Tennessee § 13-21-207 Conflicts of interest

Tennessee Statutes

§ 13-21-207 — Conflicts of interest

Tennessee § 13-21-207

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Tenn. Code Ann. § 13-21-207 (2026).

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(a)No officer or employee of the municipality, or of the vacant property review commission, who in the course of such officer's or employee's duties is required to participate in the determination of property blight or deterioration or the issuance of notices on code violations which may lead to a determination of blight or deterioration, shall acquire any interest in any property declared to be blighted or deteriorated.

(b)If any such officer or employee owns or has a financial interest, direct or indirect, in any property certified to be blighted or deteriorated, the officer or employee shall immediately disclose, in writing, such interest to the commission and to the legislative body, and such disclosure shall be entered in the minutes of the commission and of the legislative body. (c

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(a) No officer or employee of the municipality, or of the vacant property review commission, who in the course of such officer's or employee's duties is required to participate in the determination of property blight or deterioration or the issuance of notices on code violations which may lead to a determination of blight or deterioration, shall acquire any interest in any property declared to be blighted or deteriorated. (b) If any such officer or employee owns or has a financial interest, direct or indirect, in any property certified to be blighted or deteriorated, the officer or employee shall immediately disclose, in writing, such interest to the commission and to the legislative body, and such disclosure shall be entered in the minutes of the commission and of the legislative body. (c) Failure to so disclose such interest shall constitute misconduct in office. (d) No payment shall be made to any officer or employee for any property or interest therein acquired by the municipality from such officer or employee unless the amount of such payment is fixed by court order in eminent domain proceedings, or unless payment is unanimously approved by the legislative body.