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Use of vehicles owned by the police department

Establishing policy and procedure for the most efficient use of motor vehicles of the police department.

Barton, Rex
General
Police--Administration
Police--Equipment--Vehicles
Police--Procedures
Public
05/12/2021
01/10/2002

Non-residents speaking at a public meeting

MTAS Legal Consultant Elisha Hodge responded to a request for information regarding whether or not non-residents have the right to speak at a public meeting.

Hodge, Elisha
Legal Opinion
Meetings--Planning and management
Municipal government--Public information
Internal
11/29/2022
10/12/2022

Law governing Ccompetitive bidding by the city

MTAS was asked what law governs competitive bidding by the city.

Hemsley, Sid
Legal Opinion
Purchasing
Purchasing--Bids
proposals and specifications
Purchasing--Laws and regulations
Internal
07/13/2021
08/27/1996

City of Manchester water and wastewater rate evaluation

MTAS was asked to evaluate the water and wastewater financial operations for the City of Manchester.

Cross, Ralph
Rollins, Sharon
Report/Study
Sewers
Wastewater--Finance
Wastewater--Rates and charges
Water--Finance
Water--Rates and charges
Internal
05/12/2021
07/1/2001

Ordinance regarding water and sewer main extensions for the town of Mountain City, Tennessee

Ordinance regarding water and sewer main extensions for Mountain City.

MTAS
Ordinance
Sewers
Utilities--Extension policies
Water--Lines and pipes
Public
06/23/2021
08/3/2001

Selling underground gas infrastructure

MTAS was asked whether the Utility District can sell the underground gas infrastructure in the western half of its service area to the City, and the City contemporaneously sell that infrastructure to an investor-owned gas company.

Hemsley, Sid
Legal Opinion
Natural gas--Lines and pipes
Utilities--Laws and regulations
Utilities--Utility districts
Internal
04/14/2021
05/4/1993

Analysis of the term citizen

MTAS was asked what the word 'citizen' in the City Charter means with respect to the eligibility of a person to be selected by the board of mayor and aldermen to fill a vacancy on that board.

Hemsley, Sid
Legal Opinion
Personnel--Administration
City council
Internal
06/28/2021
12/10/2007

Payment in lieu of insurance coverage

MTAS was asked whether a city can end a program under which several city employees received in pay the equivalent of the cost of their insurance coverage under the city's health insurance program.

Hemsley, Sid
Legal Opinion
Insurance
Insurance--Health
Insurance--Health--Finance
Personnel--Compensation
Personnel--Fringe benefits
Internal
05/24/2021
06/5/2001

Property annexed before and during construction

MTAS was asked to analyze the law governing the application of a city's building and utility codes to annexed property before and during construction.

Hemsley, Sid
Legal Opinion
Code enforcement
Code enforcement--Building inspection
Code enforcement--Building inspection--Municipal ordinances
Utilities
Utilities--Laws and regulations
Annexation
Annexation--Laws and regulations
Annexation--Laws and regulations--Tennessee
Annexation--Tennessee
Building permits
Licenses and permits
Industries
Location of
Public
05/4/2021
06/24/2002

Blue lights on personal cars

MTAS was asked about the propriety and legality of a city's police officers' use of blue lights on their personal cars when acting in their off-duty capacity as sworn peace officers.

Finane, Jim
General
Police--Equipment--Vehicles
Police--Laws and regulations
Police--Liability
Police--Personnel
Police--Procedures
Police--Pursuit
Internal
05/12/2021
02/27/2001
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