Summarizes the year's public acts and provides date they become effective. WARNING: Users of this publication are cautioned that much judgment is involved in determining which public acts to summarize and how to summarize them. Before taking action or giving advice based upon any public act summarized here, one should consult the act itself and not rely on the summary

Five cities were asked several questions about sewer lift stations with dry wells and the classification of the space as a "permit required" or a "non-permit required" confined space.

MTAS was asked whether a particular road configuration created a subdivision and whether the city could obtain a street right of way that would create a subdivision without creating that subdivision.

Questions regarding OSHA compliance on personal protective equipment for firefighters and ambulance service employees.

MTAS Legal Consultant Stephanie Allen O'Hara responded to a request for information regarding the necessity of a business license.

MTAS was asked whether a municipality can extend their sewer system and compel property owners outside the municipality to connect to that system, whether a city can accept donated property, and whether a private organization can use the the city's police on their literature to raise funds for drug awareness programs.

MTAS Fire Consultant Steve Cross authored this analysis of the Signal Mountain Fire Department and offered recommendations for governance, staffing, and organizational structure.

MTAS was asked whether the city attorney had a conflict of interest when he represented persons in motor vehicle seizures made by city police officers.

The municipal codes of six cities were surveyed to identify how the cities handle the right-of-way excavation bond and surety.

An ordinance to amend the city's code regarding the town's official depository for town funds.