AN ACT to amend Chapter 615 of the Private Acts of 1931; as amended by Chapter 326 of the Private Acts of 1941; Chapter 534 of the Private Acts of 1953; Chapter 39 of the Private Acts of 1965; Chapter 20 of the Private Acts of 1965; Chapter 220 of the Private Acts of 1974; Chapter 106 of the Private Acts of 2000; and Chapter 5 of the Private Acts of 2017; and any other acts amendatory thereto, relative to the charter for the City of Ridgeside.
SB1462 is a private act that rewrites and restates the charter for the City of Ridgeside. The bill deletes the existing charter in full and substitutes a new one that organizes the city’s corporate powers, election procedures, governing body structure, municipal court system, finance rules, taxation authority, and transition provisions. It reaffirms the city’s boundaries, updates a specific boundary description reference, and preserves the city’s authority to annex in the future under state law.
The new charter confirms Ridgeside as a municipal corporation with broad home-rule-style powers typical of a city charter. It authorizes the city to levy taxes and special assessments, issue debt, acquire and dispose of property, regulate utilities and franchises, manage streets and public works, license businesses, enforce ordinances through fines and penalties, and operate facilities such as an airport or cemetery. It also sets out the city’s fiscal year, budget requirement, tax collection and delinquent tax enforcement procedures, and declares that inconsistent prior ordinances and laws are superseded to the extent allowed by state law.
The bill substantially replaces the City of Ridgeside’s private charter and therefore changes the legal framework governing the city’s operations, elections, officers, courts, and revenue powers. It preserves the existing terms of current officeholders, requires local approval by a two-thirds vote of the city legislative body, and makes the act effective for approval purposes upon becoming law. The charter also aligns several municipal functions with general Tennessee law, including municipal elections, court reform procedures, public records, and tax collection, while preserving the city’s authority to adopt ordinances and manage local affairs within state-law limits.
The available voting history shows strong support for the measure, with a 32-0 floor vote to adopt. No committee transcripts were provided, so there is no recorded debate in the supplied materials. The overall sentiment appears favorable and noncontroversial, consistent with a local charter revision that was enacted as a private act and approved by the governor.
No specific points of contention are documented in the provided materials. The only potentially sensitive provisions are the broad municipal powers, the detailed tax and lien enforcement authority, and the reaffirmation of boundary language, but there is no evidence in the record supplied here that any of these provisions were disputed. The unanimous vote suggests little or no opposition in the legislature.