This publication covers the disposal of surplus items of equipment and materials; includes sample resolutions and surplus property nomination form.

Every city will occasionally find itself in possession of certain equipment, machinery, or materials that it no longer needs or wants. In most cases, the surplus property involves materials or equipment that have become obsolete or unused over the years, and the city decides it is time to unload these useless items, sell them to the public, and put the proceeds from the sale to good use. A well-managed municipality will have policies and procedures in place to assure that the sale of surplus property is conducted in an orderly, profitable, and ethically transparent manner. Failure to enact such policies – and to have them firmly in place prior to putting any surplus property up for sale – invites problems that may have unpleasant results for the city and its officers.

This publication concerns itself specifically with the disposal of surplus items of equipment and materials. It does not pertain to the sale of surplus real estate that a municipality may want to sell.

An example of a resolution that formalizes the agreement between a city and a county to operate and maintain a public library.

A step-by-step guide created by MTAS for obtaining the Commerical Driver License or CDL.

The Municipal Technical Advisory Service (MTAS) was requested to perform a comprehensive management review by the Red Bank City Manager, Martin Granum. This report will assess the operational effectiveness of the City of Red Bank’s Finance Department. This assessment review will focus on organization and staffing, operating procedures, and accounting and finance processes. The goal of this report is to recommend practices for the best structure, processes, and staffing level to provide effective and efficient services to citizens and other departments in the city. This assessment will include a review of recommendations.

MTAS was asked whether there are Tennessee cities that prevent property rights voters from voting on election day.

The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation Division of Air Pollution Control has recently created a new webpage that outlines the process for governmental agencies to follow when proposing a governmental collective site for the open burning of natural disaster debris.

Job description for the position of Engineering Technician for the City of Belmont.

MTAS was asked how far back a city may go to collect delinquent taxes, whether the city may authorize partial payments of delinquent taxes, and whether the city may forgive or waive penalty and interest accrued on delinquent taxes.

MTAS was asked whether the city can pay the county for the operation of certain street lights on the interstate highway system outside the city.