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Finding Money for Municipal Water, Wastewater, and Solid Waste Projects in Tennessee

This guide provides an overview of various financing programs available to Tennessee's local governments for water, wastewater, solid waste, and other project needs.

Rollins, Sharon
General
Water--Finance
Wastewater--Finance
Wastewater--Finance--Grants-in-aid
Utilities--Finance
Solid waste--Finance
Finance--Grants-in-aid
Internal
07/19/2007
07/16/2007

Model private act charters

Two models of private act charters: one for a council-manager city and one for mayor-aldermanic with administrator option.

Huffer, Dennis
General
Charters--Model
Mayor--Aldermanic government
Internal
06/22/2021
01/7/2010

Distribution of handbills and advertising

MTAS was asked whether the city may pass an ordinance regulating the distribution of handbills or advertising within the City.

Hemsley, Sid
Legal Opinion
Public information
Public information--Newsletters
Constitutional law
Internal
07/16/2021
04/7/2004

Regulating hunting in the city by private act

MTAS was asked whether the city can by private act regulate hunting in the city.

Hemsley, Sid
Legal Opinion
Animal control
Public
08/19/2021
11/17/1998

1994-95 state revenue estimates

A summary of what cities can expect to receive from the state shared taxes for the 1994-1995 fiscal year.

Joines, Ken
Leuty, Jim
General
Finance
Revenue sources
Tax collection
Internal
04/14/2020
05/5/1994

Acquiring a utility district

MTAS was asked how a municipality can acquire a utility district.

Hemsley, Sid
Legal Opinion
Utilities
Utilities--Utility districts
Public
04/23/2021
10/22/2001

ADA Amendments Act of 2008: Back to Basics (2009)

The ADAAA ensures protections for people with disabilities whose conditions have been denied as ADA eligible through years of Supreme Court ADA interpretation.

Curran, Bonnie
General
ADA Amendments Act
Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990
Disabled--Laws and regulations
Internal
07/25/2021
03/25/2009

Congress Increases Minimum Wage

President Bush has signed a spending bill that amends the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) to increase the federal minimum wage in three steps.

Stokes, Richard
General
Personnel--Compensation
Personnel--Fair Labor Standards Act
Internal
06/29/2007
06/27/2007

GASB Statement No. 45

An overview of the new financial reporting standard issued by the Government Accounting Standards Board concerning postemployment benefits other than pensions.

Cross, Ralph
General
Accounting
Finance
Finance reports
Personnel--Fringe benefits
Personnel--Fringe benefits--Laws and regulations
Personnel--Retirement--Finance
Personnel--Retirement--Laws and regulations
Internal
07/1/2021
03/31/2007

City recorder

Job description for the position of City Recorder.

MTAS
Job Description
City recorder
Personnel--Classification
Public
06/25/2021
09/24/2002
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