(a) The charter shall set forth:

Terms Used In Tennessee Code 7-90-105

  • Governing body: means the body in which the general legislative powers of a municipality are vested, and in the case of counties means the legislative body of any county. See Tennessee Code 7-90-103
  • medical school authority: means any public corporation organized pursuant to this chapter. See Tennessee Code 7-90-103
  • Municipality: means any county, metropolitan government or incorporated city or town in this state located in a county having a population of not less than ninety-one thousand eight hundred (91,800), according to the 2000 federal census or any subsequent federal census. See Tennessee Code 7-90-103
  • State: means the state of Tennessee and, unless otherwise indicated by the context, any agency, authority, branch, bureau, commission, corporation, department or instrumentality of the state, now or hereafter existing. See Tennessee Code 7-90-103
(1) The names and residences of the applicants, together with a recital that each of them is a duly qualified voter in the municipality;
(2) The name of the authority, which shall contain the words “medical school authority”;
(3) The location of the principal office of the authority;
(4) The number of directors of the authority, which shall be no fewer than seven (7);
(5) The period, which may be perpetual, for the duration of the authority;
(6) A provision addressing conflicts of interest of members of the boards of directors of the medical school authority;
(7) The purposes for which the authority is proposed to be organized;
(8) A statement that permission to organize the authority has been granted by resolution duly adopted by the governing body of the municipality and the date of the adoption of such resolution; and
(9) Any other matter that the applicants may choose to insert in the charter that is not inconsistent with this chapter or with the laws of the state.
(b) The charter shall be subscribed and acknowledged by each of the applicants as being in conformity with this section and § 7-90-104.
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