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Tennessee Statutes, Title 6

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Title 6, Cities And Towns

26 chapters · 561 sections in this title.

All chapters in Title 6561 Ch 54, Municipal Powers Generally121 Ch 21, City Manager, Officers and Employees41 Ch 51, Change of Municipal Boundaries38 Ch 56, Fiscal Affairs38 Ch 35, City Manager — Administration of Cit…36 Ch 20, Commissioners and Mayor Under City M…31 Ch 55, Licensing and Taxing Powers31 Ch 22, Fiscal Affairs Under City Manager-Co…29 Ch 1, Mayor-Aldermanic Charter — Adoption …23 Ch 31, Elections Under Modified City Manage…20 Ch 32, Council and Mayor Under Modified Cit…18 Ch 36, Public Schools Under Modified City M…18 Ch 52, Dissolution and Liquidation of Affairs17 Ch 58, Comprehensive Growth Plan17

13 sections·Filtered byTitle 6✕Ch 33✕

Tenn. Code Ann. § 6-33-101 Powers
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(a) Every territory incorporating under chapters 30-36 of this title has all the powers and authority enumerated in §§ 6-2-201, 6-19-101 and 6-19-102. (b) In addition to the powers granted in subsection (a), any city incorporated under chapters 30-36 of this title has the power t…
Tenn. Code Ann. § 6-33-102 City judge — Employees of city court — Compensation — Vacancies — Special judge
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(a) The city judge shall be a person licensed to practice law in the state of Tennessee and shall be elected by popular vote at the same time as provided for election of the governing body of such corporation, and in the same manner as provided for election to the board of educat…
Tenn. Code Ann. § 6-33-103 Operations and jurisdiction of city courts
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A city court is created to be administered and presided over by a city judge. The judge of the city court shall have jurisdiction in and over all cases for the violation of and all cases arising under the laws and ordinances of the city. The city judge, in all cases heard or dete…
Tenn. Code Ann. § 6-33-104 Removal of city judge
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The city judge shall be subject to removal from office for the same causes and in the same manner as provided for the removal of public officers by title 8, chapter 47. In case of the absence or inability of the judge to serve, the city council may appoint and fix the compensatio…

Tenn. Code Ann. § 6-33-105 Advisory boards

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The council shall by ordinance create a personnel advisory board and may create such other boards advisory to the council and manager with respect to specific municipal functions as it may deem necessary, prescribing in each case the number, manner of appointment, length of term,…

Tenn. Code Ann. § 6-33-106 Planning commission

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The council shall establish a planning commission, and may by ordinance within the framework of this charter, exercise authority in the fields of planning, zoning, subdivision control and related activities as provided by general laws of the state. The rules and regulations of th…

Tenn. Code Ann. § 6-33-107 Intergovernmental and interlocal agreements and contracts

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(a) In addition to other powers granted in this charter, the city council has the power to contract and cooperate with any other municipality or other political subdivision of the state, or with an elective or appointive official thereof, or with any duly authorized agency of the…

Tenn. Code Ann. § 6-33-108 Powers under cooperative agreements

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(a) The city council may exercise the powers conferred in § 6-33-107 by ordinance setting out the terms agreed upon by the parties to such a contract or cooperative action. The parties to such a contract or cooperative action, or any of them, may acquire, by gift or purchase, or …

Tenn. Code Ann. § 6-33-109 Liability of officers under cooperative agreements

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All public officers acting under the authority of a contract or cooperative action under § 6-33-107 or § 6-33-108 are deemed to be subject to the same liabilities to which they would have been subjected for actions occurring entirely within their own territorial limits.

Tenn. Code Ann. § 6-33-110 Deposits and disbursements of funds under cooperative agreements

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All money received pursuant to any such contract or cooperative action, under § 6-33-107 or § 6-33-108, unless otherwise provided by law, shall be deposited in the appropriate fund or funds and disbursed in accordance with such contract or cooperative action.

Tenn. Code Ann. § 6-33-111 Franchises

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(a) No franchise or grant for the operation of a water, electric, telephone, steam, or public transportation or other utility that is not revocable at the will of the council shall be granted or become operative, except by ordinance. Such ordinance shall become effective thirty (…

Tenn. Code Ann. § 6-33-112 Official city newspaper

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The council by resolution shall designate a newspaper of general circulation in the city as the official city newspaper.

Tenn. Code Ann. § 6-33-113 City attorney

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(a) The council shall appoint a city attorney, together with such assistant city attorneys as the council shall determine are required. (b) The city attorney shall:(1) Be responsible for representing and defending the city in all litigation in which the city is a party;(2) Be the…