MTAS was asked whether city police could use tranquilizer guns to 'shoot' stray or loose dogs in order to catch them.
| Animal control Animal control--Laws and regulations Police--Procedures |
MTAS was asked about collecting delinquent property taxes from taxpayers who are in bankruptcy.
| Tax collection--Delinquent taxes Taxes--Real property--Tennessee Taxes--Real property Bankruptcy |
MTAS was asked what a city needs to do to restrict the election of aldermen required under the charter to be elected from wards to the voters within the boundaries of the wards.
| City council City councilmember Elections Mayor--Aldermanic government |
MTAS was asked the impact of Chapter 1101 on the planning and subdivision authority of cities.
| Land use Planning Planning--Metropolitan areas Zoning Zoning--Subdivisions |
Nine Tennessee cities responded to a request for information regarding what positions in city government are required to have a surety bond and what the required amounts are for those bonds.
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Kingston_surety bonds_2021.pdf
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| Finance--Bonds Finance--Local government--Tennessee Insurance Surety |
Step-by-step approach to the selection of a chief of police.
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Chief of Police Selection Process.pdf
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| Personnel--Selection and recruitment Personnel--Selection and recruitment--Assessment centers Police--Administration Police--Personnel |
MTAS was asked about the legality of a proposed ordinance governing permissible signs in a city.
| Municipal ordinances Sign control Signs and signboards |
MTAS was asked whether any Tennessee municipality “can purchase ‘normal’ vehicles such as police cars, pickup trucks, etc. from State Contract.”
| Purchasing--Laws and regulations--Tennessee Purchasing--Policies and procedures |
MTAS was asked several questions about municipal streets.
| Streets Streets--Laws and regulations Streets--Names and numbering Easements |
MTAS was asked to research jurisdictional issues concerning subdivision regulation.
| Zoning--Subdivisions Zoning--Subdivisions--Tennessee Planning--Commissions Planning--Commissions--Tennessee |