MTAS was asked to review a franchise agreement with a cable company and conduct legal research on what constitutes "gross revenues" as that term is used in agreements.
| Cable television Franchises |
MTAS was asked what "adequate notice" means under the Open Meetings Law; whether three hours was adequate notice of a meeting; what is the effect of action taken at a meeting in which a violation of the Open Meetings Law occurred; and does an illegal meeting make the minutes illegal.
| Meetings Open meetings Open meetings--Laws and regulations |
MTAS Legal Consultant Elisha Hodge responded to a request for information regarding whether or not a city has the authority to charge privilege tax to private clubs in relation to liquor by the drink.
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Hodge LO Private Club LBD tax generic.pdf
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| Alcoholic beverages--Municipal ordinances Alcoholic beverages--Laws and regulations |
MTAS was asked to analyze the law governing the effect of a prior judgment on minority voting rights.
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Minority Voting Rights public.pdf
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| Elections--Districts Minorities |
MTAS was asked questions about the requirements of the 'Municipal Court Reform Act of 2004' as it pertains to city court.
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Municipal Court Reform Act of 2004.pdf
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| Courts--Municipal Fines and court costs Taxes--Litigation |
MTAS was asked whether the mayor may make motions and speak on matters on issues on which he has the right to vote.
| City council--Procedure Mayor |
The City of Clarksville, Tennessee provided MTAS with the job description for their Accounting Support Specialist role.
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Accounting Support Specialist_Clarks(new21).pdf
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| Personnel--Municipal Clarksville (Tenn) Personnel--Classification Personnel--Compensation Accounting--Tennessee |
MTAS was asked whether a municipality can annex territory in the UGB of another municipality by ordinance.
| Annexation Annexation--Laws and regulations Annexation--Laws and regulations--Tennessee Growth management Urban growth |
MTAS Fire Consultant Steve Cross reviewed the ISO rating for the Christiana Fire Department and made suggestions for the future.
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Christiana FD-ISO Audit Report 2019.pdf
(1.21 MB)
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| Fire service--Tennessee Fire--Insurance ratings Fire--Personnel--Surveys |
Summary of changes in the 2009 state reimbursement rates for mileage.
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State Mileage Rates July 2009.pdf
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State Mileage Rates July 2009 bw.pdf
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| Personnel--Compensation Personnel--Fringe benefits Personnel--Laws and regulations |