MTAS was asked if a bidder may modify his bid after the bids have been opened.
| Ethics Purchasing--Bids proposals and specifications |
A sample agreement for the building inspector from Elizabethton, TN to enforce the NEC 2011 for Johnson City, TN on a temporary basis. Agreement includes terms for the hourly wage and mileage payments.
| Building codes--Forms Personnel--Employment agreements |
MTAS was asked several questions related to the power of the mayor and the difference between an officer and an employee.
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Powers of a Mayor public.docx
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| Mayor |
MTAS was asked the advantages of hiring a city administrator.
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Hiring a City Administrator.pdf
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| City manager City manager government City administrator Municipal government--Administration |
This opinion from the Tennessee Open Records Counsel addresses the practice of amending an agenda during a meeting.
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12-01AmendingMeetingAgendasduringMeeting.pdf
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| Meetings--Planning and management City council--Procedure |
MTAS was asked whether the city could allow the city hall to be used as collection point for solicitations by various private groups.
| City halls Solicitations--Charitable organizations |
Seven Tennessee cities responded to a request for information on their local FOG programs and the fees that may be associated with the program.
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FOG Survey 2019 Update -Public.pdf
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| Wastewater--Rates and charges--Tennessee |
MTAS was asked whether it is legal for the city to pay a fine levied against an employee related to the conduct of city business.
| Ethics Fines and court costs Laws and regulations--Municipal Municipal government Personnel--Discipline Wastewater--Laws and regulations |
MTAS was asked what the legal implications are of the city building a fire hall, partly with volunteer labor, and partly through subcontracting out particular jobs.
| Building permits Construction Contractors Fire--Facilities Laws and regulations Public facilities Voluntarism |
MTAS was asked whether a certain city resident could move a building to another piece of property without a building permit and includes surrounding issues that arose from that question.
| Code enforcement |