SB1596 - Tennessee: Contracts, County Government, Fire Prevention And Investigation

Companion Bill HB1758. Fire Prevention and Investigation - Authorizes counties that create county-wide fire districts to include performance-based criteria in interlocal agreements and contracts for fire protection services, subject to local approval. - Amends TCA Section 5-17-101. Fiscal Summary for *SB1596 / HB1758 Increase Local Govt. Expenditures - Not Significant Bill Summary for *SB1596 / HB1758 Present law authorizes any county legislative body to form a county-wide fire department for the purpose of providing fire protection services to the entire county. This bill authorizes any county that chooses to create a county-wide fire department, with the approval of the local legislative body, to mandate that all interlocal agreements and contracts with providers for fire protection services contain performance-based criteria designed to ensure [...]

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