The purpose of this manual is to provide cities with a better understanding of funding water and sewer utility operations.
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Utility Rate.pdf
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Utility Rate bw.pdf
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| Utilities--Finance Utilities--Administration Utilities--Rates and charges Water--Finance Water--Administration Wastewater--Finance Wastewater--Administration Sewers--Finance |
State law limits both state and local sales taxes on water, gas, electricity, and other energy sources used by manufacturers. Your city needs to ensure that your utility billing system reflects these different rates. The streamlined sales tax act is scheduled to take effect on July 1, 2013.
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Sales Tax Rate on Utility Sales.pdf
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Sales Tax Rate on Utility Sales bw.pdf
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| Tax collection Tax rates--Tennessee Taxes--Sales--Tennessee Utilities--Finance Utilities--Taxation |
MTAS was asked if the city needed to extend the probationary period for a police officer who was injured and on worker's compensation.
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Probationary Employees.pdf
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Probationary Employees.doc
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| Personnel--Dismissal Insurance--Workers compensation Police--Personnel |
MTAS was asked to provide an ordinance increasing the local option sales tax.
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Woodbury Sales Tax Resolution.pdf
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Woodbury Sales Tax Ordinance.pdf
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| Municipal ordinances Taxes--Sales |
MTAS was asked whether the city has any responsibility for trees growing in abandoned alleys.
| Streets--Closing Trees Trees--Laws and regulations Planning--Commissions |
MTAS conducted this fire station location review at the request of Fire Chief Kenneth Reeves on behalf of the City of Goodlettsville. The city is in portions of both Metropolitan Nashville-Davidson County and Sumner County located in Middle Tennessee. Fire protection and staffing is a local policy issue, and a community must balance local resources against acceptable risk. The Goodlettsville Fire Department is a career fire department recognized by the State of Tennessee. The department is supported and funded through the annual budgeting process and operates from one fire station for the 14.49 square miles within the city limits, protecting a population of 17,789 people.
| Fire--Facilities Fire--Personnel--Tennessee Fire--Reports |
MTAS was asked about the everyday supervision of library personnel, including the library director.
| Libraries--Public--Tennessee Libraries--Personnel Libraries--Administration--Tennessee Libraries--Boards |
In connection with the ethics portion of an MTAS EOA class, this handout on both statutory and common law conflicts of interest was developed.
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Conflicts of Interest in Tennessee.pdf
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| Conflict of interests Ethics |
MTAS was asked several questions relative to removal and/or ouster of a municipal officer under both the City Charter and Tennessee Code Annotated.
| City council--Procedure City councilmember Ouster of public officials Personnel--Dismissal |
An ordinance of the town of Bean Station, Tennessee temporarily suspending the “lodging/accommodation” tax in response to COVID-19.
| Tax collection--Municipal ordinances Taxes--Hotel and motel Taxes--Municipal ordinances Taxes--Sales--Municipal resolutions Taxes--Sales--Tennessee |