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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

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Tenn. Code Ann. § 6-4-101 Duties of city administrator
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(a) The board may appoint a city administrator who shall be under the control and direction of the board. The city administrator shall report and be responsible to the board. (b) The board may, by ordinance, require the city administrator to perform any or all the following dutie…
Tenn. Code Ann. § 6-4-201 City recorder — Appointment
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The board shall appoint a city recorder, who also may be appointed to the positions of finance director or treasurer, or both.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 6-4-202 Recorder's functions at board meeting
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The recorder or the recorder's designee shall be present at all meetings of the board, and keep a full and accurate record of all business transacted by the board to be preserved in permanent form.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 6-4-203 Custody of official records
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(a) The recorder or the recorder's designee shall have custody of, and preserve in the recorder's office, the city seal, the public records, original rolls of ordinance, ordinance books, minutes of the board, contracts, bonds, title deeds, certificates, and papers, all official i…

Tenn. Code Ann. § 6-4-204 Copies of records and ordinances

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(a) The recorder shall provide, copy, and, when required by any officer or person, certify copies of records, papers and documents in the recorder's office. (b) Fees for copying and certification shall be charged as established by ordinance.

Tenn. Code Ann. § 6-4-301 City judge — Jurisdiction — Appointment — Qualifications and compensation — Elections

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(a) There shall be a city court presided over by a city judge appointed by the board or elected as provided in subsection (c). (b) (1) (A) Where the city judge is appointed, the city judge shall have the qualifications, term of office, if any, and receive the compensation the boa…

Tenn. Code Ann. § 6-4-302 Power to enforce ordinances

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(a) The city judge may impose fines, costs and forfeitures, and punish by fine for violation of city ordinances. (b) The judge may preserve and enforce order in the court and enforce the collection of all fines, costs and forfeitures imposed. (c) (1) In default of payment, or goo…

Tenn. Code Ann. § 6-4-401 Appointment and duties of treasurer

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(a) The board shall appoint a treasurer. (b) The treasurer shall collect, receive and receipt for the taxes and all other revenue and bonds of the municipality, and the proceeds of its bond issues, and disburse them. (c) The board may appoint the recorder as treasurer.

Tenn. Code Ann. § 6-4-402 Depositories of municipal funds

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(a) (1) The board, at a regular meeting, shall adopt a resolution to contract with a bank or banks making the best proposal to become the depository of municipal funds.(2) Before entering into a contract under subdivision (a)(1), the treasurer or an officer appointed by the treas…