It is the purpose of this chapter to permit local governmental units the most efficient use of their powers by enabling them to cooperate with other localities on a basis of mutual advantage and thereby provide services and facilities in a manner and pursuant to forms of governmental organization that will accord best with geographic, economic, population, and other factors influencing the needs and development of local communities.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 12-9-102
Purpose
Known as the Interlocal Cooperation Act
The act spans §§ 12-9-101 to 12-9-112 (12 sections).
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Dennis Michael Harris v. Mickey Deanne Haynes (2014)
Most recently applied in Dennis Michael Harris v. Mickey Deanne Haynes (August 2014)
Acts 1967, ch. 350, § 1; T.C.A., § 12-802.
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