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Hot Topic: Changes In Federal Reimbursement Rates For Travel, Dick Phebus
Hot Topic: Changes In Federal Reimbursement Rates For Travel, Dick Phebus
MTAS Publications: Hot Topics
Summary of changes in the federal and state reimbursement rates for travel.
Hot Topic: Joint Economic Development Boards Must Comply With Requirements Of Public Chapter 1101, Don Darden
Hot Topic: Joint Economic Development Boards Must Comply With Requirements Of Public Chapter 1101, Don Darden
MTAS Publications: Hot Topics
By July 1, 2004, every local government applying for a state grant administered by ECD must provide records that document a minimum of four board meetings and eight executive committee meetings were held during the previous 12 months.
Hot Topic: Updating Occupational Safety And Health Programs, Steve Lobertini
Hot Topic: Updating Occupational Safety And Health Programs, Steve Lobertini
MTAS Publications: Hot Topics
This Hot Topic presents a brief review of certain provisions of the Tennessee Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1972, as amended, that are applicable to local governments. Includes model ordinance to provide guidelines and procedures for an occupational safety and health program.
Hot Topic: Tennessee Building And Fire Codes, Ray Crouch
Hot Topic: Tennessee Building And Fire Codes, Ray Crouch
MTAS Publications: Hot Topics
The proposed rules provide for the adoption of the 2002 International Building Code and the 2003 NFPA Uniform Fire Code.
Tennessee Public Acts 2003: Summaries Of Interest To Municipal Officials, Dennis Huffer
Tennessee Public Acts 2003: Summaries Of Interest To Municipal Officials, Dennis Huffer
MTAS Publications: Full Publications
Summarizes the year's public acts and provides date they become effective.
Hot Topic: Mental Evaluations For City Employees: Tennessee Enters Into A Consent Decree With The United States Department Of Justice, Rex Barton
MTAS Publications: Hot Topics
The State of Tennessee has entered into a consent decree with the United States Department of Justice to settle an Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) case contesting the validity of several statutes concerning the minimum qualifications for certain public safety employees.
Street Improvement Funding For Tennessee Cities, Ron Darden
Street Improvement Funding For Tennessee Cities, Ron Darden
MTAS Publications: Full Publications
This report discusses street projects available for Tennessee cities, the transportation planning process for cities, transportation programs that may assist cities, and participation in a Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO).
Hot Topic: Formula Rate Of Interest Changes To 8.25% On Delinquent Taxes Collected Or Administered By The State Of Tennessee, Dick Phebus
MTAS Publications: Hot Topics
The rate in effect for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2003, and ending June 30, 2004, has been set at eight and one-quarter percent (8.25%), which is a decrease from last year.
Hot Topic: 2003-2004 State Revenue Estimates, Dick Phebus
Hot Topic: 2003-2004 State Revenue Estimates, Dick Phebus
MTAS Publications: Hot Topics
The Tennessee General Assembly adopted the state budget for fiscal year 2003-2004; adopting revenue and spending bills that call for no new tax increases, but state shared revenues going back to cities and counties were cut by an estimated $35.5 million.
Hot Topic: The U.S. Communities Government Purchasing Alliance: A Money-Saving Purchasing Source Available To Tennessee Cities, Jim Finane
MTAS Publications: Hot Topics
There is a pooled purchasing organization of U.S. cities and counties that could potentially offer local Tennessee governments very competitive prices on commonly purchased supplies and equipment.
Drug Fund Manual, Ralph Cross, Rex Barton
Drug Fund Manual, Ralph Cross, Rex Barton
MTAS Publications: Full Publications
The Drug Fund is a special revenue fund where revenues and expenditures must be accounted for separately from the General Fund.
What Every City Needs To Know About Health, Dental And Life Insurance, Don Darden
What Every City Needs To Know About Health, Dental And Life Insurance, Don Darden
MTAS Publications: Full Publications
This publication explains the various kinds of health, dental, and life insurance programs that are available to municipal employees and how to procure them.
Technical Bulletins: Tennessee Amusement Tax, Al Major
Technical Bulletins: Tennessee Amusement Tax, Al Major
MTAS Publications: Technical Bulletins
The State of Tennessee taxes certain types of amusements, and these taxes are levied in different ways and authorized under different sections of the Tennessee Code Annotated.
Technical Bulletins: Fire (And Police) Departments Liable For Negligent Response, Sid Hemsley
Technical Bulletins: Fire (And Police) Departments Liable For Negligent Response, Sid Hemsley
MTAS Publications: Technical Bulletins
Under the Tennessee Governmental Tort Liability Act municipalities are liable for the negligence of their employees, with some exceptions. One of those exceptions is “discretionary functions” (Tennessee Code Annotated (T.C.A.) 29-20-205). However, the act does not define that term. The Tennessee Supreme Court has grappled with both a definition and application of the term in Gordon, et al. vs. City of Henderson, 766 S.W.2d 784 (1988). Although that case involved the delivery of municipal fire services, it contains some language that should cause Tennessee municipalities to look closely at the manner in which they deliver all public safety services.
Technical Bulletins: Municipal And Personal Liability Under Tennessee Governmental Tort Liability Act, Ronnie Neill
Technical Bulletins: Municipal And Personal Liability Under Tennessee Governmental Tort Liability Act, Ronnie Neill
MTAS Publications: Technical Bulletins
The TGTLA provides that municipalities can be sued for injuries caused by their employees only in a limited number of areas and immunizes municipal employees or limits their liability for injuries they cause in certain cases.
Technical Bulletins: Tva Set To Increase Wholesale Power Rates To Distributors, Bill Young
Technical Bulletins: Tva Set To Increase Wholesale Power Rates To Distributors, Bill Young
MTAS Publications: Technical Bulletins
TVA will decide at its August 2003 board meeting on changes to the wholesale power rate (the rate charged to power distributors) and could increase rates that affect residential and some commercial and industrial customers by approximately eight percent.
Hot Topic: Social Security Fact Sheet: 2003 Social Security Cost-Of-Living Adjustments, Ralph Cross
Hot Topic: Social Security Fact Sheet: 2003 Social Security Cost-Of-Living Adjustments, Ralph Cross
MTAS Publications: Hot Topics
Social Security Income (SSI) beneficiaries will receive a 1.4% percent cost-of-living adjustment for 2003.
Hot Topic: 2002 Irs, Social Security And Medicare Tax Changes For Election Officials And Workers, Ralph Cross
Hot Topic: 2002 Irs, Social Security And Medicare Tax Changes For Election Officials And Workers, Ralph Cross
MTAS Publications: Hot Topics
One of the tax law changes in 2002 pertaining to the Social Security Administration deals with the taxable threshold for wages paid election officials and workers.
Municipal Courts Manual, Rex Barton, Melissa Ashburn
Municipal Courts Manual, Rex Barton, Melissa Ashburn
MTAS Publications: Full Publications
This guide was developed for municipal courts with the authority to enforce municipal ordinances.
Hot Topic: The 2002/2003 Mtas Salary And Fringe Benefit Survey, Richard Stokes
Hot Topic: The 2002/2003 Mtas Salary And Fringe Benefit Survey, Richard Stokes
MTAS Publications: Hot Topics
The MTAS annual salary and fringe benefit survey for 2002/2003 shows salary increases for city employees rose significantly over 2001/2002 data. This report contains a summary of the findings as well as a means to request specific information.
Hot Topic: Tennessee Department Of Agriculture 2003 Urban Forestry Funding, Warren Nevad
Hot Topic: Tennessee Department Of Agriculture 2003 Urban Forestry Funding, Warren Nevad
MTAS Publications: Hot Topics
The Tennessee Department of Agriculture, Division of Forestry is accepting Urban Forestry project proposals from local governments, private organizations, public organizations, and educational institutions in the categories of urban forestry personnel, program development, education/training, and tree planting.
Public Acts And The Legislative Process In Tennessee, Dennis Huffer
Public Acts And The Legislative Process In Tennessee, Dennis Huffer
MTAS Publications: Full Publications
The purpose of this report is to inform city officials about the legislative process and how public acts are passed.
Capital Asset Accounting System, Al Major
Capital Asset Accounting System, Al Major
MTAS Publications: Full Publications
This publication provides direction in accounting for and properly reporting assets in governmental funds.
Purchasing Guide For Tennessee Municipalities, Ralph Cross, Mike Tallent
Purchasing Guide For Tennessee Municipalities, Ralph Cross, Mike Tallent
MTAS Publications: Full Publications
This guide is designed to clear up questions about purchasing and to save cities money.
Budget Manual: An Mtas Guide For Municipal Budget Development And Execution, Margaret Norris
Budget Manual: An Mtas Guide For Municipal Budget Development And Execution, Margaret Norris
MTAS Publications: Full Publications
This manual gives a "big picture" look at budgets.
Technical Bulletins: Work Order Systems Mean Better Financial Management, Al Major
Technical Bulletins: Work Order Systems Mean Better Financial Management, Al Major
MTAS Publications: Technical Bulletins
A complete work order system can enhance the financial manager’s control and accountability of any public works project.
Technical Bulletins: At-Large Electoral Systems And Voting Rights, Sid Hemsley
Technical Bulletins: At-Large Electoral Systems And Voting Rights, Sid Hemsley
MTAS Publications: Technical Bulletins
The issue here is not whether the municipality intended to discriminate, but whether there was and is discrimination.
Hot Topic: State Tax Rate On Utility Sales To Manufacturers, Al Major
Hot Topic: State Tax Rate On Utility Sales To Manufacturers, Al Major
MTAS Publications: Hot Topics
The manufacturer sales tax rate has become an issue as cities are updating their utility billing systems for the increased state sales tax.
Hot Topic: Public Health, Security And Bioterrorism Preparedness & Response Act Of 2002, Steve Wyatt
Hot Topic: Public Health, Security And Bioterrorism Preparedness & Response Act Of 2002, Steve Wyatt
MTAS Publications: Hot Topics
This bill requires most water systems to conduct an assessment of vulnerability and to prepare an emergency response plan.
Technical Bulletins: The New Governmental Auditor Independence Requirements: What Cities Need To Know, Dick Phebus
Technical Bulletins: The New Governmental Auditor Independence Requirements: What Cities Need To Know, Dick Phebus
MTAS Publications: Technical Bulletins
Tennessee has adopted the “Yellow Book” as guidance for auditors in conducting audits of local governments and every municipality is required to have an audit performed annually by an independent auditor.