The Town of Petersburg was working with the South Central Tennessee Development District (SCTDD) to apply for and utilize federal grant monies for various public projects.  SCTDD requested that the Town of Petersburg adopt a Procurement Policy for receiving and expending federal funds for various projects where federal funding was being utilized.  The Town of Petersburg requested assistance from MTAS to prepare an ordinance to adopt the recommended procurement policy provided as template by SCTDD.  MTAS consultants’ Chuck Downham, Municipal Management Consultant, and Tonya Travis, Finance and Accounting Consultant, worked collaboratively to prepare a draft ordinance for consideration by the Board of Mayor and Aldermen to adopt a procurement policy that would only be utilized in the case of projects involving federal funding so as not to conflict with the Town’s adopted purchasing policy.  The ordinance was approved by the Board of Mayor and Aldermen to establish a procurement policy for the use of federal funds for projects.

MTAS was asked whether the county can charge the inside tax rate with respect to property in one city in the county, and the outside rate with respect to property in another city in the county.

MTAS was asked whether the private act that provides for a referendum on school budget where there was an impasse between board of education and the city's governing body is superseded by general law on the subject of local school funding.

The Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County issued an RFP for purchase and assignment of delinquent real property tax receivables.

The initiation of the Request for Proposal (RFP) process is intended to result in the selection of a financial institution that can provide the City of Cleveland with the highest quality and most flexible services for the lowest cost to the public.

If the mayor becomes an employee of the organization, he could avoid common law conflict of interest issues by abstaining from voting on any matters affecting the organization.

An RFQ for the City of Knoxville related to hiring a contractor to conduct an energy audit of all City-owned facilities.

MTAS was asked whether it would be proper for the board of aldermen to hire one its members as the new chief of police.

MTAS was asked about prohibiting an employee/department head from doing business with the city.

MTAS was asked whether a municipality could set differential tax rates in the city, reflecting different levels of municipal services.