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Terminating and rehiring a city manager during a board of commissioners meeting

MTAS was asked about firing and rehiring a city manager at the board of commissioners meeting and whether the city manager now has a three-month or 12-month contract.

Hodge, Elisha
Legal Opinion
City manager--Contracts
City manager
Personnel--Dismissal
Personnel--Selection and recruitment
Personnel--Employment
City council--Procedure
Public
07/23/2021
12/9/2014

Questions on stormwater management

MTAS was asked to find legislation allowing cities to assess a fee for stormwater management, containing population restrictions and whether the municipality can set a fee based on property size, etc. for stormwater mitigation.

Bingham, Pamela
Legal Opinion
Stormwater management
Stormwater management--Fees and charges
Utilities--Rates and charges
Internal
05/26/2021
06/29/1999

Municipal court administrator

Job description for the position of Municipal Court Administrator.

MTAS
Job Description
Courts--Municipal
Personnel--Classification
Internal
07/28/2021
09/24/2002

Resisting or interfering with an officer

MTAS was asked about the offense of resisting or interfering with an officer found in a municipal code.

Hemsley, Sid
Legal Opinion
Municipal ordinances
Municipal ordinances--Codes of ordinances
Police--Arrest procedure
Police--Personnel
Police--Procedures
Internal
07/27/2021
02/4/1998

Legality of "strip annexing"

MTAS was asked about the legality of "strip annexing" (also called "corridor annexing" or "flagpoling") in a city.

Bingham, Pamela
Legal Opinion
Annexation
Internal
07/21/2021
10/10/1997

Subdividing and selling city land

MTAS was asked whether or not a town may subdivide a 27-acre parcel into one-acre lots and then sell the lots at public auction.

Leydorf, Donna
Legal Opinion
Land use
Purchasing--Laws and regulations
Purchasing--Property management
Purchasing--Surplus property disposal
Zoning--Subdivisions
Public
05/6/2021
10/24/2000

Terminating the utility board superintendent

MTAS was asked whether the utility board superintendent can be terminated by the city's governing body without financial penalty to the city.

Hemsley, Sid
Legal Opinion
Utilities--Boards
Personnel--Employment
Public
04/26/2021
10/2/2011

Signal Mountain MACC updated strategic plan

After a second meeting with the Mountain Arts Community Center (MACC), goals, objectives, and a mission statement were updated.

Hardy, Pat
Darden, Ron
Report/Study
Parks and recreation--Facilities--Civic centers
Planning
Signal Mountain (Tenn)
Public
06/29/2021
09/26/2011

City council meetings

MTAS was asked to develop a policy for the city council of Madisonville to regulate and manage its meetings as an amendment to the municipal code.

Tallent, Mike
Ordinance
City council
City council--Procedure
Meetings--Planning and management
Municipal government--Administration
Municipal ordinances--Codes of ordinances
Internal
06/25/2021
04/3/2002

Jury trials

MTAS was asked whether jury trials may be held by the Muncipal Court.

Hemsley, Sid
Legal Opinion
Courts--Municipal
Public
07/28/2021
11/26/2003
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