Tennessee § 7-1-101 - Definitions — Chapters 1-6.

§ 7-1-101. Definitions — Chapters 1-6.

As used in chapters 1-6 of this title, unless the context otherwise requires: “City governing body” means the city council or other public agency possessing power and authority usually possessed by a city council; “County governing body” means that body in a particular county that is vested with the power to levy property taxes; “General services district” means a service district within a metropolitan government whose geographical limits are coextensive with the total area in which the government functions; “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; “Metropolitan government charter commission” or “charter commission” means a commission established to propose to the voters for adoption the charter for a metropolitan government; “Municipal corporation” means an incorporated city or town; “Principal city” means: That municipal corporation having the largest population of any municipality in a particular county; or If the municipal corporation having the largest population of any municipality in a county fails to adopt a consolidation resolution within ninety (90) days of the county's adoption of a consolidation resolution, the county seat of that county, if the county seat is an incorporated municipality; “Smaller city” means any municipal corporation other than the principal city; and “Urban services district” means a service district within a metropolitan government in which are furnished by the metropolitan government municipal services additional to those provided in the general services district. Acts 1957, ch. 120, § 1; 1977, ch. 453, § 1; T.C.A., § 6-3701; Acts 2019, ch. 314, § 1. Amendments. The 2019 amendment added (7)(B). Effective Dates. Acts 2019, ch. 314, § 2. May 8, 2019. Cross-References. Athletic competition leave, title 8, ch. 50, part 11. Recording of deeds where metropolitan government effective, §§ 66-24-113 , 66-24-114 . Transportation systems, ownership authorized, title 7, ch. 56. Textbooks. Tennessee Jurisprudence, 8 Tenn. Juris., Counties, §§ 11, 22; 19 Tenn. Juris., Municipal Corporations, §§ 2, 3. Law Reviews. Constitutional Law — 1964 Tennessee Survey (James C. Kirby, Jr.), 18 Vand. L. Rev. 1103 (1965). Two Claims, Two Keys—Overcoming Tennessee's Dual-Majority Voting Mechanism to Facilitate Consolidation Between Memphis City and Shelby County (D. Eric Setterlund), 41 U. Mem. L. Rev. 933 (2011). Attorney General Opinions. Voting under the Metropolitan Government Act, OAG 97-096, 1997 Tenn. AG LEXIS 107 (7/1/97). Voting on metropolitan planning organization, OAG 00-015, 2000 Tenn. AG LEXIS 15 (1/26/00). Voting under Charter Government Unification Act and Metropolitan Government Act. OAG 10-51, 2010 Tenn. AG LEXIS 51 (4/15/10). Annexation under metropolitan form of government. OAG 10-109, 2010 Tenn. AG LEXIS 115 (10/28/10).