MTAS was asked whether school board members may be elected at large under a private act amendment to the city's charter.
| Boards Elections Schools--Boards |
MTAS Fire Management Consultant Steven Cross was asked to conduct a study of the Ashland City fire department regarding staffing, stations and fire apparatus. Report includes recommendations.
| Fire--Equipment Fire--Equipment--Trucks Fire--Equipment--Vehicles Fire--Facilities Fire--Operations Fire--Personnel Ashland City (Tenn) |
Chapter 727 of Public Acts of 2000 added new language to 57-4-203(d) which permits the ABC to change the hours of sale of liquor-by-the-drink through an administrative rulemaking, but that each municipality that wants to retain the TCA hours can opt out of the changed rules by passage of a simple resolution, and can also opt back in later with the same procedure.
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Hours of Sale of Liquor-By-The-Drink.pdf
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| Alcoholic beverages--Laws and regulations Alcoholic beverages |
MTAS was asked whether the city council did appoint a certain person as police chief.
| City council City council--Procedure Meetings--Planning and management |
This is a brief sampling of mayors that have served 20 years or more (concurrently).
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Sampling of Long-Serving Mayors 2020.pdf
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| Mayor Personnel--Administration |
MTAS was asked to provide a model landscaping ordinance and found several examples.
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Landscape Ordinance, Sealey, Texas.pdf
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Landscape Ordinance Collegedale.pdf
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Landscaping Ordinance Munster, Indiana.pdf
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| Land use--Municipal ordinances Municipal ordinances Zoning--Municipal ordinances |
NFPA requires a fire department to have a replacement schedule, but stops short of establishing a maximum number of years of service, leaving that up to the authority having jurisdiction. Even though a section of 15-year old fire hose may still pass an annual test, the fire chief should consider a 10-year maximum service life under normal operating conditions. The 2013 edition of NFPA 1962 has a requirement that calls for hose manufactured before July 1987 to be removed from service. The ISO FSRS also addresses the testing of fire hose. For maximum points, the fire department must test all fire hose annually. The FSRS states: The Hose Service Test Program shall be in accordance with the general criteria of NFPA 1962, which requires that test pressures are a minimum of 300 psi for attack hose, and a minimum of 200 psi for supply hose. As long as the fire hose passes an annual test, ISO will give the fire department credit for the hose.
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Replacing fire hose.pdf
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| Fire--Equipment--Hoses and nozzles Fire--Insurance ratings |
MTAS was asked several questions related to charging outside utility customers higher rates than inside utility customers.
| Utilities--Rates and charges Utilities--Rates and charges--Tennessee |
During a visit to Charleston, Tennessee, MTAS attorney Elisha Hodge was told that City Commissioners are given grocery store gift cards for Christmas along with the rest of the city's employees. While the card is intended to be used for a Christmas meat but it is just a gift card given. This likely counts as a gift or additional income that wouldn't wouldn't be allowed.
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MTAS was asked whether a police department has the authority to enforce a custody order from another state.
| Police--Custody of children |