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Hot Topic: Changes In Federal Reimbursement Rates For Travel, Dick Phebus Dec 2003

Hot Topic: Changes In Federal Reimbursement Rates For Travel, Dick Phebus

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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 Dec 2003

Hot Topic: Joint Economic Development Boards Must Comply With Requirements Of Public Chapter 1101, Don Darden

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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 Nov 2003

Hot Topic: Updating Occupational Safety And Health Programs, Steve Lobertini

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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 Oct 2003

Hot Topic: Tennessee Building And Fire Codes, Ray Crouch

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The proposed rules provide for the adoption of the 2002 International Building Code and the 2003 NFPA Uniform Fire Code.


Hot Topic: Mental Evaluations For City Employees: Tennessee Enters Into A Consent Decree With The United States Department Of Justice, Rex Barton Aug 2003

Hot Topic: Mental Evaluations For City Employees: Tennessee Enters Into A Consent Decree With The United States Department Of Justice, Rex Barton

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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.


Hot Topic: Formula Rate Of Interest Changes To 8.25% On Delinquent Taxes Collected Or Administered By The State Of Tennessee, Dick Phebus Jun 2003

Hot Topic: Formula Rate Of Interest Changes To 8.25% On Delinquent Taxes Collected Or Administered By The State Of Tennessee, Dick Phebus

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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 Jun 2003

Hot Topic: 2003-2004 State Revenue Estimates, Dick Phebus

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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 May 2003

Hot Topic: The U.S. Communities Government Purchasing Alliance: A Money-Saving Purchasing Source Available To Tennessee Cities, Jim Finane

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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.


Hot Topic: Social Security Fact Sheet: 2003 Social Security Cost-Of-Living Adjustments, Ralph Cross Apr 2003

Hot Topic: Social Security Fact Sheet: 2003 Social Security Cost-Of-Living Adjustments, Ralph Cross

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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 Apr 2003

Hot Topic: 2002 Irs, Social Security And Medicare Tax Changes For Election Officials And Workers, Ralph Cross

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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.


Hot Topic: The 2002/2003 Mtas Salary And Fringe Benefit Survey, Richard Stokes Mar 2003

Hot Topic: The 2002/2003 Mtas Salary And Fringe Benefit Survey, Richard Stokes

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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 Mar 2003

Hot Topic: Tennessee Department Of Agriculture 2003 Urban Forestry Funding, Warren Nevad

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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.


Hot Topic: State Tax Rate On Utility Sales To Manufacturers, Al Major Feb 2003

Hot Topic: State Tax Rate On Utility Sales To Manufacturers, Al Major

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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 Feb 2003

Hot Topic: Public Health, Security And Bioterrorism Preparedness & Response Act Of 2002, Steve Wyatt

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This bill requires most water systems to conduct an assessment of vulnerability and to prepare an emergency response plan.