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Hiring minors age 16 and 17

MTAS was asked about a city's responsibilities when hiring minors age 16 or 17 for a fulltime seasonal position.

Stokes, Richard
General
Personnel--Employment
Personnel--Selection and recruitment
Public
04/28/2021
07/9/2012

Use of time clocks survey

Seven cities were asked several questions about their use of time clocks for employees to track their daily time.

Wibking, Lyndy
Survey
Personnel--Administration
Personnel--Schedules and shifts
Personnel--Compensation
Public
02/18/2022
02/27/2014

Authorization to round property taxes and penalties

A resolution authorizing the city to round property taxes and penalties to the nearest dollar.

Tallent, Mike
Resolution
Taxes--Real property--Tennessee
Taxes--Municipal resolutions
Internal
04/30/2021
01/3/2007

Zoning for group home

MTAS was asked whether certain group homes for mentally handicapped people could locate in an R-1 zone in the city.

Hemsley, Sid
Legal Opinion
Zoning--Group homes
Disabled--Laws and regulations
Handicapped--Laws and regulations
Public
01/3/2019
07/25/2005

Use of city-owned motor vehicles

MTAS was asked for a policy for the use of city vehicles.

Darden, Ron
General
Personnel--Fringe benefits
Personnel--Laws and regulations
Motor vehicles--Laws and regulations
Fleet management
Internal
07/15/2021
02/1/2005

Conflict of interest where mayor is an employee of a private organization that is funded 100% by city money

If the mayor becomes an employee of the organization, he could avoid common law conflict of interest issues by abstaining from voting on any matters affecting the organization.

Hemsley, Sid
Legal Opinion
Conflict of interests
Boards--Municipal
Mayor
Ethics
Internal
06/21/2021
07/23/2003

Paying city commission members for serving on beer board

MTAS was asked whether city council members can be paid extra compensation for service on the beer board.

Hemsley, Sid
Legal Opinion
Beer--Boards
City council
City councilmember
Personnel--Compensation
Personnel--Compensation--Laws and regulations
Public
07/23/2021
08/13/2003

Voting in municipal elections

MTAS was asked under what conditions can people who live outside the city, but own property inside the city, vote in city elections.

Hemsley, Sid
Legal Opinion
Elections
Internal
07/7/2021
01/16/2002

Corridor annexation

MTAS was asked about a possible annexation of a right-of-way connecting the corporate limits to a larger piece of property outside the city, with no other property to be annexed along the right-of-way.

Broughton, Jeff
Hodge, Elisha
General
Annexation--Laws and regulations--Tennessee
Annexation--Laws and regulations
Annexation--Tennessee
Annexation--Municipal resolutions
Annexation
Public
07/15/2021
10/6/2016

Health insurance provision in cities with less than 10 employees

Twelve cities responded to a request for information regarding whether or not they provide insurance benefits when there are less than 10 employees on the payroll.

Adams-O'Brien, Frances
Survey
Insurance--Health
Public
05/4/2021
12/10/2020
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