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Handicapped parking

MTAS was asked about the law governing handicapped parking .

Hemsley, Sid
Legal Opinion
Disabled--Laws and regulations
Handicapped
Parking--Laws and regulations
Internal
06/21/2021
07/16/1992

Tennessee's Non-Smoker Protection Act (2011)

Smoking in public places (notably municipal workplaces) is now recognized by the Tennessee Legislature as a public health issue and is, therefore, banned.

Jones, Bonnie
General
Public health and safety
Personnel--Health and safety--Smoking
Internal
06/2/2011
06/2/2011

General fund: fund balance policy

The Fund Balance Policy is intended to provide guidelines during the preparation and execution of the annual budget to ensure that sufficient reserves are maintained for unanticipated expenditures or revenue shortfalls. The sample policy contains percentages and dollar thresholds for illustrative purposes thus each city should determine the levels of fund balance which best suit their government operations.

Cook, Gail
General
Accounting--Fund balance
Budgets--Municipal
Budgets--Preparation
Public
07/1/2021
09/15/2010

School zone issues: the town of Trezevant

In this study, the main issue is the safety of the children who walk to and from school; secondary concerns were those of vehicles needing to turn against the traffic flow.

Chlarson, John
General
Sidewalks
Traffic
Streets
Public
05/11/2020
11/29/2010

Sign control

MTAS was asked to analyze the law governing limitations on municipal regulations on political signs.

Hemsley, Sid
Legal Opinion
Code enforcement
Elections
Politics
Sign control
Signs and signboards
Zoning--Laws and regulations
Internal
05/5/2021
05/28/2002

Eminent domain and necessity of the taking

MTAS was asked for information on any recently tried condemnation suits.

Ashburn, Melissa
Legal Opinion
Eminent domain--Laws and regulations
Internal
05/7/2021
08/16/2007

Phase II storm water permit application

Includes blank application and sample of filled-in application.

Chlarson, John
Form
Stormwater management
Stormwater management--Tennessee
Licenses and permits
Forms--Municipal
Internal
05/26/2021
10/2/2002

How is residency of a voter, or of an officeholder, determined?

MTAS was asked how the residency of a voter, or of an officeholder, is determined.

Hemsley, Sid
Legal Opinion
Elections
Elections--Residency requirements
Internal
08/19/2021
02/25/1998

Legislature Rules College Degree Counts Toward Certification Process of City Clerks and Recorders

New legislation that recently passed through the Tennessee General Assembly assures that a college degree would help satisfy the required education hours.
MTAS
General
Personnel
Internal
05/4/2021
03/11/1996

Filling vacancies in board of alderman

MTAS was asked whether by taking the mayor's office, an alderman had created a vacancy in the aldermanic position that must be filled by the board.

Pullen, Mark
Legal Opinion
City council--Procedure
City councilmember
Mayor
Internal
07/20/2021
01/15/1997
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