Tennessee Code 9-21-801 – Authorization, security, and retirement of tax anticipation notes
Terms Used In Tennessee Code 9-21-801
- Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
- 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
- Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
- 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
- Local government: means any county, municipality or metropolitan government in this state. See Tennessee Code 9-21-105
- Notes: means notes or interim certificates issued pending preparation or delivery of definitive notes of a local government issued pursuant to this chapter. 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
- Year: means a calendar year, unless otherwise expressed. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
The governing body of a local government may issue interest-bearing tax anticipation notes for the purpose of meeting appropriations made for the current fiscal year in anticipation of the collection of taxes and revenues of that fiscal year in amounts not exceeding sixty percent (60%) of such appropriation; provided, that the sale of the notes shall first be approved by the comptroller of the treasury or the comptroller’s designee. The notes may be renewed from time to time and money may be borrowed from time to time for the payment of any indebtedness evidenced thereby, but all such notes shall mature not later than the close of the current fiscal year. If taxes and revenues are found to be overestimated and it becomes impossible to pay the notes prior to the close of the current fiscal year, application shall be made to the comptroller of the treasury or the comptroller’s designee within ten (10) days prior to the close of the current fiscal year for permission to issue funding bonds to cover the unpaid note balances in the manner provided by chapter 11 of this title, or as otherwise provided for in a manner approved by the comptroller of the treasury or the comptroller’s designee.