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Social Media As A Tool For Tennessee Municipalities, Bonnie Jones, Josh Jones
Social Media As A Tool For Tennessee Municipalities, Bonnie Jones, Josh Jones
MTAS Publications: Full Publications
This publication will provide your city with information relative to social media for purposes of communicating with employees, interacting with your community, and using social media as a hiring tool. Includes sample social media policy.
Hot Topic: Irs Releases 2011 Withholding Tables, Dick Phebus
Hot Topic: Irs Releases 2011 Withholding Tables, Dick Phebus
MTAS Publications: Hot Topics
The new withholding tables are to be implemented as soon as January 1, 2011, but no later than January 31, 2011.
Hot Topic: Federal Mileage Rate Effective January 1, 2011, Dick Phebus
Hot Topic: Federal Mileage Rate Effective January 1, 2011, Dick Phebus
MTAS Publications: Hot Topics
The optional standard mileage rate increased to 51 cents per mile for all business miles driven after December 31, 2010.
Hot Topic: Uniformed Services Employment And Reemployment Rights Act (2010), Richard Stokes
Hot Topic: Uniformed Services Employment And Reemployment Rights Act (2010), Richard Stokes
MTAS Publications: Hot Topics
Up-to-date information on employee military leave for employees who are National Guardsmen, in the Reserve, are planning to enlist, or are drafted.
Municipal E-News: Issue 21: December 2010, Mtas
Municipal E-News: Issue 21: December 2010, Mtas
Municipal E-News
The “Municipal E-News” was created by MTAS in 2009 as part of our continuing efforts to meet our mission of providing timely, valuable information and assistance to Tennessee cities.
Interviewing And The Law (2010), Richard Stokes
Interviewing And The Law (2010), Richard Stokes
MTAS Publications: Full Publications
Congress provided federal legal enforcement for equal employment in the Civil Rights Act of 1964, with strengthening amendments added in 1972. Unlawful discrimination in the employment process also is enforced through the Age Discrimination in Employment Act and the Americans with Disabilities Act.
Technical Bulletins: Osha Changes Forms And Procedures For Reporting Occupational Injuries And Illnesses (2010), Richard Stokes
Technical Bulletins: Osha Changes Forms And Procedures For Reporting Occupational Injuries And Illnesses (2010), Richard Stokes
MTAS Publications: Technical Bulletins
The 2002 Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) recordkeeping rules require employers, subject to the rules, to record and report work-related fatalities, injuries and illnesses.
Technical Bulletins: Irs Rules For Diesel Fuel And Gasoline Purchases (2010), Ron Darden
Technical Bulletins: Irs Rules For Diesel Fuel And Gasoline Purchases (2010), Ron Darden
MTAS Publications: Technical Bulletins
Gasoline, diesel, and certain other fuels purchased for the exclusive use of a state or local government are exempt from the federal excise taxes on those fuels.
Technical Bulletins: Hotel-Motel Tax In Tennessee Cities (2010), Ron Darden
Technical Bulletins: Hotel-Motel Tax In Tennessee Cities (2010), Ron Darden
MTAS Publications: Technical Bulletins
The proceeds from the hotel-motel tax can be used for purposes authorized in your enacting ordinance, private act, or general law.
Technical Bulletins: Municipal Travel Policy (2010), Melissa Ashburn
Technical Bulletins: Municipal Travel Policy (2010), Melissa Ashburn
MTAS Publications: Technical Bulletins
State law requires all municipalities with populations less than 100,000 to adopt and file with the state comptroller a travel policy that covers expense reimbursement for elected and appointed officials.
Hot Topic: Congress Increased Minimum Wage (2010), Richard Stokes
Hot Topic: Congress Increased Minimum Wage (2010), Richard Stokes
MTAS Publications: Hot Topics
President Bush signed a spending bill that amended the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) to increase the federal minimum wage in three steps.
Surveying Citizens: A Handbook For Municipal Officials Who Want To Know What Their Citizens Think, David H. Folz Phd
Surveying Citizens: A Handbook For Municipal Officials Who Want To Know What Their Citizens Think, David H. Folz Phd
MTAS Publications: Full Publications
This handbook describes the process getting valid and reliable information from a citizen survey. It's intended for readers who don't have a substantial background in survey research or statistics. The basic premise is simple: Do it right or don't bother to do it at all. The necessary steps to "do it right" allow for few shortcuts in planning, designing and implementing a high-quality citizen survey or in analyzing responses. Following the procedures and suggestions described here should yield questions that are valid (measures what you want to measure), reliable (consistent), and useful (results that relate to the survey objectives.
Municipal E-News: Issue 20: November 2010, Mtas
Municipal E-News: Issue 20: November 2010, Mtas
Municipal E-News
The “Municipal E-News” was created by MTAS in 2009 as part of our continuing efforts to meet our mission of providing timely, valuable information and assistance to Tennessee cities.
Technical Bulletins: State Street Aid Fund Revenues And Expenditures On The Road To Understanding (2010), Ron Darden
Technical Bulletins: State Street Aid Fund Revenues And Expenditures On The Road To Understanding (2010), Ron Darden
MTAS Publications: Technical Bulletins
The Tennessee Legislature authorized the state to distribute a portion of the proceeds from the state gasoline fuel taxes to incorporated cities and towns for use on municipal streets. The current allocation to cities is based on $26.08 per capita.
Hot Topic: Changes In Federal And State Reimbursement Rates For Travel (2010), Dick Phebus
Hot Topic: Changes In Federal And State Reimbursement Rates For Travel (2010), Dick Phebus
MTAS Publications: Hot Topics
Summary of changes in the federal and state lodging and meals reimbursement rates for travel.
Technical Bulletins: City Recorder Certification Update (2010), Margaret Norris
Technical Bulletins: City Recorder Certification Update (2010), Margaret Norris
MTAS Publications: Technical Bulletins
Municipal clerks and recorders are required to become certified by completing 100 hours of education and maintain the certification by obtaining 18 hours of continuing education every three years.
Hot Topic: Unemployment Insurance: Who Is Not Covered? (2010), Gail Cook
Hot Topic: Unemployment Insurance: Who Is Not Covered? (2010), Gail Cook
MTAS Publications: Hot Topics
Unemployment insurance is a program that provides up to 26 weeks of benefits to Tennessee workers who have lost their jobs through no fault of their own.
Municipal E-News: Issue 19: October 2010, Mtas
Municipal E-News: Issue 19: October 2010, Mtas
Municipal E-News
The “Municipal E-News” was created by MTAS in 2009 as part of our continuing efforts to meet our mission of providing timely, valuable information and assistance to Tennessee cities.
Hot Topic: Energy Code Adoption By The State Of Tennessee And Its Effects On Cities (2010), Ray Crouch, Josh Jones
Hot Topic: Energy Code Adoption By The State Of Tennessee And Its Effects On Cities (2010), Ray Crouch, Josh Jones
MTAS Publications: Hot Topics
This Hot Topic analyzes the new energy code legislation; describes what the state of Tennessee is doing to prepare for implementation of this law and how cities can prepare; and outlines the resources MTAS will provide to assist cities in this process.
Municipal E-News: Issue 18: September 2010, Mtas
Municipal E-News: Issue 18: September 2010, Mtas
Municipal E-News
The “Municipal E-News” was created by MTAS in 2009 as part of our continuing efforts to meet our mission of providing timely, valuable information and assistance to Tennessee cities.
Technical Bulletins: Changes To The Cooperative Purchasing Agreement Law, Rick Whitehead
Technical Bulletins: Changes To The Cooperative Purchasing Agreement Law, Rick Whitehead
MTAS Publications: Technical Bulletins
During the 2010 legislative session, the General Assembly amended the state's purchasing law to give cities limited authority to enter into cooperative purchasing agreements with local governments that are located out of state.
Capital Asset Accounting System (2010), Al Major
Capital Asset Accounting System (2010), Al Major
MTAS Publications: Full Publications
This publication provides direction in accounting for and properly reporting assets in governmental funds.
Tennessee Public Acts 2010: Summaries Of Interest To Municipal Officials, Josh Jones
Tennessee Public Acts 2010: Summaries Of Interest To Municipal Officials, Josh Jones
MTAS Publications: Full Publications
This publication summarizes the year's public acts that have the most significant impact on municipal operations.
Hot Topic: E-Verify And Local Governments (2010), Richard Stokes
Hot Topic: E-Verify And Local Governments (2010), Richard Stokes
MTAS Publications: Hot Topics
E-Verify is the electronic employment eligibility verification system that all federal contractors must use to verify the employment authorization of employees performing work under a federal contract.
Environmental Management Reform Through The Watershed Approach: A Multi-Case Study Of State Agency Implementation, Julie H. Mawhorter
Environmental Management Reform Through The Watershed Approach: A Multi-Case Study Of State Agency Implementation, Julie H. Mawhorter
Doctoral Dissertations
In the past two decades, there has been a growing consensus regarding the inadequacies of the existing environmental policy regime and the need for reform to address complex, cross-jurisdictional sustainability challenges, such as nonpoint source pollution. Reform theory has focused on the need for more integrated, collaborative, adaptive, and results-oriented environmental management, while empirical studies have highlighted the wide implementation gap due to an array of institutional obstacles. Key principles and challenges of these four reform dimensions were synthesized in this study and used to assess implementation of the watershed approach by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and states since …
Municipal E-News: Issue 17: August 2010, Mtas
Municipal E-News: Issue 17: August 2010, Mtas
Municipal E-News
The “Municipal E-News” was created by MTAS in 2009 as part of our continuing efforts to meet our mission of providing timely, valuable information and assistance to Tennessee cities.
Technical Bulletins: Auditor Communication, Did You Know?, Kay Stegall
Technical Bulletins: Auditor Communication, Did You Know?, Kay Stegall
MTAS Publications: Technical Bulletins
Municipal elected officials and municipal management should be aware of the communications that auditors should make related to the annual audit.
Qualification Based Selection: An Mtas Guide For Procuring Professional Engineering Services In Tennessee (2010), Sharon Rollins
Qualification Based Selection: An Mtas Guide For Procuring Professional Engineering Services In Tennessee (2010), Sharon Rollins
MTAS Publications: Full Publications
The purpose of this guide is to present a simple, step-by-step procedure to aid Tennessee municipal officials in procuring engineering, architectural, land surveying, and other professional services by using the QBS process.
Tennessee Municipal Benchmarking Project Fy2009, Melanie Purcell, Christopher Shults, Seth Sumner
Tennessee Municipal Benchmarking Project Fy2009, Melanie Purcell, Christopher Shults, Seth Sumner
Tennessee Municipal Benchmarking Project
FY2009 annual report to compare the relative cost, efficiency and effectiveness of a set of municipal services by using a collaborative approach with the participating cities, and to set standards and identify "best practices" in municipal government for use and comparison by all Tennessee cities. Per capita average costs of providing police, fire and residential refuse services are presented.
Municipal E-News: Issue 16: July 2010, Mtas
Municipal E-News: Issue 16: July 2010, Mtas
Municipal E-News
The “Municipal E-News” was created by MTAS in 2009 as part of our continuing efforts to meet our mission of providing timely, valuable information and assistance to Tennessee cities.