In connection with the ethics portion of an MTAS EOA class, this handout on both statutory and common law conflicts of interest was developed.
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Conflicts of Interest in Tennessee.pdf
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| Conflict of interests Ethics |
MTAS was asked about the process to follow when the city plans to purchase real estate from a member of the board of mayor and aldermen.
| Conflict of interests Ethics Purchasing Open meetings--Laws and regulations |
MTAS was asked to write a conflict of interest policy.
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Conflict of Interest Policy.pdf
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| Conflict of interests Ethics |
Twenty Tennessee cities responded to a survey regarding whether or not there would be any pay increases for city employees in FY 2021.
| Budgets--Municipal--Tennessee Personnel--Compensation |
MTAS was asked to write a procedure for collecting on bad checks.
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Bad check procedure.pdf
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| Finance--Bank services |
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.
| Taxes--Real property--Tennessee Taxes--Real property Tax rates--Differential rates Tax rates--Municipal |
MTAS was asked whether a city can waive delinquent property taxes for an industry that is trying to get refinancing.
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Waiving Taxes public.pdf
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| Tax collection--Delinquent taxes Taxes--Real property Taxes--Personal property |
MTAS was asked whether the same person can hold multiple local government offices.
| Conflict of interests Municipal government Mayor--Aldermanic government |
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.
| Finance--County Streets--Finance County government--Finance Taxes--Gasoline and motor fuels Open meetings--Laws and regulations--Tennessee |
A sample RFP for a city's payroll account.
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Bank Services RFP.pdf
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| Finance--Bank services Purchasing--Bids proposals and specifications |