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Notification necessary to advertise meetings of the Solid Waste Planning Board

MTAS was asked about the Tennessee Open Meetings Law and the kind of notification necessary to advertise meetings of the Solid Waste Planning Board since they will be meeting in several locations.

Shechter, Leslie
Legal Opinion
Boards
Open meetings
Open meetings--Laws and regulations
Planning--Commissions
Solid waste--Administration
Solid waste--Public information
Internal
06/28/2021
07/24/1992

Statutory construction: conflicting statutes/more specific statute given effect

Specific statutory provisions generally will be given effect over conflicting general provisions.

Bingham, Pamela
Legal Opinion
Laws and regulations--State
Public
07/20/2021
04/14/2000

Terms of appointed aldermen and election of replacements

MTAS was asked about electing replacements for two seated aldermen who resigned and were replaced by the board.

Broughton, Jeff
General
Elections--Terms of office
City councilmember
Internal
06/28/2021
06/26/2014

Signs advertising beer sales

MTAS was asked whether the city's beer ordinance can prohibit beer establishments from having signs advertising beer sales.

Hemsley, Sid
Legal Opinion
Alcoholic beverages
Alcoholic beverages--Laws and regulations
Beer
Beer--Laws and regulations
Businesses--Laws and regulations
Sign control
Signs and signboards
Internal
07/27/2021
03/11/1997

Finding Money for Municipal Water, Wastewater, and Solid Waste Projects in Tennessee

This guide provides an overview of various financing programs available to Tennessee's local governments for water, wastewater, solid waste, and other project needs.

Rollins, Sharon
General
Water--Finance
Wastewater--Finance
Wastewater--Finance--Grants-in-aid
Utilities--Finance
Solid waste--Finance
Finance--Grants-in-aid
Internal
07/19/2007
07/16/2007

Model private act charters

Two models of private act charters: one for a council-manager city and one for mayor-aldermanic with administrator option.

Huffer, Dennis
General
Charters--Model
Mayor--Aldermanic government
Internal
06/22/2021
01/7/2010

Distribution of handbills and advertising

MTAS was asked whether the city may pass an ordinance regulating the distribution of handbills or advertising within the City.

Hemsley, Sid
Legal Opinion
Public information
Public information--Newsletters
Constitutional law
Internal
07/16/2021
04/7/2004

Regulating hunting in the city by private act

MTAS was asked whether the city can by private act regulate hunting in the city.

Hemsley, Sid
Legal Opinion
Animal control
Public
08/19/2021
11/17/1998

1994-95 state revenue estimates

A summary of what cities can expect to receive from the state shared taxes for the 1994-1995 fiscal year.

Joines, Ken
Leuty, Jim
General
Finance
Revenue sources
Tax collection
Internal
04/14/2020
05/5/1994

Acquiring a utility district

MTAS was asked how a municipality can acquire a utility district.

Hemsley, Sid
Legal Opinion
Utilities
Utilities--Utility districts
Public
04/23/2021
10/22/2001
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