MTAS was asked about the propriety of a municipality donating money to a religious cause in return for 'free' counseling services to police officers and firefighters.
| Public safety officers Solicitations--Charitable organizations |
MTAS was asked to explain the differences and similarities between ordinance citations and summonses.
| Laws and regulations--Municipal Laws and regulations--Municipal--Tennessee Municipal ordinances Courts--Municipal |
MTAS was asked several questions about annexation and amending a UGB.
| Annexation--Laws and regulations--Tennessee Annexation Urban growth Growth management |
MTAS was asked whether an E-911 agreement appears to have been legally entered into by the city and the county and whether its durational period appears to be both consistent with the Interlocal Cooperation Act and reasonable.
| Contracts Emergency communications Intergovernmental agreements |
MTAS responded to an inquiry as to whether Tennessee municipalities may utilize Sourcewell for purchasing. Sourcewell is a service cooperative created by the Minnesota legislature as a local unit of government and open to all education and government entities, as well as nonpublic schools and nonprofit organizations.
| Purchasing Purchasing--Cooperative Purchasing--Government |
MTAS Legal Consultant Stephanie O'Hara responded to a request for information regarding a private citizen's responsibility to repair sewer lines on private property.
| Sewers--Municipal ordinances Wastewater--Municipal ordinances |
MTAS Legal Consultant Stephanie Allen O'Hara responded to a request for information regarding the necessity of a business license.
| Taxes--Businesses and professions--Tennessee--Directories Licenses and permits--Laws and regulations |
NOTE: Please consultant with an MTAS legal consultant before advising a city on this topic.
| Motor vehicles--Laws and regulations Taxes--Motor vehicles Taxes--Tennessee |
