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Unconstitutional requirements of candidacy

MTAS was asked what a city should do when a candidate for public office is in arrears for payment of taxes.

Leydorf, Donna
Legal Opinion
Elections
Tax collection--Delinquent taxes
Internal
07/7/2021
10/19/2000

Model ordinance amending home rule charter and suggested ballot questions

An ordinance amending a home rule charter and suggested ballot questions.

Huffer, Dennis
Ordinance
Charters--City--Tennessee
Home rule
Municipal ordinances
Lenoir City (Tenn)
Internal
06/22/2021
11/5/2007

Citizens information television manager

Job description for the position of Citizens Information Television Manager.

MTAS
Job Description
Personnel--Classification
Public information--Citizen education
Television programs
Public
04/23/2021
09/24/2002

Request for the city to compute paid vacation days for overtime pay purposes

MTAS was asked whether the city is required to compute paid vacation days as part of the work period for overtime pay purposes under the Fair Labor Standards Act.

Hemsley, Sid
Legal Opinion
Personnel--Compensation
Personnel--Fair Labor Standards Act
Internal
05/14/2021
04/9/1992

Bonuses for board members

MTAS was asked whether city may give board members bonuses.

Ashburn, Melissa
Legal Opinion
City council
City councilmember
Personnel--Compensation
Boards--Municipal
Internal
07/20/2021
11/18/2002

Unilateral changes in water billing practice

MTAS was asked whether a municipal utility may make a unilateral change in its water billing practice relative to apartment complexes in which there are multiple individual customers.

Huffer, Dennis
Legal Opinion
Water--Finance
Water--Rates and charges
Water--Rates and charges--Tennessee
Water--Administration
Water distribution--Rates and charges
Internal
04/27/2021
09/29/2003

Supplementing downtown coordinator salary with occupancy tax proceeds

Carrier, Angie
General
Personnel--Compensation--Laws and regulations
Taxes--Hotel and motel--Tennessee
Internal
05/9/2023
08/29/2022

Changing an employee's employment status

MTAS analyzed several questions related to legal implications associated with changing a certain employee's employment status.

Hemsley, Sid
Legal Opinion
Personnel--Classification
Personnel--Laws and regulations
Personnel--Fair Labor Standards Act
Public
04/23/2021
05/22/2009

Pre-paid legal survey

Thirty-one cities, counties, and departments were asked several questions about their use of pre-paid legal services.

Stokes, Richard
Survey
Municipal government--Services--Surveys
Internal
07/16/2021
08/26/2005

Tennessee municipal benchmarking project FY2014

In this FY2014 annual report, there are a total of ten services measured and analyzed: building code enforcement, employment benefits, finance, fire, human resources, parks and recreation, planning and zoning, police, property maintenance code enforcement, and refuse collection, disposal, and recycling.

Shults, Chris
Adams-O'Brien, Frances
Report/Study
Performance measurement
Municipal government--Services
Municipal government--Administration
Athens (Tenn)
Bartlett (Tenn)
Brentwood (Tenn)
Chattanooga (Tenn)
Cleveland (Tenn)
Crossville (Tenn)
Franklin (Tenn)
Goodlettsville (Tenn)
Greeneville (Tenn)
Kingsport (Tenn)
Knoxville (Tenn)
Morristown (Tenn)
Murfreesboro (Tenn)
Paris (Tenn)
Red Bank (Tenn)
Sevierville (Tenn)
Spring Hill (Tenn)
Springfield (Tenn)
Tullahoma (Tenn)
Public
06/7/2017
04/30/2015
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