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Retreats and the Public Meeting Law

MTAS was asked whether a retreat attended by the Mayor and City Council is a violation of the Public Meeting Law.

Moore, Todd
Legal Opinion
City council
Meetings
Open meetings
Open meetings--Laws and regulations
Internal
06/28/2021
02/16/1995

Securing the closing of a street

MTAS was asked whether the owners of abutting properties can secure the closing of a certain road between another boulevard and the railroad right of way over the objections of the city.

Hemsley, Sid
Legal Opinion
Streets--Closing
Railroads
Right of way
Public
05/11/2020
11/4/1993

Chainsaw use standard operating procedure template

Dennis Wolf created this template for Tennessee fire departments to use for training firefighters to use a chainsaw in the course of their work.

Wolf, Dennis
Form
Fire--Manuals
Fire--Procedures
Fire--Operations
Fire--Training
Public
05/21/2022
05/15/2020

Information technology evaluation and recommendation

MTAS was asked to evaluate the Town of McMinnville's current IT status and make recommendations for future planning and growth.

O'Hara, Justin
Report/Study
Information technology
Computer networks
Internal
04/13/2021
05/17/2007

Building permit issued by mistake

MTAS was asked if a building permit, issued because of a mistake in a zoning map, may be revoked.

Hemsley, Sid
Legal Opinion
Building permits
Licenses and permits
Zoning
Zoning--Laws and regulations
Public
04/28/2021
03/19/2001

Appointed board members voting for mayor and vice-mayor where these positions are elected among the board members

MTAS addresses a request for information concerning whether or not appointed aldermen can vote to elect the mayor and vice mayor when these positions are elected from among the board members.

Hodge, Elisha
Legal Opinion
Boards--Municipal
Charters--City
City council--Procedure
City councilmember
Public
07/20/2021
09/5/2018

Municipal chart of accounts

The municipal version of the current chart of accounts for the State of Tennessee.

Stegall, Kay
General
Accounting--Chart of accounts
Accounting--Tennessee
Accounting--Municipal
Accounting--Fund accounting
Internal
02/1/2023
08/30/2021

Beer permits and fees in all Tennessee cities

MTAS researched the beer permit fees and privilege tax for beer that may be charged to municipalities in Tennessee.

McMillen, Dawn
Survey
Beer--Licenses and permits
Licenses and permits
Taxes--Beer
Taxes--Privilege
Public
06/25/2021
02/17/2017

Giving adequate public notice of an open meeting

MTAS was asked about giving adequate public notice of a open meeting.

Bingham, Pamela
Legal Opinion
Meetings
Meetings--Planning and management
Open meetings
Open meetings--Laws and regulations
Public
05/12/2021
12/17/1999

Exotic animals law in Tennessee

MTAS was asked if Tennessee has an exotic animals law and if private property owners are prohibited from keeping pythons.

Hemsley, Sid
Legal Opinion
Animal control
Animal control--Laws and regulations
Public
07/16/2021
10/8/2001
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