MTAS addresses a request for information concerning whether or not appointed aldermen can vote to elect the mayor and vice mayor when these positions are elected from among the board members.
| Boards--Municipal Charters--City City council--Procedure City councilmember |
MTAS researched the beer permit fees and privilege tax for beer that may be charged to municipalities in Tennessee.
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Beer Permit Fees - Final.pdf
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| Beer--Licenses and permits Licenses and permits Taxes--Beer Taxes--Privilege |
MTAS was asked where the city provides health insurance for members of the board of mayor and aldermen but some of the members chose not to take that insurance coverage, can the city offer other benefits to those members, up to the amount that it costs the city for health insurance for the members of the board who take that coverage.
| Insurance--Health Personnel--Fringe benefits--Laws and regulations Personnel--Fringe benefits |
MTAS was asked whether the school board chairman's appointment to fill the vacancy on the school board was legal.
| Schools--Boards Boards--Municipal |
MTAS was asked about an ice cream vendor from Knox County selling ice cream inside the City of Caryville without a Caryville business license.
| Businesses--Laws and regulations--Tennessee Taxes--Businesses and professions Licenses and permits--Laws and regulations |
MTAS was asked whether the city board could change the hours for selling liquor; if local businesses are required to close at 3:00 AM; and if minors are required to leave places where liquor is sold at 10:00 PM.
| Alcoholic beverages--Laws and regulations Businesses--Laws and regulations--Tennessee Children and youth Curfew |
MTAS was asked if it would be proper for a city to make an appropriation to the local public high school for the purchase of band uniforms.
| Boards--Municipal Finance--Municipal Municipal government--Administration Public relations Schools--Finance |
MTAS was engaged to conduct an office efficiency review for the purpose of identifying enhancements to office processes and procedures.
| Office management Records management Utilities--Administration Utilities--Finance Utilities--Termination policies Records management--Open records Personnel--Laws and regulations Municipal government--Services Computer software Municipal ordinances--Codes of ordinances Meetings--Planning and management City administrator |
In the latter part of 2010, the Department of Justice made many changes to the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). One set of changes was with service animal regulations, and the modifications became effective on March 15, 2011.
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ADA Changes Service Animals.pdf
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ADA Changes Service Animals bw.pdf
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| Animals as aids for people with disabilities Service dogs Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 Disabled--Laws and regulations |
MTAS was asked whether a certain city council member would have either a statutory or common law conflict of interest in some city improvements financed by a state grant that would help improve his property.
| Conflict of interests Ethics |