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Technical Bulletins: Incorporation: Things To Consider Before And After, Pat Hardy

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This document is intended to address the process of incorporation under the mayor-aldermanic charter. However, if you are considering incorporation, you would be wise to look at incorporating under one of the other general law charters such as the city manager-commission charter - one of the other charters may better fit your area's needs.

Technical Bulletins: Timing Of A Special Census, E. W. Meisenhelder

MTAS Publications: Technical Bulletins

To obtain the maximum benefit in state-shared taxes, when are the best times for a municipality to conduct the twice-in-a-decade special censuses authorized by Tennessee law? Covered in this report are the major factors a city must consider in answering this question.

Technical Bulletins: Items To Consider Before And After Incorporation, William R. Bailey, E. W. Meisenhelder

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Section I of this report is designed to assist Tennessee communities considering incorporating as municipalities. It is not intended to be a comprehensive examination of the question, "Should we incorporate?" The report does attempt to respond to some of the most often-expressed concerns of those trying to reach a decision. Included are the major advantages and disadvantages of incorporation, comparisons of the forms of government available to potential municipalities under Tennessee law, and the steps to be taken to place the question of incorporation before qualified voters.

Technical Bulletins: Internal Control And Fiscal Compliance Questionnaire For Municipalities In Tennessee, Jim Leuty, Mike Pentecost

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The following questionnaire was designed by the State Comptroller's Office and is used by your independent auditor in evaluating the city's system each year. It is recommended that city personnel use the questionnaire to conduct a self-evaluation at various times during the year to help improve internal control and reduce audit exceptions.

Report No. 27

Technical Bulletins: Mtas Technical Reports And Bulletins: Index And Filing Suggestions, E. W. Meisenhelder

MTAS Publications: Technical Bulletins

This Technical Bulletin explains the differences between the two publication series issued by MTAS since 1973 (as of July 1981): the MTAS Technical Bulletin and the MTAS Technical Report. Included is an index, arranged by major and minor subjects, of all MTAS bulletins and reports.

Technical Bulletins: Mtas Municipal Technical Report: Termination Procedures And The Due Process Clause As Applied To Municipal Utilities (Report No. 24), Frierson M. Graves Jr.

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This report includes a paper prepared by Frierson M. Graves, Jr., and exhibits of notices and procedures now being used by the Memphis Light, Gas and Water Division, growing out of a case that was decided by the U. S. Supreme Court in 1978. The principles and procedures outlined herein would seem to be excellent guidance for any municipal utility in dealing with the difficult matter of terminating service for non-payment.

Technical Bulletins: Territorial Assignments Of Expanded Mtas Staff, Mtas

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This Technical Bulletin shows the districts/counties assigned to MTAS consultants.

Technical Bulletins: Parking Meters In Tennessee: Their Number, Use, Yield, Successful Practices And Model Meter Ordinance, E. W. Meisenhelder

MTAS Publications: Technical Bulletins

This technical bulletin, for the information of Tennessee municipal officials, reports the number, use, yield and successful practices employed in the operation of parking meters in Tennessee, and offers a model parking meter ordinance.

Technical Bulletin Number 16