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Liability of city for water going down driveway at a certain residence

MTAS was asked whether the city has any liability for water running down the driveway of a certain house in the city, which the owner claims is the result of the paving of the street in front of the house that elevated the street to the level of the driveway, which until the street was paved was about 1-1/2 inches above the level of the street.

Hemsley, Sid
Legal Opinion
Stormwater management
Drainage
Liability
Internal
05/26/2021
11/10/2010

Liability and ownership of sidewalks

MTAS was asked if the city owns the sidewalks and is liable for damages and injuries caused from their disrepair.

Hemsley, Sid
Legal Opinion
Sidewalks
Liability
Governmental tort liability
Streets--Curbs and gutters
Internal
05/24/2023
09/3/1998

Use of 12 hour shifts in selected cities

A survey regarding the use of 12 hour shifts in selected cities.

Stokes, Richard
Survey
Personnel--Schedules and shifts
Public
06/3/2021
12/10/2019

General sessions judge serving as the city judge for additional compensation

MTAS was asked whether the general sessions judge can serve as the city judge for a salary in addition to his general sessions judge salary.

Hemsley, Sid
Legal Opinion
Courts
Courts--General sessions
Courts--Judges
Courts--Municipal
Public
07/27/2021
10/25/1993

Sample RFPs for managed information technology services

MTAS provided several examples of requests for proposals for managed IT services.

Broughton, Jeff
RFP
Information technology
Purchasing--Professional services
Purchasing--Bids
proposals and specifications
Internal
04/13/2021
02/1/2016

Guns in parks: an MTAS survey

Summary of the results of a survey about opting out of the provision to make guns legal in parks.

Adams-O'Brien, Frances
Survey
Weapons--Surveys
Parks and recreation--Surveys
Internal
05/12/2021
08/18/2009

Legal information regarding group homes of varying types in both state and federal law

Legal information regarding group homes of varying types in both state and federal law.

Ashburn, Melissa
Legal Opinion
Zoning--Group homes
Internal
05/14/2021
03/2/2017

Sample ordinance for accepting a newly constructed street

A sample ordinance that can be used by any Tennessee city when accepting a new street.

O'Hara, Stephanie Allen
Ordinance
Streets--Municipal ordinances
Streets--Construction
Streets--Finance
Public
07/13/2020
01/23/2019

Agreement for reimbursement for cost of training, salary and transportation in event of resignation

A sample contract for recovering the cost of training officers when they leave the police department.

Barton, Rex
Form
Police--Training--Tennessee
Police--Personnel
Police--Forms
Public
05/12/2021
04/9/2007

Estimating the PILOT for municipal gas systems

MTAS was asked to determine the proper allocation of gas system in-lieu of tax for the Town of Whiteville from the City of Bolivar.

Phebus, Dick
Report/Study
Taxes--Payment in lieu of taxes
Natural gas--Systems
Internal
07/1/2021
12/5/2006
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