Tennessee § 5-21-101 - Short title.
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§ 5-21-101. Short title.
This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the “County Financial Management System of 1981.” Acts 1981, ch. 325, § 1. Cross-References. County Budgeting Law of 1957, title 5, ch. 12. County Fiscal Procedure Law of 1957, title 5, ch. 13. Attorney General Opinions. Authority of county executive [now county mayor] over county finance office, OAG 99-032, 1999 Tenn. AG LEXIS 19 (2/18/99). Conflicts involving purchases in school system that has adopted the Local Option Financial Management System Act, OAG 04-107, 2004 Tenn. AG LEXIS 112 (7/09/04). Proposed Stokes Creek Project, OAG 04-108, 2004 Tenn. AG LEXIS 113 (7/09/04). In a county operating under the County Financial Management System of 1981, a county board of education does not have the authority to enter into contracts for professional services, such as architectural services, OAG 06-139, 2006 Tenn. AG LEXIS 155 (9/11/06). A county commission violates T.C.A. § 5-21-111(e)(1) if it votes to reduce the debt service portion of the budget proposed by its budget committee after the budget committee holds a public hearing on its budget proposal and submits that proposal to the commission. OAG 14-09, 2014 Tenn. AG LEXIS 9 (1/15/14) County financial management system of 1981 — debt service requirements. OAG 15-02, 2015 Tenn. AG LEXIS 2 (1/7/15).
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