§ 13-28-211. Issuance of Permission Required by Law — Agency Authority
Notwithstanding the authority delegated to the board to implement this part, the authority for issuing licenses, permits, certificates, approvals, registrations, charters, or any other form of permission required by law shall remain with the agency otherwise legally authorized to issue such form of permission.
§ 13-29-101. Short Title
This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Tennessee Minority Business Councils Cooperation Act of 1997.”
§ 13-28-203. Part Definitions
As used in this part, unless the context otherwise requires: “Board” means the local enterprise zone management board appointed by a municipality; “Enterprise zone” means an area declared by the board to be eligible for the benefits of this part; “Municipality” means an incorporated city which has adopted home rule or county which has adopted […]
§ 13-26-104. Policy Council — Powers
The powers of every policy council include the power to adopt bylaws, to appoint persons to senior staff positions, to determine major personnel, fiscal, and program policies, to approve overall program plans and priorities, and to assure compliance with conditions of and approve proposals for financial assistance under this chapter, subject to ratification by the […]
§ 13-26-105. Powers of Agencies — Loan Authorization
It is hereby declared that the agencies created pursuant to this chapter shall be a body, politic and corporate, and shall be public and governmental bodies acting as agencies and instrumentalities of the creating and participating counties and cities, and such agencies are declared to be for a public and governmental purpose and a matter […]
§ 13-26-106. Financial Reports — Audits
Each governing board operating under this chapter shall prepare an annual report of its activities, including financial statements, through June 30 of each year, and submit a copy of such report to the governor, the general assembly, and the commissioner of finance and administration. The annual report, including financial statements, and all books of account […]
§ 13-26-107. Appropriations — Local Contributions
Any funds appropriated to implement this chapter are subject to the approval of the governor and the commissioner of finance and administration. Such approval shall be given only after review by the office of the governor of the annual work program developed by the human resource agency to assure that such program is in accordance […]
§ 13-26-108. Duties of Governing Board
Each governing board operating under this chapter shall: Jointly adopt statewide uniform travel regulations subject to the approval of the commissioner of finance and administration and reimburse its officers and employees for official travel in conformance with such regulations; Develop a system of competitive bidding on purchases of supplies and equipment and other contracts and […]
§ 13-26-109. Uniform Accounting System
The comptroller of the treasury is directed to develop a uniform accounting system conforming to generally accepted accounting principles for the governing boards operating under this chapter. Such uniform accounting systems shall be subject to the approval of the commissioner of finance and administration. Upon such approval each human resource agency shall establish and maintain […]
§ 13-26-110. Bond Requirements
Any board member, policy council member, employee, officer, or any authorized person of a human resource agency who receives public funds, has authority to make expenditures from public funds, or has access to any public funds is hereby required to give bond to be made payable to the state of Tennessee with such sureties as […]