MTAS Legal Consultant Stephanie Allen O'Hara responded to a request for information regarding the necessity of a business license.
| Taxes--Businesses and professions--Tennessee--Directories Licenses and permits--Laws and regulations |
MTAS was asked whether a municipality can extend their sewer system and compel property owners outside the municipality to connect to that system, whether a city can accept donated property, and whether a private organization can use the the city's police on their literature to raise funds for drug awareness programs.
| Utilities--Extension policies Land use Police--Administration |
MTAS Fire Consultant Steve Cross authored this analysis of the Signal Mountain Fire Department and offered recommendations for governance, staffing, and organizational structure.
| Fire service--Tennessee Fire service--Organization Fire--Personnel--Tennessee |
MTAS was asked whether the city attorney had a conflict of interest when he represented persons in motor vehicle seizures made by city police officers.
| Ethics Conflict of interests Police--Criminal forfeiture City attorney |
The municipal codes of six cities were surveyed to identify how the cities handle the right-of-way excavation bond and surety.
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Right-of-Way Bond.pdf
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Right-of-Way Bond.doc
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| Right of way Liability Fines and court costs Streets--Cuts and excavation Surety |
An ordinance to amend the city's code regarding the town's official depository for town funds.
| Finance--Bank services Finance--Municipal ordinances |
City wishes to adopt an ordinance abolishing the water board and transferring the operation of the water system to the board of mayor and aldermen.
| Utilities--Boards Water--Administration City council--Procedure |
A financial impact study of the effect of a county wide referendum on a sales tax increase upon Oak Ridge, Clinton, Lake City, Norris, and Oliver Springs.
| Taxes--Sales--County Taxes--Sales Tax rates--Public information Elections--Initiatives and referendums |
Nineteen cities were surveyed to determine what they do when there are mayoral or council vacancies.
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Survey of Cities.pdf
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| City council--Procedure City council Mayor |
MTAS was asked to analyze the question of how two vacancies in the board of mayor and aldermen are filled.
| City council--Procedure City councilmember City council Elections Boards--Municipal Mayor |