MTAS Publications

ADA Amendments Act of 2008: Back to Basics
Adopting Building Codes and Building Code Amendments by Reference
Amending Comprehensive Growth Plans
Amendments to the General Law Mayor-Aldermanic Charter
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
Bill of Rights for Water Quality Control Act Permit Applicants
Biomonitoring for the National Pollution Discharge Elimination System Permit (NPDES) (2008)
Budget Manual: An MTAS Guide for Municipal Budget Development and Execution
Capital Asset Accounting System
Census Figures Help Cities Redistrict (2008)
Changes Affecting the I-9 Form
Changes in Federal and State Reimbursement Rates for Travel (2009)
Changes to the State and Local Sales and Use Tax Return: Effective July 15, 2002
Cities Required to Extend Health Insurance Coverage to Former Employees and Dependents
City Recorder Certification Update (2008)
Competitive Cable and Video Services Act: Increasing Competition and Diminishing Local Authority
Conducting a Special Census
Conducting Effective Roadblocks
Confidentiality of Municipal Employees' Personal Information
Congress Increases Minimum Wage
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 (2008)
Disinfection Options for Potable Water Systems
Drinking from a Fire Hydrant: The Fire Department's Role in Protecting the Public Water System
Drug-Free Workplace: Contractor's Affidavit
Drug Fund Manual
Emergency Assistance and Mutual Aid in Tennessee: 2004 Update
Eminent Domain in Tennessee
Energy Code Adoption by the State of Tennessee and Its Effects on Cities
Essentials of the Pension Protection Act
Fair Labor Standards Act: Revised and Updated
Federal Mileage Rate Effective January 1, 2009
Finding Money for Municipal Water, Wastewater and Solid Waste Projects in Tennessee
Fire Department Accreditation: A New Way of Evaluating Efficiency and Effectiveness of Fire Departments
Fire (and Police) Departments Liable for Negligent Response
Firefighter Minimum Training Law: Public Chapter 512 - 2009
Five Basic Steps for Registering a Domain Name for Your Municipality
FLSA Firefighter Definition Revised
FLSA Reminder: Congress Increased Minimum Wage
FTC Issues Final Rules Clarifying Fair Credit Reporting Act Requirements
GASB Statement 34
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)
Government Pension Offset and Windfall Elimination Provisions of the Social Security Administration
Health Insurance Premiums as Salary for Municipal Elected Officials and Employees
Heard Without Shouting: Promoting Civility in Citizen Engagement
HIPAA Standards for Privacy of Individually Identifiable Health Information
Hotel-Motel Tax in Tennessee Cities (2009)
How Any City Can Conduct a Utility Rate Study and Successfully Increase Rates
How To Conduct a City Council Meeting Based on Roberts' Rules of Order
Independent Contractor vs. Employee
Insurance Portability Act
Integrating Emergency Medical Services in the Fire Department
Interest Rate Set at 7.25 Percent Effective July 1, 2009, on Delinquent Taxes Collected or Administered by the State of Tennessee
Interviewing and the Law (2009)
IRS Regulations on Personal Use of City-Owned Vehicles: Employer's Guide to Fringe Benefits (2007)
IRS Rules for Diesel Fuel and Gasoline Purchases (2009)
Joint Economic Development Boards Must Comply with Requirements of Public Chapter 1101 (2009)
Laboratory Quality Assurance and Quality Control
Legislation Clarifies and Simplifies E-Commerce Procedures for Tennessee Municipalities
Legislation Shortens Time to Correct Negative Changes in Net Assets for Water and Wastewater Facilities
Legislature Declares When Ordinances, Resolutions to be Used
Legislature Sends a Message to Cities with Electronic Mail: You Must Have a Written Policy
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
Managing Infiltration Inflow in Wastewater Collection Systems (2007)
Mandatory Electronic Filing of Statements of Disclosure
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: Foundations and Best Practices
Municipal Courts Manual
Municipal Handbook
Municipal Liability for Community Service Probationers
Municipal Personnel Report: Recruiting and Selecting Management and Professional Personnel
Municipal Travel Policy (2008)
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 Governmental Auditor Independence Requirements: What Cities Need to Know
New Reporting Requirement for Traffic Courts
New State Requirement to Report Unaccounted-for Water
NIMS (National Incident Management System)
Open Meetings in Tennessee: Compliance with the Public Meetings Law (2008)
Open Records: A Guide for Municipal Officials (2008)
Opening and Closing of Municipal Streets in Tennessee and Selected Legal Potholes and Patches in Between
Ordinance Drafting and Enactment: Issues and Recommendations
OSHA Changes Forms and Procedures for Reporting Occupational Injuries and Illnesses
Overtime and the Police: Application of the Overtime Provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act on Law Enforcement
Physical Fitness in Public Safety
Posting of Charters on Municipal Web Sites Now Required
Preparing for Media Interviews
President Signs Law Amending the Family and Medical Leave Act
Primer on Performance Measurements for Municipal Public Works Departments
Public Acts and the Legislative Process in Tennessee
Public Policy Institute Year of Discovery: Building Capacity for Citizen Dialogue
Purchasing Guide for Tennessee Municipalities (2008)
Qualification Based Selection: An MTAS Guide for Procuring Professional Engineering Services in Tennessee (2009)
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 (2007)
Reducing Health Insurance Costs in Tennessee Cities
Regulating So-Called "Jake Brakes"
Relocation of City Utilities on a State Highway Project (2009)
Reminder of Stage 2 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rule
Residential Refuse Collection Technologies
Responsible Vendor Act of 2006
Revision to Employment Eligibility Verification Form I-9
Sales Tax Revenue: How to Get Your Fair Share
Sand for Wastewater Drying Beds
Should Your City Consider Privatization? (2008)
Siting Telecommunications Towers: Suggestions for Protecting the Public Interest
Social Security Changes Cost-of-Living Adjustments (COLA) (2009)
State of Tennessee Mileage Rate Effective July 1, 2009
State of Tennessee Property Tax Freeze Program
State Shared Taxes and Appropriations (2009-2010)
State Street Aid Fund Revenues and Expenditures on the Road to Understanding
State Tax Rate on Utility Sales to Manufacturers
Steps to Successful Utility Construction (2009)
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
Ten Simple Questions on Code Adoption for Towns and Cities in Tennessee
Tennessee Agricultural Enhancement Program Funding
Tennessee Amusement Tax
Tennessee City Recorder Handbook
Tennessee Department of Agriculture 2009 Urban Forestry Funding
Tennessee Passes The Non-Smoker Protection Act
Tennessee Public Acts 2009: Summaries of Interest to Municipal Officials
Tennessee Reservists' Leave of Absence
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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?
Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act
Updated Guide to COBRA
Urban Forestry Management
Utility Manual
Water and Wastewater Management (2008)
Water Needs of Small Tennessee Fire Departments (2009)
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