12-9-102 - Purpose.
12-9-102. Purpose.
It is the purpose of this chapter to permit local governmental units the most efficient use of their powers by enabling them to cooperate with other localities on a basis of mutual advantage and thereby provide services and facilities in a manner and pursuant to forms of governmental organization that will accord best with geographic, economic, population, and other factors influencing the needs and development of local communities.
[Acts 1967, ch. 350, § 1; T.C.A., § 12-802.]