Tennessee Code 7-1-106 – Excluded smaller city – Inclusion within metropolitan government
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Terms Used In Tennessee Code 7-1-106
- Metropolitan government: means the political entity created by consolidation of all, or substantially all, of the political and corporate functions of a county and a city or cities. See Tennessee Code 7-1-101
- Smaller city: means any municipal corporation other than the principal city. See Tennessee Code 7-1-101
Any smaller city that has been excluded from a metropolitan government created and established under chapters 1-3 of this title may at any time surrender its municipal charter and become a part of that metropolitan government under such terms and conditions and by such methods and procedures as may be established in the charter of the metropolitan government; provided, that no such consolidation shall become effective until submitted to the registered voters residing within the smaller city and approved by a majority of those voting.