Employment agreement for city manager
An employment agreement between the city and the city manager.
General
| City manager--Contracts Personnel--Employment agreements |
Public
06/28/2021
12/14/2005
Authority of mayor to hire municipal employees
MTAS was asked about the authority of the mayor to hire a part-time police officer without the approval of the city council.
General
| Mayor Personnel--Selection and recruitment Personnel--Employment |
Public
04/26/2021
07/14/2014
Landowner's liability under Tennessee's natural flow rule
MTAS was asked whether under Tennessee's natural flow rule, a landowner is liable for flooding caused by vegetative growth in a watercourse that crosses his land.
Legal Opinion
| Land use Stormwater management Drainage |
Public
05/7/2021
09/24/2009
Professional city management letter
MTAS prepared a letter to explain why a city should have a professional city manager.
General
| City manager City manager government |
Public
07/16/2021
06/15/2009
Supreme Court: damages not available under 1983 against cities for wireless tower violations
The U. S. Supreme Court in a unanimous decision held that the Telecommunications Act of 1996 does not allow damages under 42 U.S.C. 1983 against cities for violating restrictions on zoning authority set forth in that Act.
General
| Wireless communication systems Telecommunications--Laws and regulations--Federal |
Internal
05/7/2021
04/1/2005
Application of the preexisting nonconforming use law on certain property
MTAS was asked to analyze questions with respect to the application of the preexisting nonconfoming use law on certain property.
Legal Opinion
| Zoning--Laws and regulations--Tennessee Zoning--Laws and regulations Land use--Laws and regulations |
Internal
04/28/2021
03/30/2006
Resolution acknowledging the Fiery Gizzard Sportsman's Club
MTAS was asked to prepare a resolution acknowledging the existence and contributions of the Fiery Gizzard Sportsman's Club.
Resolution
| Citizen organizations Public relations Municipal resolutions |
Public
07/16/2021
11/3/2004
Propriety of the inter-local solid waste authority collecting solid waste and imposing fees for such service on businesses not currently utilizing the service
MTAS was asked whether a business that contracts with another waste disposal company for solid waste pickup could be legally mandated to pay the fee levied by the Authority and have its solid waste disposed of by the Authority.
Legal Opinion
| Intergovernmental agreements Solid waste--Laws and regulations Solid waste--Rates and charges |
Internal
06/21/2021
02/25/1998
Stalling of an application for rezoning
MTAS was asked to analyze the legal effect of, and the solution to, the stalling of an application for a rezoning.
Legal Opinion
| Zoning--Laws and regulations--Tennessee |
Public
04/28/2021
08/4/2006
Deannexation and the payment of property taxes
MTAS was asked about the process of deannexation (also known as 'contraction') and about the payment of property taxes for those who reside in the area to be deannexed.
General
| Contraction of city limits Annexation Annexation--Laws and regulations Annexation--Laws and regulations--Tennessee Annexation--Tennessee Taxes--Real property Taxes--Real property--Tennessee |
Public
06/9/2021
02/23/2005