MTAS was asked whether a member of the City's Board of Waterworks, Sewerage and Natural Gas Commissioners may be appointed to fill a vacancy in the board after he has already served two successive four year terms.
| Boards--Municipal Utilities--Boards |
MTAS was asked to provide extensive legal information on utility connections and extensions.
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Utility Connections and Extensions public.pdf
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| Utilities Utilities--Compelling connections Utilities--Extension policies Utilities--Laws and regulations |
MTAS was asked if the city may handle the collection process, including the tax sale.
| Tax collection--Delinquent taxes Tax collection |
The Town of Henning was referred to the Water and Wastewater Financing Board (now the Tennessee Board of Utility Regulation). The Town received an order from the Board to have a third‐party verify that its rates are set in a manner to remedy its financial distress. A copy of the order can be found in Exhibit 1. The Town signed a letter of agreement with Municipal Technical Advisory Service (MTAS) to perform a rate study which addresses all the requirements as set out in the order.
| Water distribution--Rates and charges Water--Administration--Tennessee Water--Finance Wastewater--Administration Wastewater--Finance Wastewater--Rates and charges Henning (Tenn) |
Cities need to deal with municipal practices that often create in city employees the desire to organize and join a union.
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Public Employee Unions in Tennessee.pdf
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| Personnel--Labor relations Personnel--Employee relations |
MTAS was asked if a city could enter into an agreement with a developer to refrain from rezoning city-owned property for commercial use for a period of five years.
| Contracts Contracts--Laws and regulations Zoning Zoning--Laws and regulations |
An employment agreement between the Town of Pittman Center and the City Administrator.
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Employment Agreement.pdf
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| Personnel--Employment agreements City administrator |
MTAS was asked to review ordinance permitting mayor pro tem to hire consulting attorney.
| Mayor Boards City council City attorney |
MTAS was asked whether a person whose property extends within the corporate limits but whose house is outside of them would be considered a resident.
| Elections Elections--Residency requirements |
MTAS was asked about severing annexations in lawsuit.
| Annexation--Laws and regulations--Tennessee Annexation--Municipal ordinances Annexation--Tennessee Annexation--Laws and regulations |