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Tennessee Public Acts of 1993, Ch. 509; Nashville Elec.Serv. v. Luna

MTAS was asked whether Public Ch. 509, Acts of 1993 covers all municipal utilities.

Bingham, Pamela
Legal Opinion
Utilities--Laws and regulations
Internal
04/15/2021
06/25/1997

Health Insurance Premiums as Salary for Municipal Elected Officials and Employees (2006)

In some Tennessee cities, compensation is awarded to mayors and board members in lieu of health insurance coverage.

Darden, Don
General
Insurance--Health--Finance
Personnel--Fringe benefits
Internal
03/22/2010
08/23/2006

Hotel-motel tax ordinance

An ordinance levying a privilege tax upon the occupancy in any hotel or motel or any place in which rooms, lodgings or accommodations are furnished to transients for a consideration.

Darden, Ron
Ordinance
Taxes--Hotel and motel
Taxes--Privilege
Taxes--Municipal ordinances
Municipal ordinances
Internal
07/2/2021
05/6/2003

Firefighters must have key to fire station

If a fire station is locked when not occupied, then all firefighters must have a key.

Wolf, Dennis
General
Fire--Personnel
Fire--Facilities
Public
05/21/2021
09/19/2006

Veto power of the mayor

Does the Mayor have the power to veto the board's action?

Hemsley, Sid
Legal Opinion
Mayor
Mayor--Aldermanic government
Municipal government
Internal
07/16/2021
04/26/2001

Historic business licenses are public records

MTAS was asked whether business licenses are public record if they are more than seventy years old.

Jones, Josh
Legal Opinion
Businesses--Licenses and permits
Licenses and permits
Records management--Open records
Public
06/18/2021
01/11/2012

Monitoring conversations between utility employees and utility customers

MTAS was asked whether the Wiretapping and Electronic Surveillance Act of 1994 prohibits the monitoring by supervisors of utility employees of conversations between those employees and utility customers where the monitoring is done for the purpose of insuring that the utility employees provide polite and efficient service.

Hemsley, Sid
Legal Opinion
Constitutional law
Public information--Customer service
Electronic surveillance
Common law
Privacy
Right of way
Internal
06/25/2021
05/15/1996

Drug and alcohol policy

MTAS was asked to provide a drug and alcohol policy that adequately addresses the use of legal, prescription drugs.

Broughton, Jeff
General
Personnel--Health and safety--Drugs
Personnel--Health and safety--Drugs--Laws and regulations
Internal
06/15/2021
09/5/2014

Personnel rules and regulations: town of White Pine

An employee handbook for the Town of White Pine (updated in 2010).

Hardy, Pat
General
Personnel--Manuals
Personnel--Laws and regulations
Internal
07/27/2021
04/23/2007

Home Shopping Network revenues

MTAS was asked whether home shopping revenues are included in "gross revenues" within the meaning of the city's cable TV franchise.

Hemsley, Sid
Legal Opinion
Cable television
Cable television--Laws and regulations
Franchises
Internal
05/7/2021
04/7/2003
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