MTAS was asked whether the position of city attorney is an elected official and, therefore, has to be a resident of the town.
| City attorney Elections--Residency requirements |
Example of a new compensation plan for a small city.
| Personnel--Compensation |
MTAS was asked to clarify the meaning of residence for purposes of voting in municipal elections.
| Charters--City Elections--Residency requirements |
The nonresident voter provision contained in a city manager commission general law charter must have been adopted by the city by 2/3 vote when the population fell within the stated bracket, which the city now exceeds.
| Elections--Residency requirements Charters--City--Tennessee |
MTAS was asked to analyze the distinction between fines, forfeitures and penalties and apply that distinction to the question of whether the city judge or the city council has the right to set forfeitures.
| Fines and court costs Courts--Municipal Municipal ordinances |
MTAS and the Tennessee State Comptroller are required by state law (T.C.A.12-3-1207(d)) to "develop a model procurement code that may be adopted by any municipality to guide the governing body and purchasing agent in making purchases through requests for competitive sealed proposals. The model procurement code shall contain provisions allowing an aggrieved respondent to protest the intended award to another respondent if the protest is filed within seven (7) calendar days after the intended award is announced. The protest shall be filed with and decided by the municipal governing body." This model ordinance, developed by MTAS in conjunction with the Comptroller's Office and updated in response to Public Acts of 2022, Chapter No. 779 (effective April 8, 2022), satisfies this statutory requirement.
| Purchasing--Government Purchasing--Municipal ordinances |
MTAS was asked whether a probationary police officer, who had guard training on the weekend, is entitled to military leave and payment for work he missed during training.
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| Personnel--Military benefits Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 Personnel--Fringe benefits Personnel--Compensation |
Job description for the position of Fire Chief for the City of Smyrna.
| Personnel--Classification |
MTAS was asked whether the city is legally required to give the chief of police a leave of absence to run for office of sheriff of the county.
| Elections Personnel--Laws and regulations Police--Personnel |
Eight Tennessee cities with an employee in a combined role as City Manager/Recorder/Treasurer responded to a request for information regarding salary ranges.
| Municipal government--Tennessee Personnel--Compensation |