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Questions arising when no city manager Is currently serving

MTAS was asked about the relationship between the city manager and the city under the general law manager-commission charter and the question of whether the city can appoint a temporary city manager who does not have the 12 month protection under the charter.

Hemsley, Sid
Legal Opinion
City manager
City manager government
Public
07/16/2021
12/20/2004

Placing flashing lights in school zones

MTAS was asked whether the city was responsible for placing flashing lights in the school zones located within the city on state controlled access highways.

Moore, Todd
Legal Opinion
Schools
Traffic--Laws and regulations
Public
06/9/2021
05/23/1996

Social media specialist job description

A sample job description for a Social Media Specialist downloaded from the Metro website.

Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County
Job Description
Information technology--Personnel
Internal
04/13/2021
01/18/2019

Breaking a tie in the election of an alderman

MTAS was asked how a tie vote in the election of an alderman is broken.

Hodge, Elisha
Legal Opinion
City councilmember
Elections
Public
07/7/2021
11/20/2014

City recorder/finance director job description

A job description for a position that combines the duties of City Recorder and Finance Director.

Hardy, Pat
Job Description
City recorder
Finance--Administration
Personnel--Classification
Public
07/7/2021
11/9/2004

Analysis of the need for a city administrator for the city of Centerville, Tennessee

The City of Centerville should hire a city administrator to manage the everyday operation of city government.

Darden, Don
Report/Study
City administrator
Public
07/16/2021
01/30/2001

Sample RFPs for managed information technology services

MTAS provided several examples of requests for proposals for managed IT services.

Broughton, Jeff
RFP
Information technology
Purchasing--Professional services
Purchasing--Bids
proposals and specifications
Internal
04/13/2021
02/1/2016

Code enforcement on buildings partially within city

Where a building is located partially in the city and partially in the county, does the city's building permit and inspection system apply to the entire building?

Hemsley, Sid
Legal Opinion
Building permits
Code enforcement
Code enforcement--Building inspection
Public
05/4/2021
09/11/1996

Property annexed before and during construction

MTAS was asked to analyze the law governing the application of a city's building and utility codes to annexed property before and during construction.

Hemsley, Sid
Legal Opinion
Code enforcement
Code enforcement--Building inspection
Code enforcement--Building inspection--Municipal ordinances
Utilities
Utilities--Laws and regulations
Annexation
Annexation--Laws and regulations
Annexation--Laws and regulations--Tennessee
Annexation--Tennessee
Building permits
Licenses and permits
Industries
Location of
Public
05/4/2021
06/24/2002

Who performs duties of the mayor when the office of the mayor Is vacant?

MTAS was asked several questions related to the duties of the mayor and vice mayor.

Hemsley, Sid
Legal Opinion
Mayor
Boards--Municipal
Public
07/16/2021
07/27/2011
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