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Age limit on mobile homes

MTAS was asked whether it is legal to restrict the mobile homes that come into the city to a certain age.

Hemsley, Sid
Legal Opinion
Mobile homes
Zoning
Public
07/29/2021
08/18/2009

Firing the city attorney

MTAS was asked for whom the City Attorney works and if the City Attorney may be fired.

Leydorf, Donna
Legal Opinion
City attorney
Personnel--Dismissal
Public
07/25/2021
11/29/2000

Employee firearms resolution model

This document is a sample resolution Tennessee cities can use with regards to employees carrying a firearm.

O'Hara, Stephanie Allen
Resolution
Personnel--Municipal resolutions
Public
07/30/2021
12/10/2019

Request for qualifications for city attorney/legal services for the town of Kingston Springs

Example of an RFQ for a city attorney.

Kingston Springs
RFP
City attorney
Purchasing--Professional services
Personnel--Selection and recruitment
Public
07/29/2021
03/25/2015

Steps to authorize liquor by the drink, retail package stores, and wine in grocery stores

This document provides the steps necessary for a municipality to authorize liquor by the drink, retail package stores, and wine in grocery stores.

O'Hara, Stephanie Allen
General
Alcoholic beverages--Forms
Alcoholic beverages--Laws and regulations
Alcoholic beverages--Licenses and permits
Public
08/26/2021
08/26/2021

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

Interlocal agreement : tort liability limits in GA and TN

MTAS was asked to compare the Georgia and Tennessee tort liability limits and provisions, in advance of preparing an interlocal agreement to share the costs and administration of police and fire protection services, between Lookout Mountain, Tennessee, and Lookout Mountain, Georgia.

Ashburn, Melissa
Legal Opinion
Intergovernmental agreements
Governmental tort liability
Lookout Mountain (Tenn)
Internal
01/6/2006

Pre-existing nonconforming use law applied to residential mobile homes

MTAS was asked whether a mobile home used as rental property comes within the protection of Tennessee's pre-existing non-conforming use law.

Hemsley, Sid
Legal Opinion
Mobile homes
Zoning--Laws and regulations--Tennessee
Public
07/29/2021
02/14/2006

Zoning changes prior to construction

MTAS was asked whether developers who received plat approval prior to a change in zoning would still be entitled to proceed with construction plans, even though development would now be nonconforming.

Ashburn, Melissa
Legal Opinion
Zoning
Zoning--Laws and regulations
Internal
01/3/2019
07/11/2002

Sample city attorney and assistant city attorney job descriptions

Sample job descriptions: Chattanooga staff attorney 1, Murfreesboro city attorney and Franklin assistant city attorney.

Chattanooga
Franklin, Murfreesboro
Job Description
City attorney
Personnel--Classification
Public
07/25/2021
07/26/2021
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