MTAS was asked what the legal implications are of the city building a fire hall, partly with volunteer labor, and partly through subcontracting out particular jobs.
| Building permits Construction Contractors Fire--Facilities Laws and regulations Public facilities Voluntarism |
MTAS was asked whether a certain city resident could move a building to another piece of property without a building permit and includes surrounding issues that arose from that question.
| Code enforcement |
A signature form for use by elected officials who receive and read the town's ethics policy.
| Ethics--Forms Conflict of interests--Forms City council--Forms |
MTAS was asked whether the failure of the local government to substantially comply with the public hearing notice and other procedural requirements prescribed by the state law is jurisdictional rather than directory.
| Zoning--Laws and regulations Zoning--Public information |
MTAS was asked to analyze the application of theTennessee Open Meetings Law to the City Council's publication of certain material in the newspaper and to review the powers of the mayor.
| Open meetings--Laws and regulations--Tennessee Open meetings--Laws and regulations City council--Procedure Mayor Public information--Newsletters |
MTAS was asked to complete a CMR for the Town of Smyrna
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Smyrna CMR.pdf
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| Management Management--Policy and evaluation Personnel--Administration Municipal government--Services Performance measurement Smyrna (Tenn) |
MTAS was asked whether the mayor can make motions.
| City council--Procedure Mayor |
MTAS was asked who can become the mayor upon the resignation of the current mayor.
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Replacing the Mayor public.doc
(94 KB)
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| Mayor |
MTAS surveyed a number of Tennessee cities regarding their fees and policies for grinder pumps.
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Grinder Pump Fees 2018(1).pdf
(358.04 KB)
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| Sewers Water Water supply |
MTAS was asked about the number of dogs that may be lawfully maintained and the corresponding sections of city codes, as well as examples of dog licensing regulations.
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Animal Licensing Ordinances.pdf
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| Animal control Animal control--Laws and regulations Animal control--Municipal ordinances |