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Right of municipalities to require hook-ups to the city sewer system and/or be charged a sewer availability fee

MTAS was asked about the law governing the right of municipalities to require hook-ups to the city sewer system and/or be charged a sewer availability fee.

Hemsley, Sid
Legal Opinion
Utilities--Extension policies
Sewers
Sewers--Laws and regulations
Public
04/23/2021
02/1/1994

Delinquent utility bills survey

Six cities were asked who collects delinquent utility bills and about the payment for these services.

Wibking, Lyndy
Survey
Utilities--Rates and charges
Public
04/26/2021
02/11/2014

Responsibility of rental property owner for city utility payments left unpaid by tenant

MTAS was asked about the legality of requiring the owner of rental property to sign an agreement making the owner responsible for city utility payments left unpaid by the tenant.

Broughton, Jeff
Hodge, Elisha
General
Utilities--Finance
Utilities--Rates and charges
Utilities--Administration
Public
04/23/2021
11/17/2015

Agreement for operations, maintenance and management services of wastewater system

MTAS was asked to review and revise contract between town and utility district for wastewater system operations.

Rollins, Sharon
Form
Wastewater--Contracts
Wastewater--Operations
Intergovernmental agreements
Public
04/7/2021
06/25/2010

Convenience petition

A petition that the County Mayor find and declare that the public convenience and necessity require that the exclusive franchise of Claiborne Utility District, Claiborne County, Tennessee to provide wastewater service within the City of Harrogate 'City's' boundaries be modified.

Darden, Ron
General
Utilities
Utilities--Utility districts
Franchises
Harrogate (Tenn)
Claiborne County (Tenn)
Wastewater
Public
04/22/2021
07/12/2005

City of Spring Hill effective utility system operation

As utility departments grow and increase the number of customers, operating and capital budgets and service capacities have to be increased in order to provide adequate utility service.

Darden, Ron
Report/Study
Utilities--Administration
Utilities--Finance
Public
04/22/2021
10/25/2008

Budget benchmarking report for the city of Kingsport, Tennessee

The Kingsport City Manager asked MTAS to look at the City's budget and to provide useful data/comparisons with cities across the state as well as suggestions for improvements. MTAS Finance Consultant Travis Bishop took the lead on this project. Goals for the project were to compare Kingsport's fiscal year ending 2022 budget with the 2022 budgets of cities who are similar in terms of size and/or function and to offer suggested areas in which there would be potential enhancements to either revenues or expenditures of the City's budget.

Bishop, Travis
Hardy, Pat
Report/Study
Budgets--Municipal--Tennessee
Performance measurement
Internal
06/10/2022
06/10/2022

Legality of utility service contract between state and city

MTAS was asked whether the contract between the Tennessee Department of Corrections and the City under which the latter provides the former's prison with water, sewer, and gas services is invalid because the state turned over the operation of the prison to a private company.

Hemsley, Sid
Legal Opinion
Utilities--Contracts and agreements
Utilities--Laws and regulations
Jails and inmates
Public
04/23/2021
04/28/1997

Alexandria water/wastewater board ordinance

An ordinance establishing a regional water/wastewater advisory board for the Town of Alexandria and surrounding counties.

Nevad, Warren
Ordinance
Utilities--Boards
Water--Boards
Wastewater--Boards
Public
07/1/2021
11/28/2016

Requirements for city of Sevierville to become "premier type tourist resort"

MTAS was asked to researchd the requirements for the City of Sevierville to be eligible for a special sales tax allocation as a "premiere type tourist resort" pursuant to Tennessee Code Annotated, 67-6-103(B)(i).

Bishop, Travis
General
Taxes--Sales--Tennessee
Sevierville (Tenn)
Internal
09/4/2024
01/10/2023
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