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ÐÌà@@TTìàNo.€E2000„00367„Ô_ÔCOAÔ_Ô„R3„CVÐ Í  ÐÌßA€V) °°` dE<¤` AßÐ ¥õ Ðó óÌÓ  ÓThis€appeal€from€the€Ô_ÔRoaneÔ_Ô€County€Chancery€Court€concerns€whether€the€Chancery€Court€€erred€inÐ  ð Ðdetermining€that€a€collective€bargaining€agreement€entered€into€between€Appellant,€Local€Union€760Ð ŒÜ Ðof€the€International€Brotherhood€of€Electrical€Workers,€and€Appellees,€the€City€of€Harriman€and€theÐ xÈ ÐHarriman€Utility€Board,€is€null€and€void.€€We€affirm€the€decision€of€the€Chancery€Court€and€remandÐ d´ Ðfor€further€proceedings,€if€any,€consistent€with€this€opinion.€We€adjudge€costs€of€the€appeal€againstÐ P  Ðthe€Appellants.€Ð <Œ ÐÓMÓÌò òTenn.€R.€App.€P.€3€Appeal€as€of€Right;€Judgment€of€the€Chancery€Court€Affirmed;€CauseÐ d ÐRemandedó óÐ P ÐÌòòÓ  ÓÔ#† ¼–p» à XLkí#ÔÔ‡ XLk X. ¼–pÔHouston€M.€Ô_ÔGoddardÔ_Ô,€Ô_ÔP.J.Ô_Ôóó,€delivered€the€opinion€of€the€court,€in€which€òòHerschel€P.€Franks€óó€andÐ Ø( ÐòòCharlesóó€D.€òòSusanoóó,€òòJr.óó,€JJ.,€joined.Ð Ä ÐÌGerald€Ô_ÔLargenÔ_Ô,€Kingston,€Tennessee€and€R.€Jan€Jennings,€Nashville,€Tennessee,€for€the€appellants,Ð œ ì ÐLocal€Union€760€of€the€International€Brotherhood€of€Electrical€Workers,€et€al.Ð ˆ!Ø  ÐÌEdward€G.€Phillips,€Jon€G.€Roach€and€Dean€B.€Farmer,€Knoxville,€Tennessee€for€the€appellees,€theÐ `#°" ÐCity€of€Harriman€and€the€Harriman€Utility€Board.à  àà p à€€€Ð L$œ# ÐÓ“ÓÌò òOPINIONó óÔ#† ¼–p» X XLkÂ#ÔÔ‡ XLk X» ¼–pÔÐ $&t!% ÐÌòòóóÔ#† ¼–p» X XLkù #ÔÔ‡ XLk X» ¼–pÔÓ  Óà0  àThis€is€an€appeal€from€the€Ô_ÔRoaneÔ_Ô€County€Chancery€Court's€grant€of€summary€judgment€inÐü'L#'(#(# Ðfavor€of€Defendants/Appellees,€the€City€of€Harriman€and€the€Harriman€Utility€Board.€€The€issuesÐ è(8$( Ðraised€on€appeal,€which€we€restate,€are€whether€the€Harriman€Utility€Board€exceeded€the€scope€ofÐ Ô)$%) Ðit's€powers€by€entering€into€a€collective€bargaining€agreement€with€Appellant,€Local€Union€760€ofÐ À*&* Ðthe€International€Brotherhood€of€Electrical€Workers,€and€whether€such€agreement€is,€as€aÐ ¬+ü&+ Ðconsequence,€void.Ð ˜,è', ÐÐ „-Ô(-ý ÐÔ_Ôà  àWe€affirm€the€judgment€of€the€Chancery€Court€and€remand€for€further€proceedings,€if€any,Ð ° Ðconsistent€with€this€opinion.Ð œì ÐÌà  àThe€determinative€facts€of€this€appeal€are€not€disputed.€€Accordingly,€it€is€our€obligation€toÐ tÄ Ðascertain€the€state€of€the€law€and€apply€it€to€the€facts€of€this€case.Ð `° ÐÌà  àThe€standard€of€review€in€the€summary€judgment€context€is€well€settled.€€Since€our€inquiryÐ 8 ˆ Ðinvolves€purely€a€question€of€law,€no€presumption€of€correctness€attaches€to€the€trial€court'sÐ $ t Ðjudgment.€€Our€duties€are€confined€to€reviewing€the€record€to€determine€whether€Rule€56€of€theÐ  ` ÐTennessee€Rules€of€Civil€Procedure€have€been€met.€€òòCowden€v.€Sovran€Bank/Cent.€S.,€óó816€S.W.2dÐ ü L  Ð741€(Tenn.€1991).€€Rule€56.03€provides€that€summary€judgment€is€only€appropriate€where€(1)€thereÐ è 8  Ðis€no€genuine€issue€with€regard€to€the€material€facts€relevant€to€the€claim€or€defense€contained€in€theÐ Ô$  Ðmotion.€€òòByrd€v.€Hall,€óó847€S.W.€2d€208€(Tenn.€1993);€and€(2)€the€moving€party€is€entitled€to€aÐ À  Ðjudgment€as€a€matter€of€law€on€the€undisputed€facts.€€òòAnderson€v.€Standard€Register€Co.óó,€857€S.W.Ð ¬ü  Ð2d€555€(Tenn.€1993).Ð ˜è  ÐÌà  àThe€City€of€Harriman,€is€a€municipal€corporation€established€pursuant€to€the€laws€of€the€stateÐ pÀ Ðof€Tennessee.€€The€Charter€of€the€City€of€Harriman€grants€the€City€the€power€to€establish,€maintainÐ \¬ Ðand€operate€a€utility.€€In€furtherance€of€such€power,€in€1939,€the€City€created€the€Harriman€UtilityÐ H˜ ÐBoard.€€Employees€of€the€Utility€Board€subsequently€chose€to€become€members€of€€Local€Union€760Ð 4„ Ðof€the€International€Brotherhood€of€Electrical€Workers€of€America.Ð  p ÐÌà  àIn€June€of€1949,€the€Harriman€Utility€Board€and€Local€Union€760€€entered€into€a€collectiveÐ øH Ðbargaining€agreement€which€constituted€a€labor€contract€covering€employees€of€the€Utility€Board.€Ð ä4 ÐOver€the€years€this€original€agreement,€as€modified€and€ratified,€has€been€carried€forward€and€hasÐ Ð  Ðculminated€in€the€agreement€which€is€the€subject€of€this€case.Ð ¼  ÐÌà  àIn€October€of€1997,€within€the€context€of€a€labor€dispute€between€the€Utility€Board€and€Ð ”ä ÐLocal€Union€760,€the€Harriman€City€Attorney€issued€an€opinion€declaring€that€the€Harriman€CityÐ €Ð ÐCouncil€and€€the€Harriman€Utility€Board€have€no€power€or€authority€to€engage€in€collectiveÐ l¼ Ðbargaining€with€City€employees€or€with€union€representatives.€The€City€Attorney's€opinion€furtherÐ X ¨ Ðdeclared€that€the€results€of€any€such€bargaining€are€void.Ð D!” ÐÌà  àSubsequently,€relying€upon€the€opinion€of€the€City€Attorney,€the€Utility€Board€declined€toÐ #l! Ðcontinue€bargaining€negotiations€with€€Local€Union€760€and,€also,€declined€to€process€grievancesÐ $X" Ðfiled€by€the€Union€on€behalf€of€employees€and€former€employees€of€the€Utility€Board.€€On€May€20,Ð ô$D # Ð1998,€in€response€to€the€Board's€declinations,€€Local€Union€760,€along€with€several€employees€andÐ à%0!$ Ðformer€employees€of€the€Utility€Board,€filed€a€lawsuit€in€the€Roane€County€Chancery€Court€seekingÐ Ì&"% Ðenforcement€of€the€collective€bargaining€agreement€previously€entered€into€by€the€Board€and€theÐ ¸'#& ÐUnion.€€Thereafter,€the€Utility€Board€filed€a€Motion€for€Summary€Judgment€asserting€that€theÐ ¤(ô#' Ðagreement€was€beyond€the€authority€of€the€Board,€against€public€policy€and,€therefore,€void.€€TheÐ )à$( ÐCity€of€Harriman€filed€a€Motion€to€Dismiss€and€Alternatively€for€Summary€Judgment.Ð |*Ì%) ÐÐ h+¸&* Ðà  àBy€judgment€entered€May€20,€1999,€the€Chancery€Court€granted€the€Motions€of€the€City€andÐ ° Ðthe€Utility€Board€and€dismissed€the€Complaint€of€Local€Union€760€and€the€Board€employees.€€In€it'sÐ œì Ðaccompanying€opinion€the€Chancery€Court€held€that€the€City€of€Harriman€and€the€Harriman€UtilityÐ ˆØ ÐBoard€were€without€authority€to€enter€into€the€collective€bargaining€agreement€with€Local€Union€760Ð tÄ Ðand€that€the€agreement€was,€therefore,€illegal€and€void.Ð `° ÐÌà  àOn€May€26,€1999,€Local€Union€760€and€the€Board€employees€filed€a€Motion€to€Alter€orÐ 8 ˆ ÐAmend€Judgment€or€for€New€Trial€asserting€that€the€Union€had€raised€certain€constitutional€issuesÐ $ t Ðwhich€had€not€been€addressed€in€the€Chancellor's€opinion.€€On€December€1,€1999,€the€ChanceryÐ  ` ÐCourt€entered€an€Order€denying€such€Motion€and€holding€that€the€facts€set€forth€did€not€support€theÐ ü L  Ðclaim€that€there€had€been€a€violation€of€constitutional€rights.€€Local€Union€760€and€the€Utility€BoardÐ è 8  Ðemployees€then€filed€this€appeal.Ð Ô$  ÐÌà  àIt€is€well€resolved€under€Tennessee€law€that€municipalities€may€exercise€only€those€expressÐ ¬ü  Ðor€necessarily€implied€powers€delegated€to€them€by€the€Legislature€in€their€charters€or€under€statutes.€Ð ˜è  ÐòòCity€of€Lebanon€v.€Bairdóó,€756€S.W.2d€236€(Tenn.€1988).Ð „Ô  ÐÌà  àWe€find€nothing€in€the€Charter€of€the€City€of€Harriman€that€either€expressly€or€impliedlyÐ \¬ Ðgrants€the€City€of€Harriman,€or€derivatively,€the€Harriman€Utility€Board,€the€power€to€engage€inÐ H˜ Ðcollective€bargaining€or€to€enter€into€a€collective€bargaining€agreement.€€Nor€are€we€aware€of€anyÐ 4„ Ðstatutory€law€in€this€State€that€grants€such€power.Ð  p ÐÌà  àIn€the€case€of€òòWeakley€County€Municipal€Electric€System€€v.€Vickóó,€309€S.W.2d€792€(Tenn.Ð øH ÐCt.€App.1957)€striking€employees€of€the€plaintiff€maintained€that€the€county€electric€system€couldÐ ä4 Ðlawfully€enter€into€a€contract€with€a€labor€union€with€respect€to€employees€and€their€workingÐ Ð  Ðconditions.€€The€Tennessee€Court€of€Appeals€disagreed€citing€a€California€case€for€the€propositionÐ ¼  Ðthat€"€to€hold€to€the€contrary€would€be€to€sanction€government€by€contract€instead€of€government€byÐ ¨ø Ðlaw."€€see€òòCity€of€Los€Angeles€v.€Los€Angeles€Building€and€Construction€Trades€Councilóó,€210€P2dÐ ”ä Ð305€(Calif.€Ct.€App.€1949).Ð €Ð ÐÌà  àThe€Appellants€contend€that€the€holding€set€forth€in€òòWeakleyóó€no€longer€represents€the€law€inÐ X ¨ ÐTennessee€and€argue€that€municipal€corporations€are€not€now€prohibited€from€engaging€in€collectiveÐ D!” Ðbargaining€with€their€employees€and€in€entering€into€collective€bargaining€agreements.€€TheÐ 0"€  ÐAppellants€rely€on€three€Tennessee€statutes€to€support€this€argument.Ð #l! ÐÌà  àThe€first€two€statutes€relied€upon€by€the€Appellants€„€T.C.A.€49„5„601€òòet€seqóó€and€T.C.A.€7„Ð ô$D # Ð56„101€òòet€seqó󀄀grant€municipalities€the€right€to€engage€in€collective€bargaining€with€educationalÐ à%0!$ Ðprofessionals€and€transit€workers€respectively.€€However,€these€statutes€are€limited€in€application€toÐ Ì&"% Ðthe€specific€groups€designated€therein.€€The€argument€that€T.C.A.€49„5„601€òòet€seqóó€and€T.C.A.€7„56„Ð ¸'#& Ð101€òòet€seqóó€€invest€municipal€corporations€with€the€right€to€engage€in€collective€bargaining€in€generalÐ ¤(ô#' Ðis€without€merit.€Ð )à$( Ðâ âÐ |*Ì%) Ðà  àThe€remaining€statute€cited€by€the€Appellants€to€support€their€argument€is€T.C.A.€8„44„201Ð ° Ðâ âwhich€requires€that€labor€negotiations€between€representatives€of€public€employee€unions€andÐ œì Ðrepresentatives€of€state€or€local€government€entities€be€open€to€the€public.€€The€Appellants€argue€that,Ð ˆØ Ðsince€T.C.A.€8„44„201€does€not€designate€a€specific€classification€of€public€employee€to€which€it€isÐ tÄ Ðapplicable,€it€impliedly€recognizes€a€general€right€of€all€public€employees€to€engage€in€collectiveÐ `° Ðbargaining.€€We€disagree.Ð L œ ÐÌà  àSubsection€(c)€of€T.C.A.€8„44„201€states:Ð $ t ÐÌÒ€°ÒÒ€°Ò(c)Nothing€contained€in€this€section€shall€be€construed€to€grant€recognition€rightsÐ ü L  Ðof€any€sort.Ð è 8  ÐÌÒ°€ÒÒ°€Òà  àIt€is€our€view€that€T.C.A.€8„44„201€only€applies€in€those€instances€where€the€authority€toÐ À  Ðengage€in€collective€bargaining€is€otherwise€€granted.€€T.C.A.€8„44„201€does€not,€in€itself,€grant€orÐ ¬ü  Ðextend€such€authority.Ð ˜è  ÐÌà  àWe€find€that€the€Appellees€were€without€express€or€implied€authority,€either€by€statute€orÐ pÀ Ðunder€the€Charter€of€the€City€of€Harriman,€to€engage€in€collective€bargaining€or€to€enter€into€aÐ \¬ Ðcollective€bargaining€agreement€with€the€Appellants.€€Consequently,€we€hold€that€the€collectiveÐ H˜ Ðbargaining€agreement€between€these€parties€is€void€and€unenforceable.Ð 4„ ÐÌà  àAlthough€the€Appellants€have€raised€certain€constitutional€issues€under€the€FourteenthÐ  \ ÐAmendment€of€the€U.S.€Constitution€and€under€Article€XI,€Section€2€of€the€Tennessee€Constitution,Ð øH Ðwe€decline€to€address€those€issues€for€the€reasons€stated€below.Ð ä4 ÐÌà  àThe€Appellants€assert€that€their€rights€to€equal€protection€under€the€Fourteenth€AmendmentÐ ¼  Ðhave€been€violated€because€the€Legislature€has€allowed€€collective€bargaining€between€municipalitiesÐ ¨ø Ðand€transit€workers€under€T.C.A.€7„56„101€òòet€seqóó,€but€has€not€allowed€collective€bargaining€betweenÐ ”ä Ðmunicipalities€and€utility€workers.€€The€Appellants€contend€that€the€Legislature€had€no€reasonableÐ €Ð Ðor€rational€basis€for€according€transit€workers€special€treatment€by€enacting€T.C.A.€7„56„101€òòet€seq.€Ð l¼ ÐóóThe€Appellants,€thereby,€place€the€validity€of€such€statute€in€question.Ð X ¨ ÐÌà  àRule€24.04€of€the€Tennessee€Rules€of€Civil€Procedure€states:Ð 0"€  ÐÌÒ€°ÒÒ€°ÒWhen€the€validity€of€a€statute€of€this€state€or€an€administrative€rule€or€regulationÐ $X" Ðof€this€state€is€drawn€in€question€in€any€action€to€which€the€State€or€an€officer€orÐ ô$D # Ðagency€is€not€a€party,€the€court€shall€require€that€notice€be€given€the€AttorneyÐ à%0!$ ÐGeneral,€specifying€the€pertinent€rule€or€regulation€€€€€€€€€€€Ð Ì&"% ÐÒ°€ÒÒ°€Òà  àÌà  àOur€review€of€the€record€in€this€case€reveals€that€the€Attorney€General€was€not€notified€that€Ð ¤(ô#' Ðthe€validity€of€T.C.A.€7„56„101€òòet€seqóó€was€being€drawn€in€question€and€the€Appellants€are€now,Ð )à$( Ðtherefore€,€precluded€€from€pursuing€this€issue€on€appeal.Ð |*Ì%) ÐÐ h+¸&* Ðà  àThe€Appellants€additionally€argue€that€application€of€the€holding€in€the€òòWeakley€County€óócase,Ð ° Ðòòsupraóó,à  àto€the€pre„existing€collective€bargaining€agreement€between€the€Appellants€and€the€AppelleeÐ œì ÐUtility€Board€violates€the€prohibition€against€impairment€of€contracts€under€Article€XI€,€Section€2Ð ˆØ Ðof€the€Tennessee€Constitution.€However,€it€appears€from€the€record€before€us€that€the€Appellants€didÐ tÄ Ðnot€plead€this€issue€in€their€original€complaint€and€first€raised€this€issue€in€their€post€trial€Motion€toÐ `° ÐAlter€or€Amend€the€Judgment,€or€for€New€Trial€filed€pursuant€to€Rule€59€of€the€Tennessee€Rules€ofÐ L œ ÐCivil€Procedure.€The€Chancellor€held€that€the€Appellants€were€precluded€from€raising€theÐ 8 ˆ Ðimpairment€of€contract€issue€by€post€trial€motion€and€we€agree.€€Rule€59€motions€should€not€be€used€Ð $ t Ðto€raise€new,€previously€untried€theories€or€to€present€new,€previously€unasserted,€€legal€arguments.Ð  ` Ðsee€òòBradley€v.€McLeodóó,€984€S.W.2d€929€(Tenn.€Ct.€App.€1998).€€It€appearing€that€the€issue€ofÐ ü L  Ðimpairment€of€contract€under€Article€XI€was€not€properly€raised€and€adjudicated€in€the€ChanceryÐ è 8  ÐCourt€trial,€we€decline€to€review€such€issue€on€appeal.€A€party€on€appeal€will€not€be€permitted€toÐ Ô$  Ðdepart€from€the€theory€on€which€the€case€was€tried€in€the€lower€court.€€see€òòBrookside€Mills,€Inc.€v.Ð À  ÐMoultonóó,€404€S.W.2d€643€(Tenn€Ct.€App.€1965).€€€€€€Ð ¬ü  ÐÌà  àFinally,€the€Appellants€assert€that€the€Appellee€Utility€Board€is€estopped€from€renouncingÐ „Ô  Ðit's€obligations€under€the€collective€bargaining€agreement.€€However,€Tennessee€law€provides€thatÐ pÀ Ðvery€exceptional€circumstances€are€required€to€invoke€the€doctrine€of€estoppel€against€the€State€andÐ \¬ Ðit's€governmental€subdivisions.€€òòBledsoe€County€v.€McReynoldsóó,€703€S.W.2d€123,€(Tenn.€1985).€€WeÐ H˜ Ðdo€not€find€that€the€circumstances€in€this€case€warrant€application€of€the€doctrine€of€estoppel.Ð 4„ ÐÌà  àFor€the€reasons€stated€above,€the€judgment€of€the€Chancery€Court€is€affirmed€and€the€causeÐ  \ Ðremanded€for€such€further€proceedings€consistent€with€this€opinion€as€may€be€necessary€andÐ øH Ðcollection€of€costs€below.€€We€adjudge€costs€of€appeal€against€the€Appellants€and€their€surety.Ð ä4 ÐÌÌÌ€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€Ð ”ä Ѐ€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€__________________________________________Ð €Ð Ѐ€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€HOUSTON€M.GODDARD,€PRESIDING€JUDGE€€€€€