City council member who acted as special judge when city judge was unavailable in past, cannot continue to act as special judge after effective date of Municipal Court Reform Act, which has a section prohibiting city officials or employees from holding office as judge.
| Courts--Municipal Courts--Judges |
MTAS was asked, in the sales tax referendum proposed for the city, are the residents of only the portion of the city lying in the county, or the residents of the entire city, entitled to vote.
| Taxes--Sales Elections--Initiatives and referendums Elections--Residency requirements |
A follow-up report of conditions related to the management and operation of the Signal Mountain Fire Department.
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Fire Protection Improvement Report.pdf
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| Fire--Performance measurement Fire--Operations Fire service--Organization Fire--Administration--Tennessee |
MTAS was asked how to go about electing a Vice-Mayor.
| Mayor Elections City council City councilmember Boards |
A complete work order system can enhance the financial manager's control and accountability of any public works project.
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Work Order Systems.pdf
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| Finance--Control of expenditures Finance--Municipal Accounting--Municipal Purchasing Purchasing--Bids Purchasing--Centralized |
MTAS was asked whether a city judge can sign a search warrant in a state case, where the judge does not exercise concurrent jurisdiction.
| Courts Courts--Judges Courts--Municipal |
MTAS was asked to prepare a junked vehicle ordinance for the Town of Estill Springs.
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Junked vehicle ordinance.pdf
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| Abandoned property--Vehicles Motor vehicles Municipal ordinances Code enforcement |
Cities adopting building codes by reference must adopt the complete codes by ordinance. Includes sample ordinances and resolution.
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Adopting Building Codes 2008 bw.pdf
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Adopting Building Codes 2008.pdf
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| Building codes--Laws and regulations Building codes--Municipal ordinances Building codes--Municipal resolutions |
MTAS was asked about the tenure of the planning commission members and other issues.
| Planning--Commissions Mayor |
A comprehensive guide to eminent domain in Tennessee.
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Eminent Domain.pdf
(244.88 KB)
Footnotes.pdf
(130.33 KB)
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| Eminent domain Eminent domain--Laws and regulations Zoning--Inverse condemnation |