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Volunteer firefighters compensation survey

MTAS asked eleven cities whether they provided monetary compensation to volunteer firefighters and their chief.

Wolf, Dennis
Survey
Fire--Volunteer organizations
Fire--Personnel
Fire--Finance
Personnel--Compensation
Fire--Surveys--Tennessee
Public
05/21/2021
04/27/2015

Freedom to protest: guidance for managing demonstrations in Tennessee towns and cities

MTAS guidance on freedom of speech, freedom to assemble and how to handle demonstrations. This is a video resource. (Created June 25, 2020; 7:07 minutes in length)

Barton, Rex
Moore, David; Ashburn, Melissa; Hodge, Elisha; O'Hara, Stephanie Allen
General
Parades
Police--Arrest procedure
Police--Administration
Police--Community relations
Police--Laws and regulations
Constitutional amendments
Constitutional law
Public
05/12/2021
06/25/2020

Mayor's voting twice to break tie vote

MTAS was asked whether the mayor could vote to fill a vacancy on the board creating a tie vote and then vote again to break the tie.

Moore, Todd
Legal Opinion
City council--Procedure
Mayor
Mayor--Aldermanic government
Internal
07/21/2021
04/16/1996

Disposal of property owned by a municipal airport authority

MTAS was asked about the disposal of property owned by a municipal airport authority.

Bingham, Pamela
Legal Opinion
Airports
Boards
Purchasing--Surplus property disposal
Internal
06/18/2021
12/18/1997

Morristown police (or fire) chief annual evaluation

This form may be used for the annual performance appraisal of the police or fire chief.

Hardy, Pat
Form
Personnel--Performance appraisal
Police--Administration
Police--Personnel
Fire--Administration
Fire--Personnel
Public
05/18/2021
02/16/2016

Steps to implement a hotel-motel tax

MTAS was asked what the city needs to do in order to implement a hotel-motel tax.

Hemsley, Sid
Legal Opinion
Taxes--Hotel and motel
Internal
08/19/2021
08/9/2002

Gruetli-Laager police department

MTAS was asked whether the Town of Gruetli-Laager that operates under the general law Mayor-Alderman Charter is required to have a police department.

Darden, Don
General
Police
Police--Laws and regulations
Mayor--Aldermanic government
Public
07/1/2021
11/22/2002

City obtains a certificate of public purpose and necessity before borrowing funds to buy land for an industrial park

MTAS was asked whether a city must obtain a certificate of public purpose and necessity before borrowing funds to buy land for an industrial park.

Bingham, Pamela
Legal Opinion
Finance--Debt obligation
Industrial development
Public
04/22/2021
04/11/2000

Depositories for city funds

MTAS was asked why a city is not permitted to deposit city funds in credit unions.

Bingham, Pamela
Legal Opinion
Finance--Investments and cash management
Laws and regulations--State
Public
07/1/2021
11/17/1997

Legality of ordinance requiring each business within a town to obtain a privilege license

MTAS was asked whether the town's proposed ordinance requiring each business within the town to obtain a 'privilege license' is legal.

Hemsley, Sid
Legal Opinion
Businesses--Licenses and permits
Businesses--Municipal ordinances
Internal
06/11/2021
07/17/2012
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