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Meeting residency requirement when alderman moves outside the city

MTAS was asked whether an alderman vacated his seat by moving outside city. The charter is silent on residency requirement and permits nonresident property owners to vote in elections.

Ashburn, Melissa
Legal Opinion
Elections--Residency requirements
City councilmember
Internal
06/22/2021
08/26/2011

Authority to set and collect a citylitigation tax after the enactment of the Municipal Court Reform Act

MTAS was asked whether or not a city still has the authority to set and to collect a city litigation tax after the enactment of the Municipal Court Reform Act.

Blake, Karen
General
Courts--Municipal
Taxes--Litigation
Fines and court costs
Public
07/26/2021
08/22/2014

Contract between city and alderman

MTAS was asked about the application of Tennessee's Conflicts of Interest Law and the doctrine of Common Law Conflicts to an Alderman's contract with the City.

Hemsley, Sid
Legal Opinion
Conflict of interests
Ethics
City councilmember
Public
06/21/2021
02/6/2009

Levying an amusement tax

MTAS was asked whether the Town can levy an amusement tax.

Hemsley, Sid
Legal Opinion
Taxes--Amusement
Tax collection
Public
04/21/2021
05/4/1994

Ordinance abolishing the beer board

An ordinance abolishing the beer board and appointing the board of mayor and aldermen as the beer board.

Darden, Don
Ordinance
Beer--Boards--Municipal ordinances
Beer--Boards
Beer--Municipal ordinances
Beer
Municipal ordinances
Alcoholic beverages--Municipal ordinances
Alcoholic beverages
Boards--Municipal
Boards--Municipal ordinances
Public
07/21/2021
04/28/2004

Ordinances to increases the number of aldermen and to change the election date

MTAS was asked to provide two ordinances, one of which increases the number of aldermen of the City from two to five, and one of which changes the election date.

Hemsley, Sid
Legal Opinion
Elections--Terms of office
Municipal ordinances
Internal
06/28/2021
01/21/1999

Status of a beer permit issued to a person now deceased

MTAS was asked how to address the status of a beer permit that was issued to a person who is now deceased.

Broughton, Jeff
O'Hara, Stephanie Allen
General
Beer--Licenses and permits
Beer--Boards
Public
07/27/2021
09/23/2014

Hours of service under FMLA

MTAS was asked several questions about the application of the federal Family and Medical Leave Act.

Huffer, Dennis
Legal Opinion
Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993
Personnel--Compensation--Laws and regulations
Personnel--Fringe benefits
Personnel--Laws and regulations--Federal
Public
07/9/2021
12/31/2002

All consumers of publicly-provided utilities must pay for what they receive at the same rate charged to others for a like service

MTAS was asked whether the utility is precluded from collecting back charges, even though the failure to collect is due to the utility's inadvertence.

Bingham, Pamela
Legal Opinion
Utilities--Rates and charges
Utilities--Termination policies
Public
04/22/2021
01/13/1999

City of Murfreesboro fleet service evaluation

MTAS' assistance was sought on developing an implementation plan for fleet management.

MTAS
Report/Study
REPORTrevise.pdf (56.03 KB)
Fleet management
Internal
06/2/2020
06/1/2001
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