Tennessee Code Title 7. Consolidated Governments and Local Governmental Functions and Entities § 7-84-208

(1) A description of the district by metes and bounds;

(2) A general description of the improvements to be constructed or established;

(3) Authority for the employment of architects and engineers for the design of such central business improvement district, or adoption of a plan of improvements already drafted and prepared by some public or private agency or association, or both;

(4) An estimate of the total cost of the improvements to be provided, including those to be furnished by the municipality;

(5) Authorization of special assessments to be levied against the properties benefited by the improvements. The ordinance shall provide for the assessment of municipally-owned properties, if such determination is made by the governing body in accordance with §§ 7-84-405 and 7-84-406. If the municipality does not expect at the time of adoption of the ordinance that special assessments will be levied against any of the properties in the district, the ordinance may provide that no special assessments will be imposed at that time. If the municipality subsequently determines that special assessments in the district are required, the municipality may amend the ordinance to permit special assessments; provided, that the amendment shall not become effective until after a public hearing relating to the amendment is held in the manner required by § 7-84-204, and any amendment shall be subject to protest as provided in § 7-84-207;

(6) Whether there shall be an allocation of the total costs of the improvement between the general revenues of the municipality and special assessments levied against the property owners, and what such allocation shall be;

(7) The time and manner in which special assessments authorized by this chapter shall be paid; and