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Terminating and rehiring a city manager during a board of commissioners meeting

MTAS was asked about firing and rehiring a city manager at the board of commissioners meeting and whether the city manager now has a three-month or 12-month contract.

Hodge, Elisha
Legal Opinion
City manager--Contracts
City manager
Personnel--Dismissal
Personnel--Selection and recruitment
Personnel--Employment
City council--Procedure
Public
07/23/2021
12/9/2014

Subdividing and selling city land

MTAS was asked whether or not a town may subdivide a 27-acre parcel into one-acre lots and then sell the lots at public auction.

Leydorf, Donna
Legal Opinion
Land use
Purchasing--Laws and regulations
Purchasing--Property management
Purchasing--Surplus property disposal
Zoning--Subdivisions
Public
05/6/2021
10/24/2000

Disposing of a PC

A municipality should have a written policy outlining the process for disposing of PCs, including the methods of removing all data from the hard drives.

O'Hara, Justin
General
Computer equipment
Computer security
Computers
Internal
04/13/2021
05/3/2012

Removal of the city recorder position

MTAS was asked about removing the position of City Recorder.

Moore, Todd
Legal Opinion
City recorder
Personnel--Dismissal
Internal
07/12/2021
01/16/1995

Compensation for serving on committees

MTAS was asked whether the Board of Mayor and Aldermen can compensate aldermen and others appointed to committees for their service as committee members.

Shechter, Leslie
Legal Opinion
Mayor--Aldermanic government
Personnel--Compensation
Internal
07/16/2021
05/12/1992

Establishing voting districts in the city

MTAS was asked about establishing voting districts in the city.

Pullen, Mark
Legal Opinion
Elections--Districts
Internal
05/7/2021
02/9/1994

Initiative and referendum provision in a home rule charter

MTAS was asked whether an initiative and referendum provision can be put in a city's home rule charter.

Hemsley, Sid
Legal Opinion
Elections--Initiatives and referendums
Charters--City--Tennessee
Home rule
Internal
06/21/2021
12/3/2009

Board of zoning appeals grants variances for mobile homes that it does not have authority to grant

MTAS was asked what recourse the city has when the board of zoning appeals grants variances for mobile homes that it does not have authority to grant.

Hemsley, Sid
Legal Opinion
Zoning--Boards
Zoning--Variances and appeals
Zoning--Laws and regulations
Boards--Municipal
Public
04/28/2021
05/29/1995

Recovery of illegally disposed of city real property

MTAS was asked whether the mayor had the authority to dispose of the property for the city.

Pullen, Mark
Legal Opinion
City council--Procedure
Contracts
Land use
Laws and regulations--State
Mayor
Public
07/12/2021
02/28/1996

Vacancies in office

MTAS was asked what election procedures should be followed should the mayor resign prior to the upcoming November election.

Darden, Ron
General
Mayor
Elections
Public
07/16/2021
04/6/2004
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