Tenn. Code Ann. § 7-84-513: Public hearing to be ordered - When held

Upon the filing of an initiating petition purporting to contain the requisite number of signatures, or upon the adoption of an initiating resolution by the governing body, the governing body shall order a public hearing to determine whether such central business improvement district shall be established. Such hearing shall be held not less than thirty (30) nor more than forty-five (45) days following the adoption of the initiating resolution by the governing body or following the filing of the initiating petition with the clerk of the governing body.