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Wording the ballot on the establishment of an E-911 district

MTAS was asked how the question on the establishment of an E-911 district within a city should be worded on the ballot.

Hemsley, Sid
Resolution
Elections--Initiatives and referendums
Emergency communications--Districts
Clinton (Tenn)
Internal
07/27/2021
02/7/1996

Model public records policy

Pursuant to the requirements of Public Chapter 722, Acts of 2016, the Tennessee Office of Open Records Counsel released the Model Public Records Policy with accompanying material.

Tennessee Office of Open Records Counsel
General
Records management--Open records--Laws and regulations
Records management--Open records
Public
04/22/2021
01/19/2017

Ordinance increasing the local option sales tax from 2.25% to 2.75% in the town of Estill Springs, Tennessee

MTAS was asked to provide an ordinance increasing the local option sales tax.

Darden, Don
Ordinance
Elections--Initiatives and referendums
Municipal ordinances
Taxes--Sales
Public
05/20/2021
08/7/2002

Proposed adoption of a sales tax increase

MTAS was asked to analyze three questions related to the proposed adoption of a sales tax increase.

Hemsley, Sid
Legal Opinion
Elections--Initiatives and referendums
Taxes--Sales
Internal
07/27/2021
07/26/2012

E-mail and Open Records Law

MTAS was asked whether the Tennessee Public Records Law applies to e-mail sent by a city official.

Hemsley, Sid
Legal Opinion
E-mail
Personnel--Administration
Personnel--Discipline
Personnel--Laws and regulations
Public information
Records management--Open records
Public
07/20/2021
09/5/2001

Referendum on alternative utility services

MTAS was asked whether the city could hold referendum on alternative utility services, and the conditions under which the city could obtain water services from water provider other than utility district serving the city.

Hemsley, Sid
Legal Opinion
Elections--Initiatives and referendums
Utilities--Utility districts
Internal
07/27/2021
09/11/2009

Developer vesting issues in the use of the zoning code versus plat information

MTAS responded to the following request: Do you think the developer would have vesting in the uses of the 2020 zoning code or vesting in ONLY what was shown on the plat?

Hodge, Elisha
Legal Opinion
Land use--Laws and regulations
Planning--Municipal
Zoning--Laws and regulations--Tennessee
Internal
03/30/2022
03/29/2022

Inspection/duplication of records request

This public record request form is used by the City of Germantown.

Germantown
Form
Records management--Open records
Forms
Personnel--Forms
Internal
04/22/2021
06/3/2014

Election without mayoral candidate

MTAS was asked about an upcoming city election and the potentiality that the ballot will not include a mayoral candidate.

Broughton, Jeff
General
Elections--Laws and regulations--Tennessee
Elections--Laws and regulations
Mayor
Internal
07/26/2021
01/22/2014

Tennessee municipal benchmarking project FY2018 annual report

This is the 17th and final report of the Tennessee Municipal Benchmarking Project. Performance data from participating cities represents fiscal year 2018 (July 1, 2017-June 30, 2018). Cities participating in this data cycle were: Athens, Bartlett, Brentwood, Bristol, Chattanooga, Franklin, Johnson City, Kingsport, Knoxville, Lewisburg, Morristown, and Spring Hill. The report highlights selected benchmarks and compares members on those benchmarks over a three year period.

Adams-O'Brien, Frances
Athens; Bartlett; Chattanooga; Brentwood; Bristol; Franklin; Johnson City; Kingsport; Knoxville; Lewisburg; Morristown; Spring Hill
General
Performance measurement
Public
05/14/2019
05/14/2019
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