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Accepting the Resignation of a Council Member
Advice for Addressing Poor Water Quality Issues
Advisory Charter Commission
Affidavit of Code Official
Airport and New Charter
Airport Authority and City Roles
Alcoholic Beverage Laws and Regulations, Ordinances, and Resolution
Alcoholic Beverages On Premises Consumption
Alcoholic Beverages Ordinances
Amending Private Act and Home Rule Municipal Charters
Annexation Study Update
Application for Adult Entertainment Permit and License
Appointing Members to Boards and Commissions
Authority to Carry Firearms
Auto Dealers Failure to Collect City Sales Tax
Beer License Renewal
Bidding Professional Services
Board Member Responsibilities and Job Description
Budget Continuance Ordinance
Building and Property Maintenance Codes Review
Building and Property Maintenance Standards Review
Building Codes Employee Classification System
Business Tax Exemption
Business Tax Paid in One County While Operating in a Second County
Canine Expenses Paid for by Drug Fund
Changing Election Date to Coincide with the General Election in November
Changing Election Date to Coincide with the State General Election in August
Charter Commission Letter
Charter County Form of Government
Charter Provisions Favoring Local Bidders
Charter Revision of the City of Winchester, Tennessee
Chattanooga/Hamilton County Area Recreation Services: Meeting the Recreational Needs for the Future through Partnerships and Cooperation
Chicken Manure Ordinance
Cities Conducting Games or Contests for Money
Cities with Recall Provisions
City Charter Explained for Newly Elected Councilmember
City Council Agenda Formats
City Manager Orientation
City of Columbia Growth and Development Review Process
City of Fairview Street Department Review
City of Fayetteville Strategic Plan
City of Harrogate Fire Service Study
City of Harrogate Purchasing Procedures
City of Jellico Solid Waste Study and Equipment Replacement Ordinance
City of Knoxville Division of Building Permit Review and Inspections Operations Assessment
City of Lawrenceburg Public Works Organization Review
City of Lawrenceburg Solid Waste Study
City of McMinnville Codes Enforcement Nuts and Bolts
City of Mount Pleasant Property Maintenance Review
City of Oak Ridge Strategic Plan Update Issues
City of Tracy City Court Cost Computations and an Ordinance Establishing City Court Costs
Collecting Monthly Utility Bills and Disconnecting Service When the Bills Are Not Paid
Collegedale Building and Property Maintenance Study: A Guide for Building Construction and Property Maintenance Code Enforcement
Combined Annual Vacation, Sick, and Personal Leave Study
Community Development Construction Permitting
Confidentiality of Business Tax Returns
Continuation of Library Service
Contractor Complaints
Counting of Board Votes
County Gift of Real Property to a City
Delinquent Business Tax
Delinquent Business Tax and Garbage Fees
Demolition of Unsafe Buildings
Establishing a Debt Policy and a Fund Balance Policy for the Town of Altamont
GASB 34
Giving a Fire Truck to a Citizen and the Right of a Citizen to Vote at a Commission Meeting
Guns in the Park
Heavy Truck Traffic Regulation
Historical Commission By-Laws
Holding a City Sales Tax Referendum If the County Referendum Failed
Hotel-Motel Tax
Hotel-Motel Tax
Hotel-Motel Tax Ordinance
Housing Occupancy Limitations
Interlocal Agreement by and between the Town of Centerville, Tennessee and the E911 Emergency Communications District of Hickman County, Tennessee
Issuing a Distress Warrant to Collect Delinquent Business Tax
Legality of Using a Facsimile Signature on a Check
Liquor by the Drink
Liquor by the Drink
Liquor by the Drink Petition
Making a Motion Concerning an Item That Is Not on the Agenda
Massage Parlor and Technicians Ordinance
Mayor's Appointment of Staff
Modified vs Manager Commission
Municipal Boundaries
Municipal Court Reform Act of 2004
Municipal Legal Expense and Attorney Compensation Survey
Natural Gas Rate Calculation Spreadsheet
Need for Professional Management Experience
Number of Salaried Mayors, City Administrators and Managers by Population of Cities
On Premise Consumption of Alcoholic Beverages
Operating an All Terrain Vehicle (ATV) on City Streets
Ordinance Adopting State Misdemeanor Laws as Offenses Against the Peace and Dignity of the City
Ordinance Adopting the Annual Budget and Tax Rate
Ordinance Designating the City Officials Authorized to Declare a State of Emergency
Ordinance Establishing a Code of Conduct for Participants and Spectators Using City of Loudon Recreation Facilities or Services
Ordinance Establishing a Debt Policy for the Town of Gruetli-Laager, Tennessee
Ordinance Establishing a Driver Education Program
Ordinance Establishing a Public Arts Commission
Ordinance Establishing City Court Costs
Ordinance Providing for the Assessment and Collection of an Archive and Record Management Fee
Ordinance Providing for the Maintenance of Public Street Rights-of-Ways Abutting Private Property within the City
Ordinance Providing for the Re-reading of Water Meters and the Cost Thereof
Ordinance Regulating Animal Waste
Ordinance Regulating Junked Vehicles on Public and Private Property
Ordinance Regulating Open Burning Within the City
Ordinance Regulating the Discharge of Firearms Within the City
Ordinance Regulating the Placement or Construction of Buildings or Structures over Utility Mains and Stormwater Drains
Ordinance Repealing the Prohibition of Intoxicating Liquor Sales on Premise
Ordinance Repealing the Prohibition of Intoxicating Liquor Sales on Premise and Adopting a Privilege Tax on Retail Sale of Alcoholic Beverages for Consumption on the Premise
Ordinance Submitting Certain Questions in Referendum
Ordinance to Adopt the International Building Code
Ordinance to Change City Election Date from May to November
Ordinance to Change City Election Date in November
Ordinance to Change the City Election Date to the November General Election Date
Ordinance to Establish Rules and Regulations for the Parks and Greenways of the City of Harrogate
Ordinance to Provide for Order, Safety, and Tranquility in the Streets of the Town of New Tazewell During Parades
Ordinance to Provide for Residential Garbage Collection -- Fees
Overtime/Holiday Pay
Personnel Policies
Planning Commission Members
Police Employee with Seizure Conditions
Police Officer Serving as Codes Enforcement Officer
Professional City Management Letter
Property Maintenance and Slum Clearance Ordinance
Property Maintenance Code Adoption
Property Maintenance Lien Law and Procedure with Forms
Property Maintenance Ordinance
Property Maintenance Standards and Enforcement Recommendations
Property Maintenance Standards and Enforcement Recommendations
Property Maintenance Standards and Enforcement Recommendations
Property Tax Letter
Proposed Annexation along Highway 321
Proposed Debt Policy Review for Chattanooga
Recreation Advertisements
Relocation of City Hall
Repossessed Water Taps
Requiring Annexation as a Condition for Extending a Utility Outside the City
Resolution Adopting a City Seal
Resolution Adopting Board General Rules of Order
Resolution Establishing a Records Management System
Resolution Establishing Rules and Procedures for Board of Mayor and Aldermen Meetings
Resolution Establishing Work Hours for Town Personnel and Accompanying Memo from the Mayor
Resolution Providing for a Town Court Clerk
Resolution Providing for an Emergency Interim Successor to the Town Mayor
Retail Package Liquor Sales
Retaining Construction Documents
Reversing a Plat Approval Decision
Review of State Statutes on Libraries and a Limited Survey of Library Services in Tennessee Cities
Revitalizing the Downtown Area
Right-of-Way Bond
Safety Director
Sale of Alcoholic Beverages, Including Beer, on Election Day
Sale of Confiscated Property: Revenue Disposition
Sale of Water at Campgrounds
School Property Transfer
Services MTAS Can Provide to Cities
Sewer Collection Ordinance
Sewer Rehabilitation on School Property
Signal Mountain Strategic Plan
Solar Ordinance
Solid Waste Collection and Disposal Contract
Solid Waste Disposal Fees
State Street Aid
State Street Aid Fund
Strategic Plan for the City of Winchester
Strategic Planning
Streamlined Dilapidated Building Removal Procedure
Street Closure
Street Excavation Ordinance
Study Session Agenda
Surrender of Aldermanic Charter and Adoption of Manager-Commission Charter
Temporary Utility Service
Tennessee Code Annotated Model Municipal Charter Provisions Comparison
Tips for New Board Members
Town of Petersburg Recreation Commission By-Laws
Town of Wartrace Monthly Utility Reporting
Travel Expenses Paid Directly to Provider
Tri-County Water and Wastewater Treatment Authority
Tuckaleechee Cove Task Force
Use of a Committee System
Use of City-Owned Motor Vehicles
Use of City Equipment
Vacancies in Office
Volunteer Fireman Aspiring to Serve on the Board of Mayor and Aldermen
Walking Horse Museum
Wastewater Administration Policies
Wastewater Extension
Wastewater Service Alternatives and Ordinance for Collection Fees
Wastewater Service Connection Fees
Wastewater Service Disconnect Policy
Wheelage Charge
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Last Updated 04/15/2011



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