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Termination of an employee in a special meeting of the board

If an employee is a threat to the health, welfare and safety of the municipality, he/she could be immediately suspended and a special meeting of the Board could be called, at which meeting, the Board could vote to terminate the employee.

Shechter, Leslie
Legal Opinion
Open meetings
Open meetings--Laws and regulations
Personnel--Dismissal
Internal
07/12/2021
09/19/1990

Slum clearance ordinance

Under the Slum Clearance Ordinance, the city has the authority to require the demolition of dangerous dwellings used or intended to be used for human habitation, and to demolish such dwellings itself by a variety of methods.

Hemsley, Sid
Legal Opinion
Building codes
Code enforcement--Building demolition
Code enforcement--Building inspection
Internal
04/29/2021
12/5/2001

Water supply planning

Strategic partnerships with the utility districts, development boards, and fire protection agencies should be developed to provide not only good potable water, but also adequate fire flow capabilities for long range planning.

Wolf, Dennis
General
Water supply
Planning--Municipal
Fire
Internal
04/26/2021
06/3/2005

Samples of annual contracts for equipment rental and materials purchase

Samples of contracts used by the Public Works Department of Paducah, Kentucky, for purchasing materials and renting equipment.

Unknown
General
Contracts
Public works--Equipment
Public works--Contracts
Internal
05/11/2020
07/1/2001

Volunteer firefighter compensation survey

Several cities were asked whether their volunteer or paid-on-call firefighters receive any monetary compensation.

Wolf, Dennis
Survey
Fire--Volunteer organizations
Fire--Surveys--Tennessee
Personnel--Compensation
Internal
05/21/2021
08/12/2013

Extending moratorium on building permits going before the planning commission

Following an ordinance passing on the first reading in a Tennessee town, MTAS Legal Consultant Elisha Hodge responded to questions from the Town Administrator.

Hodge, Elisha
Legal Opinion
Building permits
Planning--Commissions
Planning--Municipal
Planning--Tennessee
Internal
12/9/2022
10/18/2022

Leave accrual for exempt and non-exempt employees: an MTAS survey

Forty-two cities were asked several questions about annual and sick leave for their exempt and non-exempt employees.

Adams-O'Brien, Frances
Survey
Personnel--Fringe benefits
Public
07/9/2021
07/7/2009

Certificate of compliance for wine in grocery stores

MTAS was asked to supply a certificate of compliance for selling wine in grocery stores.

Hardy, Pat
Form
Alcoholic beverages--Forms
Alcoholic beverages--Laws and regulations
Public
07/15/2021
01/11/2016

Sale hours for beer and alcohol

MTAS was asked about the sale hours for beer and alcohol and who notifies beer vendors of the expanded hours for beer sales.

Broughton, Jeff
General
Beer--Laws and regulations
Beer--Licenses and permits
Alcoholic beverages--Laws and regulations
Public
07/23/2021
12/17/2015

Strategic planning

A letter explaining the benefits of strategic planning for the city.

Darden, Ron
General
Planning--Municipal
Community development
Public
07/27/2021
07/14/2011
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