MTAS advised city of potential liabilities in demolishing condemned building which shares "party wall" with adjoining property owner.
| Code enforcement--Building demolition Land use Land use--Laws and regulations Liability |
Both the first and second 'tiny town' laws have been declared unconstitutional by the Tennessee Supreme Court and various Tennessee Courts of Appeal.
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Status of Existing Tiny Towns public (1).pdf
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| Annexation--Tennessee Annexation Rural areas |
MTAS was asked which two nonresident property owners are entitled to vote on a single piece of property under TCA 2-2-107.
| Elections--Residency requirements |
This manual gives a "big picture" look at budgets.
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Budget Manual rev 2.pdf
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Budget Manual rev 2 bw.pdf
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| Budgets--Handbooks Budgets--Municipal Budgets--Municipal--Tennessee Budgets--Planning Budgets--Preparation Budgets--Capital--Municipal Revenue sources Taxes Accounting--Chart of accounts Police--Finance--Drug operations |
MTAS was asked whether bid specifications can be restricted only to name brand items.
| Purchasing--Laws and regulations--Tennessee Purchasing--Bids proposals and specifications |
This fire study developed recommendations for meeting present and future public fire defense needs of the City through improvements in the fire department and possible modifications to the building and fire codes to allocate fire protection responsibility between the public and private sector.
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study of fire defense needs.pdf
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| Fire--Administration Fire--Performance measurement |
MTAS was asked whether a fire department should grant commissioned peace officer status to the department's fire investigators for conducting fire and arson investigations.
| Fire--Personnel Fire--Administration Weapons Fire--Equipment |
MTAS was asked whether the recreation director has the right to establish a policy governing the wearing of tennis shoes on the city's track.
| Parks and recreation Parks and recreation--Administration Parks and recreation--Facilities Parks and recreation--Laws and regulations Parks and recreation--Personnel |
MTAS was asked how a fire department might receive credit from the ISO for volunteers who ride out at the fire station. Two key points to an acceptable written policy are the establishment of work shifts and receiving prior approval before working a shift. More information is provided in the attached letter.
| Fire--Personnel Fire--Insurance ratings Personnel--Schedules and shifts Fire--Volunteer organizations |
Sample job description for the position of city arborist from the City of Santa Barbara, Calif.
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Arborist.pdf
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| Forests and forestry Parks and recreation--Personnel Personnel--Classification Trees Urban forestry |