MTAS was asked questions that involve complexities and nuances of relatively new legal provisions that have not yet been tested in court.
| Annexation--Laws and regulations--Tennessee Urban growth Industrial recruitment and retention Industrial development--Boards Taxes Revenue sources Revenue sources--Fees and charges |
The city owns several lots which it has acquired though tax sales and would like to donate them to Habitat for Humanity.
| Budgets--Municipal Land use Non-profit organizations Solicitations--Charitable organizations |
The purpose of this manual is to provide cities with a better understanding of funding water and sewer utility operations.
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Utility Manual 2006 bw.pdf
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| Utilities--Finance Utilities--Administration Utilities--Rates and charges Water--Finance Water--Administration Wastewater--Finance Wastewater--Administration Sewers--Finance |
MTAS was asked to conduct a survey of Fire Department employees in order to determine their views regarding various aspects of their work. More than 75 percent, 86 of the 112 eligible employees, completed an instrument that consisted of 38 questions, 8 of which were open-ended.
| Fire--Personnel--Surveys Fire--Personnel Fire--Surveys--Tennessee |
This form is a sample survey that cities can use as follow up after a fire code compliance inspection.
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Fire code compliance form.pdf
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Fire code compliance form.docx
(30.37 KB)
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| Fire--Inspection Fire--Performance measurement |
The purpose of this debt policy is to establish a set of parameters by which debt obligations will be undertaken by the Town of Gruetli-Laager, Tennessee.
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Model Debt Policy Final 2011 (1).pdf
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| Finance--Debt obligation Finance--Municipal ordinances Municipal government--Finance |
Ten cities were asked their net revenue for business tax collections for FY '04.
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Business Tax Collections.pdf
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| Taxes--Businesses and professions Tax collection |
Six cities were asked who collects delinquent utility bills and about the payment for these services.
| Utilities--Rates and charges |
An estimate of construction costs and operating expenses for a mechanical, public owned wastewater treatment facility.
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Wastewater Treatment Project.pdf
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| Wastewater--Facilities Wastewater--Finance Wastewater--Planning |
MTAS was asked whether a vacancy occurs if an alderman submits his resignation from the city council and later withdraws the resignation before the council accepts it.
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Resignation of Alderman public.doc
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| City council City council--Procedure City councilmember Elections Municipal government--Administration Mayor--Aldermanic government |