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Ordinance Drafting and Enactment: Issues and Recommendations

This publication addresses the issues underlying common challenges of drafting ordinances.
Lobertini, Steve
General
Municipal ordinances--Codes of ordinances
Municipal ordinances
Internal
03/16/2023
04/7/2006

Utilities board agreement with water cooperative

MTAS was asked whether a city utilities board could enter into contract with a water cooperative.

Hemsley, Sid
Legal Opinion
Water--Contracts
Utilities--Contracts and agreements
Internal
04/15/2021
03/22/2005

Ordinance regulating false fire alarms

An ordinance to establish a process for discouraging false emergency alarms.

MTAS
Ordinance
Emergency communications
Fire--Municipal ordinances
Public
07/22/2021
06/14/2001

Confidentiality of employee drug testing results

MTAS was asked whether the results of an employee drug test are confidential under Tennessee law.

Jones, Josh
Legal Opinion
Personnel--Health and safety--Drugs
Records management
Internal
05/7/2021
07/10/2007

Social Security Administration and Internal Revenue Service: State and Local Compliance Issues for 2000

The purpose was to clarify employee taxation and reporting issues with local government agencies before the end of the calendar year reporting to minimize employer exposure to penalties for noncompliance.

Bednar, Kirk
Cross, Ralph
General
Finance
Internal
07/24/2006
01/7/2000

Protecting fire department infrastructure

This document contains some information on suspicious activity reporting and protective measures for fire departments to take to help secure the fire department's personnel and assets.

Wolf, Dennis
Report/Study
Terrorism
Fire--Administration--Tennessee
Fire
Public
05/21/2021
03/23/2016

Minority set-aside program legality in Tennessee municipalities

MTAS was asked whether minority set-aside quotas or set-aside goals are legal on the part of Tennessee municipalities.

Hemsley, Sid
Legal Opinion
Businesses--Laws and regulations
Civil rights
Contracts
Contracts--Laws and regulations
Minorities
Personnel--Equal opportunity
Purchasing
Purchasing--Bids
proposals and specifications
Purchasing--Laws and regulations
Racism
Public
06/22/2021
06/27/2002

Lexington Fire Department fire captain assessment process report

This report outlines the specific results and findings of the assessment measures conducted for the position of the fire captain. The assessment process was developed and facilitated by University of Tennessee MTAS Fire Consultants Steve Cross and Donald Pannell. The process was held on August 25, 2022 in Lexington, Tennessee.

Pannell, Donald
Report/Study
Fire--Personnel--Tennessee
Personnel--Selection and recruitment--Tennessee
Personnel--Selection and recruitment--Assessment centers
Internal
10/14/2022
08/29/2022

Addressing dilapidated structures and saving historic buildings

When demolition is not a desired outcome, adoption of a slum clearance ordinance or adoption of a demolition by neglect ordinance may allow the city to address dilapidated structures in the downtown and save historic buildings.

Broughton, Jeff
Jones, Josh
Ordinance
Historical preservation--Municipal ordinances
Code enforcement--Building demolition
Public
07/27/2021
05/14/2014
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