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Parking lot/walking trail sealcoat & pavement marking projects

This project provides sealcoat specifications for city parking lots and walking trails.

Rollins, Sharon
RFP
Streets--Pavement
Public works--Facilities
Public facilities--Grounds maintenance
Parking
Internal
05/5/2020
12/1/2003

TCRS participant may buy back years of part-time service

MTAS was asked whether a part-time city employee may buy back years of service with TCRS.

Finane, Jim
General
Personnel--Fringe benefits
Personnel--Retirement
Internal
07/15/2021
03/6/2000

Surrender of aldermanic charter and adoption of manager-commission charter

This paper discusses the surrender of a board of mayor and alderman charter and the adoption of a manager-commission charter under provisions of Tennessee Code Annotated.

Darden, Ron
General
Charters
Charters--City
Internal
06/28/2021
08/29/2005

Infrastructure assets reporting

MTAS was asked whether the modified approach for reporting infrastructure assets could be used in the Water & Sewer Fund or other enterprise fund operations.

Phebus, Dick
General
Accounting--Fixed asset
Public
04/23/2021
03/6/2003

Judge interim appointment

MTAS was asked about an upcoming leave of absence of the town judge on a planned one-year sabbatical.

Broughton, Jeff
Hodge, Elisha
General
Courts--Judges
Personnel--Compensation
Public
07/27/2021
11/24/2014

Clerk III - accountant

Job description for the position of Clerk III Accountant.

MTAS
Job Description
Accounting
Clerks
Personnel--Classification
Internal
05/4/2021
09/24/2002

COVID-19 and municipal governments: a hot topic Q & A for Tennessee municipalities

The first case in the United States of 2019-nCoV, the 2019 novel coronavirus, now classified as COVID-19, was diagnosed on January 20, 2020, in Snohomish County, Washington. Since then, more people have been diagnosed with COVID-19, and cities are struggling to find information of how to respond to the spread of the virus and how the virus will affect the city’s ability to continue to provide municipal services. This MTAS Hot Topic provides guidance for cities on these issues. (Updated 3/23/2020)

Dennis Wolf
Ashburn, Melissa
General
Emergency management--Tennessee
Personnel--Health and safety--Infectious diseases
Public health and safety
Emergency services
Emergency medical services
Public
07/12/2021
03/16/2020

Authority of city to prohibit volunteer firemen from running red lights and using sirens

MTAS was asked whether the city has the authority to prohibit volunteer firemen from using sirens on their automobiles and from running red lights and violating other traffic laws during the course of responding to fire calls.

Hemsley, Sid
Legal Opinion
Emergency vehicles
Fire--Equipment--Vehicles
Fire--Personnel
Fire--Volunteer organizations
Traffic--Laws and regulations
Public
06/28/2021
07/31/1995

Payment of in lieu of taxes by a municipal water system

MTAS was asked whether a municipal water system can pay in lieu of taxes.

Hemsley, Sid
Legal Opinion
Taxes--Payment in lieu of taxes
Utilities
Utilities--Laws and regulations
Utilities--Taxation
Water--Laws and regulations
Public
07/29/2021
01/15/2003

Legality of creating minority set-asides between developer and city

MTAS was asked whether an agreement between a city and a developer of a large construction project may specify a percentage of subcontracts on the project to be awarded, or set aside, for minority contractors.

Ashburn, Melissa
Legal Opinion
Contracts
Contracts--Laws and regulations
Personnel--Equal opportunity
Purchasing--Bids
proposals and specifications
Purchasing--Laws and regulations
Public
07/29/2021
03/5/2002
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