SB4061 - Tennessee: Local Government, General, Utilities, Utility Districts

Companion Bill HB4072. Utilities, Utility Districts - Modifies certain procedures for converting to the uniform selection method for filling director vacancies occurring on certain utility districts. - Amends TCA Section 7-82-307. Fiscal Summary for *SB4061 / HB4072MINIMAL Bill Summary for *SB4061 / HB4072 Under present law, the board of commissioners of a utility district that fills vacancies on its board of commissioners by a method other than appointment by a county mayor or mayors on May 6, 2004, is authorized to, by resolution, change its present method of selection to appointment by a county mayor or mayors. This bill requires any utility district that changes its method of filling vacancies on the board of commissioners to mayoral appointment from a system of election by customers, which was in place on May 6, 2004, to obtain approval of such [...]

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