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Terms Used In Tennessee Code 13-21-108

  • 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
  • Governing body: means the council, commission, or board, or other legislative body, charged with governing a municipality. See Tennessee Code 13-21-101
  • Municipality: means any city or town. See Tennessee Code 13-21-101

The governing body of any municipality adopting an ordinance under this part shall, as soon as possible thereafter, prepare an estimate of the annual expenses or costs to provide the equipment, personnel and supplies necessary for periodic examinations and investigations of the structures in such municipality, for the purpose of determining the fitness of such structures for human occupation or use, and for the enforcement and administration of its ordinances adopted under this part, and any such municipality is authorized to make such appropriation from its revenues as it may deem necessary for this purpose, and may accept and apply grants or donations to assist it in carrying out such ordinances.