2021 Tennessee Code
Part 1 - Annexation
§ 6-51-104. Resolution for Annexation by Referendum — Notice

[Effective until January 1, 2023.]
Subdivision (a)(2)(B) is repealed January 1, 2023.
(1)  (A)  A copy of the resolution, describing the territory proposed for annexation, shall be promptly sent by the municipality to the last known address listed in the office of the property assessor for each property owner of record within the territory proposed for annexation. The resolution shall be sent by first class mail and shall be mailed no later than fourteen (14) calendar days prior to the scheduled date of the hearing on such proposed annexation. The resolution shall also be published by posting copies of it in at least three (3) public places in the territory proposed for annexation and in a like number of public places in the municipality proposing such annexation, and by publishing notice of such resolution at or about the same time in a newspaper of general circulation, if there is one, in such territory and municipality. The resolution shall also include a plan of services for the area proposed for annexation. The plan of services shall comply with the requirements of § 6-51-102, including the public hearing and notice requirements, prior to the adoption of the resolution. Upon adoption of the plan of services, the municipality shall cause a copy of the resolution to be forwarded to the county mayor in whose county the territory being annexed is located.
A person or persons with personal knowledge of the mailing of the resolutions to each property owner of record pursuant to subdivision (b)(1)(A) may submit a notarized affidavit to the presiding officer of the municipality attesting that such resolutions were mailed in accordance with this subdivision (b)(1). Failure of a property owner to receive a notice that was mailed pursuant to subdivision (b)(1)(A) shall not be grounds to invalidate the annexation.
After receiving the notice from the municipality as provided in subdivision (b)(1), the county mayor shall notify the appropriate departments within the county regarding the information received from the municipality.
A resolution proposing annexation by written consent of the property owner or owners shall become effective only upon adoption of such resolution by the municipality.

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