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Pay plan issues and salary adjustments

MTAS was asked about giving a 2% raise to all employees being paid less than $40,000 and a one-time $500 bonus payment to everyone else.

Stokes, Richard
General
Personnel--Compensation
Public
05/7/2021
05/24/2012

Open Meetings in Tennessee: Compliance with the Public Meetings Law (2009)

The Tennessee Public Meetings Law declares that all public policy and public business decisions must be made in meetings that are open to the public and requires adequate public notice and thorough minutes of such meetings.

Ashburn, Melissa
General
Open meetings--Laws and regulations--Tennessee
Open meetings--Laws and regulations
Meetings--Planning and management
Internal
12/21/2009
12/21/2009

Employee of the police department who also serves as a part-time magistrate

MTAS was asked about an employee of the police department who also serves as a part-time magistrate.

Moore, Todd
Legal Opinion
Conflict of interests
Courts--Judges
Police--Personnel
Internal
07/26/2021
04/15/1996

Ordinance of the city of Cowan designating the city council as the beer board

MTAS was asked to prepare an ordinance designating the city council as the beer board.

Darden, Don
Ordinance
Beer--Boards
Beer--Municipal ordinances
Alcoholic beverages--Municipal ordinances
Alcoholic beverages
Municipal ordinances
City council
Public
07/22/2021
03/12/2003

Requirement that property owners build sidewalks

MTAS was asked whether a town can effectuate the authority it has under its charter to require property owners to construct sidewalks along the street abutting their property.

Huffer, Dennis
Legal Opinion
Public works--Construction
Sidewalks
Internal
05/28/2021
04/4/2002

Regulating the exterior appearance of mobile homes

MTAS was asked whether a city can require that double-wide mobile homes placed in the city have roof overhangs and gutters.

Hemsley, Sid
Legal Opinion
Mobile homes
Building codes--Laws and regulations
Public
07/29/2021
01/29/2007

Resolution enacting a web design work scholarship program

A resolution to pay students a stipend to work on a city's Web site.

Hardy, Pat
Resolution
Web sites--Design
Web sites--Development
E-government
Pittman Center (Tenn)
Web sites--Municipal resolutions
Public
07/16/2021
10/3/2005

Administrative powers of the mayor

MTAS was asked whether the mayor can temporarily move personnel from the parks and recreation department to the public works department without the prior approval of the board of mayor and aldermen.

Hemsley, Sid
Legal Opinion
Municipal government--Administration
Personnel--Administration
Mayor
Public
06/14/2021
11/13/2009

Court operations in selected Tennessee municipalities

Nine Tennessee municipalities responded to a survey about their court operations, including number of full and part-time employees; how often court is held; number of cases in calendar year 2023; and how payments are handled (e.g., online or over the phone).

Adams-O'Brien, Frances
Survey
Courts
Courts--Municipal
Public
04/29/2024
01/1/2024

Assistant civil engineer

Job description for the position of Assistant Civil Engineer.

Belmont
Job Description
Engineers
Personnel--Classification
Public
04/15/2021
07/31/2002
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