Appointing a new mayor
MTAS was asked who will be Mayor if the current Mayor resigns his seat.
General
| Mayor City council--Procedure Elections--Terms of office |
Public
07/16/2021
05/24/2011
Municipal Technical Advisory Service
Tennessee municipal benchmarking project FY2005
FY2005 annual report to compare the relative cost, efficiency and effectiveness of a set of municipal services by using a collaborative approach with the participating cities, and to set standards and identify "best practices" in municipal government for use and comparison by all Tennessee cities.
Major, Al
MTAS
Report/Study
| Performance measurement Municipal government--Services Municipal government--Administration Athens (Tenn) Maryville (Tenn) Brentwood (Tenn) Cleveland (Tenn) Collierville (Tenn) Bartlett (Tenn) Kingsport (Tenn) Franklin (Tenn) Murfreesboro (Tenn) Clarksville (Tenn) Chattanooga (Tenn) Solid waste Police Fire |
Public
01/3/2019
04/24/2006
Use of profits from vending machines in municipal buildings
MTAS was asked whether revenues from vending machines in public facilities in local governmental entities are "public funds."
Hemsley, Sid
Legal Opinion
| Revenue sources Vending machines |
Internal
07/21/2021
06/5/1990
State Street Aid Fund Expenditures: On the Road to Understanding
The Tennessee Legislature has authorized the state to distribute a portion of proceeds from the state gasoline and motor vehicle fuel tax to incorporated cities and towns to use for maintaining and improving municipal streets.
Darden, Ron
General
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StateStreetAidManual(FINAL).pdf
(203.59 KB)
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| Taxes--Gasoline and motor fuels Streets--Finance |
Internal
12/27/2004
01/1/2003
Broad emergency powers given to any fire chiefs
MTAS was asked if broad emergency powers are given to county as well as city fire chiefs.
Pullen, Mark
Legal Opinion
| Emergency services Fire--Administration Fire--Operations Fire--Personnel Fire--Procedures |
Public
06/28/2021
02/26/1992
Commercial drivers license and ordinance violations
MTAS was asked whether a person with a CDL who violated a traffic ordinance could be diverted to traffic school.
Huffer, Dennis
Legal Opinion
| Traffic--Laws and regulations Traffic--Municipal ordinances |
Internal
06/2/2020
02/11/2008
Requirements of Fingerprint Law
The requirements of the 1997 Fingerprint Law are clarified. Model fingerprinting agreements are also included.
Barton, Rex
General
| Police--Intergovernmental agreements Police--Laws and regulations Police--Procedures |
Internal
05/12/2021
09/13/2001
Bulky items and brush pickup guidelines and penalties
Six Tennessee cities responded to an MTAS request for information regarding brush and debris pick up.
McMillen, Dawn
Survey
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Bulky items pickup survey 2021.pdf
(120.89 KB)
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| Public works Solid waste--Collection--Brush Solid waste--Collection--Rates and charges |
Public
09/16/2021
06/14/2021
Tennessee cities where the city governing board is also the beer board
A list of Tennessee cities where the city governing board is also the beer board.
Darden, Don
General
| Beer--Boards |
Internal
07/27/2021
05/5/2004
Application of FLSA to police academy training
The Wage and Hour office of the Department of Labor has determined that all time spent in training at the police academy is compensable time.
Barton, Rex
General
| Police--Administration Police--Personnel Police--Training Personnel--Fair Labor Standards Act Personnel--Compensation Police--Training--Tennessee |
Public
06/29/2021
02/24/2003