MTAS was asked for an explanation of the process for starting a municipal school system in Tennessee.
| Schools--Laws and regulations--Tennessee |
MTAS was asked whether there is a state licensing requirement for designated persons to perform/solemnize a marriage in Tennessee.
| Laws and regulations--State Marriage |
MTAS was asked whether the Utility System's employment contract with a person to be the CEO and president of that system is legal and whether the mayor may appoint an alderman to be a member of the utility system.
| Contracts Personnel--Employment Personnel--Laws and regulations Utilities--Personnel |
A manual prepared for the City Aldermen by the City Attorneys of the City of Franklin.
| Open meetings--Laws and regulations Open meetings--Laws and regulations--Tennessee Meetings Meetings--Planning and management Conflict of interests Records management--Open records Records management--Open records--Laws and regulations |
MTAS was asked about the state franchise process for cable and video services and approaches to address a situation in several subdivisions that effectively limits wired cable and video service choices.
| Cable television Zoning--Subdivisions Easements |
The city has asked whether a municipality has the authority to cite someone to court for violations identified using unmanned traffic enforcement cameras.
| Traffic--Laws and regulations |
MTAS was asked to write an RFQ for legal services.
| City attorney Personnel--Selection and recruitment Purchasing--Professional services |
MTAS was asked whether the position of city attorney is an elected official and, therefore, has to be a resident of the town.
| City attorney Elections--Residency requirements |
MTAS and the Tennessee State Comptroller are required by state law (T.C.A.12-3-1207(d)) to "develop a model procurement code that may be adopted by any municipality to guide the governing body and purchasing agent in making purchases through requests for competitive sealed proposals. The model procurement code shall contain provisions allowing an aggrieved respondent to protest the intended award to another respondent if the protest is filed within seven (7) calendar days after the intended award is announced. The protest shall be filed with and decided by the municipal governing body." This model ordinance, developed by MTAS in conjunction with the Comptroller's Office and updated in response to Public Acts of 2022, Chapter No. 779 (effective April 8, 2022), satisfies this statutory requirement.
| Purchasing--Government Purchasing--Municipal ordinances |
A sample resolution for Tennessee cities/towns to establish a policy allowing governing body members to participate in meetings by electronic means under specific circumstances.
| Meetings Open meetings Open meetings--Laws and regulations--Tennessee Tennessee |
