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Current as of January 02, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
(a) The legislative body of an annexing municipality or its designee shall provide a copy of the resolution for annexation, along with a copy of the portion of the plan of services dealing with emergency services and a detailed map designating the annexed area, to any affected emergency communications district upon ratification of a resolution to annex. The map shall identify all public and private streets in the area to be annexed, including street names and direction indicators. The map shall include or have appended a list of address ranges for each street to be annexed. For contested resolutions for annexation, in cases in which the municipality plans to begin providing emergency services in the annexed territory immediately, the municipality shall notify the district when the annexation becomes final. Compliance or noncompliance with this section is not admissible against the municipality in any case brought under this title or title 29, chapter 14, or against the municipality or any affected emergency communications district under the Tennessee Governmental Tort Liability Act, compiled in title 29, chapter 20.
(b) The municipality shall provide the information required in subsection (a) to an affected district by certified return receipt mail or other method that assures receipt by the district.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Tennessee Code Title 6. Cities and Towns § 6-51-119 - last updated January 02, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/tn/title-6-cities-and-towns/tn-code-sect-6-51-119/
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