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Counting of board votes

MTAS was asked how a board vote of two for, one abstention, and one passing is to be recorded.

Darden, Ron
General
City council--Procedure
Meetings
Meetings--Planning and management
Public
06/25/2021
08/10/2004

Purchase by councilmember through city

MTAS was asked to research laws implicated when councilmember makes personal purchase through city, receiving discounted price and avoiding sales tax.

Huffer, Dennis
Legal Opinion
Purchasing
Purchasing--Laws and regulations--Municipal ordinances
Purchasing--Laws and regulations
City councilmember
Taxes--Sales
Taxes--Sales--Tennessee
Public
07/29/2021
06/13/2003

Questions related to overtime compensation

MTAS was asked whether a full-time city employee who is also a volunteer firefighter is entitled to overtime compensation when his combined hours as a city employee and as a volunteer firefighter exceed 40 hours, whether a full-time firefighter who works in the water department on Saturdays is entitled to overtime for hours worked in excess of the hours he is permitted to work during his work period, and where a city employee does dissimilar work, how his overtime compensation is calculated.

Hemsley, Sid
Legal Opinion
Fire--Personnel
Fire--Volunteer organizations
Personnel--Compensation
Public
05/20/2021
05/20/1997

Documentation retention of closed files

MTAS Legal Consultant Elisha Hodge responded to a Tennessee municipality's request for information regarding records retention and public records.

Hodge, Elisha
Legal Opinion
Records management
Records management--Open records
Public
04/1/2022
03/28/2022

Final regulations: volunteers and the Affordable Care Act

In summary, hours worked by a volunteer who does not receive (and is not entitled to receive) compensation in exchange for the performance of services are not treated as hours of service for purposes of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA).

Wolf, Dennis
General
Fire--Volunteer organizations
Fire--Personnel
Fire--Administration
Personnel--Administration
Public
05/21/2021
02/17/2014

Volunteer firefighter

Job description for the position of Volunteer Firefighter.

MTAS
Job Description
Fire--Personnel
Fire--Volunteer organizations
Personnel--Classification
Voluntarism
Public
05/21/2021
03/8/1999

Request for proposals for real estate broker services

Jefferson City is seeking proposals from local real estate brokers/firms to sell real property owned by the city.

Hardy, Pat
RFP
Purchasing--Professional services
Purchasing--Bids
proposals and specifications
Public
05/28/2021
10/20/2009

Volunteer firemen (and other volunteers) running for local office

MTAS was asked to analyze the question of whether volunteer firefighters are city employees.

Hemsley, Sid
Legal Opinion
Fire--Personnel
Voluntarism
Elections
Tax credits
Public
05/21/2021
05/10/2006

Agreement for sewer service outside corporate limits

MTAS was asked to provide a model sewer service agreement for areas outside the city limits.

Rollins, Sharon
General
Wastewater--Contracts
Sewers--Contracts
Public
04/28/2021
06/26/2007

Elimination of commercial garbage subsidy

MTAS was asked about the City subsidy of private commercial solid waste carriers.

Hardy, Pat
General
Solid waste--Collection
Solid waste--Collection--Contracts
Internal
04/15/2021
01/15/2002
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