As used in chapters 1-6 of this title, unless the context otherwise requires:

(1) “City governing body” means the city council or other public agency possessing power and authority usually possessed by a city council;

Terms Used In Tennessee Code 7-1-101

  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • General services district: means a service district within a metropolitan government whose geographical limits are coextensive with the total area in which the government functions. See Tennessee Code 7-1-101
  • Metropolitan government: means the political entity created by consolidation of all, or substantially all, of the political and corporate functions of a county and a city or cities. See Tennessee Code 7-1-101
  • Municipal corporation: means an incorporated city or town. See Tennessee Code 7-1-101
  • Principal city: means :
    (A) That municipal corporation having the largest population of any municipality in a particular county. See Tennessee Code 7-1-101
  • Property: includes both personal and real property. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
(2) “County governing body” means that body in a particular county that is vested with the power to levy property taxes;
(3) “General services district” means a service district within a metropolitan government whose geographical limits are coextensive with the total area in which the government functions;
(4) “Metropolitan government” means the political entity created by consolidation of all, or substantially all, of the political and corporate functions of a county and a city or cities;
(5) “Metropolitan government charter commission” or “charter commission” means a commission established to propose to the voters for adoption the charter for a metropolitan government;
(6) “Municipal corporation” means an incorporated city or town;
(7) “Principal city” means:

(A) That municipal corporation having the largest population of any municipality in a particular county; or
(B) If the municipal corporation having the largest population of any municipality in a county fails to adopt a consolidation resolution within ninety (90) days of the county’s adoption of a consolidation resolution, the county seat of that county, if the county seat is an incorporated municipality;
(8) “Smaller city” means any municipal corporation other than the principal city; and
(9) “Urban services district” means a service district within a metropolitan government in which are furnished by the metropolitan government municipal services additional to those provided in the general services district.
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