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Slum clearance and garbage rates

MTAS was asked whether the city can clean up pieces of private property in the city with the permission of the property owner and whether the city can classify waste, administratively treat classes of waste differently, and charge different rates for the collection and disposal of the different classes of waste.

Hemsley, Sid
Legal Opinion
Code enforcement--Dirty lots
Public health and safety
Solid waste
Solid waste--Collection
Solid waste--Rates and charges
Public
06/18/2021
10/3/2000

Conflict of interest for an employee of the city's utility system to run for and hold the office of alderman

MTAS was asked whether a certain employee of the city's utility system could run for, and hold, the office of alderman.

Hemsley, Sid
Legal Opinion
City councilmember
Conflict of interests
Personnel
Internal
06/28/2021
09/12/1996

Demolition bond in a historic district

MTAS was asked whether it is legal for the city to require a bond to secure the demolition of a building within the historic overlay.

Hemsley, Sid
Legal Opinion
Code enforcement--Building demolition
Eminent domain
Finance--Bond issues
Historical preservation
Historic districts
Public
04/29/2021
02/12/2001

City of Winchester comprehensive management review

Includes a CMR for Winchester and a summary listing of the items recommended by MTAS that have been implemented.

Darden, Don
Report/Study
Management
Management--Policy and evaluation
Personnel--Administration
Municipal government--Services
Performance measurement
Winchester (Tenn)
Internal
04/26/2021
06/1/2004

Mayor's authority to veto a motion

MTAS was asked to research a mayor's authority to veto a motion.

Huffer, Dennis
Legal Opinion
Mayor
Meetings--Planning and management
City council--Procedure
Boards
Boards--Municipal
Internal
08/19/2021
10/22/2003

Sample city manager evaluation forms

MTAS was asked to provide several examples of evaluation instruments for the position of city manager.

Broughton, Jeff
Form
City manager
Personnel--Performance appraisal
Forms
Public
07/16/2021
04/3/2015

Terminating and rehiring a city manager during a board of commissioners meeting

MTAS was asked about firing and rehiring a city manager at the board of commissioners meeting and whether the city manager now has a three-month or 12-month contract.

Hodge, Elisha
Legal Opinion
City manager--Contracts
City manager
Personnel--Dismissal
Personnel--Selection and recruitment
Personnel--Employment
City council--Procedure
Public
07/23/2021
12/9/2014

Subdividing and selling city land

MTAS was asked whether or not a town may subdivide a 27-acre parcel into one-acre lots and then sell the lots at public auction.

Leydorf, Donna
Legal Opinion
Land use
Purchasing--Laws and regulations
Purchasing--Property management
Purchasing--Surplus property disposal
Zoning--Subdivisions
Public
05/6/2021
10/24/2000

Disposing of a PC

A municipality should have a written policy outlining the process for disposing of PCs, including the methods of removing all data from the hard drives.

O'Hara, Justin
General
Computer equipment
Computer security
Computers
Internal
04/13/2021
05/3/2012

Removal of the city recorder position

MTAS was asked about removing the position of City Recorder.

Moore, Todd
Legal Opinion
City recorder
Personnel--Dismissal
Internal
07/12/2021
01/16/1995
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