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Tenn. Code Ann. § 7-1-101 Definitions — Chapters 1-6
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(1) As used in chapters 1-6 of this title, unless the context otherwise requires:(1) “City governing body” means the city council or other public agency possessing power and authority usually possessed by a city council;(2) “County governing body” means that body in a particular …
Tenn. Code Ann. § 7-1-102 Legislative purpose and intent — Construction — Continuation of local functions and powers
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(a) It is hereby declared to be the legislative intent and purpose of chapters 1-3 of this title to provide for the consolidation of all, or substantially all, of the governmental and corporate functions now or hereafter vested in municipal corporations with the governmental and …
Tenn. Code Ann. § 7-1-103 Consolidation of functions
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(a) Each county in this state, without regard to population, and the municipal corporations within such county, may consolidate all, or substantially all, of their governmental and corporate functions in the manner and with the consequences provided in this chapter. The consolida…
Tenn. Code Ann. § 7-1-104 Creation of municipality or public service district after charter commission created
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When a metropolitan government charter commission is created, as provided in § 7-2-101, no municipality and no public service district, including, but not limited to, a utility district, sanitary district or school district, shall thereafter be created in the county proposed to b…