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Overtime compensation for training time for police officers

MTAS was asked whether cities must pay overtime with respect to police officers attending law enforcement training academy.

Hemsley, Sid
Legal Opinion
Personnel--Fair Labor Standards Act
Personnel--Compensation
Personnel--Compensation--Laws and regulations
Police--Personnel
Police--Training
Public
07/12/2021
10/21/2002

Refuse/sanitation collection survey

MTAS asked nine cities about the salaries paid for operators of specific collection equipment.

Stokes, Richard
Survey
Solid waste--Surveys
Solid waste--Collection--Equipment
Solid waste--Collection
Internal
04/14/2021
04/27/2015

Abolishing the city school system

MTAS was asked how the city school system can be abolished.

Hemsley, Sid
Legal Opinion
Schools
Schools--Laws and regulations--Tennessee
Schools--Tennessee
Public
07/8/2021
04/25/2007

Government Pension Offset and Windfall Elimination Provisions of the Social Security Administration

The GPO and WEP are two provisions of the act that reduce the Social Security benefits of non-covered workers who become entitled to Social Security either through a spouse or by working the requisite amount of time in a covered position.

Stokes, Richard
General
GPO and WEP-bw.pdf (116.82 KB)
Personnel--Retirement--Social security
Personnel--Retirement--Laws and regulations
Personnel--Retirement--Finance
Personnel--Retirement
Personnel--Fringe benefits
Internal
04/28/2021
03/11/2005

Authority to set water, sewer, and gas rates

MTAS was asked whether the governing body of a city can delegate to the utility board the authority to set water, sewer and gas rates.

Hemsley, Sid
Legal Opinion
Water--Rates and charges--Tennessee
Water--Rates and charges
Sewers
Wastewater--Rates and charges--Tennessee
Wastewater--Rates and charges
Utilities--Rates and charges
Utilities--Rates and charges--Tennessee
Utilities--Utility districts
Natural gas
Internal
04/7/2021
04/30/2003

Drug testing of board members

MTAS was asked whether a city may require board members to submit to drug testing.

Ashburn, Melissa
Legal Opinion
Boards--Municipal
Public Health and Safety--Drugs
Personnel--Health and safety--Drugs--Laws and regulations
City council
Internal
06/28/2021
11/18/2002

Resolution authorizing governing bodies to appropriate revenues from natural gas utility dystem to chamber of commerce or economic and community organization

This is a resolution that can be used by municipal governing bodies with natural gas utility systems or a board that has control over a municipal natural gas utility system to appropriate money to a chamber of commerce or economic and community organization for the purpose of economic development. The legislation does not allow money to be appropriated for these purposes in Knoxville, Memphis, Chattanooga, and Metro Nashville.

Hodge, Elisha
Resolution
Economic development
Natural gas
Utilities--Finance
Public
06/28/2021
06/15/2018

Hotel-Motel Tax in Tennessee Cities (2012)

This report discusses how cities levy the hotel-motel tax, limitations on levy of the tax, exceptions, collecting the tax and estimating proceeds from the tax, and includes a list of Tennessee city and county hotel-motel tax rates.

Darden, Ron
Report/Study
Taxes--Hotel and motel
Internal
07/16/2012
07/12/2012

Meeting ADA standards for city hall

MTAS was asked to explain the compliance of a city hall with the ADA.

Hardy, Pat
General
City halls
Disabled
Disabled--Laws and regulations
Handicapped
Internal
07/21/2021
01/3/2001

Requiring property owners to construct and maintain sidewalks adjacent to their property

MTAS was asked whether a municipality has the authority to require property owners to construct and maintain sidewalks adjacent to their property.

Hemsley, Sid
Legal Opinion
Sidewalks
Internal
05/26/2021
04/25/1990
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