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City of Alcoa conflict of interest policy

MTAS was asked to write a conflict of interest policy.

Tallent, Mike
General
Conflict of interests
Ethics
Internal
04/30/2021
05/20/2002

TCMA member forum discussion on fiscal year 2021 pay increases

Twenty Tennessee cities responded to a survey regarding whether or not there would be any pay increases for city employees in FY 2021.

Adams-O'Brien, Frances
Survey
Budgets--Municipal--Tennessee
Personnel--Compensation
Public
07/26/2021
06/1/2020

Bad check procedure

MTAS was asked to write a procedure for collecting on bad checks.

Darden, Ron
General
Finance--Bank services
Internal
04/30/2021
07/29/2002

Setting a split tax rate in municipalities located in more than one county when the counties have different reappraisal cycles

To have a single, uniform property tax rate across the city, one of the counties must alter its reappraisal cycle to coincide with the other county.

Broughton, Jeff
Hodge, Elisha
General
Taxes--Real property--Tennessee
Taxes--Real property
Tax rates--Differential rates
Tax rates--Municipal
Public
07/26/2021
09/27/2016

Waiving delinquent property taxes

MTAS was asked whether a city can waive delinquent property taxes for an industry that is trying to get refinancing.

Ashburn, Melissa
Legal Opinion
Tax collection--Delinquent taxes
Taxes--Real property
Taxes--Personal property
Internal
07/26/2021
01/14/2014

Holding multiple offices

MTAS was asked whether the same person can hold multiple local government offices.

Leydorf, Donna
Legal Opinion
Conflict of interests
Municipal government
Mayor--Aldermanic government
Internal
07/2/2021
10/3/2000

County funding of roads

MTAS was asked three questions: (1) Whether a county highway department is restricted in spending its gas tax revenues to only outside municipalities; (2) Whether a county can legally earmark a portion of county property taxes collected within a municipality to roads outside the municipality; and (3) Whether a county is required to have a public hearing before final passage of the budget.

Broughton, Jeff
Hodge, Elisha
General
Finance--County
Streets--Finance
County government--Finance
Taxes--Gasoline and motor fuels
Open meetings--Laws and regulations--Tennessee
Public
06/21/2021
06/29/2016

Request for proposal: banking services for city's payroll account

A sample RFP for a city's payroll account.

Cook, Gail
RFP
Finance--Bank services
Purchasing--Bids
proposals and specifications
Public
07/26/2021
09/15/2010

Maximum fee for bad checks

A legal opinion on the maximum that a city can charge for a bad check.

O'Hara, Stephanie Allen
Legal Opinion
Finance--Bank services
Public
07/13/2021
04/24/2017

Purchasing and conflicts of interest

MTAS was asked whether the Director of the Senior Citizen Center's use of city funds to purchase the magazine subscriptions from her daughter for the Center constitutes a conflict of interest.

Bingham, Pamela
Legal Opinion
Conflict of interests
Purchasing--Laws and regulations
Dickson (Tenn)
Internal
07/26/2021
10/11/1999
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