennessee board of utility regulation; and
(B)
The adjoining utility district is willing to provide utility service to the customer.
(2)
If the Tennessee board of utility regulation finds that the customer should be served by the adjoining utility district, then the Tennessee board of utility regulation shall enter an order setting forth its findings and granting the service request.
(b)
This section shall only apply to the request of a single customer of a utility district for utility service from an adjoining utility district.
(c)
Nothing in this section shall be construed to affect the exclusive or prior right of a utility district to provide utility service within its boundaries to any other customer located within its boundaries under state law or to affect the exclusive or prior right to a utility district to provide utility service within its boundaries under federal law.
Amended by 2023 Tenn. Acts, ch. 463,s 8, eff. 7/1/2023.
Acts 2008 , ch. 852, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 7 - CONSOLIDATED GOVERNMENTS AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTAL FUNCTIONS AND ENTITIES (§§ 7-1-101 — 7-91-104) › SPECIAL DISTRICTS (§§ 7-81-101 — 7-91-104) › Chapter 82 - UTILITY DISTRICT LAW OF 1937 (§§ 7-82-101 — 7-82-804) › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 7-82-101 — 7-82-113) › Section 7-82-113 - Expenditures for lawful district purpose

All expenditures of money made by a utility district must be made for a lawful district purpose.
Acts 2011, ch. 392, § 3.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 7 - CONSOLIDATED GOVERNMENTS AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTAL FUNCTIONS AND ENTITIES (§§ 7-1-101 — 7-91-104) › SPECIAL DISTRICTS (§§ 7-81-101 — 7-91-104) › Chapter 82 - UTILITY DISTRICT LAW OF 1937 (§§ 7-82-101 — 7-82-804) › Part 2 - CREATION (§§ 7-82-201 — 7-82-204) › Section 7-82-203 - Cost of establishment proceedings

All costs incident to the publication and posting of notices, and to the public hearing and determination, and all costs of the proceedings, including the costs of filing and entering the order, shall be borne by the parties filing the petition, and the county mayor may, in such county mayor's discretion, require the execution by the parties filing the petition of a cost bond in an amount and with good securities to guarantee the payment of such costs.
Acts 1937, ch. 248, § 2; C. Supp. 1950, § 3695.27; impl. am. Acts 1978, ch. 934, §§ 16, 36; modified; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 6-2605; Acts 2003, ch. 90, § 2.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 7 - CONSOLIDATED GOVERNMENTS AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTAL FUNCTIONS AND ENTITIES (§§ 7-1-101 — 7-91-104) › SPECIAL DISTRICTS (§§ 7-81-101 — 7-91-104) › Chapter 82 - UTILITY DISTRICT LAW OF 1937 (§§ 7-82-101 — 7-82-804) › Part 2 - CREATION (§§ 7-82-201 — 7-82-204) › Section 7-82-204 - Appeal to circuit court

Any party having an interest in the subject matter and aggrieved or prejudiced by the finding and adjudication of the county mayor may pray and obtain an appeal from the finding and adjudication to the circuit court of the county in the manner provided by law for appeals from the court of general sessions, upon the execution of appeal bond as provided by law.
Acts 1937, ch. 248, § 2; C. Supp. 1950, § 3695.27; impl. am. Acts 1978, ch. 934, §§ 16, 36; T.C.A (orig. ed.), § 6-2606; Acts 2003, ch. 90, § 2.