MTAS provided several approaches that have been successfully employed in other Tennessee cities to accomplish this objective.
| Business districts Economic development Urban renewal Finance--Tax increment financing |
A program and ordinance to provide tax relief for elderly low-income homeowners.
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3770 and attachments.pdf
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Narrative on Tax Relief.pdf
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| Taxes--Real property--Tennessee Taxes--Municipal ordinances Senior citizens |
MTAS was asked what the statute of limitations is on a clerical error in the office of the county property tax assessor that saw a piece of property within the City left off the city's property tax rolls.
| Tax collection Taxes--Real property--Tennessee |
Five cities responded to an MTAS survey that was sent to 20 cities in the region about public use of right of way.
| Right of way |
The Fund Balance Policy is intended to provide guidelines during the preparation and execution of the annual budget to ensure that sufficient reserves are maintained for unanticipated expenditures or revenue shortfalls. The sample policy contains percentages and dollar thresholds for illustrative purposes thus each city should determine the levels of fund balance which best suit their government operations.
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General Fund Balance Policy.pdf
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| Accounting--Fund balance Budgets--Municipal Budgets--Preparation |
In this study, the main issue is the safety of the children who walk to and from school; secondary concerns were those of vehicles needing to turn against the traffic flow.
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Trezevant School Traffic Study.pdf
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| Sidewalks Traffic Streets |
MTAS was asked whether by taking the mayor's office, an alderman had created a vacancy in the aldermanic position that must be filled by the board.
| City council--Procedure City councilmember Mayor |
In this MTAS Hot Topic sent out to cities in February 2022, how to comply with federal grant requirements is discussed and resources are provided.
Free money is great but there are conditions. The acceptance of federal grants obligates the recipient to comply with the federal grant regulations. The information included here is meant to assist Tennessee municipalities in complying with these federal grant requirements related specifically to Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds (CSLFRF) which is the program resulting from the passage of the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA).
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ARPA Emma Feb 2022.pdf
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| Finance--Grants-in-aid Finance--Local government--Tennessee Finance--Municipal--Tennessee Accounting--Municipal Accounting--Tennessee |
Nine Tennessee cities responded to a request for information regarding salary ranges and how many employees report to the Parks & Recreation Director.
| Parks and recreation--Administration Parks and recreation--Finance Parks and recreation--Personnel |
Nine Tennessee cities were surveyed to find out how they handle drainage easements.
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Drain Easement Survey-final.pdf
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| Drainage Easements Public works |