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Ðthe€Public€Building€Authorities€Act€of€1971€authorizes€the€Rutherford€County€Commission€to€directÐ xÈ Ðthe€Rutherford€County€Public€Buildings€Authority€to€hire€architects,€select€a€contractor€and€prepareÐ d´ Ðschool€building€design€plans€for€presentation€to€the€Rutherford€County€School€Board.€€The€trial€courtÐ P  Ðheld€that€it€is€the€responsibility€of€the€Rutherford€County€Board€of€Education€to€plan,€locate,€erectÐ <Œ Ðand€furnish€public€schools€in€Rutherford€County€and€that€the€Rutherford€County€Commission€wasÐ (x Ðwithout€authority€to€direct€the€Rutherford€County€Public€Buildings€Authority€to€act€in€this€respect.€Ð d ÐWe€affirm€the€trial€court.€Ð P ÐÓñÓÌò òTenn.€R.€App.€P.€3€Appeal€as€of€Right;€Judgment€of€the€Chancery€Court€Affirmed.ó óÐ Ø( ÐÌòòÓ  ÓÔ#†¼Pm»àX Ñ¡#ÔÔ‡X ÑX.¼PmÔWilliam€B.€Cain,óó€J.,€delivered€the€opinion€of€the€court,€in€which€òòBòòENóó€H.€CòòANTRELLóó,€P.J.,€M.S.óó€andÐ ° ÐòòPòòATRICIAóó€J.€CòòOTTRELLóó,€J.óó,€joined.Ð œì ÐÌJames€G.€Thomas,€Nashville,€Tennessee,€for€the€appellants,€Rutherford€County€Commission,Ð t Ä ÐRutherford€County€Public€Building€Authority,€and€Nancy€Allen.Ð `!°  ÐÌChristopher€D.€Cravens,€Charles€W.€Ô_ÔCagleÔ_Ô,€Nashville,€Tennessee,€for€the€appellee,€RutherfordÐ 8#ˆ" ÐCounty€Board€of€Education.Ð $$t# ÐÌÓóÓò òOPINIONó óÔ#†¼Pm»XX Ñ" #ÔÔ‡X ÑX»¼PmÔÐ ü%L!% ÐÌòòóóÔ#†¼Pm»XX ÑÖ #ÔÔ‡X ÑX»¼PmÔÓ  Óà  àIn€the€recognized€hierarchy€of€government€in€Tennesseee,€it€is€settled€Ð Ô'$#' ÐÌà8  à[Ô_Ôt]hatÔ_Ô€the€state€of€Tennessee€is€a€sovereign€and€independent€power,€except€so€far€asÐ ¬)ü$) Ðit€is€restrained€by€the€Constitution€of€the€United€States;€that€its€legislature€hasÐ ˜*è%* Ðunlimited€power€of€legislation,€except€so€far€as€it€is€restrained€by€the€Constitution€ofÐ „+Ô&+ Ðthe€United€States€and€the€Constitution€of€the€state€of€Tennessee;€that€it€has€alwaysÐ p,À', Ðbeen€held,€and€never€denied,€that€the€power€to€create€corporate€bodies€for€allÐ \-¬(-ý Ðmunicipal€purposes,€and€with€the€means€of€self„government,€is€a€legitimate€exerciseÐ ° Ðof€sovereignty€on€the€part€of€the€state€by€its€legislature;€and€that€there€is€nothing€inÐ œì Ðthe€Constitution€of€the€United€States,€or€of€the€state,€restraining€or€prohibiting€theÐ ˆØ Ðexercise€of€such€power€by€the€state.€€òòÐtÄÐ Ð  ÐÌHope€v.€Deaderickóó,€27€Tenn.€(8€Hum.)€1,€8„9€(1847).Ð L œ ÐÌà  àCounties,€on€the€other€hand,€are€creatures€of€legislation€and€governments€of€very€limitedÐ $ t Ðpowers.Ð  ` ÐÌà  àð ðCounties€owe€their€creation€to€the€statutes,€and€the€statutes€confer€on€them€all€the€powersÐ è 8  Ðwhich€they€possess,€prescribe€all€the€duties€they€owe,€and€impress€all€liabilities€to€which€they€areÐ Ô$  Ðsubject.ðð€€òòBurnett€v.€Ô_ÔMaloneyÔ_Ôóó,€97€Tenn.€697,€712„13,€37€Ô_ÔS.W.Ô_Ô€689,€693€(1896)Ô#†¼Pm»XX Ñ4 #ÔÔ‡X ÑX»¼PmÔ.€€ð ðThey€possess€noÐ À  Ðpowers€except€such€as€are€conferred€expressly€or€by€necessary€implication,€and€these€are€strictlyÐ ¬ü  Ðconstrued,€and€must€be€strictly€pursued.ðð€òòóó€òòÔ_ÔMcDanielÔ_Ô€v.€Monroe€Countyóó,€10€Tenn.€App.€109,€117Ð ˜è  Ð(1929).Ð „Ô  ÐÌà  àIt€is€further€said€in€this€respect:€ð ðThis€court,€speaking€of€the€power€of€county€courts,€furtherÐ \¬ Ðhas€held€that€the€powers€intrusted€to€the€county€courts€emanate€from€the€Legislature€alone;€henceÐ H˜ Ðwhen€a€power€claimed€for€them€is€not€conferred€it€must€be€held€not€to€exist.ðð€€òòWright€v.€Stateóó,€171Ð 4„ ÐTenn.€628,€637,€106€S.W.2d€866,€869€(1937);€òòsee€also€Shelby€County€v.€Tennessee€CentennialÐ  p ÐExposition€Co.óó,€96€Tenn.€653,€36€Ô_ÔS.W.Ô_Ô€694€(1896).Ð  \ ÐÌà  àCentral€to€the€issue€in€this€case€is€the€recognition€that€providing€education€is€aÐ ä4 Ðconstitutionally€mandated€state€function.Ð Ð  ÐÌà8  àNo€doubt€exists€that€providing€education€is€a€State€function.€€Not€only€does€ArticleÐ ¨ø ÐXI,€ðð€12,€of€the€Tennessee€Constitution€expressly€require€the€General€Assembly€toÐ ”ä Ðð ðprovide€for€the€maintenance,€support€and€eligibility€standards€of€a€system€of€freeÐ €Ð Ðpublic€schools,ðð€but€this€Court€has€recognized€for€many€years€that€education€is€aÐ l¼ ÐState€function.€€òòE.g.,€State€ex€rel.€Harned€v.€Meadoróó,€153€Tenn.€634,€637,€284€S.W.Ð X ¨ Ð890,€891€(1925).€€The€General€Assembly€has€enacted€a€comprehensive€and€detailedÐ D!” Ðstatutory€scheme€concerning€education€in€this€State,€compiled€in€Title€49€of€theÐ 0"€  ÐTennessee€Code€and€comprising€an€entire€volume€of€that€code.€€An€examination€ofÐ #l! Ðthis€statutory€scheme€clearly€reveals€that€a€partnership€has€been€established€betweenÐ $X" Ðthe€State€and€its€political€subdivisions€to€provide€adequate€educational€opportunitiesÐ ô$D # Ðin€Tennessee.€€At€the€county€level,€the€State€has€divided€the€responsibilities€allocatedÐ à%0!$ Ðto€the€counties€between€the€county€board€of€education€and€the€county€legislativeÐ Ì&"% Ðbody.€€While€the€local€board€of€education€has€exclusive€control€over€manyÐ ¸'#& Ðoperational€aspects€of€education€policy,€subject€to€the€rules€and€regulations€of€theÐ ¤(ô#' ÐState€Department€of€Education,€the€county€legislative€body€has€the€authority€toÐ )à$( Ðappropriate€the€funds€necessary€to€carry€out€the€county€education€program.Ð|*Ì%)Ð Ð  ÐÐ h+¸&* ÐòòState€ex€rel.€Weaver€v.€Ayersóó,€756€S.W.2d€217,€221„22€(Tenn.€1988).Ð ° ÐÌà  àThe€Rutherford€County€Commission€consists€of€21€members€duly€elected€by€the€voters€ofÐ ˆØ ÐRutherford€County.€€In€the€wake€of€the€ð ðone€man,€one€voteðð€electoral€apportionment€principle,Ð tÄ Ðenunciated€by€the€United€States€Supreme€Court€in€òòBaker€v.€Carróó,€369€U.S.€186€(1962),€theÐ `° Ðconstitutionality€of€the€membership€apportionment€schemes€of€local€school€boards€was€called€intoÐ L œ Ðserious€question€and€the€General€Assembly€responded€with€Chapter€252€of€the€Tennessee€PublicÐ 8 ˆ ÐActs€of€1967.€€This€Act€abolished€local€school€boards€whose€membership€apportionment€schemesÐ $ t Ðwere€constitutionally€infirm€and€created€new€ð ðboards€of€educationðð€consisting€of€7€members€electedÐ  ` Ðby€popular€vote€of€the€citizens€of€the€county.€€This€Act€was€followed€by€Chapter€454€of€theÐ ü L  ÐTennessee€Private€Acts€of€1967€applicable€to€Rutherford€County.€€Section€1€of€this€Private€ActÐ è 8  Ðprovided:€ð ðThat€the€government,€supervision,€and€control€of€public€schools€of€Rutherford€CountyÐ Ô$  Ðshall€be€vested€in€the€seven„member€Board€of€Education€created€by€Chapter€No.€252,€Public€ActsÐ À  Ð1967,€to€be€elected€by€the€qualified€voters€of€Rutherford€County€as€hereinafter€provided.ðð€€1967Ð ¬ü  ÐTenn.€Priv.€Acts€454€ðð€1.Ð ˜è  ÐÌà  àChapter€252€of€the€Public€Acts€of€1967€granted€to€the€local€boards€of€education€power€toÐ pÀ Ðð ðexercise€all€of€the€rights,€duties,€powers,€and€privilegesðð€and€ð ðdischarge€all€of€the€duties€andÐ \¬ Ðobligations€imposed€upon€the€school€boardsðð€by€their€private€acts.€€1967€Tenn.€Pub.€Acts€252€ðð€3.€Ð H˜ ÐSection€10€of€Chapter€454€of€the€Private€Acts€of€1967€provided€in€pertinent€part€as€follows:Ð 4„ ÐÌà8  àThat€the€County€School€Board€shall€have€the€responsibility€for€the€government,Ð  \ Ðsupervision€and€control€of€the€public€schools€of€the€County,€provided,€however,€thatÐ øH Ðno€Board€member€shall€have€authority€to€act€independently€on€any€school€matter.€Ð ä4 ÐThe€Board€shall€generally€exercise€all€powers,€duties€and€privileges€as€set€forth€in€theÐ Ð  Ðpublic€laws€of€Tennessee€relative€to€County€Boards€of€Education€and€specificallyÐ ¼  Ðdischarge€those€duties€enumerated€in€Section€49„214€and€Section€49„215€TennesseeÐ ¨ø ÐCode€Annotated,€[now€codified€as€Tennessee€Code€Annotated€section€49„2„203(a),Ð ”ä Ð(b)]€which€are€not€in€conflict€with€the€provisions€of€this€Act.ЀÐÐ Ð  ÐÓ  Ó*€*€*Ð l¼ ÐÓ  Óà8  àà ` àIt€shall€be€the€duty€of€the€Board€to€plan€for€the€extension€and€development€ofÐ X ¨ Ðthe€County€School€System;€to€determine€the€need€for€new€buildings;€to€plan,€locate,Ð D!” Ðerect,€and€furnish€the€same,€after€the€Quarterly€County€Court€[county€commission]Ð 0"€  Ðshall€have€provided€funds€for€same.Ð#l!Ð Ð  ÐÌThe€appellee,€Rutherford€County€Board€of€Education,€is€thus€a€7€member€Board€elected€by€the€votersÐ ô$D # Ðof€Rutherford€County€to€exercise€the€powers€previously€held€by€local€school€boards€and€now€vestedÐ à%0!$ Ðin€said€Board€of€Education€by€Chapter€252€of€the€Public€Acts€of€1967€and€Chapter€454€of€the€PrivateÐ Ì&"% ÐActs€of€1967.€€By€Chapter€126€of€the€Public€Acts€of€1971,€the€General€Assembly€enacted€the€ð ðPublicÐ ¸'#& ÐBuilding€Authorities€Act€of€1971ðð€now€codified€as€Tennessee€Code€Annotated€sections€12„10„101Ð ¤(ô#' Ðto€„124.€€Pursuant€to€this€1971€statute,€the€County€Commission€of€Rutherford€County€adopted€aÐ )à$( Ðresolution€under€Tennessee€Code€Annotated€section€12„10„104€(1999),€creating€the€RutherfordÐ |*Ì%) ÐCounty€Public€Building€Authority.Ð h+¸&* ЇTHE€CONTROVERSY.€Ð ° ÐÌà  àThe€ð ðturf€warðð€between€the€Rutherford€County€Commission€and€the€Rutherford€CountyÐ ˆØ ÐBoard€of€Education€obviously€began€well€before€the€pivotal€events€of€mid„May€1999.€€As€early€asÐ tÄ ÐJanuary€29,€1999,€on€request€of€Senator€Andy€Womack,€the€Attorney€General€issued€opinion€No.Ð `° Ð99„015€answering€the€question,€ð ðDoes€the€Rutherford€County€Commission€have€the€authority€toÐ L œ Ðunilaterally€transfer€from€the€county€school€board€to€the€public€building€authority[,]€or€any€otherÐ 8 ˆ Ðagency[,]€the€school€boardððs€duties€regarding€school€location,€design€and€construction?ðð€€Op.€Tenn.Ð $ t ÐÔ_ÔAttððyÔ_Ô€Gen.€99„015€(Jan.€29,€1999).€€Relying€on€Chapter€454€of€the€Private€Acts€of€1967€and€citingÐ  ` ÐòòMosier€v.€Putnam€County€Quarterly€Ct.óó,€216€Tenn.€655,€659„62,€393€S.W.2d€734,€735„36€(1965),Ð ü L  Ðthe€Attorney€General€opined:€ð ðThe€Rutherford€County€Commission€does€not€have€the€authority€toÐ è 8  Ðtransfer€from€the€county€school€board€to€the€county€public€building€authority,€or€any€other€agency,Ð Ô$  Ðthe€school€boardððs€duties€regarding€school€location,€design€and€construction.ðð€€òòId.óóÐ À  ÐÌà  àAt€the€behest€of€the€Rutherford€County€Commission,€Senator€Womack€again€inquired€of€theÐ ˜è  ÐAttorney€General€posing€two€questions:€€Ð „Ô  ÐÌà8  àà ` à1.à ¸ àNotwithstanding€the€legal€duties€and€responsibilities€set€forth€inÐ \¬ ÐTennessee€Code€Annotated€and€the€Private€Acts€of€Rutherford€County€for€the€BoardÐ H˜ Ðof€Education€in€school€building€programs,€is€the€local€Board€of€Education€permittedÐ 4„ Ðand€authorized€by€law€to€engage€and€utilize€the€Public€Building€Authority€to€selectÐ  p Ðsites,€design€and€construct€school€buildings€and€facilities?Ð \Ð Ð  ÐÌà8  àà ` à2.à ¸ àIf€so,€is€the€local€Board€of€Education€authorized€to€sign€and€enter€intoÐ ä4 Ðcontracts€with€the€Public€Building€Authority€wherein€the€Public€Building€AuthorityÐ Ð  Ðwould€be€delegated€the€responsibility€for€the€site€selection,€design€and€constructionÐ ¼  Ðof€school€buildings€and€facilities,€including€the€employment€of€architects,€engineersÐ ¨ø Ðand€other€professionals€necessary€to€facilitate€and€implement€the€design€andÐ ”ä Ðconstruction€of€school€facilities?ЀÐÐ Ð  ÐÌOp.€Tenn.€Ô_ÔAttððyÔ_Ô€Gen.€99„094€(April€12,€1999).€€To€this€inquiry,€the€Attorney€General€responded€Ð X ¨ Ðasserting:Ð D!” Ðà8  àà ` àThe€Rutherford€County€Board€of€Education€has€the€authority€to€contract€withÐ 0"€  Ðthe€Public€Building€Authority€to€accomplish€the€design,€site€acquisition€andÐ #l! Ðconstruction€of€a€new€school€but€in€any€such€contract€must€retain€approval€authorityÐ $X" Ðover€the€project€and€may€not€delegate€its€statutory€duty€to€operate€the€county€schoolÐ ô$D # Ðsystem,€including€the€decision€whether€a€new€school€is€needed,€where€it€shall€beÐ à%0!$ Ðlocated,€and€responsibility€to€insure€that€it€is€designed€and€constructed€to€meet€theÐ Ì&"% Ðneeds€of€the€system.€€Ð¸'#&Ð Ð  ÐòòId.óóÐ ¤(ô#' ÐÌà  àIn€his€analysis€of€the€questions€posed€in€opinion€99„094,€the€Attorney€General€began€byÐ |*Ì%) Ðrecognizing€that€the€Board€of€Education€had€no€inherent€power€and€thus,€ð ðwe€are€unable€to€look€atÐ h+¸&* Ðthese€questions€ððnotwithstanding€the€legal€duties€and€responsibilities€set€forth€in€Tennessee€CodeÐ ° ÐAnnotated€and€the€Private€Acts€of€Rutherford€County€for€the€Board€of€Education.ðð€€Without€theseÐ œì Ðsources,€the€Rutherford€County€Board€of€Education€would€have€no€powers€over€schoolÐ ˆØ Ðconstruction.ðð€€òòId.óóÐ tÄ ÐÌà  àIt€is€against€this€background€that€the€actions€of€the€Board€of€Education€and€the€CountyÐ L œ ÐCommission€of€May€11€and€May€13,€1999€brought€about€this€suit€for€declaratory€judgment.€€TheÐ 8 ˆ ÐRutherford€County€Board€of€Education€met€in€special€meeting€May€11,€1999€with€the€Minutes€ofÐ $ t Ðthe€meeting€reflecting€that€ð ð[Ô_Ôt]heÔ_Ô€purpose€of€the€meeting€was€to€discuss€The€New€SchoolÐ  ` ÐConstruction€Agreement.ðð€€These€minutes€further€read€as€follows:Ð ü L  ÐÌà8  àMotion€by€Mr.€Delbridge,€seconded€by€Mr.€Hooper,€to€approve€the€Memorandum€ofÐ Ô$  ÐAgreement€regarding€New€School€Construction€between€the€Rutherford€CountyÐ À  ÐBoard€of€Education€and€the€Rutherford€County€Commission€as€recommended€by€theÐ ¬ü  ÐCapital€Projects€Committee.Иè Ð Ð  ÐÌà0  àà0` (#(#àà  àRoll€Call€Vote:€Yes€„€Mr.€Delbridge,€Ms.€Hellum,€Mr.€Hooper,€Mr.€Lee,€Mr.€Patton,€Mrs.€Ð pÀ Ѐ€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€Pinkston,€Mr.€Ô_ÔWyreÔ_ÔÐ\¬` (#` (# ÐÌMinutes€of€Special€Meeting,€Rutherford€County€Bd.€of€Educ.€(May€11,€1999).Ð 4„ ÐÌà  àThe€proposed€ð ðMemorandum€of€Agreementðð€thus€adopted€by€the€Board€of€Education€in€thisÐ  \ ÐMay€11€special€meeting€provided:Ð øH ÐÔ#†¼Pm»XX Ñ#ÔÔ€ôèuò»¼PmÔÓ  ÓÌMEMORANDUM€OF€AGREEMENTÐ ¨ø ÐÌregardingÐ 0€ ÐÌNEW€SCHOOL€CONSTRUCTIONÐ ¸ ÐÌbetweenÐ @ ÐÌTHE€RUTHERFORD€COUNTY€BOARD€OF€EDUCATIONÐ È   ÐÌand€theÐ P" " ÐÌRUTHERFORD€COUNTY€COMMISSIONÐ Ø#($ ÐÓ  ÓÌà8  àà ` àA€recommended€plan€for€future€new€school€construction€is€outlined€below.€€The€planÐ `%° & Ðconforms€to€the€language€of€the€recently€requested€Attorney€General€opinions€as€well€as€the€CountyÐ $&t!' ÐBudgeting€Act.€€The€plan€calls€for€the€Board€of€Education,€the€County€Commission€and€the€PublicÐ è&8"( ÐBuilding€Authority€to€work€together€to€assure€the€best€quality€schools€for€the€lowest€cost€possible.Ь'ü")Ð Ð  ÐÌà  àà ` àThe€tenets€of€the€plan€are€as€follows:Ð 4)„$+ ÐÌà8  àð`ðà8` Ð Ð àThe€Rutherford€County€Board€of€Education€will€retain€responsibility€and€authorityÐ ¼* &- Ðâ âfor€the€selection€of€the€site,€design,€and€construction€of€the€new€schools.Ѐ+Ð&.` x` x Ðà  àð`ðà8 ` àThe€hiring€of€architects€or€engineers€for€new€school€construction€shall€beÐ ° Ðâ âconsidered€by€a€panel€of€three€(3)€members€of€the€Board€of€Education€selected€byÐ tÄ Ðthe€Chairman€of€the€Board€and€three€(3)€members€of€the€Public€Building€Authority.€Ð 8ˆ ÐThis€panel€will€recommend€their€selection€to€the€Board€of€Education€for€approval.ÐüL` x` x ÐÌà  àð`ðà8 ` àAfter€the€selection€of€the€architect/engineer,€the€Public€Building€Authority€shallÐ „Ô Ðselect€a€general€contractor€through€either€(1)€negotiation€or€(2)€bidding€process.€€IfÐ H ˜ Ðthe€bidding€process€method€is€used,€the€choice€will€be€sent€to€the€Board€ofÐ  \ ÐEducation€for€approval€and€to€the€County€Commission€for€funding.€€If€a€contractorÐ Ð  Ðis€chosen€through€the€negotiation€process,€the€Guaranteed€Maximum€Price€(GMP)Ð ” ä  Ðwill€be€recommended€to€the€Board€of€Education€for€approval€and€then€to€the€CountyÐ X ¨  ÐCommission€for€funding.Ð l ` x` x ÐÌà  àð`ðà8 ` àThe€panel€of€Board€of€Education€members€and€Public€Building€Authority€membersÐ ¤ô  Ðmentioned€above€shall€work€with€the€selected€architect€and€contractor€(if€theÐ h¸  Ðcontractor€is€selected€through€a€negotiation€process)€or€the€architect€through€theÐ ,|  Ðdesign€of€the€building€(if€the€contractor€is€selected€through€the€bidding€process)€toÐ ð@  Ðdetermine€ð ðvalue€engineeringðð€components€in€an€effort€to€save€costs.€€These€itemsÐ ´  Ðshall€be€presented€to€the€Board€of€Education€for€approval.ÐxÈ ` x` x ÐÌà  àð`ðà8 ` àOnce€the€price€has€been€established,€a€contingency€of€either€ten€percent€(10%)€ofÐ P Ðthe€ð ðlowest€bidðð€Construction€Contract€Price€or€one€hundred€fifty€thousand€dollarsÐ Ä Ð($150,000)€of€the€Guaranteed€Maximum€Price€(GMP)€contract€shall€be€approvedÐ ˆØ Ðby€the€Rutherford€County€Commission€to€cover€change€orders€during€theÐ Lœ Ðconstruction€of€the€new€school€project.Ð`` x` x ÐÌà  àð`ðà8 ` àChange€orders€totaling€five€thousand€dollars€($5,000)€or€less,€may€be€approved€byÐ ˜è Ðthe€Assistant€Superintendent€of€Schools€for€Engineering€and€Construction€and€aÐ \¬ Ðrepresentative€of€the€Public€Building€Authority.€€Change€orders€exceeding€the€fiveÐ  p Ðthousand€dollar€($5,000)€limit€shall€be€presented€to€the€Public€Building€AuthorityÐ ä4 Ðand€then€to€the€Board€of€Education€for€approval.Шø` x` x ÐÌà  àð`ðà8 ` àIf€it€appears€that€the€contract€cost€plus€the€established€contingency€will€be€exceededÐ 0€  Ðby€the€approval€of€any€change€order,€such€change€order€must€first€be€presented€toÐ ôD! Ðthe€Public€Building€Authority,€then€to€the€Board€of€Education€and€finally€to€theÐ ¸" ÐCounty€Commission€for€funding.€€Ð|Ì#` x` x ÐÌà  àð`ðà8 ` àThe€Assistant€Superintendent€of€Schools€for€Engineering€and€Construction,€andÐ !T% Ðother€Board€of€Education€staff€as€deemed€appropriate,€shall€inform€the€PublicÐ È!& ÐBuilding€Authority€and€the€Board€of€Education€monthly€regarding€the€progress€ofÐ Œ"Ü' Ðthe€construction€projects.ÐP# (` x` x ÐÌà  àð`ðà8 ` àInvoices€for€payment€shall€be€signed€by€the€Assistant€Superintendent€of€Schools€forÐ Ø$( * ÐEngineering€and€Construction€and€the€designated€representative€of€the€PublicÐ œ%ì + ÐBuilding€Authority€prior€to€being€forwarded€to€the€Board€of€Education€FinanceÐ `&°!, ÐOffice€and€finally€to€the€County€Finance€Office€for€payment.Ð$'t"-` x` x ÐÌà  àð`ðà8 ` àIn€order€to€initiate€this€new€plan€in€good€faith,€all€prior€invoices€for€architecturalÐ ¬(ü#/ Ðand/or€design€services€currently€pending€before€the€Board€of€Education€andÐ p)À$0 Ðincurred€prior€to€the€date€of€this€plan€shall€be€paid.€€If€necessary,€funds€for€paymentÐ 4*„%1 Ðâ âof€those€invoices€shall€be€transferred€from€dollars€identified€within€the€line€itemsÐ ø*H&2 Ðof€the€budget€of€the€Board€of€Education€and€such€transfers€shall€receive€theÐ ° Ðapproval€of€the€County€Commission.ÐtÄ` x` x Ðâ âÌà  àThis€Plan€was€approved€by€the€unanimous€vote€of€the€Board€of€Education€on€May€11,€1999.Ð üL ÐÔ€X ÑXòôèuÔÌLegislative€Minutes€on€Item€K.2.,€Rutherford€County€Bd.€of€Ô_ÔCommððnÔ_Ô€(May€13,€1999).Ð ¬ü ÐÌà  àWhen€the€Rutherford€County€Commission€met€on€May€13,€1999,€a€motion€to€accept€theÐ „ Ô Ðð ðMemorandum€of€Agreementðð€proposed€by€the€Rutherford€County€Board€of€Education€was€rejectedÐ p À Ðby€a€vote€of€16€to€4,€with€one€member€absent.€€Following€rejection€of€the€ð ðMemorandum€ofÐ \ ¬  ÐAgreementðð,€these€Minutes€of€the€May€13€meeting€reflect:Ð H ˜  ÐÌà8  àòòITEM€K.€4.Ð p Ð Ð  ÐÌà8  àPBA€TO€ENTER€INTO€A€CONTRACT€WITH€ARCHITECT€TO€BUILD€ÐøH Ð Ð  Ðà  àSCHOOLSóó.Ð ä4  ÐÌÔ€ôèuòXX ÑÔòòÓ  ÓMOTIONóóÐ ¼  ÐÌÓ  Óà8  àCommissioner€Steve€Johns€moved,€seconded€by€Commissioner€Allen€McAdoo,€to€bring€back€theÐ D” Ðoriginal€motion€as€amended,€which€was€originally€withdrawn,€as€follows:ÐXÐ Ð  ÐÌà8  àI€would€like€to€offer€the€following€compromise€in€the€form€of€a€motion:ÐàÐ Ð  ÐÌà8  à1.à8` Ð Ð àAuthorize€the€PBA€to€enter€into€a€contract,€not€to€exceed€$1€million€dollars,€withÐ h Ðan€architect€or€architects€for€design€of€:ÐÜ,` x` x ÐÌà  àà ` àSeigel€Middle€SchoolÐ d´ Ðà  àà ` àWalter€Hall€ElementaryÐ (x Ðà  àà ` àBlackman€ElementaryÐ ì< ÐÌà  à3.à8 ` àThe€PBA€will€further€select€a€contractor(s),€develop€design€plans,€and€present€theÐ tÄ Ðdesign€plans€(preliminary€and€final)€to€the€School€Board€so€that€they€may€exerciseÐ 8ˆ  Ðtheir€„€APPROVAL€AUTHORITY€„€as€set€forth€by€the€Attorney€Generalððs€opinionÐ üL! Ðdated€April€21,€1999.€€Also,€this€commission€hereby€goes€on€record€prepared€toÐ À " Ðappropriate€funding€to€construct:Є!Ô#` x` x ÐÌà  àà ` àSeigel€Middle€SchoolÐ  #\% Ðà  àà ` àWalter€Hall€ElementaryÐ Ð# & Ðà  àà ` àBlackman€ElementaryÐ ”$ä' ÐÌà  àà ` àwith€construction€costs€to€be€negotiated€by€Ô_ÔPBAÔ_Ô.Ð &l!) ÐÌòòÓ  ÓAMENDMENTÐ ¤'ô"+ ÐÌÓ  Óóóà8  àTo€ask€that€the€funds€be€taken€from€General€Purpose€reserves€in€order€not€to€share€the€funds€with€theÐ ,)|$- ÐCity€of€Murfreesboro€and€if€declined€by€the€School€Board€that€it€would€then€be€funded€by€CapitalÐ ð)@%. ÐOutlay€Notes.д*&/Ð Ð  ÐÌà  àòòUPON€ROLL€CALL,€THE€FOLLOWING€COMMISSIONER€VOTED:Ð <,Œ'1 Їà  àTOTAL€(FOR)€VOTE:€(20)óóÐ ° ÐÌà8  àDavid€T.€Gammon,€Hollis€Lindell€Vaughn,€Grant€Kelley,€Robert€Peay,€Carol€Cook,€Joe€FrankÐ 8ˆ ÐJernigan,€Gary€Farley,€Steve€Sandlin,€Anthony€Johnson,€Steve€Johns,€Richard€W.€Sage,€Paul€Johnson,Ð üL ÐJerry€Baxter,€Faye€Elam,€Bob€Bullen,€Jimmy€Evans,€Allen€McAdoo,€Joyce€J.€Ealy,€Trey€Gooch,€TinaÐ À ÐJonesЄÔÐ Ð  ÐÌà  àòòTOTAL€(AGAINST)€VOTE:€(00)óóÐ  \ ÐÌà  àNoneÐ ” ä  ÐÌà  àòòTOTAL€(ABSENT)€VOTE:€(01)óóÐ  l  ÐÌà  àDwight€Ô_ÔThroneberryÔ_ÔÐ ¤ô  ÐÌà  àòòMOTION€AS€AMENDED€ADOPTED€BY€ROLL€CALL€VOTE.óóÐ ,|  ÐÌÔ€X ÑXòôèuÔLegislative€Minutes€on€Item€K.4.,€Rutherford€County€Bd.€of€Commððn€(May€13,€1999).Ð ´  ÐÌà  àThus,€the€ð ðturf€warðð€reached€an€impasse€and€the€Board€of€Education€sued€for€a€declaratoryÐ ŒÜ Ðjudgment€that€the€action€on€Item€K.4.€reflected€in€the€Rutherford€County€Commissionððs€LegislativeÐ xÈ ÐMinutes€from€this€May€13,€1999€meeting€was€invalid.Ð d´ ÐÌà  àThe€Complaint€in€chancery€for€declaratory€judgment€was€met€by€a€Motion€to€Dismiss€underÐ <Œ ÐRule€12.02(6)€Tennessee€Rules€of€Civil€Procedure€for€failure€to€state€a€claim€upon€which€relief€couldÐ (x Ðbe€granted.€€On€August€9,€1999,€the€learned€chancellor€overruled€the€Motion€to€Dismiss€and,Ð d Ðapplying€section€10€of€Chapter€454€of€the€Private€Acts€of€1967,€entered€Declaratory€Judgment€inÐ P Ðfavor€of€the€Rutherford€County€Board€of€Education€holding€the€County€Commissionððs€action€of€MayÐ ì< Ð13,€1999€to€be€invalid.€€Said€the€chancellor:Ð Ø( ÐÌà8  àDefendants€argue€that€the€County€Commissionððs€action€is€permitted€by€Tenn.€CodeÐ ° ÐAnn.€ðð49„2„201(7)€or€by€the€Public€Building€Authorities€Act€of€1971,€Tenn.€CodeÐ œì ÐAnn.€ðð12„10„101€òòet€seq.,òòóó€óóor€both.€€The€Court€disagrees,€and€finds€that€the€hiring€[of]Ð ˆØ  Ðarchitects€and€contractors€is€a€planning€function€within€the€scope€of€duties€of€theÐ t Ä! ÐBoard€of€Education,€not€the€County€Commission.Ð`!°"Ð Ð  ÐÌà8  àà ` àThe€Public€Building€Authority€can€have€a€role€in€the€school€constructionÐ 8#ˆ$ Ðprocess.€€The€Board€of€Education€has€the€authority€to€decide€the€role€of€the€PublicÐ $$t% ÐBuilding€Authority€in€its€school€construction€projects.€€The€County€Commission€hasÐ %` & Ðthe€opportunity€to€fund,€partially€fund,€or€not€to€fund€the€buildings€which€are€plannedÐ ü%L!' Ðby€the€Board€of€Education.Ðè&8"(Ð Ð  ÐÌà8  àà ` àAccordingly,€it€is€hereby€ORDERED,€ADJUDGED€and€DECREED€thatÐ À($* Ðjudgment€on€the€Motion€to€Dismiss€is€granted€in€favor€of€Plaintiff€Rutherford€CountyÐ ¬)ü$+ ÐBoard€of€Education€and€against€the€Defendants€Rutherford€County€Commission,Ð ˜*è%, ÐRutherford€County€Public€Building€Authority€and€County€Executive€Nancy€Allen.€Ð „+Ô&- ÐAs€judgment€on€the€Motion€to€Dismiss€is€dispositive€of€all€issues€pending€in€thisÐ ° Ðcause,€the€entry€of€this€Order€shall€constitute€the€Final€Order.МìÐ Ð  ÐÌTimely€notice€of€appeal€was€filed€by€the€defendants.Ð tÄ ÐÌANALYSISÐ L œ ÐÌà  àIn€construing€the€provisions€of€Chapter€115€of€the€Public€Acts€of€1925,€which€was€an€act€toÐ $ t Ðestablish€and€maintain€a€uniform€system€of€public€education€and€was€the€genesis€of€much€of€TitleÐ  ` Ð49€of€the€Tennessee€Code,€the€Supreme€Court€observed:€ð ðThe€Act€contemplates€reasonableÐ ü L  Ðcooperation€between€the€revenue€spending€governmental€agencies,€of€which€the€county€board€ofÐ è 8  Ðeducation€is€one,€and€the€revenue€raising€governmental€agencies,€of€which€the€quarterly€county€courtÐ Ô$  Ðis€another.€€Without€such€coordination€there€would€be€great€confusion€in€the€fiscal€affairs€of€theÐ À  Ðcounties.ðð€€òòState€v.€Polk€Countyóó,€165€Tenn.€196,€200,€54€S.W.2d€714,€715„16€(1932).Ð ¬ü  ÐÌà  àThe€lack€of€reasonable€co„ordination€and€cooperation€between€the€Rutherford€County€SchoolÐ „Ô  ÐBoard€on€the€one€hand€and€the€Rutherford€County€Commission€on€the€other,€if€the€parties€allow€itÐ pÀ Ðto€continue,€can€place€the€state€government€in€an€untenable€position€since€public€schools€are€aÐ \¬ Ðconstitutionally€mandated€state€responsibility€under€Article€XI,€section€12€of€the€TennesseeÐ H˜ ÐConstitution.€€Having€legislatively€created€the€Board€of€Education,€and€having€legislativelyÐ 4„ Ðempowered€the€County€Commission,€the€state€is€not€helpless.€€The€Board€of€Education,€having€beenÐ  p Ðcreated€by€statute,€can€perish€by€statute,€and€it€is€long€settled€that€by€a€stroke€of€the€legislative€penÐ  \ Ðthe€General€Assembly€may€strip€the€County€Commission€of€all€of€its€non„constitutional€powers.€€òòSeeÐ øH ÐPrescott€v.€Duncanóó,€126€Tenn.€106,€148€S.W.€229€(1912);€òòShelby€County€Bd.€of€Ô_ÔCommððrsÔ_Ô.€v.€ShelbyÐ ä4 ÐCounty€Quarterly€Ct.óó,€216€Tenn.€470,€392€S.W.2d€935,€(1965).Ð Ð  ÐÌà  àEven€prior€to€Chapter€115€of€the€Public€Acts€of€1925,€the€Supreme€Court€of€Tennessee€hadÐ ¨ø Ðobserved€that€ð ðthe€supervision€and€control€of€the€schools€of€the€county,€the€employment€of€teachers,Ð ”ä Ðthe€fixing€of€salaries,€erecting€of€buildings,€etc.,€is€entirely€taken€from€the€county€court€and€vestedÐ €Ð Ðin€the€county€board€of€education.ðð€€òòState€ex€rel€Boles.€v.€Groceóó,€152€Tenn.€566,€569„70,€280€Ô_ÔS.W.Ô_ÔÐ l¼ Ð27,€28€(1926).Ð X ¨ ÐÌà  àIn€1948,€the€Tennessee€Supreme€Court€observed€that€under€the€statutory€scheme€nowÐ 0"€  Ðcodified€in€Title€49€of€the€Tennessee€Code,€the€county€court€has€neither€constitutional€nor€statutoryÐ #l! Ðauthority€relative€to€the€erection,€furnishing€and€equipping€of€school€buildings.€€òòBandy€v.€Stateóó,€òòexÐ $X" Ðrel.€Bd.€of€Educ.€of€Sullivan€County,óó€186€Tenn.€11,€17„18,€207€S.W.2d€1011,€1013€(1948).Ð ô$D # ÐÌà  àAs€the€chancellor€held,€Chapter€454€of€the€Private€Acts€of€1967,€implementing€as€it€did€theÐ Ì&"% Ðprovisions€of€Chapter€252€of€the€Public€Acts€of€1967,€plainly€provides€in€section€10€thereof:€ð ðIt€shallÐ ¸'#& Ðbe€the€duty€of€the€Board€to€plan€for€the€extension€and€development€of€the€County€School€System;Ð ¤(ô#' Ðto€determine€the€need€for€new€buildings;€to€plan,€locate,€erect,€and€furnish€the€same,€after€theÐ )à$( ÐQuarterly€County€Court€shall€have€provided€funds€for€same.ðð€€1967€Tenn.€Priv.€Acts€454€ðð€10.Ð |*Ì%) ÐÐ h+¸&* Ðà  àThis€provision€implements€the€purposes€of€Chapter€252€Section€3€of€the€Public€Acts€of€1967Ð ° Ð(now€codified€as€section€49„2„111(c)€of€the€Code)€wherein€it€is€provided€that€said€ð ð[Ô_Ôb]oardsÔ_Ô€ofÐ œì Ðeducation€created€and€established€under€the€provisions€hereof€shall€have€and€possess€and€shallÐ ˆØ Ðexercise€all€of€the€rights,€duties,€powers€and€privileges€and€shall€discharge€all€of€the€duties€andÐ tÄ Ðobligations€imposed€upon€the€school€boards,€school€commissions,€boards€of€education€or€otherÐ `° Ðagencies€governing€the€school€affairs€of€the€counties€by€any€such€private€act€applicable€to€theÐ L œ Ðcounties.ðð€€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€49„2„111(c)€(1996).Ð 8 ˆ ÐÌà  àThe€position€of€the€County€Commission€before€the€Court€centers€around€the€Public€BuildingÐ  ` ÐAuthorities€Act€of€1971,€now€codified€as€Tennessee€Code€Annotated€sections€12„10„101€to€„124.€Ð ü L  ÐThe€County€Commission€asserts€that€this€Act€authorized€the€action€taken€by€the€County€CommissionÐ è 8  Ðof€May€13,€1999€whereby€the€Public€Building€Authority€was€directed€by€the€Commission€to€contractÐ Ô$  Ðwith€architects€for€the€design€of€three€schools,€select€a€contractor,€and€develop€design€plans€for€theseÐ À  Ðschools.€€The€Commission€further€asserts€that,€by€the€specific€terms€of€the€Public€BuildingÐ ¬ü  ÐAuthorities€Act€and€principles€of€statutory€construction,€the€Act€supercedes€any€conflictingÐ ˜è  Ðprovisions€of€Chapter€454€of€the€Private€Acts€of€1967.€€Finally,€the€Commission€asserts€that€the€MayÐ „Ô  Ð13th€resolution€does€not€run€afoul€of€the€Tennessee€General€Education€Law.€€Each€of€theseÐ pÀ Ðcontentions€is€without€merit.Ð \¬ ÐÌà  àFirst€of€all,€it€is€not€asserted€by€any€party€to€this€action€that€the€Public€Building€AuthoritiesÐ 4„ ÐAct€of€1971€authorizes€a€ð ðmunicipalityðð€to€create€an€entity€(Public€Building€Authority)€capable€ofÐ  p Ðsupplanting€and€superceding€both€the€creating€ð ðmunicipalityðð€and,€in€this€instance,€the€ð ðmunicipalÐ  \ Ðcorporationðð€involved.׃×Ý ƒ#ÃÝòòÚ  Ú1Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ×€€The€Public€Building€Authority€is€a€servant,€not€a€master,€of€a€municipalÐ øH Ðcorporation.€€As€the€Attorney€General€correctly€opined:Ð ä4 ÐÌà8  àà ` àThe€Public€Building€Authorities€Act€provides€an€alternative€method€toÐ ¼  Ðconstruct€public€buildings€furnishing€educational€public€services.€€Tenn.€Code€Ann.Ð ¨ø Ððð€12„10„102(a).€€The€Act€is€remedial€and€should€be€liberally€construed€to€effectuateÐ ”ä Ðits€purposes.€€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€12„10„102(b).€€The€Act€give€specific€authority€toÐ €Ð Ðcontract.Ðl¼Ð Ð  Ðà8  àà ` àThe€Act€allows€all€ð ðmunicipal€corporationsðð€to€contract€or€enter€into€a€leaseÐ X ¨ Ðor€loan€agreement€with€a€public€building€authority.€€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€12„10„Ð D!” Ð116(a)(1998€Supp.)€states€in€relevant€part€as€follows:Ð0"€ Ð Ð  ÐÌà  àà8 ` àAny€municipal€corporation€is€authorized€to€enter€into€such€leases,Ð $X" Ðloan€agreements,€sales€contracts€or€operating€contracts€by€resolutionÐ ô$D # Ðof€its€governing€body€.€.€.€with€an€authority€or€other€contracting€partyÐ ° Ðwith€respect€to€projects€or€parts€thereof,€for€such€term€or€terms€andÐ œì Ðupon€such€conditions€as€may€be€determined€by€such€governing€body,Ð ˆØ Ðboard€or€commission,€as€appropriate,€notwithstanding€and€withoutÐ tÄ Ðregard€to€the€restrictions,€prohibitions€or€requirements€of€any€otherÐ `° Ðlaw,€whether€public€or€private.ÐL œ` x` x ÐÌà8  àà ` àA€school€board€is€a€ð ðmunicipal€corporationðð€as€defined€by€the€Act.€€Under€theÐ $ t ÐAct,€the€term€ð ðmunicipal€corporationðð€meansÐ `Ð Ð  ÐÌà8  àà8` Ð Ð àany€county,€metropolitan€government,€incorporated€city€or€town,Ð è 8  Ðutility[]€district,€school€district,€power€district,€sanitary€district€orÐ Ô$  Ðother€municipal,€quasi„municipal€or€governmental€body€or€politicalÐ À  Ðsubdivision€in€this€state,€and€any€agency€authority,€branch,€bureau,Ð ¬ü  Ðcommission,€corporation,€department€or€instrumentality€.€.€.€.€€à @¾ àà @¾ àИè ` x` x ÐÌà  àTenn.€Code€Ann.ðð€12„10„103(7)(1998€Supp.).Ð pÀ ÐÌOp.€Tenn.€Ô_ÔAttððyÔ_Ô€Gen.€99„094€(April€21,€1999).Ð H˜ ÐÌà  àAs€this€Court€has€observed:€ð ðWe€think€that€the€purpose€of€the€Act€is€clear,€i.e.,€to€provideÐ  p Ðcounties,€municipalities,€and€boards€of€education€the€means€to€accomplish€goals€that€are€notÐ  \ Ðavailable€directly€to€those€entities.ðð€€òòÔ_ÔShankleÔ_Ô€v.€Bedford€County€Bd.€of€Educ.,€óóNo.€01A01„9609„CH„Ð øH Ð00387,€1997€WL€83662,€at€*€5€(Tenn.€Ct.€App.€Feb.€28,€1997).Ð ä4 ÐÌà  àThe€Public€Building€Authority€thus,€under€its€enabling€Act,€has€no€power€independent€of€aÐ ¼  Ðcontract€with€a€ð ðmunicipal€corporationðð.€€The€Act€of€1971,€as€amended,€does€not€purport€to€either€Ð ¨ø Ðexpand€or€diminish€the€powers€of€a€ð ðmunicipal€corporationðð€whether€that€municipal€corporation€beÐ ”ä Ða€county€acting€through€its€county€commission€or€a€school€district€acting€through€its€board€ofÐ €Ð Ðeducation.€€There€is€simply€no€conflict€between€the€Public€Building€Authorities€Act€of€1971,€ChapterÐ l¼ Ð454€of€the€Private€Acts€of€1967,€or€Title€49€of€Tennessee€Code€Annotated.€€Indeed,€if€the€ambiguityÐ X ¨ Ðof€language€inherent€in€the€extensive€verbiage€of€Code€sections€12„10„101€to€„124€did€conflict€withÐ D!” Ðthe€extensive€provisions€of€Title€49,€the€conflict€would€be€resolved€consistent€with€Title€49.€€òòSee,óóÐ 0"€  ÐTenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€1„3„103€(1994).Ð #l! ÐÌà  àIn€the€context€of€this€case,€the€only€ð ðmunicipal€corporationðð€empowered€by€the€legislatureÐ ô$D # Ðto€contract€with€the€Public€Building€Authority€to€plan€for€the€extension€and€development€of€theÐ à%0!$ Ðcounty€school€system€and€to€implement€the€location€and€erection€of€the€schools€in€issue€is€theÐ Ì&"% ÐRutherford€County€Board€of€Education.€€As€the€Attorney€General€correctly€opined,€ð ðthe€RutherfordÐ ¸'#& ÐCounty€Commission€does€not€have€the€authority€to€transfer€from€the€county€school€board€to€theÐ ¤(ô#' Ðcounty€public€building€authority,€or€other€county€agency,€the€school€boardððs€duties€regarding€schoolÐ )à$( Ðlocation,€design€and€construction.ðð€€Op.€Tenn.€Ô_ÔAttððyÔ_Ô€Gen.€99„015€(Jan.€29,€1999).Ð |*Ì%) ÐÐ h+¸&* ÐCONCLUSIONÐ ° ÐÌà  àThe€Chancellor€was€clearly€correct€in€declaring€the€action€of€the€Rutherford€CountyÐ ˆØ ÐCommission€reflected€in€Item€K.4.€in€the€Minutes€of€its€May€13,€1999€meeting€invalid.Ð tÄ ÐÌà  àThe€judgment€of€the€trial€court€is€in€all€respects€affirmed,€and€the€case€is€remanded€to€the€trialÐ L œ Ðcourt€for€such€further€proceedings€as€may€be€helpful€to€the€parties€in€breaking€this€impasse,€as€theÐ 8 ˆ ÐCourt€possesses€neither€the€authority€to€control€the€Rutherford€County€Board€of€Education€in€itsÐ $ t Ðstatutory€duties€concerning€the€school€system,€nor€the€authority€to€compel€the€Rutherford€CountyÐ  ` ÐCommission€to€provide€the€funds€to€implement€the€decisions€of€the€Board€of€Education.€€òòState€exÐ ü L  Ðrel.€Weaver€v.€Ayersóó,€756€S.W.2d€217€(Tenn.€1988).Ð è 8  ÐÌà  àCosts€of€this€cause€are€assessed€against€the€Rutherford€County€Commission.€à Ð à€€Ð À  Ðà  à€ÌÌÌÌ€€òò€óóà0  àà0` (#(#àà0¸ ` (#` (#àà0¸ (#¸ (#àà0h(#(#àà0Àh(#h(#à__________________________________________Ð\¬À(#À(# Ðà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àWILLIAM€B.€CAIN,€JUDGE