MTAS was asked whether a sitting councilmember can run for the office of Mayor without resigning his current council seat.
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Councilmember Running for Mayor.pdf
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| City councilmember Mayor Elections Elections--Laws and regulations |
MTAS was asked to draft an Agreement to clean up tornado debris on private property.
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Storm Cleanup Agreement.pdf
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Storm Cleanup Agreement.doc
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| Code enforcement Code enforcement--Dirty lots Nuisances--Abatement Public health and safety |
Two sample Title VI Limited English Proficiency (LEP) procedures are provided. One is created by MTAS and the other is from the City of Murfreesboro, TN, which was reviewed by MTAS staff.
| English language--Foreign speakers Management--Policy and evaluation Municipal government--Administration Municipal government--Laws and regulations Municipal government--Manuals |
MTAS was asked whether a municipality can restrict parking on city streets in certain areas to customers of businesses in those areas.
| Parking Parking--Laws and regulations |
A panhandling ordinance from the City of Orlando, Florida.
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Panhandling Ordinance, City of Orlando.pdf
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| Solicitations--Municipal ordinances Municipal ordinances |
MTAS was asked whether leaseholds owned by doctors in a building built by the County and attached to the County Hospital are assessable property for property tax purposes.
| Taxes--Leaseholds Taxes--Personal property Tax collection |
State law requires all municipalities with populations less than 100,000 to adopt and file with the state comptroller a travel policy that covers expense reimbursement for elected and appointed officials.
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Municipal Travel Policy 2010 bw.pdf
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Municipal Travel Policy 2010.pdf
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Municipal Travel Policy 2010 Final.doc
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| Personnel--Laws and regulations Personnel--Fringe benefits Personnel--Forms Personnel--Compensation |
MTAS management consultant Honna Rogers was asked the following questions:
1. Can the Board of Mayor and Aldermen create a Board of Appeals to bypass the Board of Zoning and Appeals? This new Board would be the Board of Mayor and Aldermen.
2. Can the Board of Mayor and Aldermen define the duties of the Board of Zoning and Appeals to restrict or expand what is already give in state law.?
MTAS legal consultant Elisha Hodge provided her opinion.
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Questions from Alderman Amacher.pdf
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33. ORDINANCE NO. 1595.pdf
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The Honorable Ed Haley.pdf
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32. memo Board of Appeals.pdf
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| Zoning Zoning--Boards Zoning--Variances and appeals Tullahoma (Tenn) |
MTAS was asked who has the power to appoint and to remove certain municipal employees and whether municipal employees who have a property right in their employment under a charter lose that property right if the charter is changed to revoke that right.
| Personnel--Employment--Laws and regulations Personnel--Dismissal Personnel--Laws and regulations |
The MTAS Research and Information Center surveyed five Tennessee cities to find out if they provide a handbook to their citizen advisory boards.
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Handbooks for Advisory Boards.pdf
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| Boards--Municipal |