Terms Used In Tennessee Code 9-21-902

  • 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
  • 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.
  • Obligations: means bonds, notes and any other evidence of indebtedness lawfully issued or assumed by a local government. See Tennessee Code 9-21-105

A determination by the governing body that any refunding is advantageous or necessary to the local government, or that any of the amounts provided in § 9-21-904 should be included in such refunding, or that any of the outstanding obligations should be called for redemption on the first or any subsequent available redemption date or permitted to remain outstanding until their respective dates of maturity, shall be conclusive. However, the determination as to whether the general obligation refunding bonds can be sold at a private negotiated sale is subject to § 9-21-910(c).