Terms Used In Tennessee Code 7-89-104

  • convention center authority: means any public corporation organized pursuant to this chapter. See Tennessee Code 7-89-103
  • Governing body: means the body in which the general legislative powers of a municipality are vested. See Tennessee Code 7-89-103
  • Municipality: means any county, metropolitan government or incorporated city or town in this state with respect to which an authority may be organized. See Tennessee Code 7-89-103

If the governing body of a municipality, by appropriate resolution duly adopted, finds and determines that it is wise, expedient, necessary or advisable that a convention center authority of the municipality be formed, authorizes the chief executive officer of the municipality to form the authority and approves the form of corporate charter proposed to be used in organizing the authority, then the chief executive officer of the municipality shall execute, acknowledge and file a charter for the authority as provided in § 7-89-106. No authority may be formed unless the governing body of a municipality has adopted a resolution as provided in this section.

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