§ 7-3-314 — Financial assistance to nonprofit organizations

(a) The legislative body of each county with a metropolitan form of government may appropriate funds for the financial aid of any nonprofit organization as defined in § 6-54-111(a)(2) , or any organization otherwise meeting the definition of "nonprofit civic organization" set forth in § 6-54-111(a)(2)(B) , except that it is exempt from taxation pursuant to § 501(c)(6) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 ( 26 U.S.C. § 501(c)(6) ). Such appropriations shall be in accordance with the guidelines of the metropolitan government, which shall provide generally that any funds appropriated shall be used to promote the general welfare of the residents of the municipality. (b) Any nonprofit organization that desires financial assistance from a county with a metropolitan form of government shall file with the clerk of the legislative body a statement of the proposed use of the funds and the program that serves the residents of the county and a copy of an annual audit. The report will be open for public inspection during regular business hours of the clerk's office. This subsection (b) does not apply to nonprofit organizations involved in the study, participation in and appreciation of the visual, performing or literary arts receiving grants from an arts commission or arts board created by the legislative body of the metropolitan government. (c) Notwithstanding any state law or regulation to the contrary, where counties with a metropolitan form of government publish a budget document that includes the name of each nonprofit charitable or civic organization to which money is appropriated and the specific amount appropriated, and enter into a written agreement with any such organization, no additional resolutions approving such an appropriation shall be required. The clerk of the legislative body shall cause to be published, in a newspaper of general circulation, a list of all nonprofit charitable and civic organizations that are listed as receiving appropriations in the finally adopted budget ordinance. (d) Notwithstanding any state law or regulation to the contrary, where counties with a metropolitan form of government establish an arts commission or arts board and appropriate funds to that entity in the annual budget, that entity may distribute money to nonprofit organizations involved in the study, participation in and appreciation of the visual, performing, or literary arts without obtaining additional approval from the legislative body. The arts commission or arts board shall provide an annual report to the legislative body prior to the adoption of the annual budget detailing the grant recipients, the moneys disbursed, and the purpose for which the money was disbursed. (e) Upon the acquiring of real property pursuant to § 67-5-2507(a) or § 67-5-2508 by any county having a metropolitan form of government, and after the period of redemption has lapsed, the legislative body of the county having a metropolitan form of government may, by resolution, authorize the conveyance of the real property by grant to a nonprofit organization for the purpose of constructing affordable or workforce housing. The grant shall be in accordance with the regulations and guidelines of the county having a metropolitan form of government for the disposal of real property, which shall provide generally that any real property granted pursuant to this subsection (e) shall be used to construct affordable or workforce housing for residents of the county having a metropolitan form of government.

Legislative History

Amended by 2015 Tenn. Acts, ch. 410, s 2, eff. 5/8/2015. Acts 1995, ch. 121, § 1.