A resolution for a city accepting an agreement with the state for a Hazard Elimination Program.

MTAS was asked about the city undertaking drainage work on private property; includes discussion of public purpose doctrine, waters of the state, and natural flow rule.

Cities across the state have been notified by the county property assessor’s offices of an increased cost of property reappraisal this year and going forward. The argument for increasing these costs is that other functions of the property assessor’s office are utilized in the reappraisal program and must be maintained in order to remain in compliance with the reappraisal program. However, based upon the statutory language and legislative history, MTAS attorneys disagree with any opinion that general property assessor expenses unrelated to a reappraisal can be charged to a city. In fact, it is our legal opinion that the legislative intent is that “local cost of reappraisal” were to be “limited to the increased cost incurred by the requirements of this section and 67-5-1602 – 67-5-1604.”

A number of selected municipalities in east and middle Tennessee were surveyed regarding their dollar amount threshold for competitive bids.

The purpose of this review was to analyze the current organizational chart and positions within the Department of Finance and Administration.

A resolution authorizing The University of Tennessee Municipal Technical Advisory Service to facilitate a strategic planning session for a city and to require its presentation in a report for the city council.

An accompanying brief to a presentation given at the Public Performance Measurement and Reporting Conference in Trenton, New Jersey, on September 21, 2012.

MTAS was asked whether a recall election is a general election.

MTAS was asked whether a 'No U-Turn' sign is a prerequisite to a 'No U-Turn' prohibition or ordinance.

MTAS asked a number of Tennessee cities how they handle vacation accrual for firefighters.