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New state rule will require annual certification of municipal population, staff says
Summary
Town staff told the board that recent state legislation — effective Jan. 1 — will require the state to certify municipal populations annually and adjust state shared revenue accordingly; staff said they are reviewing building permits to ensure counts are accurate.
At the meeting, planning/administrative staff briefed the board on a recently passed state law that will require the state to certify municipal populations on an annual basis beginning Jan. 1.
Speaker 1 said the change means the state will adjust state-shared revenue annually based on certified population counts and that the town needs to review building-permit records going back several years to ensure accurate counts. "The state is now tasked with certifying a town and municipality's population on an annual basis," Speaker 1 said, adding that staff are working with the Tennessee Data Center to reconcile permit-based counts.
The transcript records no further action or funding request beyond staff’s pledge to review past permits and work with the state data center to correct any calculation issues before the law takes effect.
