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Utility services in annexed areas

MTAS was asked to analyze the law governing the right of a city to provide utility service in annexed areas over the objections of a utility district.

Hemsley, Sid
Legal Opinion
Annexation
Annexation--Laws and regulations
Utilities
Utilities--Laws and regulations
Utilities--Utility districts
Internal
07/27/2021
05/29/2002

Two cities try to annex same area

MTAS was asked whether City A could annex by ordinance an area where City B has an annexation ordinance pending the resolution of a quo warranto suit.

Moore, Todd
Legal Opinion
Annexation
Annexation--Laws and regulations
Internal
07/27/2021
04/23/1996

McCain-Feingold Campaign Reform Act

A city cannot pass a model of the McCain-Feingold Campaign Reform Act for local application.

Hemsley, Sid
Legal Opinion
Elections
Public
06/10/2021
06/26/2001

Questions on mobile homes and FMLA

MTAS was asked whether the City can pass an ordinance requiring a principal residence built in an R-1 Zone to have a minimum of 1,500 square feet and to have a concrete foundation and whether the Family and Medical Leave Act should be adopted by ordinance rather than resolution.

Hemsley, Sid
Legal Opinion
Building codes
Child care
Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993
Mobile homes
Personnel--Fringe benefits
Zoning
Zoning--Laws and regulations
Internal
05/6/2021
10/18/1993

Emergency call-in duties: sample policy from Athens, Tennessee

This is a sample policy provided by the city of Athens (TN) regarding calling employees in after regular duty hours.

Clifton, Calvin D.
General
Public works--Personnel
Personnel--Schedules and shifts
Internal
05/26/2021
03/27/2000

Graffiti removal program

MTAS was asked about the legality of an ordinance or other action to institute an order of maintenance aimed specifically at graffiti, under which the city could go in and cover or remove the graffiti and levy the costs against the property owner.

Ashburn, Melissa
Legal Opinion
Graffiti
Graffiti--Municipal ordinances
Code enforcement
Internal
07/6/2021
04/12/2012

Regulation of cemeteries

MTAS analyzed the question of whether cemeteries are subject to zoning regulations or regulation by the city council.

Hemsley, Sid
Legal Opinion
Cemeteries--Laws and regulations
Zoning--Laws and regulations--Tennessee
Public
07/21/2021
03/14/2008

Administrative secretary for public safety

Job description for the position of Administrative Secretary for Public Safety in the Police Dept.

MTAS
Job Description
Personnel--Classification
Police--Administration
Police--Personnel
Public
04/9/2021
08/19/2002

Removal of police chief and city manager by city commission

MTAS was asked to analyze the law governing relative powers of board of commissioners and of city manager to terminate police chief, and certain procedural matters related to that issue.

Hemsley, Sid
Legal Opinion
Boards--Municipal
City manager
City manager--Contracts
Contracts
Contracts--Laws and regulations
Internal
06/28/2021
04/3/2002
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