Tennessee § 7-86-106 - Status — Corporate powers — Charges not taxes.
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§ 7-86-106. Status — Corporate powers — Charges not taxes.
The emergency communications district so created shall be a “municipality” or public corporation in perpetuity under its corporate name, and the district shall in that name be a body politic and corporate with power of perpetual succession, but without any power to levy or collect taxes. Charges for services authorized in this chapter shall not be construed as taxes and shall be payable as bona fide service charges by all service users, whether private or public, profit making, or not-for-profit, including governmental entities. The powers of each district shall be vested in and exercised by a majority of the members of the board of directors of the district. Acts 1984, ch. 867, § 6; 1987, ch. 94, § 1. Attorney General Opinions. County policy relating to attendance of members of county boards does not apply to the board of directors of an emergency communications district, OAG 09-013 (2/6/09).
Source: official Tennessee text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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