County mayor: means and includes "county executive" unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
Electric service: means the furnishing of electric power and energy for lighting, heating, power or any other purpose for which electric power and energy can be used. See Tennessee Code 7-52-102
Law: means any act or statute, general, special or local, of the state of Tennessee, including, but not limited to, the charter of any municipality. See Tennessee Code 7-52-102
Municipality: means any county, metropolitan government, incorporated city or town in the state of Tennessee. See Tennessee Code 7-52-102
Person: includes a corporation, firm, company or association. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
Remainder: An interest in property that takes effect in the future at a specified time or after the occurrence of some event, such as the death of a life tenant.
State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
(1) Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, when a municipal utility provides electric service in multiple counties and one (1) of the counties outside of the county in which the principal office of the utility is located has in excess of sixty percent (60%) of the customers residing in it, then such municipal utility shall create and install two (2) additional board members from the county that has in excess of sixty percent (60%) of the utility customers. The county mayor of the county that has in excess of sixty percent (60%) of the customers shall recommend persons to fill the new board member positions. The city council or chief legislative body of the city that owns the municipal utility shall accept or reject the recommendation or recommendations at a public meeting by a simple majority vote. If the recommended person or persons are not accepted or rejected within thirty (30) days following the date of the recommendation, the person or persons shall be deemed accepted. If rejected, the county mayor shall recommend another person or persons until the city council or chief legislative body of the city accepts the recommendation or recommendations. Such board members shall not be considered city council persons or employees of the municipality, nor shall they receive any insurance benefits. The terms of such board members shall be four (4) years and each shall serve until their successor is selected and assumes office. In the event a vacancy occurs, the county mayor shall initiate the procedure described in this section to appoint a successor to fill the vacancy for the remainder of the unexpired term.(2) For implementation purposes, one (1) board member shall assume office on July 1, 2005, and the other shall assume office on July 1, 2006.(3) Such appointees shall be customers of the municipal utility for not less than one (1) year and shall not be an employee or board member of any other utility.(4) This section shall in no way affect or change the in lieu of tax payment procedure or recipient in effect prior to May 17, 2005, and further ratifies such procedure.(b) This section shall only apply to municipal utilities that are wholly located within the state and otherwise subject to this section.
