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from other available funds; if in the judgment of said Council the necessary funds cannot be reasonably
provided, then it shall, by ordinance, provide for submitting the question of whether such funds shall be
raised by any authorized issuance of bonds or by other means, to the qualified voters of the city, and if
a majority of said voters voting at said election shall vote for providing such sum, then the same shall
be provided in the manner and on the conditions named and prescribed in the proposition voted upon.
Provided, further, that in the event of construction of school buildings, it shall be the duty and
responsibility of the Board of Education to secure plans and specifications and the duty of the Board of
Education to let contracts for construction aid supervise and carry out the same. [As amended by Priv.
Acts 2004, ch. 92, § 9]
Section 12. Be it further enacted, That the Board of Education of the City of Athens, through its
Chairman and Secretary-Treasurer, is authorized and empowered to borrow money to operate and
maintain schools in said city and to issue interest bearing notes at the lowest interest rates available as
an evidence of such moneys so borrowed, in anticipation of the collection of current school funds. [As
amended by Priv. Acts 1977, ch. 60, § 3]
Section 13. Be it further enacted, That no purchase or contract involving over the state-adopted
maximum as provided in Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 6, Chapter 56, Part 3 shall be made or
entered into by the Board of Education or its duly authorized representatives without first having
received competitive bids, but no purchase shall be made at any one time in an amount which in the
aggregate will exceed the state-adopted maximum as provided in Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 6,
Chapter 56, Part 3, unless bids have been requested and award made on bid most advantageous to
the city. When the lowest bid is not awarded, the reason for such action shall be given in writing in the
minutes of said board. [As amended by Priv. Acts 1986, ch. 121, § 2; Priv. Acts 1992, ch. 215, § 12;
Priv. Acts 2002, ch. 114, § 2, and Priv. Acts 2019, ch. 7, § 3]
Section 14. Be it further enacted, That prior to the end of each fiscal year the Board of Education shall
designate a certified public accountant who, as of the end of the fiscal year, shall make an independent
audit of accounts and other evidences of financial transactions of the City Board of Education and shall
submit their report to the Board of Education and to the City Council. Said report shall be entered and
become a permanent part of the minutes of a regular meeting of the Board of Education and of the City
Council. This audit may be conducted on an annual, a quarterly, or continuous basis. Such certified
public accountant shall have no personal interest, direct or indirect, in the fiscal affairs of the Board of
Education or any of its officers.
Section 15. Be it further enacted, That this Act shall in no wise relieve the governing body of said city of
the responsibility of furnishing suitable school buildings, equipment and supplies for the operation of the
schools.