County taxes have priority where there is a deficiency in a tax sale

MTAS was asked whether county or city taxes have priority where there is a deficiency in a tax sale.

Hemsley, Sid
Legal Opinion
Tax collection--Delinquent taxes
Taxes--Real property
Internal
06/21/2021
05/30/1994

Drug/alcohol consent and acknowledgment form

A form for an applicant to consent to and acknowledge that the applicant is scheduled to undergo drug and/or alcohol testing.

Darden, Ron
Form
Personnel--Health and safety--Drugs--Tennessee
Personnel--Health and safety--Drugs--Laws and regulations
Personnel--Health and safety--Drugs
Personnel--Forms
Alcoholic beverages--Laws and regulations
Internal
06/15/2021
08/12/2003

Tennessee municipal benchmarking project FY2016 (annual report)

In this FY2016 annual report of the Tennessee Municipal Benchmarking Project (TMBP), there are a total of eleven services measured and analyzed: building code enforcement, employment benefits, finance, fire, human resources, information technology, parks and recreation, planning and zoning, police, property maintenance code enforcement, and refuse collection, disposal, and recycling. This PDF is the latest version available and includes any updated and corrected information.

Ogle-Graham, Laura
Adams-O'Brien, Frances
Report/Study
Performance measurement
Athens (Tenn)
Bartlett (Tenn)
Brentwood (Tenn)
Chattanooga (Tenn)
Crossville (Tenn)
Franklin (Tenn)
Johnson City (Tenn)
Kingsport (Tenn)
Knoxville (Tenn)
Lewisburg (Tenn)
Morristown (Tenn)
Red Bank (Tenn)
Sevierville (Tenn)
Springfield (Tenn)
Tullahoma (Tenn)
Public
06/7/2017
04/6/2017

Court reform and your municipal code

A list of offenses you may have in your municipal code that provide penalties that exceed the jurisdiction of your city court.

Lobertini, Steve
General
Municipal ordinances--Codes of ordinances
Courts--Municipal
Internal
07/26/2021
07/24/2006

Annexation of noncontiguous parcels

MTAS was asked about the legality of annexing parcels that are not contiguous to either the former municipal limits nor to any of the tracts that were annexed that do adjoin city limits or tracts contiguous to them.

Pullen, Mark
Legal Opinion
Annexation
Annexation--Laws and regulations
Internal
04/15/2021
06/5/1996

Interlocal agreement between the town of Walden, Tennessee, Hamilton County, Tennessee and the Hamilton County, Tennessee Sheriff's Office for the provision of law enforcement services

A resolution to create an interlocal agreement between the Town of Walden, Tennessee, Hamilton County, Tennessee and the Hamilton County, Tennessee Sheriff's Office for the provision of law enforcement services.

Hamilton County
Resolution
Intergovernmental agreements--Municipal resolutions
Police--Intergovernmental agreements
Public
07/20/2021
12/4/2014

Title VI compliance manual

A policy to put city into compliance with Title VI and TEMA requirements, so that it would be eligible for financial assistance, in the event of a disaster.

Norris, Margaret
General
Disaster plans
Management--Policy and evaluation
Municipal government--Administration
Municipal government--Manuals
Municipal ordinances
Personnel--Equal opportunity
Public
07/27/2021
01/23/2002

Legality of fire department fees

MTAS was asked to research the legality of inspection fees and certain services.

Huffer, Dennis
Legal Opinion
Fire--Codes
Code enforcement
Public
07/22/2021
03/22/2004

Mayoral compensation in selected small cities with strong mayor form of government

Tennessee cities with a strong mayor form of government responded to a request for information regarding mayoral salaries.

Adams-O'Brien, Frances
Survey
Local government
Mayor
Personnel--Compensation
Public
06/25/2021
04/5/2021

City websites, agendas, minutes, and credit card payments

A survey of one hundred sixteen cities with websites to determine which post their agendas and minutes and which can accommodate credit card payments.

Adams-O'Brien, Frances
Survey
Web sites
Web sites--Statistics
E-government
Public information--Customer service
City council--Procedure
Meetings--Planning and management
Public
02/17/2022
02/17/2022
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