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Nominating procedures by ordinance for candidates for public office

MTAS was asked whether a town could set forth nominating procedures by ordinance for candidates for public office in the town.

Lobertini, Steve
Legal Opinion
Charters--City
Elections
Internal
06/22/2021
01/14/1993

Community development director

Job description for the position of Community Development Director.

MTAS
Job Description
Community development
Economic development
Industrial development
Industrial recruitment and retention
Personnel--Classification
Planning--Personnel
Public
07/8/2021
09/24/2002

Interns in the workplace survey

Nineteen cities and counties were asked several questions about their use and pay of interns in city departments.

Stokes, Richard
Survey
Personnel--Surveys
Personnel--Municipal
Public
04/28/2021
01/3/2005

City attorney and city manager survey

Twenty cities were asked whether they have a city attorney, paralegals, and a city manager, as well as questions about the city attorney's annual budget and salary, plus, if the city manager has a contract.

Stokes, Richard
Survey
City attorney
City manager
City manager--Contracts
Internal
07/25/2021
05/11/2016

Retreats and the Public Meeting Law

MTAS was asked whether a retreat attended by the Mayor and City Council is a violation of the Public Meeting Law.

Moore, Todd
Legal Opinion
City council
Meetings
Open meetings
Open meetings--Laws and regulations
Internal
06/28/2021
02/16/1995

Securing the closing of a street

MTAS was asked whether the owners of abutting properties can secure the closing of a certain road between another boulevard and the railroad right of way over the objections of the city.

Hemsley, Sid
Legal Opinion
Streets--Closing
Railroads
Right of way
Public
05/11/2020
11/4/1993

Chainsaw use standard operating procedure template

Dennis Wolf created this template for Tennessee fire departments to use for training firefighters to use a chainsaw in the course of their work.

Wolf, Dennis
Form
Fire--Manuals
Fire--Procedures
Fire--Operations
Fire--Training
Public
05/21/2022
05/15/2020

Appointed board members voting for mayor and vice-mayor where these positions are elected among the board members

MTAS addresses a request for information concerning whether or not appointed aldermen can vote to elect the mayor and vice mayor when these positions are elected from among the board members.

Hodge, Elisha
Legal Opinion
Boards--Municipal
Charters--City
City council--Procedure
City councilmember
Public
07/20/2021
09/5/2018

Beer permits and fees in all Tennessee cities

MTAS researched the beer permit fees and privilege tax for beer that may be charged to municipalities in Tennessee.

McMillen, Dawn
Survey
Beer--Licenses and permits
Licenses and permits
Taxes--Beer
Taxes--Privilege
Public
06/25/2021
02/17/2017
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