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Re: Application of Municipal Budget Law of 1982
Dear Sir:
You asked whether the Municipal Budget Law of 1982 (Tennessee Code Annotated, § 6-56-201, et seq.) applies to your City. In my opinion, it does.
T.C.A. § 6-56-202, which is part of this law, provides that:
Although § 7 of your City’s charter (Chapter No. 65, Private Acts of 1905, as amended) has fairly detailed budget ordinance requirements, it does not have certain requirements that are included in the Municipal Budget Law of 1982. In the provisions relative to estimated expenditures, for example, this section of the City’s charter does not have a requirement that the budget ordinance contain expenditures for the preceding year and reasons for recommended departures. Similarly, in provisions regarding anticipated revenues, there is no provision in the City’s charter requiring a comparative statement of amounts received for the previous and current year.
Therefore, based upon the more detailed requirements of the Municipal Budget Law of 1982, and T.C.A. § 6-56-202, it is my opinion that this law applies to your City.
I hope this is helpful. If you have further questions, please contact us.
Sincerely,
Dennis Huffer
Legal Consultant