§ 64-7-109. Bond Requirements
Any regional council member, executive committee member, employee, officer or any other authorized person of the regional council 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 with such sureties as provided […]
§ 64-7-110. Powers and Duties
The regional council has the following powers and duties: To organize itself into a public body, elect its officers and adopt bylaws for purposes of carrying out functions authorized under this chapter; To receive and expend funds from any sources for staffing, for research, planning, coordination, economic development, demonstration projects and other activities deemed necessary […]
§ 64-7-111. Limitations on Powers and Duties of Regional Council
The following are limitations on the powers and duties of the regional council: All plans shall be advisory only unless provided otherwise by federal law pertaining to the development of regional plans and programs; No authority is hereby granted to enact zoning ordinances or subdivision standards; No authority is hereby granted such that would supplant […]
§ 64-6-108. Economic Impact Plan — Allocation of Taxes
The authority is authorized to prepare and submit to the participating municipalities for approval an economic impact plan in the manner described in this section. An economic impact plan shall be a written document and shall specifically identify the area to be included in the plan. The area to be included in the plan shall […]
§ 64-6-109. Review and Termination
Any authority established shall be subject to the governmental entity review law, compiled in title 4, chapter 29, and reviewed pursuant to § 4-29-119.
§ 64-6-110. Alternative Method of Establishing and Governing an Authority
This section creates an alternative method of establishing and governing an authority instead of §§ 64-6-104 and 64-6-105(a). If the commissioner of economic and community development finds and determines that it is wise, expedient, necessary or advisable that the authority be formed and approves the form of certificate of incorporation proposed to be used in […]
§ 64-6-111. Regional Megasite Authorities Subject to Governmental Entity Review Law — Scope of Review — Review as Part of Performance Audit
The following regional megasite authorities shall be subject to review pursuant to the Tennessee Governmental Entity Review Law, compiled in title 4, chapter 29: Memphis regional megasite authority; The review conducted pursuant to this section by the division of state audit in the office of the comptroller of the treasury shall include, but not be […]
§ 64-7-101. Creation — Purpose
There is hereby created and established the Greater Nashville regional council, being a public body corporate and politic created on behalf of the counties of Cheatham, Davidson, Dickson, Houston, Humphreys, Montgomery, Robertson, Rutherford, Stewart, Sumner, Trousdale, Williamson and Wilson and all incorporated municipalities and metropolitan governments located within these counties. The general assembly hereby finds […]
§ 64-6-103. Certification of a Megasite
In order for a site to be considered for certification as a megasite, the site should generally consist of a minimum of one thousand (1,000) contiguous acres; provided, however, that, in addition to the one thousand (1,000) acres of contiguous property, other proximate but noncontiguous property may be a part of the megasite. Certification of […]
§ 64-6-104. Participating Municipality — Incorporation of the Authority — Certificate of Incorporation — Organizational Meeting
For the purposes of this chapter, for a county or an incorporated municipality to be a “participating municipality,” the county or incorporated municipality may, upon approval by a majority vote of its governing body, elect to participate in a regional megasite authority as set out in this chapter. In the event such an election is […]