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Technical Bulletins: Update: The Amusement Tax, Dennis Huffer
Technical Bulletins: Update: The Amusement Tax, Dennis Huffer
MTAS Publications: Technical Bulletins
This Technical Bulletin goes over the status of Tennessee's amusement tax, including exemptions, as of December 1984.
Technical Bulletins: Antitrust Update: The Local Government Antitrust Act Of 1984, E. W. Meisenhelder
Technical Bulletins: Antitrust Update: The Local Government Antitrust Act Of 1984, E. W. Meisenhelder
MTAS Publications: Technical Bulletins
This Technical Bulletin looks at the Local Government Antitrust Act of 1984, which was approved by Congress on October 11.
Technical Bulletins: Cable Tv Update: The Cable Communications Policy Act Of 1984, E. W. Meisenhelder
Technical Bulletins: Cable Tv Update: The Cable Communications Policy Act Of 1984, E. W. Meisenhelder
MTAS Publications: Technical Bulletins
This Technical Bulletin outlines the major provisions of the Cable Communications Policy Act of 1984.
Technical Bulletins: Filing Requirements For Revenue Sharing Handicapped Regulations, Jerry Robinson
Technical Bulletins: Filing Requirements For Revenue Sharing Handicapped Regulations, Jerry Robinson
MTAS Publications: Technical Bulletins
This Technical Bulletin served as a reminder of the October 17, 1984 deadline for completing the "Self-Evaluation" and "Transition Plan" required by the Office of Revenue Sharing pursuant to regulations published on October 17, 1983.
The Local Sales Tax Handbook For Local Officials, Municipal Technical Advisory Service, County Technical Assistance Service Agencies Of The Institute For Public Service
The Local Sales Tax Handbook For Local Officials, Municipal Technical Advisory Service, County Technical Assistance Service Agencies Of The Institute For Public Service
MTAS Publications: Full Publications
No abstract provided.
The Tennessee Mayor-Aldermen Charter, Municipal Technical Advisory Service
The Tennessee Mayor-Aldermen Charter, Municipal Technical Advisory Service
MTAS Publications: Full Publications
No abstract provided.
Technical Bulletins: Use Of Citation In-Lieu Of Continued Custody, Joe Muscatello
Technical Bulletins: Use Of Citation In-Lieu Of Continued Custody, Joe Muscatello
MTAS Publications: Technical Bulletins
This Technical Bulletin describes Chapter 553 of the Public Acts of 1984, which amended Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 40-7-118 by requiring a citation be issued to an arrested person to appear in court in lieu of continued custody and taking of the arrested person before a magistrate.
Technical Bulletins: Survey Shows Risk Management Study Value, Michael Tallent
Technical Bulletins: Survey Shows Risk Management Study Value, Michael Tallent
MTAS Publications: Technical Bulletins
To assist municipalities in Tennessee with implementation of a risk management program, the Municipal Technical Advisory Service has conducted "risk management studies" (12 since Fall 1979, as of July 1984) . This Technical Bulletin describes some of those risk management studies and also provides the results of a survey of the 12 municipalities who had received an MTAS risk management study.
Technical Bulletins: Pin Advisory Reports Provide Purchasing Information Useful To Local Governments, Becky Cleland
Technical Bulletins: Pin Advisory Reports Provide Purchasing Information Useful To Local Governments, Becky Cleland
MTAS Publications: Technical Bulletins
This Technical Bulletin includes an annotated bibliography of the Advisory Reports published by the Product Information Network (PIN). PIN was developed by the International City Management Association and McGraw-Hill, Inc., to provide local government officials with a nationwide network of information and ideas in the field of purchasing.
Personnel Management: A Manual For Small Municipalities, Harold R. Yungmeyer
Personnel Management: A Manual For Small Municipalities, Harold R. Yungmeyer
MTAS Publications: Full Publications
The management of human resources is becoming the most significant task of elected and appointed municipal officials. As we are all aware, the greatest proportion of most of our budgets is composed of the salaries and benefits necessary to retain competent and productive employees. This manual provides information relating to the understanding and development of a basic municipal personnel management system. The manual is not intended to answer every question that might occur as a result of personnel management problems, but it can point a municipal official in the correct direction as that official attempts to develop a legal and …
The Basics Of A Water & Sewer Rate Study, Joe Muscatello
The Basics Of A Water & Sewer Rate Study, Joe Muscatello
MTAS Publications: Full Publications
The publication of the Information contained in this document is an attempt, on the part of MTAS, to provide meaningful and understandable guidelines for the development of reasonable and adequate water and sewer rates. One of the most difficult decision processes that elected and appointed officials must deal with is rate-making. No action of an elected body receives more attention and scrutiny than the utility rate process except, of course, the property tax rate process. Likewise, where appointed utility boards are mandated to set rates, the same pressures come to bear at rate increase time. We believe this publication contains …
A Guide To Public Works Standards & Specifications, Municipal Technical Advisory Service
A Guide To Public Works Standards & Specifications, Municipal Technical Advisory Service
MTAS Publications: Full Publications
In May, 1982, MTAS published the Local Government Public Works Standards & Specifications, a comprehensive document which provided a wealth of information to municipal engineering and design personnel. In order to make the document more usable and understandable by elected and appointed officials, it was determined that a supplemental companion document should be produced to accompany the Standards & Specifications. The result is this publication, A Guide To Public Works Standards—An Introduction to Local Government Public Works Standards & Specifications, which provides a basic conceptual foundation to the entire subject. It should be especially helpful to elected officials, planning commissions …
Tennessee Municipal Handbook Third Edition (1984), Mtas
Tennessee Municipal Handbook Third Edition (1984), Mtas
MTAS Publications: Full Publications
This Tennessee Municipal Handbook is intended for use as a reference guide by Tennessee municipal officials. It is primarily a summary of the state's laws affecting municipalities under a rough kind of subject matter classification, with a sprinkling of other information considered to be relevant. It is not a textbook on municipal government.
Technical Bulletins: Litter Got You Stumped? Try Clean Community Systems' Attitude Change Approach!, Edith W. Beaty
Technical Bulletins: Litter Got You Stumped? Try Clean Community Systems' Attitude Change Approach!, Edith W. Beaty
MTAS Publications: Technical Bulletins
This Technical Bulletin by Edith W. Beaty, State Coordinator of the Clean Tennessee program, discusses an initiative called the Clean Community System (CCS). Beaty describes the CCS as a workable, realistic approach that applied behavioral science principles to the problem of littering. Memphis, Bristol, Jackson, Chattanooga, Kingsport, and Knoxvllle-Knox County were among the participants in the CCS.
Technical Bulletins: Municipal Purchasing Laws Amended, William R. Bailey
Technical Bulletins: Municipal Purchasing Laws Amended, William R. Bailey
MTAS Publications: Technical Bulletins
This Technical Bulletin describes an amendment to the Municipal Purchasing Law of 1983. The amendment was secured primarily through the efforts of Tennessee Municipal League officials in an attempt to clarify some points in the original law and to make the law less cumbersome for municipal officials to administer. The amendment also provided for more cooperative purchasing activity among units of government.
Technical Bulletins: Changes To Local Sales And Use Tax Legislation-Tax Rate Increase, Jim Leuty, Dennis Huffer
Technical Bulletins: Changes To Local Sales And Use Tax Legislation-Tax Rate Increase, Jim Leuty, Dennis Huffer
MTAS Publications: Technical Bulletins
This Technical Bulletin discusses a major change in the application of the Local Sales and Use Tax Law.
Technical Bulletins: Cities Authorized To Increase Sales Tax Base, Jim Leuty, Dennis Huffer
Technical Bulletins: Cities Authorized To Increase Sales Tax Base, Jim Leuty, Dennis Huffer
MTAS Publications: Technical Bulletins
This Technical Bulletin discusses Chapter 729, Public Acts of 1984, which permitted cities located in counties with a county-wide local sales tax to increase the base of the sales tax on the sale or use of any single article of personal property within the city's corporate limits. A sample ordinance for raising the limit on the sale or use of a single article of personal property is attached to this publication.
Technical Bulletins: Computer Gatekeeper Committees, Pam Jones
Technical Bulletins: Computer Gatekeeper Committees, Pam Jones
MTAS Publications: Technical Bulletins
This Technical Bulletin looks at the way three cities (Chattanooga, Johnson City, and Maryvllle) were responding to the increasing use of computers in municipal government.
Budget Manual For Tennessee Cities, Mike Tallent, Robert W. Freson
Budget Manual For Tennessee Cities, Mike Tallent, Robert W. Freson
MTAS Publications: Full Publications
This document was designed to assist in the preparation of the typical municipal budget and to provide a basic guideline for the municipal official in budget development. The manual is basic and straight-forward, providing the necessary information to aid novices in the budget process as well as giving meaningful assistance to experienced budget managers.
Budget Manual For Tennessee Cities (1984), Michael Tallent, Robert W. Freson
Budget Manual For Tennessee Cities (1984), Michael Tallent, Robert W. Freson
MTAS Publications: Full Publications
This document was designed to assist in the preparation of the typical municipal budget and to provide a basic guideline for the municipal official in budget development.
Technical Bulletins: Revenue Sharing/Handicapped Regulations, Jerry Robinson
Technical Bulletins: Revenue Sharing/Handicapped Regulations, Jerry Robinson
MTAS Publications: Technical Bulletins
This Technical Bulletin provides information about a notice published by the Office of Revenue Sharing (ORS), regarding regulations pertaining to discrimination on the basis of handicapped status.
Handbook For The Office Of The City Recorder/Finance Officer In Tennessee, E. W. Meisenhelder Iii
Handbook For The Office Of The City Recorder/Finance Officer In Tennessee, E. W. Meisenhelder Iii
MTAS Publications: Full Publications
This technical assistance manual, Overview: The Tennessee City Recorder, is intended to be a detailed guide to the functions of the City Recorder and/or Finance Director in Tennessee. In view of the diverse chores performed by City Recorders/Finance Directors, it would be impossible and unprofitable to catalog all the various functions, however this manual covers the most important and most common responsibilities. It is hoped that newly elected or appointed City Recorders will find this publication invaluable as they get started in their new jobs, and that experienced City Recorders will find useful information contained throughout the pages of this …
Budget Manual For Tennessee Cities, Center For Government Training, Municipal Technical Advisory Service
Budget Manual For Tennessee Cities, Center For Government Training, Municipal Technical Advisory Service
MTAS Publications: Full Publications
The purpose of this handbook is to provide another view into the budget preparation process. With the staff and other resources available in City Hall, you will be able to develop a “plan for spending money” which enables you to show to the public how you intend to spend their tax dollars, as well as show the controls you will establish by the spending limits you set. The budgetary controls become the yardstick by which the progress of spending money can be measured. Also, the budget serves as a yardstick for measuring the progress of the town’s money collection during …
Technical Bulletins: Estimate Of 1984-85 State Shared Funds For Cities, Ken Joines
Technical Bulletins: Estimate Of 1984-85 State Shared Funds For Cities, Ken Joines
MTAS Publications: Technical Bulletins
A summary of what cities could expect to receive from the state shared taxes for the 1984-85 fiscal year.
Technical Bulletins: State-Shared Income Tax: Efforts To Insure Your City Receives Its Appropriate Share, Michael Tallent
Technical Bulletins: State-Shared Income Tax: Efforts To Insure Your City Receives Its Appropriate Share, Michael Tallent
MTAS Publications: Technical Bulletins
This Technical Bulletin discusses how a city can take steps to receive its appropriate share of the state-shared income tax. Included is a list of all local governments in Tennessee and their apportionment codes, as of February 20, 1984.
Technical Bulletins: Enforcement Of Handicapped Parking Spaces, Harold R. Yungmeyer
Technical Bulletins: Enforcement Of Handicapped Parking Spaces, Harold R. Yungmeyer
MTAS Publications: Technical Bulletins
The purpose of this Technical Bulletin is to provide basic information needed to enforce any handicapped parking space in accordance with the state statutes.
Technical Bulletins: Beer Application Fees, Michael Tallent
Technical Bulletins: Beer Application Fees, Michael Tallent
MTAS Publications: Technical Bulletins
This Technical Bulletin discusses an amendment to the Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 57-5-108, regarding a $100 application fee for beer permits/licenses.
Guidelines For Aiding Tennessee Municipalities In Securing Insurance Bids, Wm. Gary Head, Mike Tallent
Guidelines For Aiding Tennessee Municipalities In Securing Insurance Bids, Wm. Gary Head, Mike Tallent
MTAS Publications: Full Publications
The publication that follows, Guidelines for Aiding Tennessee Municipalities in Securing Insurance Bids, and a similar document prepared for county officials by UT's County Technical Assistance Service, are intended to provide: (I) an easy-to-understand narrative discussion about bidding, coverages and types of insurance; and (2) a set of sample specifications.
Directory Of Tennessee Municipal Officials 1984-85, Mtas
Directory Of Tennessee Municipal Officials 1984-85, Mtas
Municipal Directories
A directory of Tennessee cities that includes personnel and municipal data, such as number of employees, population, charter form, size in square miles, and election date, for 1984-85.