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City court clerk

MTAS was asked whether the city has the right to make the city court clerk's position an appointive one.

Hemsley, Sid
Legal Opinion
Courts--Municipal
Municipal government
Public
07/27/2021
02/15/2001

Residency requirement for mayor and aldermen

MTAS was asked whether the one year durational residency requirement for mayor (and aldermen) contained in the general law mayor-aldermanic charter is legal?

Hemsley, Sid
Legal Opinion
Elections
Mayor
Mayor--Aldermanic government
Elections--Residency requirements
Public
07/7/2021
01/11/2002

Municipal court costs : What are they? What should they be? How do we determine them?

This article provides an overview of the types of courts in Tennessee, then discusses the various questions involving court costs that are not easily found in cases and statutes. Municipal court costs can vary greatly from city to city, and they can be adjusted over time as the needs of the city changes. Likewise, this article may be updated as courts and laws change over time.

Eskew, John
General
Courts--General sessions--Tennessee
Courts--Judges
Courts--Municipal
Fines and court costs
Public
08/1/2025

Employee handbook information

MTAS was asked about the benefits of having an employee handbook; includes two examples of handbooks.

Broughton, Jeff
General
Personnel--Manuals
Personnel--Laws and regulations--Tennessee
Public
05/18/2021
09/9/2013

Tennessee city charter types - requirements to hold office

Research done to find out what requirements Tennessee cities have in place to hold office.

Adams-O'Brien, Frances
McMillen, Dawn
Survey
Charters--City--Tennessee
Elections--Residency requirements
Elections--Terms of office
Public
06/28/2021
04/15/2017

Residency requirement

MTAS was asked what time period is covered by the one-year residency requirement of T. C. A. 6-3-103 for candidates for the Board of Mayor and Aldermen.

Jones, Josh
Legal Opinion
Elections--Residency requirements
Public
07/21/2021
02/11/2014

An ordinance to change the town election date to the August general election date

An ordinance to change the town election date so that it coincides with the August general election date, which is the first Thursday in even-numbered years.

Carrier, Angie
O'Hara, Stephanie Allen
Ordinance
Elections
Elections--Municipal ordinances
Mayor--Aldermanic government
Public
09/3/2025

Police department scheduling in selected cities

Seven Tennessee cities responded to a request for information regarding the way their police officers work schedules are arranged.

Adams-O'Brien, Frances
Survey
Police--Personnel
Police--Administration
Police--Tennessee
Public
03/4/2022
11/19/2021
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