Sample contracts for (1) solid waste disposal between Greene County and Greeneville, Tennessee and (2) water purchase between Lawrenceburg Utility Systems and Summertown Water District.

These documents include (1) a contract between the Cities of Munford, Tennessee, and Atoka, Tennessee, dated 11 April 1988, which defines the terms, covenants, and conditions under which the two cities agreed to share the costs and responsibilities for construction, maintenance, and operation of a wastewater treatment facility; (2) an agreement between the Towns of Atoka, Tennessee, and Sunbright, Tennessee, dated 5 November 1990, which defines the terms of an agreement for Brighton's wastewater to pass through Atoka's wastewater collection and transmission system in order for it to reach Munford's wastewater treatment facility; and (3) an agreement between the Cities of Bristol, Tennessee, and Bristol, Virginia, dated May 1996, defining the terms under which the cities would act as joint equitable owners of a wastewater treatment plant and transmission system (sewerage system).

The Town of Greenville (Town) and UT MTAS agreed to a memorandum of understanding concerning an operational structure analysis of the community’s unique municipal and utility relationship. In short, the Town owns the water and sewer infrastructure and a separately elected board, the Greeneville Water Commission (GWC), operates, builds out, and maintains the utility system. The study would expect to deliver:

• Analysis/overview of current structure.
• Comparison to cities of similar size.
• Pros/Cons of current structure.
• Recommendation with details of required legislative actions, if necessary.

On November 15, 2024, in State of Texas v. Dep’t of Labor, 24-cv-468-SDJ, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas vacated the Department of Labor’s (DOL) rule raising the salary thresholds for exempt status. In simple terms, the increased salary threshold is no longer going into effect and the salary threshold that went into effect in July is now null and void. The court’s order applies nationwide and to all employers both public and private.