(a) Any county having a metropolitan form of government may create a metropolitan celebration authority in the manner provided in this section.
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Terms Used In Tennessee Code 7-6-104

  • Authority: means a metropolitan celebration authority created pursuant to the authority of this chapter. See Tennessee Code 7-6-103
  • Board: means the board of commissioners of an authority. See Tennessee Code 7-6-103
  • Creating municipality: means any county having adopted a metropolitan form of government that creates an authority pursuant to this chapter. See Tennessee Code 7-6-103
  • Executive officer: means the mayor, county mayor or other chief executive officer of any creating municipality. See Tennessee Code 7-6-103
  • State: means the state of Tennessee. See Tennessee Code 7-6-103
(b) The governing body of the creating municipality shall adopt, and its executive officer shall approve, a resolution calling for a public hearing on the question of creating a metropolitan celebration authority. Notice of the date, hour, place and purpose of the hearing shall be published at least once each week for two (2) consecutive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation in the creating municipality, the last publication to be at least one (1) week prior to the date set for the hearing.
(c) The hearing shall be had before the governing body and all interested persons shall have an opportunity to be heard.
(d) After the hearing, if the governing body determines that the public convenience and necessity require the creation of an authority, it shall adopt, and its executive officer shall approve, a resolution so declaring and creating an authority, which resolution shall designate the name and principal office address of the authority. A certified copy of the resolution shall be filed with the secretary of state and with the Tennessee historical commission, along with the resolution approving the appointment of the board as provided for in § 7-6-105, and, upon the adoption and filing, the authority shall constitute a body politic and corporate, with all the powers provided in this chapter.
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