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Technical Bulletins: Should Your City Consider Privatization? (2011), David Angerer
Technical Bulletins: Should Your City Consider Privatization? (2011), David Angerer
MTAS Publications: Technical Bulletins
Many cities have come to see privatization as a means of saving money and improving the quality of the services they provide to the public.
Technical Bulletins: Non-Metered Water Usage (2011), Al Major
Technical Bulletins: Non-Metered Water Usage (2011), Al Major
MTAS Publications: Technical Bulletins
Recent changes in state law have mandated that all city-owned water systems that experience water loss must measure and account for it by predetermined categories.
Technical Bulletins: Fair Credit Reporting Act (2011), Richard Stokes
Technical Bulletins: Fair Credit Reporting Act (2011), Richard Stokes
MTAS Publications: Technical Bulletins
The provisions of FCRA, CRECA and FACTA directly affect those cities that use outside agencies to secure information about applicants and employees.
Technical Bulletins: Osha Changes Forms And Procedures For Reporting Occupational Injuries And Illnesses (2010), Richard Stokes
Technical Bulletins: Osha Changes Forms And Procedures For Reporting Occupational Injuries And Illnesses (2010), Richard Stokes
MTAS Publications: Technical Bulletins
The 2002 Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) recordkeeping rules require employers, subject to the rules, to record and report work-related fatalities, injuries and illnesses.
Technical Bulletins: Irs Rules For Diesel Fuel And Gasoline Purchases (2010), Ron Darden
Technical Bulletins: Irs Rules For Diesel Fuel And Gasoline Purchases (2010), Ron Darden
MTAS Publications: Technical Bulletins
Gasoline, diesel, and certain other fuels purchased for the exclusive use of a state or local government are exempt from the federal excise taxes on those fuels.
Technical Bulletins: Hotel-Motel Tax In Tennessee Cities (2010), Ron Darden
Technical Bulletins: Hotel-Motel Tax In Tennessee Cities (2010), Ron Darden
MTAS Publications: Technical Bulletins
The proceeds from the hotel-motel tax can be used for purposes authorized in your enacting ordinance, private act, or general law.
Technical Bulletins: Municipal Travel Policy (2010), Melissa Ashburn
Technical Bulletins: Municipal Travel Policy (2010), Melissa Ashburn
MTAS Publications: Technical Bulletins
State law requires all municipalities with populations less than 100,000 to adopt and file with the state comptroller a travel policy that covers expense reimbursement for elected and appointed officials.
Technical Bulletins: State Street Aid Fund Revenues And Expenditures On The Road To Understanding (2010), Ron Darden
Technical Bulletins: State Street Aid Fund Revenues And Expenditures On The Road To Understanding (2010), Ron Darden
MTAS Publications: Technical Bulletins
The Tennessee Legislature authorized the state to distribute a portion of the proceeds from the state gasoline fuel taxes to incorporated cities and towns for use on municipal streets. The current allocation to cities is based on $26.08 per capita.
Technical Bulletins: City Recorder Certification Update (2010), Margaret Norris
Technical Bulletins: City Recorder Certification Update (2010), Margaret Norris
MTAS Publications: Technical Bulletins
Municipal clerks and recorders are required to become certified by completing 100 hours of education and maintain the certification by obtaining 18 hours of continuing education every three years.
Technical Bulletins: Changes To The Cooperative Purchasing Agreement Law, Rick Whitehead
Technical Bulletins: Changes To The Cooperative Purchasing Agreement Law, Rick Whitehead
MTAS Publications: Technical Bulletins
During the 2010 legislative session, the General Assembly amended the state's purchasing law to give cities limited authority to enter into cooperative purchasing agreements with local governments that are located out of state.
Technical Bulletins: Auditor Communication, Did You Know?, Kay Stegall
Technical Bulletins: Auditor Communication, Did You Know?, Kay Stegall
MTAS Publications: Technical Bulletins
Municipal elected officials and municipal management should be aware of the communications that auditors should make related to the annual audit.
Technical Bulletins: Revision To Employment Eligibility Verification Form I-9 (2010), Richard Stokes
Technical Bulletins: Revision To Employment Eligibility Verification Form I-9 (2010), Richard Stokes
MTAS Publications: Technical Bulletins
The revision to I-9 removed several documents from the “List of Acceptable Documents” and added a new form.
Technical Bulletins: New Audit Standards: What Do They Mean To Local Governments?, Kay Stegall
Technical Bulletins: New Audit Standards: What Do They Mean To Local Governments?, Kay Stegall
MTAS Publications: Technical Bulletins
Because state law requires that municipalities be audited, the financial statement audit must be performed in accordance with generally accepted government auditing standards.
Technical Bulletins: Administrative Inspection Warrants (2010), Melissa Ashburn
Technical Bulletins: Administrative Inspection Warrants (2010), Melissa Ashburn
MTAS Publications: Technical Bulletins
This publication interprets and explains the statutory administrative inspection warrant process for code enforcement at the municipal level.
Technical Bulletins: Physical Fitness In Public Safety (2010), Don Darden
Technical Bulletins: Physical Fitness In Public Safety (2010), Don Darden
MTAS Publications: Technical Bulletins
Cities can develop criteria or standards for medical examinations and physical testing that are job related, and if the testing is task related, the probability of successful defense in the event of a court challenge should be considerably improved.
Technical Bulletins: Health Insurance Premiums As Salary For Municipal Elected Officials And Employees, Don Darden
Technical Bulletins: Health Insurance Premiums As Salary For Municipal Elected Officials And Employees, Don Darden
MTAS Publications: Technical Bulletins
In some Tennessee cities, compensation is awarded to mayors and board members in lieu of health insurance coverage.
Technical Bulletins: Requirements For Non-Metered Water Usage (2010), Al Major
Technical Bulletins: Requirements For Non-Metered Water Usage (2010), Al Major
MTAS Publications: Technical Bulletins
Recent changes in state law have mandated that all city-owned water systems that experience water loss must measure and account for it by predetermined categories.
Technical Bulletins: President Signs Law Amending The Family And Medical Leave Act (2010), Bonnie Jones
Technical Bulletins: President Signs Law Amending The Family And Medical Leave Act (2010), Bonnie Jones
MTAS Publications: Technical Bulletins
The expansion of FMLA as provided by the NDAA more than doubles the amount of protected leave some veteran families are entitled to under the act.
Technical Bulletins: Conducting Effective Roadblocks (2010), Melissa Ashburn
Technical Bulletins: Conducting Effective Roadblocks (2010), Melissa Ashburn
MTAS Publications: Technical Bulletins
Roadblocks should be conducted in such a manner that will sustain the prosecution of charges brought against persons arrested in the operation.
Technical Bulletins: Irs Rules For Diesel Fuel And Gasoline Purchases (2009), Ron Darden
Technical Bulletins: Irs Rules For Diesel Fuel And Gasoline Purchases (2009), Ron Darden
MTAS Publications: Technical Bulletins
Gasoline, diesel, and certain other fuels purchased for the exclusive use of a state or local government are exempt from the federal excise taxes on those fuels.
Technical Bulletins: Ada Amendments Act Of 2008: Back To Basics (2009), Bonnie Jones
Technical Bulletins: Ada Amendments Act Of 2008: Back To Basics (2009), Bonnie Jones
MTAS Publications: Technical Bulletins
The ADAAA ensures protections for people with disabilities whose conditions have been denied as ADA eligible through years of Supreme Court ADA interpretation.
Technical Bulletins: Municipal And Personal Liability Under The Tennessee Governmental Tort Liability Act (2009), Ronnie Neill
Technical Bulletins: Municipal And Personal Liability Under The Tennessee Governmental Tort Liability Act (2009), Ronnie Neill
MTAS Publications: Technical Bulletins
Legislature creates liability for cities for failure to safeguard confidential information on laptop computers and other removable storage devices.
Technical Bulletins: Municipal Travel Policy (2008), Melissa Ashburn
Technical Bulletins: Municipal Travel Policy (2008), Melissa Ashburn
MTAS Publications: Technical Bulletins
State law requires all municipalities with populations less than 100,000 to adopt and file with the state comptroller a travel policy that covers expense reimbursement for elected and appointed officials.
Technical Bulletins: Census Figures Help Cities Redistrict (2008), Gary Jaeckel
Technical Bulletins: Census Figures Help Cities Redistrict (2008), Gary Jaeckel
MTAS Publications: Technical Bulletins
Description of the processes involved in redistricting due to census figures.
Technical Bulletins: City Recorder Certification Update (2008), Margaret Norris
Technical Bulletins: City Recorder Certification Update (2008), Margaret Norris
MTAS Publications: Technical Bulletins
Municipal clerks and recorders are required to become certified by completing 100 hours of education and maintain the certification by obtaining 18 hours of continuing education every three years.
Technical Bulletins: Interviewing And The Law (2008), Richard Stokes
Technical Bulletins: Interviewing And The Law (2008), 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.
Technical Bulletins: Considerations For Any City Thinking About Developing A New Sewer System, Sharon Rollins
Technical Bulletins: Considerations For Any City Thinking About Developing A New Sewer System, Sharon Rollins
MTAS Publications: Technical Bulletins
Ask lots of questions and get answers you can live with before building a centralized sewer system.
Technical Bulletins: How To Conduct A City Council Meeting Based On Roberts' Rules Of Order, Melissa Ashburn
Technical Bulletins: How To Conduct A City Council Meeting Based On Roberts' Rules Of Order, Melissa Ashburn
MTAS Publications: Technical Bulletins
A guide to conducting city council meetings that includes the duties of the mayor and the city recorder, handling of motions, and keeping the minutes.
Technical Bulletins: Biomonitoring For The National Pollution Discharge Elimination System Permit (Npdes) (2008), Steve Wyatt
Technical Bulletins: Biomonitoring For The National Pollution Discharge Elimination System Permit (Npdes) (2008), Steve Wyatt
MTAS Publications: Technical Bulletins
Biomonitoring is one requirement of the NPDES permit for a large number of publicly owned treatment works.
Technical Bulletins: Tranquilizer Guns And Animal Control (2008): Let Sleeping Dogs Lie, Don Darden
Technical Bulletins: Tranquilizer Guns And Animal Control (2008): Let Sleeping Dogs Lie, Don Darden
MTAS Publications: Technical Bulletins
The law does not include using tranquilizer darts to catch dogs and cats.