MTAS was asked how to formalize and manage the city council meeting agenda preparation and distribution.
| City council--Procedure Meetings--Planning and management |
MTAS was asked whether the Mayor could hire a family member of one of the Aldermen as the new city clerk.
| City councilmember Clerks Conflict of interests Ethics Personnel--Selection and recruitment |
A Resolution to Authorize the City Recorder of the Town of Vonore to Account for All Municipal Street Aid Funds in the Town's General Fund.
| Accounting--Fund accounting Streets--Finance State and local relations--Finance Accounting--Municipal Finance--Municipal Municipal government--Municipal resolutions |
MTAS was asked whether the City would have to use the procedure in Tennessee Code Annotated, 6-20-220, to oust a commissioner or whether the City could use the general ouster law (T.C.A. 8-47-101, et seq.).
| Ouster of public officials Personnel--Dismissal Personnel--Dismissal--Tennessee City councilmember Boards--Municipal |
Created as part of a TAMCAR presentation.
| Fire--Administration Fire--Personnel Fire--Insurance ratings |
MTAS was asked if an employee who has not completed the city's probationary period is deployed, is he entitled to the 20 days of leave.
| Personnel--Military benefits Personnel--Fringe benefits |
Under the FLSA, if there is no written policy to offset disciplinary actions with unused comp time, the employer cannot unilaterally make the decision to offset the comp time.
| Personnel Personnel--Discipline Personnel--Dismissal Personnel--Employee relations Personnel--Laws and regulations |
MTAS was asked about the legality of using water department funds to purchase warning sirens.
| Water--Finance Alarm systems |
A legal opinion was requested from MTAS on whether Tennessee Code Annotated § 6-58-118 may be used as the legal basis for bringing a piece of property into Gallatin’s urban growth boundary that will ultimately be annexed into the City.
| Annexation--Laws and regulations--Tennessee |
MTAS was asked whether the City Council can give the school board the authority to levy taxes to fund the operation of city schools and what the methods of school consolidation are in Tennessee.
| City council--Procedure Schools--Boards Schools--Consolidation Schools--Finance |
