(a) At any time before delivering any general obligationbonds to be issued pursuant to this part and part 1 of this chapter, the governing body shall adopt a resolution (herein called the “tax resolution”) which shall recite in substance that adequate provision will be made for raising annually by tax upon the taxable property in the local government or a portion of the local government, if applicable, of a sum sufficient to pay the principal of and interest on the general obligation bonds as the same shall become due.
Terms Used In Tennessee Code 9-21-215
Bonds: means bonds or interim certificates issued pending preparation or delivery of definitive bonds of a local government issued pursuant to this chapter. See Tennessee Code 9-21-105
Governing body: means the legislative body of any local government of this state or any other authority charged with the governing of the affairs of any local government in this state. See Tennessee Code 9-21-105
Law: means any act or statute, general, special or local, of this state, including, but not limited to, any local government charter. See Tennessee Code 9-21-105
Local government: means any county, municipality or metropolitan government in this state. See Tennessee Code 9-21-105
Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
Public works project: includes any one (1) or any combination of the following: acquisitions of land for the purpose of providing or preserving open land. See Tennessee Code 9-21-105
Revenues: means all fees, rents, tolls, rates, rentals, interest earnings, or other charges received or receivable by the local government from any public works project or enterprise then existing or thereafter to be constructed, including any revenues derived or to be derived by a local government from a lease, agreement or contract with any other local government, local government instrumentality, the state, or a state or federal agency for the use of or in connection with a public works project or enterprise, or all other charges to be levied and collected in connection with and all other income and receipts of whatever kind or character derived by the local government from the operation of any public works project or enterprise or arising from any public works project or enterprise. See Tennessee Code 9-21-105
Taxable property: means all property subject to ad valorem taxation within the local government, or any portion of the local government, if applicable. See Tennessee Code 9-21-105
(b) A tax sufficient to pay when due the principal of and interest on the general obligation bonds shall be levied annually and assessed, collected and paid, in like manner with the other taxes of the local government and shall be in addition to all other taxes authorized or limited by law. It is the duty of the governing body to include in the annual levy a tax sufficient to pay the principal of and interest on the general obligation bonds as the same become due; provided, that if the bonds are payable from taxes and additionally secured by a pledge of revenues, and if the tax resolution shall so provide, then the tax to be levied and assessed by the governing body may be reduced by such amount and under such conditions as may be determined in the tax resolution. When any part of the principal of or interest on any general obligation bonds issued by any local government pursuant to this part and part 1 of this chapter, not payable exclusively from the revenues of a public works project, are not paid when due, there shall be levied and assessed by the governing body and collected by the proper collecting officers at the first assessment, levy and collection of taxes in the local government after such omission or failure, a tax sufficient to pay the same.(c) If the general obligation bonds are issued to finance the cost of a public works project pursuant to a plan of improvement for a central business improvement district created pursuant to the Central Business Improvement District Act of 1971, compiled in title 7, chapter 84, the local government may, nevertheless, proceed to levy and collect assessments pursuant to the Central Business Improvement District Act; and the proceeds of such assessments when collected, other than amounts required to pay the principal of and interest on the bonds, shall be paid into the treasury of the local government and used to reimburse the treasury for any amounts paid out of the treasury to pay the principal of and interest on such bonds; and such moneys reimbursed to the treasury may be used, under the direction of the governing body of the local government, for any lawful corporate purpose for which taxes may be legally levied and collected.
