MTAS Legal Consultant Elisha Hodge answers questions from a Tennessee city regarding the notice requirements for special meetings. Case law on this topic was cited as well as a list of locations that public notices can be posted for special meetings.
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Englewood Citizens.pdf
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8-44-103 Notice.pdf
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| Meetings--Planning and management Municipal government--Public information |
A better policy than simply not investigating anonymous complaints would be to respond to them on a case by case basis depending on the indicia of reliability in the complaint.
| Records management--Open records Records management--Open records--Laws and regulations Code enforcement Building codes Building codes--Laws and regulations Fire--Codes |
Resolution authorizing a credit card issued in the name of the town or city.
| City recorder Finance--Credit Purchasing--Policies and procedures |
MTAS Legal Consultant Elisha Hodge responded to a question regarding a Tennessee city loaning money to the Industrial Review Board.
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Loaning Money to IDB Hodge .docx
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7-53-101 Definitions.pdf
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Kenneth N Springer.pdf
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| Industrial development--Boards Industrial development--Tennessee Finance--Loans |
This report examines public works entities' use of GIS, budgets, funding, resources, technical support and other pertinent information, broken down by both size of entity and region.
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GIS Use for Public Works Management.pdf
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| GIS (Geographic information systems) Public works--Administration |
MTAS was asked to assist the Kingston Fire Department in preparing for an ISO inspection.
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Fire Department Assessment.pdf
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| Fire--Insurance ratings |
Nineteen Tennessee cities were surveyed to find out about their police department recruitment and retention policies.
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Police Officer Recruitment Retention.pdf
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| Police--Tennessee Police--Personnel Municipal government--Tennessee Personnel |
MTAS was asked about the validity of the contract and the rates to treat another town's wastewater.
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Treating Another Town's Wastewater.pdf
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Treating Another Town's Wastewater.docx
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| Wastewater--Contracts Wastewater--Rates and charges |
MTAS Fire Management Consultant Steven Cross was asked to conduct a study of the Ashland City fire department regarding staffing, stations and fire apparatus. Report includes recommendations.
| Fire--Equipment Fire--Equipment--Trucks Fire--Equipment--Vehicles Fire--Facilities Fire--Operations Fire--Personnel Ashland City (Tenn) |
MTAS provided information on special events, plus, a few examples of policies, applications, permits, ordinances, and forms.
| Festivals and celebrations Festivals and celebrations--Licenses and permits Festivals and celebrations--Municipal ordinances Festivals and celebrations--Forms Parades Parades--Municipal ordinances |