MTAS was asked whether a commissioner, without the approval of the city commission, can add printed or written material to the minutes of the commission.
| City council--Procedure Meetings--Planning and management |
MTAS was asked how the membership of the planning commission can be reduced and whether the city administrator can hold the office of city attorney.
| Ethics Planning--Commissions City administrator City attorney |
MTAS was asked about the continuance in, or removal from office, of an Alderman, who has moved outside of the town limits. Includes a resolution to declare a vacancy on the board.
| City council Elections Elections--Residency requirements Elections--Municipal resolutions |
State law (T.C.A. 7-51-209) provides a rebuttable presumption that any emergency rescue worker who suffers a condition or impairment of health that is caused by the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), and that results in total or partial disability or death shall be presumed to have a disability suffered in the line of duty, unless the contrary is shown by a preponderance of the evidence that the exposure did not occur elsewhere. They employer may offer a preemployment test for the human immunodeficiency virus, and the applicant may choose to decline the test. MTAS created a template for a HIV preemployment testing declination form. You may modify this template to meet local needs, and MTAS recommends that your city attorney review this form before you use it.
| Personnel--Testing Personnel--Health and safety Personnel--Health and safety--Infectious diseases |
MTAS was asked whether minors may be employed in establishments that sell beer.
| Alcoholic beverages Alcoholic beverages--Laws and regulations Beer Beer--Laws and regulations Businesses--Laws and regulations Children and youth |
A sample application and service agreement for solid waste collection provided by the Town of Greeneville, Tennessee.
| Solid waste--Collection--Rates and charges Solid waste--Collection--Tennessee Solid waste--Collection--Contracts |
Two sample ordinances providing for a discount for early payment of ad valorem real property taxes.
| Taxes--Municipal ordinances Taxes--Real property Taxes--Real property--Tennessee |
Pursuant to the ethics policy adopted by the municipality, this model ethics code personal interest disclosure form is required to be filled out and submitted to the city recorder when a municipal employee or official must exercise discretion over a matter that he/she has a personal interest in that affects, or a reasonable person might believe affects, the employee or official's exercise of discretion.
| Ethics--Forms Professional ethics Conflict of interests--Forms |
Job description for the position of Senior Internal Auditor.
| Auditing Auditing--Financial Auditing--Municipal Personnel--Classification |
MTAS provided information on the sales hours of peddlers in several cities, plus provisions on fees, bond requirements, and permit duration.
| Businesses--Laws and regulations Businesses--Laws and regulations--Tennessee Businesses--Licenses and permits |
