§ 64-5-113. Statement of Objectives — Annual Report — Accounting System — Audits — Purchasing and Contracting Procedures
The board, after receiving recommendations from its advisory committee, shall annually formulate and issue a statement of objectives, priorities and programs that it has adopted or envisions to meet these objectives. This statement of objectives shall be included in the annual report. The board shall report annually to the governor, the commissioner of economic and […]
§ 64-5-114. Cooperation of State Agencies
All state agencies are hereby authorized and directed to extend their cooperation and lend assistance to the authority in the formulation and implementation of its planning and development program.
§ 64-5-115. Cooperation With Mid-Cumberland and Upper Cumberland Development Districts
The board shall endeavor to cooperate with the Mid-Cumberland and Upper Cumberland development districts and to avoid duplication with the activities of these agencies and any other agencies whenever possible.
§ 64-4-115. Contracts — Force Account Construction
Except as otherwise provided, all contracts of the port authority shall be entered into and executed in such manner as may be prescribed by the board of commissioners, but no contract or acquisition by purchase of equipment, apparatus, materials or supplies, involving more than five hundred dollars ($500) or for construction, installation, repair or improvement […]
§ 64-4-116. Construction of Chapter
The powers, authority and rights conferred by this chapter are in addition and supplemental to any other general, special or local law conferring powers to counties, industrial development corporations or port authorities, and the limitations imposed by this chapter do not affect the powers conferred to any county, industrial development corporation or port authority created […]
§ 64-5-101. Creation — Purpose
The Tennessee central economic authority is hereby created. The Tennessee central economic authority is a public body corporate and politic and is referred to as the “authority” in this chapter. The authority is created and established for the purpose of developing the resources of the region embracing the counties of Macon, Smith, Sumner, Trousdale and […]
§ 64-5-102. Board of Directors
The authority shall be governed by a board of directors, referred to as the “board” in this chapter. The board shall make policy, which shall be implemented by the executive director, if such position is established.
§ 64-5-103. Membership of Board — Proxy Voting — Executive Committee — Board Meetings Open to Public
Effective July 1, 2012, the membership of the board shall be as follows: The county mayor of each county in the region shall be an ex officio voting member of the board. The term of office on the board of the county mayor shall be coextensive with the term of office as county mayor; or […]
§ 64-5-104. Election of Officers
The board, at its organizational meeting and annually thereafter, shall elect one (1) of its members to the office of chair, one (1) of its members to the office of vice chair and one (1) of its members to the office of secretary-treasurer.
§ 64-5-105. Vacancies
Vacancies on the board shall be filled according to the method of original election or appointment.