This document has been included in the Elected Officials Academy section on City Council at Work.
| City council--Procedure Meetings--Planning and management Conflict resolution |
MTAS was asked to examine the operations of the Washington County/Johnson City Animal Shelter and make recommendations for improvement.
| Animal shelters Performance measurement Animal control |
MTAS was asked to review ordinances and regulations relating to the control of dogs and make recommendations to improve enforcement of the town's animal control program.
| Animal control Animal control--Laws and regulations |
MTAS was asked whether the city can adopt regulations that allow mobile home owners to rebuild on the original footprint of a structure destroyed by fire, or other reasons.
| Zoning--Laws and regulations--Tennessee Zoning--Laws and regulations Mobile homes |
This list is not a comprehensive list of all fire departments in the state of Tennessee. The information was provided by the cities/fire departments who responded to MTAS's request for information.
| Fire--Insurance ratings Fire service |
The Town of Signal Mountain asked twenty-four cities whether they had an ordinance regulating chickens within the city limits.
| Animal control--Surveys |
A brief ordinance developed by MTAS to address the regulation of detached garages and other accessory structures.
| Construction--Laws and regulations--Tennessee Zoning |
MTAS was asked to analyze the law governing limitations on municipal regulations on political signs.
| Code enforcement Elections Politics Sign control Signs and signboards Zoning--Laws and regulations |
MTAS was asked how the residency of a voter, or of an officeholder, is determined.
| Elections Elections--Residency requirements |
MTAS was asked whether the Industrial Board can build a subdivision and about the passing of a municipal ordinance to require building inspections between leases on rental properties.
| Code enforcement--Building inspection Economic development Industrial development--Boards |
