Six cities were asked about contracting out their animal control services; includes sample contracts.
| Animal control--Contracts |
MTAS was asked whether the Wiretapping and Electronic Surveillance Act of 1994 prohibits the monitoring by supervisors of utility employees of conversations between those employees and utility customers where the monitoring is done for the purpose of insuring that the utility employees provide polite and efficient service.
| Constitutional law Public information--Customer service Electronic surveillance Common law Privacy Right of way |
Mayors and council members are not permitted to vote by speaker phone at a scheduled meeting when all requirements of the Open Meetings Act have been met.
| Open meetings--Laws and regulations--Tennessee Meetings--Planning and management |
MTAS was asked about the legality of a garbage contract by city with one company.
| Constitutional law Contracts Solid waste--Contracts |
The residency requirement is enforceable for candidates and office holders.
| Elections--Residency requirements |
MTAS was asked about relief from tort liability at railroad crossing improvements made with federal funds.
| Governmental tort liability Liability Risk management Railroads |
This memo discusses the Tennessee Governmental Tort Liability Act (TCA §§ 29-20-101 to -408). The GTLA preserves local governmental entities’ immunity from suit “except as otherwise provided.” The Act contains four parts: (I) General Provisions; (II) Removal of Immunity; (III) Claims Procedure; and (IV) Funding and Insurance.
| Tennessee--Laws and regulations State government State government--Laws and regulations State government--Tennessee Litigation Tennessee |
