MTAS was asked about the legality of "strip annexing" (also called "corridor annexing" or "flagpoling") in a city.
| Annexation |
MTAS was asked whether or not a town may subdivide a 27-acre parcel into one-acre lots and then sell the lots at public auction.
| Land use Purchasing--Laws and regulations Purchasing--Property management Purchasing--Surplus property disposal Zoning--Subdivisions |
MTAS was asked whether the utility board superintendent can be terminated by the city's governing body without financial penalty to the city.
| Utilities--Boards Personnel--Employment |
After a second meeting with the Mountain Arts Community Center (MACC), goals, objectives, and a mission statement were updated.
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SigMtn Strategic Plan 2nd mtg September 26.pdf
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| Parks and recreation--Facilities--Civic centers Planning Signal Mountain (Tenn) |
MTAS was asked to develop a policy for the city council of Madisonville to regulate and manage its meetings as an amendment to the municipal code.
| City council City council--Procedure Meetings--Planning and management Municipal government--Administration Municipal ordinances--Codes of ordinances |
MTAS was asked whether jury trials may be held by the Muncipal Court.
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Jury Trials public.pdf
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| Courts--Municipal |
MTAS Management Consultant Warren Nevad authored this resolution for the Town of Centertown, Tennessee regarding property belonging to the town that needs to be disposed of.
| Purchasing--Surplus property disposal--Municipal resolutions |
Several quorum issues arose when a city councilmember resigned and two other members did not attend the next three special called meetings.
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Quorum Issues public.doc
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| City council City council--Procedure City councilmember Meetings Meetings--Planning and management Municipal government--Administration |
A sample resolution authorizing the city recorder/budget officer to transfer moneys from one appropriation to another within the same fund.
| Budgets--Municipal resolutions Budgets--Municipal--Tennessee |
A municipality should have a written policy outlining the process for disposing of PCs, including the methods of removing all data from the hard drives.
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Disposing of a PC bw.pdf
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Disposing of a PC.pdf
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| Computer equipment Computer security Computers |