Municipal court costs and the authority of municipal judges to jail offenders for the violation of municipal ordinances
MTAS was asked to provide material on the issues of municipal court costs and the authority of municipal judges to jail offenders for the violation of municipal ordinances.
Hemsley, Sid
Legal Opinion
Courts--Judges
Courts--Municipal
Fines and court costs
Litigation--Municipal
You just won an election for your municipal office. Now what? We address some common questions of when and how you take office, who may administer your oath, and what information should be included the oath of office in this document. Sample oath templates for boards, judges and other offices are included for Tennessee municipal use.
Also, we have short online course (City Byte) linked below that will walk you through the following topics: when do you take office, who can swear you in, what should be in the oath and what's next.
Application for certificate of public purpose and necessity for industrial parks
MTAS was asked whether there are any required procedures that the Town's Industrial Development Board must take in order to be granted a Certificate of Public Purpose and Necessity from the Building Finance Committee of the state Department of Economic and Community Development for an industrial park project.
Bingham, Pamela
Legal Opinion
Economic development
Finance--Debt obligation
Industrial development
MTAS surveyed ten cities to find out if they offer incentive pay to city mechanics for obtaining certification to inspect, maintain and repair emergency vehicles.
This study focuses on a few basic code enforcement functions: deteriorated structures, weedy lots, junk vehicles, and clutter (accumulations on properties).
Ordinance to raise the sales and use tax in the town of Centerville from ______% to 2.75% and to request a referendum of the people to approve the ordinance
The ordinance is one that increases the Town of Centerville's portion of the local option sales tax to the maximum 2.75% upon a successful referendum.