MTAS was asked whether any individual member of the city council, or the city council as a body, has the authority to require the city manager to dismiss or to take any other personnel action against a city employee, or to give orders or instructions to city employees.

MTAS was asked whether the city's noise ordinance is "vague."

MTAS was asked how to provide for a special election in the event of a tie vote in an election for either Mayor or Alderman.

A resolution for a city accepting an agreement with the state for a Hazard Elimination Program.

MTAS was asked whether beer permit applicants must meet only city, and not county, distance regulations.

MTAS was asked several questions concerning the surrender of a city's charter.

MTAS was asked to prepare a CMR on building codes, property maintenance codes, planning, and zoning.

MTAS was asked about the city undertaking drainage work on private property; includes discussion of public purpose doctrine, waters of the state, and natural flow rule.

MTAS was asked whether the city charter could have a conflict of interest provision stronger than Tennessee's two conflicts of interest laws.

Cities across the state have been notified by the county property assessor’s offices of an increased cost of property reappraisal this year and going forward. The argument for increasing these costs is that other functions of the property assessor’s office are utilized in the reappraisal program and must be maintained in order to remain in compliance with the reappraisal program. However, based upon the statutory language and legislative history, MTAS attorneys disagree with any opinion that general property assessor expenses unrelated to a reappraisal can be charged to a city. In fact, it is our legal opinion that the legislative intent is that “local cost of reappraisal” were to be “limited to the increased cost incurred by the requirements of this section and 67-5-1602 – 67-5-1604.”