MTAS was asked whether an alderman nominated to the position of vice-mayor can vote for himself and whether the board of mayor and aldermen can appoint its members to act as department heads.
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1997_legalOpinion_jasper.pdf
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| City council--Procedure Mayor--Aldermanic government Jasper (Tenn) |
The TAMCAR Board requested that MTAS facilitate a goal setting session to better understand the existing and future needs of the organization. The document includes a SWOT analysis and goals set for the next few years.
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TAMCAR report August 2022.pdf
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| Planning--Tennessee Planning--Reports Personnel--Municipal |
In this FY2011 annual report, there are a total of seven services measured and analyzed: police, fire, refuse collection and disposal, employment benefits, human resources, financial services, and code enforcement/building inspection/planning and zoning.
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TMBP2011AnnualReport.pdf
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| Performance measurement Municipal government--Administration Municipal government--Services Athens (Tenn) Bartlett (Tenn) Brentwood (Tenn) Chattanooga (Tenn) Cleveland (Tenn) Collierville (Tenn) Franklin (Tenn) Germantown (Tenn) Kingsport (Tenn) Morristown (Tenn) |
MTAS was asked whether a municipal court could enforce, as a blanket provision, misdemeanors against state law as violations of the municipal code.
| Courts Courts--Municipal Laws and regulations--State |
MTAS was asked to provide sample temporary beer permits for a city festival in the downtown area.
| Beer--Licenses and permits |
MTAS was asked several questions about achieving a quorum at the meeting at which the resignations of aldermen are accepted.
| City council--Procedure Meetings--Planning and management |
MTAS was asked to evaluate the County Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Utilization Guidelines.
| Businesses--Laws and regulations Civil rights Contracts Contracts--Laws and regulations Minorities Personnel--Equal opportunity Purchasing Purchasing--Bids proposals and specifications Purchasing--Laws and regulations Racism |
MTAS was asked if individual members of the board could incur any personal liability through their legislative activities.
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Personal Liability of Aldermen public.docx
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| City council Liability Mayor--Aldermanic government |
The Small Business Liability Relief and Brownfields Revitalization Act will help cities by providing funding to clean up and revitalize brownfield sites.
| Economic development Hazardous waste Industrial development Land use Local government Urban renewal Urban renewal--Planning |
MTAS was asked about the legality of a political subdivision establishing differential tax rates within its jurisdiction.
| Tax rates--Differential rates Tax collection Special assessment districts |