MTAS was asked several questions about the jurisdiction of a municipal court, its ability to punish offenders for failure to appear, and additional costs imposed on misdemeanor cases.
| Courts--Municipal Courts Courts--General sessions |
MTAS was asked whether the city attorney filing suit for collection of delinquent real property taxes is limited to a 10% fee.
| Tax collection--Delinquent taxes City attorney |
MTAS was asked whether a member of the city's governing body could be a volunteer firefighter.
| Fire--Volunteer organizations Fire--Personnel |
MTAS was asked whether a city could sell parts of a building to its various departments to satisfy the city's debt to the department.
| Finance--Municipal Finance--Debt obligation |
MTAS was asked whether the city school superintendent is a city employee and eligible to serve as a member of the Board of Mayor and Aldermen.
| Elections--Laws and regulations Schools--Personnel City council |
MTAS was asked to analyze several questions related to conflicts of interest provisions in the city charter and questions about the right of city to add charter provisions related to civil rights.
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Charter Provisions public.docx
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| Charters--City--Tennessee Conflict of interests Civil rights--Laws and regulations Personnel--Equal opportunity Ethics |
MTAS was asked to analyze the question of what is the lowest and best bid.
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Rejecting Any And All Bids public.doc
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| Purchasing--Bids proposals and specifications |
MTAS was asked for assistance with questions related to a landowner desiring to modify a previously granted zoning variance.
| Zoning--Laws and regulations--Tennessee Zoning--Variances and appeals |
The town of Bean Station is accepting resumes for a full-time city recorder position.
Please submit resumes to: Town of Bean Station, 785 Main Street, Bean Station, TN, 37708.