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Traffic Safety Kit, Municipal Technical Advisory Service

MTAS Publications: Full Publications

MTAS, in cooperation with the Tennessee Municipal League is pleased to provide this "Traffic Safety Kit. It was developed because we have had many requests for such materials. It contains workable, usable laws, plans, and procedures for improving traffic safety in your town or city. In it MTAS has brought together the best information in the field of traffic safety, from authoritative groups over the nation, and the Tennessee law governing operation of motor vehicles.

Delinquent Taxes, Cliff Greenwood

MTAS History

This article is concerned with the collection of delinquent real property taxes. Included is a time table for the collection of taxes.

An Analysis Of The 1953 Tennessee Home Rule Amendments: Number 6 And Number 7, Victor C. Hobday

MTAS Publications: Full Publications

This revision of "An Analysis of Amendments Number 6 and Number 7 to the Tennessee Constitution" is being published and distributed as a service to the Tennessee Municipal League and the municipal officials of Tennessee, as well as others who may be interested in the subject matter. Most of the revised parts are based on the Journal and Debates of the 1953 Constitutional Convention.

A Brief Description Of Tennessee Municipal Government, Victor C. Hobday

MTAS History

When people refer to the place where they live they usually speak of it as.a "city" or "town." Generally, we regard a small community as a "town" and the larger community as a "city." In some other states people are accustomed to calling the smaller places "villages" and "boroughs," but this is not the custom in Tennessee. The purpose of this paper is to describe briefly the government of cities and towns in Tennessee. Each one has a government, just as the State has a government. An effort will be made to outline the principal differences among city and town …

[Home Rule Campaign For Tml], Municipal Technical Advisory Service

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No abstract provided.

Financing Electric-Municipal Buildings In Tennessee, Victor C. Hobday

MTAS History

The purpose of this publication is to advise municipal officials with respect to the sharing of a joint building by the general municipal government and an electric distribution system. It is an expansion of an article on the same subject that appeared in the Technical Section of the November 1952 issue of Tennessee Town & City magazine.

The information contained herein is oriented particularly toward officials responsible for the general government of Tennessee's municipalities, but it may also be of some value to officials of electric distribution systems.

Accounting Procedures For State Street Aid Funds, William T. Chaffin

MTAS History

Public Chapter No. 1 of the 1953 General Assembly, effective July 1, 1953, grants to municipalities the proceeds of one cent of the state gasoline tax. The enabling act, however, restricts expenditures to street aid purposes and puts forth various requirements that municipalities must meet related to financial and accounting procedures.

Paving Streets Under The Abutting Property Act, Cliff Greenwood

MTAS History

To assist municipalities in constructing streets under the abutting property act, MTAS prepared the materials in this bulletin. In addition to a copy of the act itself, from Williams Tennessee Code, Annotated (Michie Publishing Company, Charlottesville, Virginia), there is included a sample ordinance and two sample notices. These are intended to be general guides, and each municipality should consult its attorney regarding the peculiar form of such documents adapted to its charter and needs.

How You Can Use It [The 1c Street Aid Revenue], Municipal Technical Advisory Service

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No abstract provided.

Documents Relating To Joint Electric System Municipal Buildings, Victor C. Hobday

MTAS Publications: Full Publications

We have assembled in this publication copies of resolutions, ordinances, minute entries, floor plans, and other documents from several Tennessee cities that have constructed buildings for joint use by an electric system and the general city government. We have done this with the thought in mind that these documents would be helpful guides and reference materials to the officials of a city about to undertake such a project.

Annexation Handbook For Tennessee Municipal Officials [Archived Material], Wallace Mendelson

MTAS History

This is a handbook for municipal officials in Tennessee who are considering annexation as a solution for fringe area problems. The unincorporated urban fringe that surrounds most cities creates a host of problems, both from the the viewpoint of the city and the suburban dwellers. The purpose of this handbook is to present and to discuss briefly the factors that enter into a decision as to whether annexation should be undertaken.

Municipal Tort Liability In Tennessee, Cliff Greenwood

MTAS History

In preparing this bulletin an examination has been made of all the published opinions of Tennessee. No attempt has been made to cite all opinions because there is considerable duplication, especially in the decisions dealing with street and sidewalk accidents. An attempt, however, has been made to cover all tort liability problems that have been presented to the appellate courts of Tennessee,

Paths To Constitutional Home Rule For Municipalities, Wallace Mendelson

MTAS History

Part I deals with the relatively simple matter of authorizing municipalities to adopt and amend their own charters. Part II deals with the far more difficult problem of the allocation of functions as between the state and municipality. The first concerns forms of government; the second the powers of government. Part III deals with the related problem of the extension of city boundaries by the annexation of fringe areas.

Equalizing Assessments Of City Properties: What, Why And How, Cecil Morgan

MTAS History

This publication can serve as a guide to city officials in carrying out an assessments equalization program. In addition to discussing the records required, the procedures to follow and some of the problems involved in such a program, this bulletin reviews the tax equalization experience of six Tennessee taxing jurisdictions. The final section draws attention to the importance of having a good public relations program accompanying a tax equalization program.

The Local Beer Tax: An Administrative Guide, Victor C. Hobday

MTAS History

Under the terms of legislation passed by the 1951 General Assembly, cities and counties in Tennessee have been authorized to levy a tax on the retail sale of beer, effective April 1, 1951. This bulletin has been prepared as a guide for city officials in the preparation of necessary local legislation and in the establishment of essential administrative procedures.

The sample ordinances, suggested rules and regulations, and forms in this bulletin were prepared by Anders O. Hustvedt and Porter C. Greenwood, MTAS Consultants. Other MTAS staff members have contributed to the various steps required to bring this bulletin to its …

Rabies Control, Victor C. Hobday

MTAS History

This bulletin deals with a subject that frequently deserves more attention from municipal officials than it receives. Most cities probably have inadequate control measures to guard against the danger of rabies, and quite often the problem is overlooked entirely. Perhaps such a situation is the result primarily of lack of information - and it is this need that this bulletin attempts to meet by outlining effective measures and the reasons for taking action. (Forward by Gerald W. Shaw, MTAS Executive Director)

Municipal Technical Advisory Service (A New Agency Created To Serve Tennessee's Cities), Gerald W. Shaw

MTAS History

In this article, Gerald W. Shaw, the first Executive Director of the Municipal Technical Advisory Service (MTAS), discusses MTAS's work and goals, including technical and legal assistance to cities, research projects, and publications. From the November 1949 issue of The Tennessee Engineer.

Marketing Municipal Bonds In Tennessee, Herbert J. Bingham

MTAS Publications: Full Publications

Many city officials are now confronted for the first time with the task of planning and marketing a bond issue, a technical job and one in which mistakes can be relatively costly. No handbook can substitute for personal investigation of the bond market and consultation with investment houses and specialists. This report is designed to constitute an introduction and a guide for the personal investigation necessary to market a particular bond issue.