MTAS Publications

Accommodating Nursing Mothers in the Workplace (2011)

ADA Amendments Act of 2008 (ADAAA): Back to Basics (2011)

Administrative Inspection Warrants (2010)

Adopting Building Codes and Building Code Amendments by Reference (2012)

Amendments to the General Law Mayor-Aldermanic Charter (2010)

Animal Control Law Revised by Legislature

Annexation Handbook for Cities and Towns in Tennessee II

Annual Reporting Requirements of the State Division of Local Finance

At-Large Electoral Systems and Voting Rights

Auditor Communication, Did You Know?

Bill of Rights for Water Quality Control Act Permit Applicants

Biomonitoring for the National Pollution Discharge Elimination System Permit (NPDES) (2008)

Capital Asset Accounting System (2010)

Census Figures Help Cities Redistrict (2011)

Changes Affecting the I-9 Form

Changes in Federal and State Reimbursement Rates for Travel (2010)

Changes to the Cooperative Purchasing Agreement Law

Cities Required to Extend Health Insurance Coverage to Former Employees and Dependents

City Recorder Certification Update (2010)

Compensation and Employee Status of Volunteer Firefighters

Competitive Cable and Video Services Act: Increasing Competition and Diminishing Local Authority

Compressed Natural Gas for Tennessee Municipal Fleets: A Primer for Municipal Officials (2011)

Conducting a Special Census

Conducting Effective Roadblocks (2010)

Confidentiality of Municipal Employees' Personal Information

Considerations for Any City Thinking About Developing a New Sewer System

Creating Effective Citizen Advisory Committees: Using Short-Term Advisory Committees to Help Resolve Local Problems

Developing Your City's Archival Policy for Electronically Stored Information

Directory of Tennessee Municipal Officials (2012)

Disposing of a PC

Drinking from a Fire Hydrant: The Fire Department's Role in Protecting the Public Water System

Drug Fund Manual

E-Verify and Local Governments (2011)

Emergency Assistance and Mutual Aid in Tennessee: 2004 Update

[Replication or Save Conflict]

[Replication or Save Conflict]

Eminent Domain in Tennessee

Energy Code Adoption by the State of Tennessee and Its Effects on Cities (2010)

Fair Credit Reporting Act (2011)

Fair Labor Standards Act: Revised and Updated (2011)

Family Medical Leave Act ... an Updated Guide

Federal Mileage Rate Effective July 1, 2011

Filling Vacancies on Your City Council

Finding Money for Municipal Water, Wastewater and Solid Waste Projects in Tennessee (2011)

Fire Department Accreditation: A New Way of Evaluating Efficiency and Effectiveness of Fire Departments (2012)

Firefighter Minimum Training Law: Public Chapter 512 - 2009

Five Basic Steps for Registering a Domain Name for Your Municipality

FLSA Firefighter Definition Revised (2012)

GASB Statement No. 45

GASB Statements Number 33 and 36

Getting To Know and Maybe Love Your Municipal Charter

Good Service Request Systems Keep Customers Happy (2009)

Health Insurance Premiums as Salary for Municipal Elected Officials and Employees (2010)

Hotel-Motel Tax in Tennessee Cities (2011)

How Any City Can Conduct a Utility Rate Study and Successfully Increase Rates (2012)

How To Conduct a City Council Meeting Based on Roberts' Rules of Order

Independent Contractor vs. Employee

Integrating Emergency Medical Services in the Fire Department

Interest Rate Set at 7.25 Percent Effective July 1, 2011, on Delinquent Taxes Collected or Administered by the State of Tennessee

Interviewing and the Law (2011)

IRS Releases 2011 Withholding Tables

IRS Rules for Diesel Fuel and Gasoline Purchases (2010)

Joint Economic Development Boards Must Comply with Requirements of Public Chapter 1101 (2009)

Laboratory Quality Assurance and Quality Control for Small Wastewater Laboratory

Legislation Clarifies and Simplifies E-Commerce Procedures for Tennessee Municipalities

Legislature Declares When Ordinances, Resolutions to Be Used

Legislature Sends a Message to Cities with Electronic Mail: You Must Have a Written Policy

Let Me Tell You a Story: How an Annual Report Will Benefit Your Fire Department

Local Government Electronic Technology Act of 2009

Local Government Public Works Standards and Specifications

Local Opt-out Prohibiting Handguns in Municipal Parks

Local Sales Tax Handbook

Management of Personnel Records (2009)

Managing Infiltration Inflow in Wastewater Collection Systems (2012)

Model Identity Theft Policy and FACTA Compliance

MTAS Moves Salary Survey Online

Municipal and Personal Liability Under the Tennessee Governmental Tort Liability Act (2009)

Municipal Biodiesel Production Programs (2011)

Municipal Courts Manual

Municipal Handbook (2011)

Municipal Personnel Report: Recruiting and Selecting Management and Professional Personnel

Municipal Travel Policy (2010)

Municipalities Required to Adopt Codes of Ethics (2008)

Natural Gas Primer for Elected Officials

New Amendments to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and Their Effects Upon Records Retention

New Audit Standards: What Do They Mean to Local Governments?

New Fee for Cash Bond Forfeitures in City Court

New Fund Balance (2011)

Non-Metered Water Usage (2011)

Open Meetings in Tennessee: Compliance with the Public Meetings Law (2009)

Open Records: A Guide for Municipal Officials (2011)

Opening and Closing of Municipal Streets in Tennessee and Selected Legal Potholes and Patches in Between

Opt-In for Residential Inspections to Save Money and Lives

Ordinance Drafting and Enactment: Issues and Recommendations

OSHA Changes Forms and Procedures for Reporting Occupational Injuries and Illnesses (2011)

Overtime and the Police: Application of the Overtime Provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act on Law Enforcement

Physical Fitness in Public Safety (2010)

Posting of Charters on Municipal Web Sites Now Required

Preparing for Media Interviews

President Signs Law Amending the Family and Medical Leave Act (2010)

Primer on Performance Measurements for Municipal Public Works Departments

Public Acts and the Legislative Process in Tennessee

Public Chapter No. 425 and Its Effects on Unmanned Traffic Enforcement Cameras

Purchasing Guide for Tennessee Municipalities (2008)

Qualification Based Selection: An MTAS Guide for Procuring Professional Engineering Services in Tennessee (2010)

Recent Attorney General Opinion and Its Effect on the Availability of Development Taxes and Impact Fees to Municipalities

Records Management for Municipal Government: A Reference Guide for City Officials and Municipal Public Records Custodians (2009)

Reducing Health Insurance Costs in Tennessee Cities

Regulating So-Called Jake Brakes (2010)

Relocation of Utilities for State Highway Construction (2011)

Residential Refuse Collection Technologies

Responsible Vendor Act of 2006

Revision to Employment Eligibility Verification Form I-9 (2010)

Sales Tax Revenue: How to Get Your Fair Share

Should Your City Consider Privatization? (2011)

Siting Telecommunications Towers: Suggestions for Protecting the Public Interest

Social Media as a Tool for Tennessee Municipalities

Social Security Changes Cost-of-Living Adjustments (COLA) (2009)

State-Shared Taxes and Appropriations (2011-2012)

State Street Aid Fund Revenues and Expenditures: On the Road to Understanding (2011)

State Tax Rate on Utility Sales to Manufacturers

Steps to Successful Utility Construction (2009)

Stimulus Law Under COBRA/PHSA

Subdivision Plat Approval

Supreme Court Limits Civil Penalties Over $50

Surveying Citizens: A Handbook for Municipal Officials Who Want to Know What Their Citizens Think (2010)

Ten Simple Questions on Code Adoption for Towns and Cities in Tennessee (2011)

Tennessee's Non-Smoker Protection Act (2011)

Tennessee Amusement Tax

Tennessee City Recorder Handbook

Tennessee Public Acts 2011: Summaries of Interest to Municipal Officials

Tennessee Reservists' Leave of Absence (2011)

Tranquilizer Guns and Animal Control (2008)

Two-In, Two-Out and the OSHA Respiratory Protection Standard

Unclaimed Property Reporting Due May 1, 2002

Unemployment Insurance: Premium Paying vs. Reimbursement

Unemployment Insurance: Recent Legislative Changes

Unemployment Insurance: Who Is Not Covered? (2010)

Updated Guide to COBRA (2011)

Urban Forestry Management

Use of Acquired Structures for Training

Utility Manual (2011)

Water and Wastewater Management (2011)

Water Needs of Small Tennessee Fire Departments (2011)

What Every City Needs to Know about Health, Dental and Life Insurance (2009)

Work Order Systems Mean Better Financial Management

Your Municipal Code: Adopting It and Keeping It Up-to-Date

Last Updated 04/15/2011


Accommodating Nursing Mothers in the Workplace (2011)
ADA Amendments Act of 2008 (ADAAA): Back to Basics (2011)
Administrative Inspection Warrants (2010)
Adopting Building Codes and Building Code Amendments by Reference (2012)
Amendments to the General Law Mayor-Aldermanic Charter (2010)
Animal Control Law Revised by Legislature
Annexation Handbook for Cities and Towns in Tennessee II
Annual Reporting Requirements of the State Division of Local Finance
At-Large Electoral Systems and Voting Rights
Auditor Communication, Did You Know?
Bill of Rights for Water Quality Control Act Permit Applicants
Biomonitoring for the National Pollution Discharge Elimination System Permit (NPDES) (2008)
Capital Asset Accounting System (2010)
Census Figures Help Cities Redistrict (2011)
Changes Affecting the I-9 Form
Changes in Federal and State Reimbursement Rates for Travel (2010)
Changes to the Cooperative Purchasing Agreement Law
Cities Required to Extend Health Insurance Coverage to Former Employees and Dependents
City Recorder Certification Update (2010)
Compensation and Employee Status of Volunteer Firefighters
Competitive Cable and Video Services Act: Increasing Competition and Diminishing Local Authority
Compressed Natural Gas for Tennessee Municipal Fleets: A Primer for Municipal Officials (2011)
Conducting a Special Census
Conducting Effective Roadblocks (2010)
Confidentiality of Municipal Employees' Personal Information
Considerations for Any City Thinking About Developing a New Sewer System
Creating Effective Citizen Advisory Committees: Using Short-Term Advisory Committees to Help Resolve Local Problems
Developing Your City's Archival Policy for Electronically Stored Information
Directory of Tennessee Municipal Officials (2012)
Disposing of a PC
Drinking from a Fire Hydrant: The Fire Department's Role in Protecting the Public Water System
Drug Fund Manual
E-Verify and Local Governments (2011)
Emergency Assistance and Mutual Aid in Tennessee: 2004 Update
[Replication or Save Conflict]
[Replication or Save Conflict]
Eminent Domain in Tennessee
Energy Code Adoption by the State of Tennessee and Its Effects on Cities (2010)
Fair Credit Reporting Act (2011)
Fair Labor Standards Act: Revised and Updated (2011)
Family Medical Leave Act ... an Updated Guide
Federal Mileage Rate Effective July 1, 2011
Filling Vacancies on Your City Council
Finding Money for Municipal Water, Wastewater and Solid Waste Projects in Tennessee (2011)
Fire Department Accreditation: A New Way of Evaluating Efficiency and Effectiveness of Fire Departments (2012)
Firefighter Minimum Training Law: Public Chapter 512 - 2009
Five Basic Steps for Registering a Domain Name for Your Municipality
FLSA Firefighter Definition Revised (2012)
GASB Statement No. 45
GASB Statements Number 33 and 36
Getting To Know and Maybe Love Your Municipal Charter
Good Service Request Systems Keep Customers Happy (2009)
Health Insurance Premiums as Salary for Municipal Elected Officials and Employees (2010)
Hotel-Motel Tax in Tennessee Cities (2011)
How Any City Can Conduct a Utility Rate Study and Successfully Increase Rates (2012)
How To Conduct a City Council Meeting Based on Roberts' Rules of Order
Independent Contractor vs. Employee
Integrating Emergency Medical Services in the Fire Department
Interest Rate Set at 7.25 Percent Effective July 1, 2011, on Delinquent Taxes Collected or Administered by the State of Tennessee
Interviewing and the Law (2011)
IRS Releases 2011 Withholding Tables
IRS Rules for Diesel Fuel and Gasoline Purchases (2010)
Joint Economic Development Boards Must Comply with Requirements of Public Chapter 1101 (2009)
Laboratory Quality Assurance and Quality Control for Small Wastewater Laboratory
Legislation Clarifies and Simplifies E-Commerce Procedures for Tennessee Municipalities
Legislature Declares When Ordinances, Resolutions to Be Used
Legislature Sends a Message to Cities with Electronic Mail: You Must Have a Written Policy
Let Me Tell You a Story: How an Annual Report Will Benefit Your Fire Department
Local Government Electronic Technology Act of 2009
Local Government Public Works Standards and Specifications
Local Opt-out Prohibiting Handguns in Municipal Parks
Local Sales Tax Handbook
Management of Personnel Records (2009)
Managing Infiltration Inflow in Wastewater Collection Systems (2012)
Model Identity Theft Policy and FACTA Compliance
MTAS Moves Salary Survey Online
Municipal and Personal Liability Under the Tennessee Governmental Tort Liability Act (2009)
Municipal Biodiesel Production Programs (2011)
Municipal Courts Manual
Municipal Handbook (2011)
Municipal Personnel Report: Recruiting and Selecting Management and Professional Personnel
Municipal Travel Policy (2010)
Municipalities Required to Adopt Codes of Ethics (2008)
Natural Gas Primer for Elected Officials
New Amendments to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and Their Effects Upon Records Retention
New Audit Standards: What Do They Mean to Local Governments?
New Fee for Cash Bond Forfeitures in City Court
New Fund Balance (2011)
Non-Metered Water Usage (2011)
Open Meetings in Tennessee: Compliance with the Public Meetings Law (2009)
Open Records: A Guide for Municipal Officials (2011)
Opening and Closing of Municipal Streets in Tennessee and Selected Legal Potholes and Patches in Between
Opt-In for Residential Inspections to Save Money and Lives
Ordinance Drafting and Enactment: Issues and Recommendations
OSHA Changes Forms and Procedures for Reporting Occupational Injuries and Illnesses (2011)
Overtime and the Police: Application of the Overtime Provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act on Law Enforcement
Physical Fitness in Public Safety (2010)
Posting of Charters on Municipal Web Sites Now Required
Preparing for Media Interviews
President Signs Law Amending the Family and Medical Leave Act (2010)
Primer on Performance Measurements for Municipal Public Works Departments
Public Acts and the Legislative Process in Tennessee
Public Chapter No. 425 and Its Effects on Unmanned Traffic Enforcement Cameras
Purchasing Guide for Tennessee Municipalities (2008)
Qualification Based Selection: An MTAS Guide for Procuring Professional Engineering Services in Tennessee (2010)
Recent Attorney General Opinion and Its Effect on the Availability of Development Taxes and Impact Fees to Municipalities
Records Management for Municipal Government: A Reference Guide for City Officials and Municipal Public Records Custodians (2009)
Reducing Health Insurance Costs in Tennessee Cities
Regulating So-Called Jake Brakes (2010)
Relocation of Utilities for State Highway Construction (2011)
Residential Refuse Collection Technologies
Responsible Vendor Act of 2006
Revision to Employment Eligibility Verification Form I-9 (2010)
Sales Tax Revenue: How to Get Your Fair Share
Should Your City Consider Privatization? (2011)
Siting Telecommunications Towers: Suggestions for Protecting the Public Interest
Social Media as a Tool for Tennessee Municipalities
Social Security Changes Cost-of-Living Adjustments (COLA) (2009)
State-Shared Taxes and Appropriations (2011-2012)
State Street Aid Fund Revenues and Expenditures: On the Road to Understanding (2011)
State Tax Rate on Utility Sales to Manufacturers
Steps to Successful Utility Construction (2009)
Stimulus Law Under COBRA/PHSA
Subdivision Plat Approval
Supreme Court Limits Civil Penalties Over $50
Surveying Citizens: A Handbook for Municipal Officials Who Want to Know What Their Citizens Think (2010)
Ten Simple Questions on Code Adoption for Towns and Cities in Tennessee (2011)
Tennessee's Non-Smoker Protection Act (2011)
Tennessee Amusement Tax
Tennessee City Recorder Handbook
Tennessee Public Acts 2011: Summaries of Interest to Municipal Officials
Tennessee Reservists' Leave of Absence (2011)
Tranquilizer Guns and Animal Control (2008)
Two-In, Two-Out and the OSHA Respiratory Protection Standard
Unclaimed Property Reporting Due May 1, 2002
Unemployment Insurance: Premium Paying vs. Reimbursement
Unemployment Insurance: Recent Legislative Changes
Unemployment Insurance: Who Is Not Covered? (2010)
Updated Guide to COBRA (2011)
Urban Forestry Management
Use of Acquired Structures for Training
Utility Manual (2011)
Water and Wastewater Management (2011)
Water Needs of Small Tennessee Fire Departments (2011)
What Every City Needs to Know about Health, Dental and Life Insurance (2009)
Work Order Systems Mean Better Financial Management
Your Municipal Code: Adopting It and Keeping It Up-to-Date

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