ÿWPC‚ z Ò³™ú9ýsòxìÔJŠ=<5ÜÈÎûê¼ÕÜ4«à7¬ö3o Ò)R „=v$óùûÁxAâ–” °¾+´¿Å­rª¹.6¤¸_Ã]§ùLXÈ92Êêº õÄâ0Y'J±—A¡“¨Ý»²³Ù„Öt±ì"‹ ĺƾ[Àšö®ã0¸£P|&K[Ðé².ÑóYsE¦šW[Xªžìã;¨Ôš§¬n¸ïU)û”9ĺo©¼y‹¯zÚG¥ÎüT©˜ ˜iÐÊun¦wÛ›<_jýŸÇvJý±PçÌé@ÿ7“ºÌ9D‡¸c¶[Ôúr´u?0ãAµç‹¥¦æ5ûý6ÌyžËg>ÞÀ2°íBD©¼l9hé‘#¹ÔÊ0qÒE[B7êjŠá©Ú$ywl,E…2r’HÊjùûÿTå9ÀÞ„ÿìÎ p¸\JJØÞ:Luo`Ø „Fø Ða€municipal€corporation€is€a€local€law,€and€a€regulation€of€a€general,Ð *ä Ðpermanent€nature.ðð€56€Am.Jur.€at€ðð€343.€€ððOrdinances€are€rules€orÐ Ð Ðregulations€adopted€by€municipal€corporations€in€pursuance€ofÐ  ¼ Ðpowers€granted€by€the€law€of€the€land.ðð€€19€Tenn.Jur.€at€ðð€46.Ðî ¨` x` x ÐÌòòId.óó€Ð Æ"€  ÐÌà  àà ` àAdditionally,€Plaintiffððs€municipal€charterððs€requirement€of€an€ordinance€defines€theÐ ž$X" Ðboundaries€of€Plaintiffððs€eminent€domain€authority€as€provided€by€its€charter.€€òòSee€Rogers€v.€City€ofÐ Š%D # ÐKnoxville,óó€289€S.W.2d€at€871;€òòCity€of€Lebanon€v.€Bairdóó,€756€S.W.2d€236,€241€(Tenn.€1988).€€OurÐ v&0!$ ÐSupreme€Court€in€òòCity€of€Lebanon€v.€Bairdóó,€held€that€ð ðmunicipalities€may€exercise€only€thoseÐ b'"% Ðexpress€or€necessarily€implied€powers€delegated€to€them€by€the€Legislature€in€their€charters€or€underÐ N(#& Ðstatutes.ðð€€òòId.óó€at€241.€€òòóóThe€òòBairdóó€court€further€discussed€the€purpose€of€a€municipal€charterððsÐ :)ô#' Ðrequirement€of€an€ordinance€as€follows:Ð &*à$( Ðâ âà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àÐ +Ì%) Ðà8  àà8` Ð Ð à[the€purpose€of€the€requirement€is]€consistent€with€.€.€.€ðða€fundamentalÐ F Ðâ âgoal€of€our€system€of€government€that,€to€the€extent€possible,€we€beÐ 2ì Ðgoverned€by€laws€rather€than€men,ðð€.€.€.€[and]€is€to€assure€that€theÐ Ø Ðcitizens€of€the€municipality€are€adequately€aware€of€the€proposedÐ  Ä Ðaction,€its€particular€nature€and€costs,€and€are€given€an€opportunity€toÐ ö° Ðvoice€their€support€or€their€opposition€to€the€action€in€advance€of€theÐ â œ Ðcityððs€commitment€to€it.ÐÎ ˆ` x` x ÐÌòòId.óó€(quoting€òòBrooksóó€òòv.€Garneróó,€566€S.W.2d€531,€532€(Tenn.€1978)).€€Furthermore,€ð ðððif€the€power€toÐ ¦ ` Ðpass€ordinances€upon€any€subject€is€specifically€given,€the€power€so€granted€cannot€be€enlarged€orÐ ’ L  Ðchanged€by€the€general€clause€.€.€.€.ðððð€òòId.óó€(quoting€òòMayor€and€City€Council€of€Nashville€v.€Linckóó,€80Ð ~8  ÐTenn.€499,€508€(1883)).€Ð j$  ÐÌà  àà ` àWe€are€aware€of€the€opinion€by€our€Supreme€Court,€òòCity€of€Johnson€City€v.Ð Bü  ÐCloningeróó,€€in€which€the€Court€reviewed€the€issue€of€whether€Johnson€Cityððs€condemnation€ofÐ .è  Ðprivate€property€for€a€municipal€golf€course€was€for€public€use.€€òòCloningeróó,€372€S.W.2d€at€283„84.€Ð Ô  ÐIn€òòCloningeróó,€Johnson€City€passed€a€resolution,€not€an€ordinance,€in€which€it€decided€to€exercise€itsÐ À Ðeminent€domain€power.€€òòId.óó€at€282.€€Although€the€Court€cited€to€ðð€7.10€of€the€charter€as€a€source€ofÐ ò¬ ÐJohnson€Cityððs€eminent€domain€power,€the€Court€did€not€discuss€the€issue€of€whether€Johnson€CityÐ Þ˜ Ðshould€have€passed€an€ordinance,€instead€of€a€resolution,€to€exercise€its€condemnation€power€becauseÐ Ê„ Ðthat€issue€was€not€before€the€Court.€òòId.óó€€Unlike€òòJohnson€City€v.€Cloningeróó,€our€decision€turns€onÐ ¶p Ðwhether€Plaintiff€could€exercise€its€eminent€domain€power€by€resolution,€rather€than€by€ordinance,€Ð ¢\ Ðdespite€its€reliance€in€its€Petition€for€Condemnation€upon€ðð€7.10€as€the€source€of€its€eminent€domainÐ ŽH Ðpower.€€Therefore,€we€believe€that€òòCity€of€Johnson€City€v.€Cloningeróó€does€not€control€the€outcomeÐ z4 Ðof€this€case€as€this€issue€was€not€then€before€the€Courtòòóó.Ð f  ÐÌà  àà ` àAccordingly,€because€Plaintiff€in€its€petition€relied€upon€ðð€7.10€of€its€charter€for€itsÐ >ø Ðpower€of€condemnation,€we€hold€that€the€Trial€Court€erred€in€finding€that€Plaintiff€was€not€requiredÐ *ä Ðto€pass€an€ordinance€before€it€began€condemnation€proceedings€against€Defendants.€€PlaintiffððsÐ Ð Ðcharter€provision€which€provides€the€power€of€eminent€domain,€ðð€7.10,€clearly€states€that€whenÐ  ¼ Ðdeciding€to€exercise€its€eminent€domain€power€under€that€section,€Plaintiff€ð ðshall€have€the€power€byÐ î ¨ Ðordinance.€.€.€.ðð€€Consequently,€we€hold€that€since€Plaintiff€relied€upon€ðð€7.10€of€its€charter€in€itsÐ Ú!” ÐPetition€as€authority€to€take€Defendantsðð€Lot,€the€Trial€Courtððs€denial€of€Defendantsðð€motion€toÐ Æ"€  Ðdismiss€was€in€error.Ð ²#l! ÐÌà  àà ` àIt€is€important€to€note€that€we€do€not€hold€that€Plaintiffððs€power€of€eminent€domainÐ Š%D # Ðis€limited€to€ðð€7.10€of€its€charter.€€Further,€we€do€not€hold€that€Plaintiff€always€must€proceed€byÐ v&0!$ Ðordinance€in€the€exercise€of€its€power€of€eminent€domain.€€We€hold€only€that€Plaintiff€must€proceedÐ b'"% Ðby€ordinance€if€it€relies€upon€ðð€7.10€of€its€charter€€as€the€basis€for€its€power€of€eminent€domain.Ð N(#& ÐÌà  àà ` àDue€to€our€holding€in€this€matter,€it€is€not€necessary€to€address€Defendantsðð€remainingÐ &*à$( Ðissue€on€appeal€regarding€the€Trial€Courtððs€finding€that€Plaintiffððs€decision€to€condemn€the€Lot€wasÐ +Ì%) Ðnot€arbitrary€and€capricious.€€Ð þ+¸&* Їà  àò òòòà@  %ìàConclusionóóó óˆÐ F ÐÌà  àThe€judgment€of€the€Trial€Court€is€reversed€and€this€cause€remanded€for€further€proceedingsÐ Ø Ðas€may€be€required,€if€any,€consistent€with€this€Opinion,€and€for€collection€of€the€costs€below.€€CostsÐ  Ä Ðof€this€appeal€are€taxed€to€the€Appellee,€the€City€of€Johnson€City.Ð ö° ÐÌà  àà ` àÌà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àà p àà È àÌà0  àà0` (#(#àà0¸ ` (#` (#àà0¸ (#¸ (#àà0h(#(#àà0Àh(#h(#àà0À(#À(#à___________________________________€Ð¦ `(#(# Ðà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àD.€MICHAEL€SWINEY,€JUDGEà Ð àÐ ’ L  Ðà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àà p àà È àà  à