MTAS was asked whether the City Council may ban, by ordinance, the public from bringing video cameras into and videoing city council meetings.
| City council--Procedure Meetings Open meetings Open meetings--Laws and regulations |
MTAS was asked several questions about what powers the mayor has with respect to officers and employees of the city.
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Mayor powers public.docx
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| Mayor Boards--Municipal |
MTAS was asked whether discussion may take place at any time, irrespective of the making of a motion.
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Planning Commission Meeting Procedures.pdf
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| Meetings--Planning and management Planning--Commissions |
If an ordinance is amended twice on second reading by motion and is subsequently tabled, what will be the status of those two amendments when the ordinance is taken off the table?
| City council--Procedure Meetings--Planning and management |
MTAS was asked whether meetings between the Mayor and a member of Council to discuss the preparation of the City's budget would violate the Sunshine Law or Open Meetings Law.
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Sunshine Law public.pdf
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| Meetings--Planning and management Open meetings Open meetings--Laws and regulations Mayor--Aldermanic government |
MTAS was asked whether the city commission can overturn the decision of the city manager in demoting the police chief.
| City manager Personnel--Dismissal Personnel--Laws and regulations Police--Administration |
MTAS was asked to discuss the differences between the manager-commission form of government and the modified manager-commission form of government.
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modified vs manager commission.pdf
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| City manager government Charters--City--Tennessee |
The purpose of the plan is to provide local fire chiefs access to large quantities of fire service resources that may be needed in a large fire, disaster, or other major emergency.
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TN Emergency Plan 2018-V6.pdf
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| Emergency management Fire--Intergovernmental agreements Disaster plans |
MTAS was asked whether a city alderman may run for a county commission seat and retain his aldermanic seat.
| City councilmember County government--Officials Elections |
MTAS was asked whether the City can enact term limits on aldermen by ordinance.
| City councilmember Elections--Terms of office |