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Budget Certificate - Recognition to Local Officials

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State law requires every county, municipality, and utility district in Tennessee to adopt an annual budget. To be effective, a budget should be adopted prior to the beginning of the fiscal year. The budget should also be based on reliable estimates, structurally balanced, provide for cash liquidity, allow for adequate reserves, monitored throughout the year, and amended as necessary. See our Seven Keys to a Fiscally Well-Managed Government.

Local officials that adopt budgets meeting the following specific criteria are awarded an annual certificate from the Comptroller of the Treasury:

  • The budget was adopted on or before the fiscal year end;
  • The budget was filed with our office within 15 days of adoption;
  • No issues of concern were raised during our review of the budget; and
  • The local government is not currently under the oversight of the Tennessee Board of Utility Regulation.

Current Certificate Recipients - FY 2024

Anderson County Marshall County
Bedford County McNairy County
Blount County Metropolitan Government of Hartsville and Trousdale County
Campbell County Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County
Cannon County Monroe County
Cheatham County Roane County
Decatur County Scott County
DeKalb County Sevier County
Fayette County Stewart County
Franklin County Sumner County
Giles County Unicoi County
Hamblen County Union County
Hamilton County Warren County
Henderson County Washington County
Hickman County White County
Knox County Williamson County
Loudon County Wilson County
Marion County  
Adams Enville Mosheim
Alexandria Estill Springs Mountain City
Algood Etowah Mt. Juliet
Altamont Forest Hills Murfreesboro
Ardmore Gallatin New Hope
Arlington Germantown New Tazewell
Ashland City Goodlettsville Nolensville
Athens Greenback Oak Ridge
Auburntown Henderson Orme
Bartlett Henry Parkers Crossroads
Baxter Jefferson City Pegram
Blaine Jonesborough Piperton
Carthage Kimball Pleasant Hill
Cedar Hill Kingston Pleasant View
Centertown Kingston Springs Pulaski
Chapel Hill Knoxville Red Bank
Charleston Lafayette Ridgeside
Charlotte Lakesite Ripley
Chattanooga Lookout Mountain Rockford
Clarksville Loudon Rockwood
Collierville Maryville Sevierville
Cookeville Maynardville Shelbyville
Cornersville McLemoresville Springfield
Cowan McMinnville Stantonville
Dandridge Medina Tazewell
Dayton Medon Thompson's Station
Dowelltown Monteagle Trenton
Eagleville Morrison Unicoi
East Ridge Morristown Whiteville
Alpha-Talbott Utility District Mallory Valley Utility District
Arthur-Shawanee Utility District Middle Tennessee Natural Gas Utility District
Bangham Utility District Milcrofton Utility District
Bedford County Utility District Natural Gas Utility District of Hawkins County
Bon De Croft Utility District Nolensville-College Grove Utility District
Cagle-Fredonia Utility District North Stewart Utility District
Calhoun-Charleston Utility District North Utility District of Decatur and Benton Counties, TN
Castalian Springs-Bethpage Utility District North Utility District of Rhea County
Cedar Grove Utility District North West Utility District
Center Grove-Winchester Springs Utility District Northeast Henry County Utility District
Chuckey Utility District Northeast Knox Utility District
Consolidated Utility District of Rutherford County Northwest Dyersburg Utility District
Cookeville Boat Dock Road Utility District Northwest Henry Utility District
Copper Basin Utility District Oak Ridge Utility District
Cordell Hull Utility District Ocoee Utility District
County Wide Utility District Old Gainesboro Road Utility District
Crockett Public Utility District Paris-Henry County Public Utility District
Cumberland Utility District of Roane and Morgan Counties Persia Utility District
Cunningham Utility District Plateau Utility District
DeKalb Utility District Poplar Grove Utility District
DeWhite Utility District Powell Valley Utility District
East Montgomery Utility District Powell-Clinch Utility District
Eastside Utility District Public Utility District of Jefferson and Cocke Counties
Elk River Public Utility District Reelfoot Lake Regional Utility and Planning District
Fall River Road Utility District Riceville Utility District
First Utility District of Carter County River Road Utility District
First Utility District of Hardin County Roane Central Utility District
First Utility District of Hawkins County Russellville-Whitesburg Utility District
First Utility District of Tipton County Savannah Valley Utility District
Gibson County Utility District Second South Cheatham Utility District
Gladeville Utility District Sevier County Utility District
Glen Hills Utility District Shady Grove Utility District
Grandview Utility District Smith Utility District
H.B. and T.S. Utility District South Blount County Utility District
Hallsdale-Powell Utility District South Carroll Utility District
Hampton Utility District South Cumberland Utility District
Harbor Utility District South Elizabethton Utility District
Hardeman-Fayette Utility District South Giles Utility District
Harpeth Valley Utility District Surgoinsville Utility District
Hendersonville Utility District Sylvia-Tennessee City-Pond Utility District
Hillsville Utility District Unicoi County Gas Utility District
Hixson Utility District Warren County Utility District
Humphreys County Utility District Watts Bar Utility District
Huntsville Utility District West Cumberland Utility District
Knox-Chapman Utility District West Knox Utility District
Laguardo Utility District West Overton Utility District
Lake County Utility District West Stewart Utility District of Stewart County
Lakeview Utility District West Warren-Viola Utility District
Madison Suburban Utility District of Davidson County White House Utility District
Hamilton County Water & Wastewater Treatment Authority Water & Wastewater Treatment Authority of Coffee County
Watauga River Regional Water Authority Water Authority of Dickson County
Water & Wastewater Authority of Wilson County West Robertson Water Authority
Erwin Utilities Authority Paris Utility Authority  
Jackson Energy Authority Union City Energy Authority  
Anderson County Lawrence County
Bedford County Loudon County
Benton County Madison County
Bledsoe County Marion County
Blount County McNairy County
Campbell County Metropolitan Government of Hartsville and Trousdale County
Cheatham County Montgomery County
Coffee County Pickett County
Dyer County Roane County
Gibson County Scott County
Giles County Sevier County
Greene County Smith County
Hamilton County Stewart County
Hardin County Union County
Henderson County Warren County
Hickman County White County
Houston County Williamson County
Knox County  
Adams Estill Springs Mountain City
Alcoa Farragut Murfreesboro
Alexandria Fayetteville Nolensville
Algood Finger Norris
Altamont Forest Hills Oak Ridge
Arlington Friendsville Paris
Ashland City Germantown Parkers Crossroads
Athens Greenback Pegram
Auburntown Greenfield Pigeon Forge
Baileyton Gruetli-Laager Piperton
Bartlett Guys Pittman Center
Baxter Henry Plainview
Belle Meade Hickory Valley Pleasant Hill
Berry Hill Hohenwald Pleasant View
Braden Jackson Portland
Brentwood Jefferson City Red Bank
Brownsville Kimball Ridgeside
Byrdstown Kingston Springs Ridgetop
Centertown Knoxville Ripley
Charleston La Grange Rives
Charlotte Lafayette Rockford
Chattanooga Lakeland Rockwood
Clarksville LaVergne Saulsbury
Clinton Lookout Mountain Savannah
Coalmont Loudon Soddy-Daisy
Collegedale Maryville Somerville
Collierville McMinnville Springfield
Columbia Medina Sweetwater
Cookeville Medon Thompson's Station
Crab Orchard Memphis Three Way
Cumberland City Michie Tracy City
Dandridge Middleton Unicoi
Dover Milan Union City
Dowelltown Milledgeville Vonore
Eagleville Monteagle Walden
Eastview Morrison Watauga
Elizabethton Morristown White House
Enville Mosheim Winchester
Erwin Mount Juliet  
Alpha-Talbott Utility District Middle Tennessee Natural Gas Utility District
Arthur-Shawanee Utility District Milcrofton Utility District
Bloomingdale Utility District Nolensville-College Grove Utility District
Blountville Utility District North Utility District of Decatur and Benton Counties, TN
Castalian Springs-Bethpage Utility District North Utility District of Rhea County
Center Grove-Winchester Springs Utility District Northeast Henry County Utility District
Chuckey Utility District Northeast Knox Utility District
Claiborne Utilities District Northwest Dyersburg Utility District
Consolidated Utility District of Rutherford County Oak Ridge Utility District
Cookeville Boat Dock Road Utility District Ocoee Utility District
Cordell Hull Utility District O'Connor Utility District
Crab Orchard Utility District Old Gainesboro Road Utility District
Crockett Public Utility District Old Knoxville Highway Utility District
Cross Anchor Utility District Paris-Henry County Public Utility District
Cumberland Utility District of Roane and Morgan Counties Persia Utility District
Cunningham Utility District Poplar Grove Utility District
DeKalb Utility District Powell-Clinch Utility District
DeWhite Utility District Public Utility District of Jefferson and Cocke Counties
East Montgomery Utility District Quebeck-Walling Utility District
East Sevier County Utility District Reelfoot Lake Regional Utility and Planning District
Eastside Utility District Riceville Utility District
Fall Creek Falls Utility District River Road Utility District
First Utility District of Carter County Roane Central Utility District
First Utility District of Tipton County Russellville-Whitesburg Utility District
Gibson County Utility District Saltillo Utility District
Gladeville Utility District Savannah Valley Utility District
Glen Hills Utility District Sevier County Utility District
Grandview Utility District Smith Utility District
Hallsdale-Powell Utility District South Blount County Utility District
Hampton Utility District South Cumberland Utility District
Harbor Utility District South Elizabethton Utility District
Hardeman-Fayette Utility District South Fork Utility District
Hendersonville Utility District Summertown Utility District
Hillsville Utility District Sylvia-Tennessee City-Pond Utility District
Hixson Utility District Unicoi Water Utility District
Hornbeak Utility District Union Fork-Bakewell Utility District
Horton Highway Utility District Walden's Ridge Utility District
Humphreys County Utility District Warren County Utility District
Huntsville Utility District Watts Bar Utility District
Knox-Chapman Utility District West Cumberland Utility District
Laguardo Utility District West Knox Utility District
Lake County Utility District West Overton Utility District
Lakeview Utility District West Stewart Utility District of Stewart County
Madison Suburban Utility District of Davidson County West Warren-Viola Utility District
Mallory Valley Utility District White House Utility District
Anderson County Water Authority Water Authority of Dickson County
Hamilton County Water and Wastewater Treatment Authority West Robertson Water Authority
Water & Wastewater Authority of Wilson County  
Bedford County
Knox County
Blount County Lawrence County
Cannon County Madison County
Carroll County Marshall County
Chester County  McMinn County
Coffee County McNairy County
Dyer County Metro-Trousdale County
Fentress County Monroe County
Gibson County Overton County
Giles County Pickett County
Greene County Roane County
Hamblen County Robertson County
Hamilton County Sevier County
Hickman County Smith County
Houston County Union County
Humphreys County Warren County
Jefferson County White County
Johnson County  
Adams Gallatin Norris
Alamo Greenback Oak Ridge
Algood Gruetli-Laager Paris
Ardmore Guys Parkers Crossroads
Arlington Henry Pegram
Auburntown Hollow Rock Pittman Center
Baileyton Jefferson City Plainview
Baxter Johnson City Pleasant View
Bolivar Kimball Pulaski
Brentwood Kingston Springs Ridgetop
Brownsville Knoxville Ripley
Byrdstown Lafayette Rives
Caryville Lakeland Rockford
Cedar Hill Lakesite Saulsbury
Centertown LaVergne Savannah
Clarksville Lebanon Selmer
Collegedale Lenoir City Sevierville
Collierville Loretto Shelbyville
Columbia Loudon Slayden
Cookeville Madisonville Smyrna
Cornersville Martin Springfield
Crossville Maryville Tazewell
Dandridge Maynardville Thompson's Station
Dayton McLemoresville Three Way
Dickson Medina Townsend
Dover Milledgeville Trenton
Eagleville Millington Tullahoma
Elizabethton Monteagle  Unicoi
Enville Morristown Vonore
Ethridge Mountain City Watauga
Etowah Mufreesboro Westmoreland
Farragut New Tazewell White House
Forest Hills Newport  Winfield
Arthur-Shawanee Utility District Mallory Valley Utility District
Bloomingdale Utility District Middle Tennessee Natural Gas Utility District
Blount County Fire Protection District North Utility District of Decatur and Benton Counties, Tennessee
Blountville Utility District North Utility District of Rhea County
Bon De Croft Utility District Northeast Henry County Utility District
Cagle-Fredonia Utility District Northeast Knox Utility District
Castalian Springs-Bethpage Utility District Northwest Dyersburg Utility District
Center Grove-Winchester Springs Utility District Oak Ridge Utility District
Chuckey Utility District O'Connor Utility District
Claiborne Utility District Old Knoxville Highway Utility District
Cookeville Boat Dock Road Utility District Paris Henry County Public Utility District
Cordell Hull Utility District Poplar Grove Utility District
County Wide Utility District Powell-Clinch Utility District
DeKalb Utility District Public Utility District of Jefferson and Cocke Counties
Dewhite Utility District Reelfoot Lake Regional Utility and Planning District
East Montgomery Utility District Reelfoot Utility District
Eastside Utility District Riceville Utility District
Elk River Public Utility District Roane Central Utility District
Fall Creek Falls Utility District Savannah Valley Utility District
First Utility District of Carter County Sevier County Utility District
First Utility District of Knox County Shady Grove Utility District
Gladeville Utility District Smith Utility District
Glen Hills Utility District South Blount County Utility District
Hampton Utility District South Elizabethton Utility District
Harpeth Valley Utility District Surgoinsville Utility District
Hendersonville Utility District Sylvia-Tennessee City-Pond Utility District
Hixson Utility District Tuckaleechee Utility District
Hornbeak Utility District West Knox Utility District
Horton Highway Utility District West Overton Utility District
Humphreys County Utility District West Warren-Viola Utility District
Huntsville Utility District  West Wilson Utility District
Knox-Chapman Utility District White House Utility District
Madison Suburban Utility District of Davidson County  
Cheatham County Water and Wastewater Authority Water Authority of Dickson County
Watauga River Regional Water Authority West Robertson Water Authority
Water & Wastewater Authority of Wilson County  
Bedford County
Robertson County
Benton County Scott County
Blount County Sevier County
Greene County Stewart County
Hamilton County Union County
Hickman County Washington County
Jefferson County White County
Lawrence County Wilson County
Maury County  
Algood Etowah Pigeon Forge
Ardmore Farragut Piperton
Athens Forest Hills Pittman Center
Auburntown Friendsville Plainview
Baneberry Goodlettsville Powells Crossroads
Bolivar Greenback Pulaski
Brentwood Gruetli-Laager Ridgeside
Byrdstown Guys Ripley
Carthage Hollow Rock Rives
Caryville La Vergne Rockford
Centerville Lakeland Saulsbury
Charleston Lakesite Sevierville
Chattanooga Lawrenceburg Shelbyville
Church Hill Loretto Smyrna
Clarksville Lynnville Soddy-Daisy
Collegedale Madisonville South Pittsburg
Columbia Maryville Sparta
Cookeville Medon Sweetwater
Cornersville Middleton Tazewell
Covington Monteagle Townsend
Cumberland Gap Mount Pleasant Trenton
Dandridge Munford Watauga
Decaturville Newport Westmoreland
Dickson Norris White House
Dover Oak Ridge Winchester
Dresden Paris Winfield
Elizabethton Pegram  
Bean Station Utility District New Canton Utility District
Blount County Fire Protection District New Market Utility District
Castalian Springs-Bethpage Utility District Nolensville-College Grove Utility District
Center Grove-Winchester Springs Utility District North Utility District of Decatur and Benton Counties, Tennessee
Chuckey Utility District North Utility District of Rhea County
Cordell Hull Utility District North West Utility District
Crab Orchard Utility District Northeast Knox Utility District
Cumberland Heights Utility District Northwest Dyersburg Utility District
Cumberland Utility District of Roane and Morgan Counties Oak Ridge Utility District
Cunningham Utility District O'Connor Utility District
DeKalb Utility District Old Knoxville Highway Utility District
Dewhite Utility District Perryville Utility District
East Fork Utility District Persia Utility District
East Montgomery Utility District Pleasant View Utility District
Fall Creek Falls Utility District Poplar Grove Utility District
Gladeville Utility District Powell Valley Utility District
Grandview Utility District Powell-Clinch Utility District
Hampton Utility District Quebeck-Walling Utility District
Harpeth Valley Utility District Reelfoot Lake Regional Utility and Planning District
Hendersonville Utility District Riceville Utility District
Hornbeak Utility District Roane Central Utility District
Horton Highway Utility District Russellville-Whitesburg Utility District
Huntsville Utility District Sewanee Utility District
Jefferson-Cocke Counties Utility District Smith Utility District
Knox-Chapman Utility District South Bristol-Weaver Pike Utility District
Laguardo Utility District South Elizabethton Utility District
Lakeview Utility District West Knox Utility District
Madison Suburban Utility District of Davidson County West Warren-Viola Utility District
Mallory Valley Utility District West Wilson Utility District
Middle Tennessee Natural Gas Utility District White House Utility District