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Tenn. Code Ann. § 6-54-512 Actions of governing body to be by ordinance
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(1) The following actions of the governing body of a municipality shall be by ordinance unless otherwise allowed by general law to be done by resolution:(1) Any action required by general law or the charter of a municipality to be by ordinance; or(2) Any action that:(A) Levies a …
Tenn. Code Ann. § 6-54-513 Notice to owner of motor vehicle before forwarding unpaid parking tickets to collection agency
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A municipality shall have no authority to forward to a collection agency unpaid parking tickets for collection without notifying the owner of record of the motor vehicle for which the parking ticket was issued. The notification shall be sent by postal mail to the owner of record …
Tenn. Code Ann. § 6-54-601 Contracts and mutual aid agreements
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(a) Incorporated cities and towns are authorized to enter into contracts and mutual aid agreements with other incorporated cities and towns, with counties, with private incorporated fire departments, with utility districts that provide firefighting service, with metropolitan airp…
Tenn. Code Ann. § 6-54-602 Mutual assistance as governmental function
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In authorizing or permitting its fire department to answer calls outside the corporate limits as authorized in this part, and in answering such calls, the city or town and its officers and employees shall be considered as acting in a governmental capacity.