This bulletin explores the need to regulate employee smoking on the job; why employees feel their rights are being infringed upon; legal issues associated with workplace smoking; policies and practices in effect across the country; and steps to develop a successful policy.
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Stokes_smoking.pdf
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| Personnel--Health and safety--Smoking |
MTAS was asked whether a city school that had been a county school that had been annexed into the city had the responsibility for the special education of children in that city school immediately upon the effective date of the annexation
| Annexation--Laws and regulations--Tennessee Schools--Laws and regulations--Tennessee Children and youth |
Many cities have come to see privatization as a means of saving money and improving the quality of the services they provide to the public.
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City Privatization bw.pdf
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City Privatization.pdf
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| Privatization Municipal government--Services Municipal government--Services--Contracts |
MTAS was asked whether aldermen are considered officers for the purpose of applying a provision in the city's personnel ordinance.
| City councilmember City council Personnel--Municipal ordinances |
Seventeen cities responded to an MTAS survey about their city judge, including the number of hours worked, salary, and benefits participation.
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Survey Results - City Judge.pdf
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| Courts--Judges Courts--Municipal Personnel--Compensation Personnel--Fringe benefits Personnel--Surveys |
The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 is designed to protect workers from losing their health insurance coverage in cases where they want to change jobs, lose their jobs, or want to become self-employed
| Insurance--Health Personnel--Fringe benefits--Laws and regulations Personnel--Fringe benefits Personnel--Laws and regulations--Federal |
Municipal clerks and recorders are required to become certified by completing 100 hours of education and maintain the certification by obtaining 18 hours of continuing education every three years.
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City Recorder Certification 2010 bw.pdf
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City Recorder Certification 2010.pdf
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| City recorder Clerks Personnel--Training |
MTAS was asked to analyze the question of what a "school" is for the purpose of the school speed limit laws.
| Schools Schools--Laws and regulations--Tennessee Schools--Tennessee Traffic--Laws and regulations Streets--Laws and regulations |
MTAS was asked to provide information on the cost recovery involving hazardous materials spills.
| Emergency management Emergency services Fire--Administration Hazardous materials Public health and safety |
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10 Simple Questions.pdf
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10 Simple Questions bw.pdf
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| Building codes Building codes--Laws and regulations Fire--Codes Code enforcement |