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Eminent Domain In Tennessee: An Attorney's Guide, James L. Murphy

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A comprehensive guide to eminent domain in Tennessee.

Getting To Know And Maybe Love Your Municipal Charter, Sid Hemsley

MTAS Publications: Full Publications

This publication explains what a municipal charter is, what it does, and how it may be changed.

General Fixed Asset Accounting, Dick Phebus

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A MUNICIPALITY'S FIXED ASSETS are tangible assets bought or obtained through past transactions or events. They include buildings, equipment, improvements other than buildings, and land. In the private sector, these assets are generally referred to as property, plant, and equipment.

Managing Your Utility's Money: The Participant's Manual, Municipal Technical Advisory Service

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No abstract provided.

Managing Your Utility's Money: The Trainer's Manual, Municipal Technical Advisory Service

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No abstract provided.

Determining Wastewater User Service Charge Rates, Haig Farmer, William J. Finane Jr., Sharon H. Fitzgerald

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Good financial management is a critical part of all wastewater operations. It allows you to establish the user service charge rates necessary to keep your utility financially healthy and running smoothly. This publication was designed to help small to medium-sized wastewater utility operations decide how much they should be charging their residential, commercial, and industrial customers for wastewater services. It includes a Lotus 1-2-3 computer model program and manual procedures to help you calculate specific values for your system's user service charges. [The computer program referenced throughout this document is not available.]

A Look At The Americans With Disabilities Act: A Guide To Compliance For Tennessee Local Governments (3rd Edition), Leslie Shechter, Marie Allen Murphy

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Includes an overview of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), its requirements, and how local governments can prepare for compliance with the act.

Elements Of A Utility Rate Study, Sharon Rollins

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How can communities protect their multi-billion dollar water and wastewater treatment investments and give citizens clean, safe water? The key lies with municipal officials' ability to acquire sufficient operating revenues.

Sound financial management allows communities to acquire the necessary revenues to maintain financially self-sufficient water and wastewater operations. The best source of revenue for paying water and wastewater treatment costs is user fees. Unfortunately, raising user fees is one of the most dreaded actions undertaken by local officials. If it is not done correctly, the resulting political backlash and public resistance can be harmful for water and wastewater operations.

Tennessee Public Acts 1992: Summaries Of Interest To Municipal Officials, Dennis Huffer

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This publication summarizes the year's public acts that have the most significant impact on municipal operations. Users of this publication are cautioned that much judgment is involved in determining which Public Acts to summarize and how to summarize them. Before taking action or giving advice based upon any Public Act summarized here, one should consult the act itself and not rely on the summary.