MTAS was asked about an upcoming leave of absence of the town judge on a planned one-year sabbatical.
| Courts--Judges Personnel--Compensation |
Job description for the position of Clerk III Accountant.
| Accounting Clerks Personnel--Classification |
MTAS was asked whether the city has the authority to prohibit volunteer firemen from using sirens on their automobiles and from running red lights and violating other traffic laws during the course of responding to fire calls.
| Emergency vehicles Fire--Equipment--Vehicles Fire--Personnel Fire--Volunteer organizations Traffic--Laws and regulations |
MTAS was asked whether a municipal water system can pay in lieu of taxes.
| Taxes--Payment in lieu of taxes Utilities Utilities--Laws and regulations Utilities--Taxation Water--Laws and regulations |
MTAS was asked whether an agreement between a city and a developer of a large construction project may specify a percentage of subcontracts on the project to be awarded, or set aside, for minority contractors.
| Contracts Contracts--Laws and regulations Personnel--Equal opportunity Purchasing--Bids proposals and specifications Purchasing--Laws and regulations |
MTAS was asked whether a city is required to set a tax rate before it adopts a budget.
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Tax Rate and Budget public.doc
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| Budgets Budgets--Municipal Tax rates Tax rates--Municipal |
MTAS was asked three questions related to a referendum on a bond issue.
| Elections--Initiatives and referendums Finance--Bonds |
A model ordinance that creates and funds a stormwater utility.
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Model Stormwater Utility Ordinance.pdf
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| Municipal ordinances Stormwater management Utilities Wastewater |
MTAS was asked whether the city can amend an annexation ordinance between second and third readings to add territory to the ordinance.
[Note: Resolutions are now used for annexations. Ordinances are not. See an MTAS legal consultant for more information.]
| Annexation Annexation--Laws and regulations |
MTAS was asked whether a mobile home used as rental property comes within the protection of Tennessee's pre-existing non-conforming use law.
| Mobile homes Zoning--Laws and regulations--Tennessee |