CHARTER OF THE CITY OF CROSSVILLE, TENNESSEE

CHAPTER NO. 519

House Bill No. 1091 (By Dillon)

   AN ACT to incorporate the City of Crossville, in Cumberland County, Tennessee, including therein the inhabitants of the present Town of Crossville, having the same boundaries as the present Town of Crossville, providing for the taking over of all the properties and assets of the present Town of Crossville, and the assumption of the liabilities of every kind and character of the present Town of Crossville; to prescribe its duties and powers and provide for the election of officers and prescribe their duties.

   Private Acts of 1953, chapter 519 is the present basic charter act of the City of Crossville, Tennessee. The general and permanent amendments to that Act through the 2014 session of the Tennessee General Assembly have been incorporated therein. A table containing a list of the basic charter act and all amendments can be found at the end of the charter. A footnote in that table references private acts of a temporary nature which did not amend the basic charter and private acts which passed the Tennessee General Assembly but were rejected locally.

   When a section of the charter has been amended a historical citation at the end of the section references the private acts from which the amendments derive. Footnotes in appropriate places provide information which aid the reader in the interpretation of the charter or understanding its present structure.

   No changes have been made in the contents of the charter or its amendments incorporated therein except that catchlines and a table of contents have been added to facilitate easy reference.

   It is important to note that this is a careful but unofficial compilation of the charter.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Article

   I.   Incorporation

   II.   Boundaries and Wards

   III.   Corporate Powers

   IV.   Elections

   V.   City Council

   VI.   Ordinances

   VII.   Mayor

   VIII.   City Manager

   IX.   Officers and Employees

   X.   Finance and Taxation

   XI.   Taxation and Revenue

   XII.   License Taxes

   XIII.   City Bonds

   XIV.   Sinking Fund

   XV.   Budget and Appropriations

   XVI.   Departments

   XVII.   Police Force

   XVIII.   Fire Bureau

   XIX.   Water Works

   XX.   City Court and Judge

   XXI.   Advertisement for Public Works

   XXII.   Meadow Park Lake

   XXIII.   Board of Lake Commissioners

   XXIV.   Hospital

   XXV.   Taxi Cabs and Motor Vehicles

   XXVI.   Construction of This Act

   XXVII.   Effective Date of This Act