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Immigration Reform and Control Act (I-9), E-Verify and Tennessee Employers (2013)

Employers are required to verify the identity and employment eligibility of any person employed by the organization. The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service is responsible for the documentation of alien employment authorization, for Form I-9 itself, and for the E-Verify employment eligibility verification program.

Stokes, Richard
General
Personnel--Employment
Minorities
Immigrants
Internal
02/22/2013
02/22/2013

Jurisdiction of municipal court

MTAS was asked several questions about the jurisdiction of a municipal court, its ability to punish offenders for failure to appear, and additional costs imposed on misdemeanor cases.

Ashburn, Melissa
Legal Opinion
Courts--Municipal
Courts
Courts--General sessions
Internal
07/27/2021
02/18/2003

Public works department model SOP outline

An outline of a model operating procedure (SOP) for a public works department.

Rollins, Sharon
General
Abstract.pdf (11.88 KB)
Public works--Administration
Public
04/12/2021
08/16/2007

Providing for a referendum on property tax increases

MTAS was asked whether a home rule municipality can adopt a charter amendment authorizing a public referendum on tax rates.

Hemsley, Sid
Legal Opinion
Elections--Initiatives and referendums
Tax rates
Internal
07/27/2021
04/15/2003

Municipal liability for injury resulting from a municipally-owned dam

MTAS was asked about municipal liability for injury resulting from a municipally-owned dam.

Shechter, Leslie
Legal Opinion
Dams
Governmental tort liability
Liability
Internal
06/21/2021
06/24/1990

Public hearing on beer permit application

MTAS was asked whether a city must hold a public hearing before issuing a beer permit, after citizens complained about the lack of a hearing.

Ashburn, Melissa
Legal Opinion
Beer--Licenses and permits
Beer--Laws and regulations
Public information
Beer--Boards
Internal
07/23/2021
03/17/2003

Four questions on deannexation

MTAS was asked four questions relative to annexation and to annexation agreements between cities.

Hemsley, Sid
Legal Opinion
Contraction of city limits
Annexation--Laws and regulations--Tennessee
Annexation--Tennessee
Internal
06/10/2021
04/19/2005

Updated Guide to COBRA (2009)

An overview of COBRA, which mandates that most group health plans offer a continuation of health insurance when employees and beneficiaries would otherwise lose group health coverage.

Curran, Bonnie
General
Insurance--Health
Personnel--Fringe benefits
Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (1985)
Internal
02/23/2009
01/31/2009

Maximum fee for bad checks

A legal opinion on the maximum that a city can charge for a bad check.

O'Hara, Stephanie Allen
Legal Opinion
Finance--Bank services
Public
07/13/2021
04/24/2017

Purchasing and conflicts of interest

MTAS was asked whether the Director of the Senior Citizen Center's use of city funds to purchase the magazine subscriptions from her daughter for the Center constitutes a conflict of interest.

Bingham, Pamela
Legal Opinion
Conflict of interests
Purchasing--Laws and regulations
Internal
07/26/2021
10/11/1999
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