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1996

University of Tennessee, Knoxville

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Getting To Know And Maybe Love Your Municipal Charter, Sid Hemsley Dec 1996

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

MTAS Publications: Full Publications

Explains what a charter is, what it does, and how it may be changed.

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Technical Bulletins: The Telecommunications Act Of 1996 And Its Impact On Tennessee Cities, Jim Finane Dec 1996

Technical Bulletins: The Telecommunications Act Of 1996 And Its Impact On Tennessee Cities, Jim Finane

MTAS Publications: Technical Bulletins

The Telecommunications Act of 1996, passed by Congress and signed by the president in February, rewrote the country's basic telecommunications law. It was drafted and passed in response to a rapidly changing telecommunications environment and the convergence of traditional local and long-distance telephone service, wireless telephones, and cable and broadcast television.

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Hot Topic: New Minimum Wage Set, Richard Stokes Sep 1996

Hot Topic: New Minimum Wage Set, Richard Stokes

MTAS Publications: Hot Topics

President Bill Clinton signed into law the Small Business Job Protection Act of 1996. The bill contains several amendments affecting government employees. Among them are the Minimum Wage Increase Act of 1996 and the Fair Labor Standards Act Amendment of 1996. (FLSA) The Small Business Job Protection Act also provides an extension of the Employer-Provided Educational Assistance Programs.

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Technical Bulletins: Interviewing And The Law, Richard Stokes Jul 1996

Technical Bulletins: Interviewing And The Law, Richard Stokes

MTAS Publications: Technical Bulletins

Congress provided Federal legal enforcement for equal employment in the Civil Rights Act of 1964, with strengthening amendments added in 1972.

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Hot Topic: Mandated Minimum Hiring And Training Standards For Public Safety Dispatchers, Rex Barton Jun 1996

Hot Topic: Mandated Minimum Hiring And Training Standards For Public Safety Dispatchers, Rex Barton

MTAS Publications: Hot Topics

Beginning July 1, 1997, all public safety dispatchers who receive requests for emergency aid by telephone (call takers) or radio, or who dispatch emergency aid resources by radio or other telecommunications devices must have completed a course of study approved by the State of Tennessee Public Safety Committee.

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The 1996 Mtas Publications Catalog, Municipal Technical Advisory Service Jun 1996

The 1996 Mtas Publications Catalog, Municipal Technical Advisory Service

MTAS Publications: Full Publications

No abstract provided.

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Hot Topic: Legislators Give Nod To City Employees' Political Activities, Todd Moore May 1996

Hot Topic: Legislators Give Nod To City Employees' Political Activities, Todd Moore

MTAS Publications: Hot Topics

The General Assembly recently passed legislation that gives local government employees the same rights as other citizens of Tennessee to participate in political campaigns and run for elected office.

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Hot Topic: The Mtas Salary Survey And Fringe Benefit Survey (1995-96), Richard Stokes May 1996

Hot Topic: The Mtas Salary Survey And Fringe Benefit Survey (1995-96), Richard Stokes

MTAS Publications: Hot Topics

The MT AS annual salary and fringe benefit survey for 95/96 is complete and shows salary increases for city employees rose at a rate slower than 94/95. This report contains a summary of the findings, in addition to a means to request specific information.

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Hot Topic: 1996-97 State Revenue Estimates, Ken Joines, Jim Leuty May 1996

Hot Topic: 1996-97 State Revenue Estimates, Ken Joines, Jim Leuty

MTAS Publications: Hot Topics

The Tennessee General Assembly adopted the state budget for fiscal year 1996-97 in late April.

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Hot Topic: Legislature Rules College Degree Counts Toward Certification Process Of City Clerks And Recorders, Mtas Mar 1996

Hot Topic: Legislature Rules College Degree Counts Toward Certification Process Of City Clerks And Recorders, Mtas

MTAS Publications: Hot Topics

New legislation that recently passed through the Tennessee General Assembly assures that a college degree would help satisfy the required education hours.

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Technical Bulletins: Litigation Tax Collections And Refunds Clarified, Mtas Feb 1996

Technical Bulletins: Litigation Tax Collections And Refunds Clarified, Mtas

MTAS Publications: Technical Bulletins

This Technical Bulletin provides information about litigation tax collection and refunds.

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Municipal Utilities Rate Survey '96, Ann O'Connell Jan 1996

Municipal Utilities Rate Survey '96, Ann O'Connell

MTAS Publications: Full Publications

This publication presents the results of the 1996 water, wastewater and garbage survey of all Tennessee municipalities. Population numbers in this publication are from the Certified Population of Tennessee Incorporated Municipalities. Out of Tennessee's 342 cities only four did not respond. Out of the 388 responding cities 59 did not provide water, wastewater or garbage service.

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Mtas Model Drug And Alcohol Testing Policy, Richard Stokes Jan 1996

Mtas Model Drug And Alcohol Testing Policy, Richard Stokes

MTAS Publications: Full Publications

MTAS created this model drug and alcohol testing policy with the assistance of the Tennessee Municipal League. The policy includes a statement of purpose and scope, consent form, compliance guidelines, general rules, and detailed information about drug and alcohol testing.

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Tennessee Public Acts 1996: Summaries Of Interest To Municipal Officials, Dennis Huffer Jan 1996

Tennessee Public Acts 1996: Summaries Of Interest To Municipal Officials, Dennis Huffer

MTAS Publications: Full Publications

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.

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