Section 45-17A-83 Definitions. The following words and phrases used in this part shall, in the absence of clear implication herein otherwise, be given the following respective interpretations herein: (1) BOARD. The Tuscumbia Utilities Board, created pursuant to the enabling law, and includes its successors and assigns, if any, and any agency or instrumentality that may […]
Section 45-17A-83.01 Revision of board. (a) On June 14, 2007, the board shall be composed of three directors, each of whom shall be a resident and qualified elector of the City of Tuscumbia. Employees, officers, present city council members, and past city council members for a period of six months after expiration of their terms […]
Section 45-17A-83.02 Compensation of the directors. Each director shall be paid two hundred twenty-five dollars ($225) per month unless otherwise set by the board. (Act 2007-502, p. 1068, §3.)
Section 45-17A-83.03 Meetings of the board. The board shall hold a regular monthly meeting on the second Monday of each month, or such other day of the month as subsequently determined by the board, at the principal offices of the board. Special meetings may be held at the call of the chair of the board […]
Section 45-17A-83.04 Authority and duties of the board. The board shall be responsible for the management, control, and operation of the electric, water, sewer, gas, or other utilities presently owned or hereafter acquired by the City of Tuscumbia, including the authority to employ, upon terms to be established by the board, and to discharge managers, […]
Section 45-17A-83.05 Establishment of utility rates. The board is authorized to establish all utility rates for the City of Tuscumbia public utility system. Any electric rate adjustment must be approved by the Tennessee Valley Authority before implementation. Any water or sewer rate adjustment shall be made in accordance with the American Water Works Association Manual […]
Section 45-17A-83.06 Accountant; duties of accountant. The board shall appoint, on mutually agreeable terms, a duly licensed certified public accountant or firm to make an annual audit of all books and accounts of the board, covering the period since the preceding examination, and to present a written report to the board of the findings at […]
Section 45-17A-83.07 Report of board to city council. Within 60 days after the expiration of its fiscal year, the board shall make an annual report of its activities for the preceding year to the city council. Each report shall include an operating and financial statement covering operations of the utility systems during such fiscal year. […]
Section 45-17A-83.08 Expenditures for system improvements. No expenditures for any new construction, additions, or replacements to any public utility system or equipment shall be made by the board where the total cost will be more than fifty thousand dollars ($50,000), without the consent and approval of the city council. The city council, if requested by […]
Section 45-17A-83.09 Deposit and expenditure of funds. All funds of the board shall be kept separate from other funds of the city and in accounts established by the board. The funds shall be withdrawn as necessary for payment of expenses authorized by the board and for the purposes stated in this part. The board shall […]
Section 45-17A-83.10 Electric distribution system. All revenues generated from the sale of electricity or in any way from the use of the electric distribution system, shall be deposited in board approved accounts. Payment shall be made to the City of Tuscumbia in accordance with the terms of the power contract between the Tennessee Valley Authority […]
Section 45-17A-83.11 Water, sewer, gas, and other utility systems. All revenues generated from the sale of water and gas, or received in any way from the use of the water, sewer, and gas systems shall be deposited in board approved accounts. Payment shall be made to the City of Tuscumbia as follows: Thirty cents ($0.30) […]
Section 45-17A-83.12 Construction; repeal of conflicting provisions of law. All parts of the enabling law which conflict with this part are hereby repealed; provided, however, that nothing in this part shall be construed to repeal, limit, or restrict any power heretofore granted to the board under or pursuant to the enabling law or any other […]
