MTAS was asked if an employee who has not completed the city's probationary period is deployed, is he entitled to the 20 days of leave.

Under the FLSA, if there is no written policy to offset disciplinary actions with unused comp time, the employer cannot unilaterally make the decision to offset the comp time.

MTAS was asked about the legality of using water department funds to purchase warning sirens.

A resolution establishing a records management system based on the MTAS reference guide for records management.

A legal opinion was requested from MTAS on whether Tennessee Code Annotated § 6-58-118 may be used as the legal basis for bringing a piece of property into Gallatin’s urban growth boundary that will ultimately be annexed into the City.

MTAS was asked whether the City Council can give the school board the authority to levy taxes to fund the operation of city schools and what the methods of school consolidation are in Tennessee.

MTAS was asked whether a developer can provide and operate a private wastewater system in a new subdivision outside the city if the city is currently providing water and electric service to the area.

MTAS was asked whether the City can enter into a Joint Industrial Development Corporation with the County.

MTAS was asked whether county or city taxes have priority where there is a deficiency in a tax sale.

This is a model ordinance regulating dangerous dogs prepared by the International Municipal Lawyers Association (IMLA) and is shared by MTAS with the permission of IMLA. MTAS recommends this ordinance for addressing problems caused by vicious or dangerous dogs. (Ordinance publication date: October 2018)