MTAS was asked whether the city is liable for the cost of moving a mobile home illegally placed in an R-2 zone, but placed there pursuant to a building permit erroneously issued by the building inspector to the owner of the mobile home.
| Building permits Licenses and permits Mobile homes Zoning Zoning--Laws and regulations |
MTAS was asked to evaluate outdoor recreational facilities and look at options for the current city hall/police complex.
| Parks and recreation--Facilities City halls Police--Facilities |
MTAS was asked whether the city should maintain a drainage easement on private property, whether the issuance of a building permit somehow obligates the city to the applicant relative to liability, and about the statute of limitations under the TGTLA.
| Liability Liability--Laws and regulations Governmental tort liability Drainage Easements Building permits Risk management Finance--Use of public funds |
MTAS was asked whether the mayor is counted for quorum purposes.
| City council City council--Procedure Mayor |
This report discusses the Transportation Equity Act of the 21st Century, expanding the boundaries of the Knoxville Metropolitan Planning Organization (TPO), the concept of a regional transportation authority, and the need to increase the functional authority of the TPO.
| Transportation--Municipal Transportation--Planning Transportation--Transit systems |
MTAS was asked where the city has no brown bagging regulations can a restaurant that does not hold a beer license allow brown bagging.
| Alcoholic beverages Alcoholic beverages--Laws and regulations Beer Beer--Laws and regulations Beer--Licenses and permits |
MTAS advised city of potential liabilities in demolishing condemned building which shares "party wall" with adjoining property owner.
| Code enforcement--Building demolition Land use Land use--Laws and regulations Liability |
Both the first and second 'tiny town' laws have been declared unconstitutional by the Tennessee Supreme Court and various Tennessee Courts of Appeal.
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Status of Existing Tiny Towns public (1).pdf
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| Annexation--Tennessee Annexation Rural areas |
MTAS was asked which two nonresident property owners are entitled to vote on a single piece of property under TCA 2-2-107.
| Elections--Residency requirements |
This manual gives a "big picture" look at budgets.
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Budget Manual rev 2.pdf
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Budget Manual rev 2 bw.pdf
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| Budgets--Handbooks Budgets--Municipal Budgets--Municipal--Tennessee Budgets--Planning Budgets--Preparation Budgets--Capital--Municipal Revenue sources Taxes Accounting--Chart of accounts Police--Finance--Drug operations |