MTAS was asked whether the Board of Mayor and Aldermen may refuse to allow new taps to the municipal water system outside the corporate limits.
| Utilities--Compelling connections Utilities--Extension policies Water--Lines and pipes |
MTAS was asked whether a town could require a nearby state park to hook onto the town's sewer line if the park territory was annexed into the town.
| Utilities--Compelling connections Sewers Annexation Parks and recreation--Laws and regulations Parks and recreation |
MTAS was asked to delineate how the authority of the governing body and the utilities board fit together.
| Utilities--Boards City council City council--Procedure Boards--Municipal |
MTAS Finance Consultant Travis Bishop and MTAS Legal Consultant Elisha Hodge authored two sample ordinances to increase bid requirements to $25,000 and $50,000.
| Finance--Local government Finance--Municipal--Tennessee Purchasing--Bids |
MTAS was asked whether the city can pay the county for the operation of certain street lights on the interstate highway system outside the city.
| Utilities--Finance Utilities--Finance--Laws and regulations Utilities--Laws and regulations Streets--Lighting Finance--Use of public funds |
The Town of Mountain City requested that MTAS prepare a comprehensive management report.
| Management Management--Policy and evaluation Personnel--Administration Municipal government--Services Performance measurement |
MTAS was asked whether the city utility system can provide utility service to property inside the utility district, under both federal and state law.
| Utilities--Extension policies Water--Laws and regulations Utilities--Utility districts |
MTAS was asked whether a town can donate utility funds to a non-profit corporation and if there are any limits on the frequency and amount of such donations.
| Utilities--Finance--Laws and regulations Non-profit organizations Solicitations--Charitable organizations |
MTAS was asked to analyze a wide range of questions related to the city's public utility operations.
| Utilities--Boards Utilities--Personnel--Laws and regulations Personnel--Laws and regulations--Tennessee Electric systems--Personnel |
MTAS was asked about an extension where one developer is paying for the extension and another developer is allowed to tap the extended line free of charge.
| Utilities--Extension policies Utilities--Lines and pipes Utilities--Rates and charges |