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Hot Topic: Tennessee Agricultural Enhancement Program Funding, Warren Nevad
Hot Topic: Tennessee Agricultural Enhancement Program Funding, Warren Nevad
MTAS Publications: Hot Topics
The Tennessee Department of Agriculture, Division of Forestry, announces the availability of Tennessee Agricultural Enhancement Program (TAEP) funds for community tree planting projects.
Hot Topic: Interest Rate Set At 9.00 Percent Effective July 1, 2008, On Delinquent Taxes Collected Or Administered By The State Of Tennessee, Dick Phebus
MTAS Publications: Hot Topics
The rate of interest effective July 1, 2008, through June 30, 2009, has been set at 9.00 percent, which is a decrease from last year.
Hot Topic: Bill Of Rights For Water Quality Control Act Permit Applicants, Josh Jones
Hot Topic: Bill Of Rights For Water Quality Control Act Permit Applicants, Josh Jones
MTAS Publications: Hot Topics
The Tennessee Legislature recently enacted protections for permit applicants under the Water Quality Control Act.
Hot Topic: Confidentiality Of Municipal Employees' Personal Information, Josh Jones
Hot Topic: Confidentiality Of Municipal Employees' Personal Information, Josh Jones
MTAS Publications: Hot Topics
The scope of the confidentiality of municipal employee personal information is expanded to include home telephone numbers, personal cell phone numbers and residential street addresses.
Getting To Know And Maybe Love Your Municipal Charter, Sid Hemsley
Getting To Know And Maybe Love Your Municipal Charter, Sid Hemsley
MTAS Publications: Full Publications
This publication explains what a municipal charter is, what it does, and how it may be changed.
Records Management For Municipal Government: A Reference Guide For City Officials And Municipal Public Records Custodians (2007), Dennis Huffer
Records Management For Municipal Government: A Reference Guide For City Officials And Municipal Public Records Custodians (2007), Dennis Huffer
MTAS Publications: Full Publications
A basic summary of laws, regulations and practices regarding records management by city governmental offices.
Hot Topic: State Shared Taxes And Appropriations (2008-2009), Dick Phebus
Hot Topic: State Shared Taxes And Appropriations (2008-2009), Dick Phebus
MTAS Publications: Hot Topics
Based on revenue projections for FY 2008-2009, cities are expected to receive approximately $112.46 per capita for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2008.
Hot Topic: Posting Of Charters On Municipal Web Sites Now Required, Josh Jones
Hot Topic: Posting Of Charters On Municipal Web Sites Now Required, Josh Jones
MTAS Publications: Hot Topics
Public Chapter No. 808 requires each Tennessee municipality and county to post, no later than Jan. 1, 2009, its charter of incorporation on a Web site maintained by the municipality or county.
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.
Natural Gas Primer For Elected Officials, Steve Wyatt
Natural Gas Primer For Elected Officials, Steve Wyatt
MTAS Publications: Full Publications
This publication provides basic information to municipal elected officials concerning natural gas as it relates to a municipal gas system or local distribution customer (LDC).
Municipal Handbook (2007), Dennis Huffer, Sid Hemsley, Mike Tallent
Municipal Handbook (2007), Dennis Huffer, Sid Hemsley, Mike Tallent
MTAS Publications: Full Publications
A comprehensive manual on municipal government in Tennessee.
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.
Hot Topic: Tennessee Department Of Agriculture Urban Forestry Funding (2008), Warren Nevad
Hot Topic: Tennessee Department Of Agriculture Urban Forestry Funding (2008), Warren Nevad
MTAS Publications: Hot Topics
The Tennessee Department of Agriculture, Division of Forestry, is accepting urban forestry project proposals from local governments, private nonprofit organizations, and educational institutions. Project proposals for 2008 that address the development of ordinances, staffing, management planning, and advisory organization will be given priority for funding.
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
The Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development (ECD) will not approve grants for entities not in compliance with the requirements of Public Chapter 1101.
Technical Bulletins: Essentials Of The Pension Protection Act, Bonnie Jones
Technical Bulletins: Essentials Of The Pension Protection Act, Bonnie Jones
MTAS Publications: Technical Bulletins
Through the Pension Protection Act, Congress attempts to provide workers with enhanced security by strengthening funding requirements and administration of defined benefit pension plans. The PPA also contains provisions for defined contribution plans such as 401(k) plans, IRAs, 457 plans and 403(b) plans.
Tennessee Municipal Benchmarking Project Fy2007, Al Major, Randy Gustafson
Tennessee Municipal Benchmarking Project Fy2007, Al Major, Randy Gustafson
Tennessee Municipal Benchmarking Project
FY2007 annual report to compare the relative cost, efficiency and effectiveness of a set of municipal services by using a collaborative approach with the participating cities, and to set standards and identify "best practices" in municipal government for use and comparison by all Tennessee cities. For the first time, this FY 2007 report contains trend analysis of several benchmark measures. Per capita average costs of providing police, fire and residential refuse services are presented.
Technical Bulletins: Unemployment Insurance: Premium Paying Vs. Reimbursement, David Angerer
Technical Bulletins: Unemployment Insurance: Premium Paying Vs. Reimbursement, David Angerer
MTAS Publications: Technical Bulletins
Cities may designate themselves as either a "premium-paying" or a "reimbursement" employer; however, a municipality's choice has implications for its annual budget.
How Any City Can Conduct A Utility Rate Study And Successfully Increase Rates (2008), Sharon Rollins, Bill Young
How Any City Can Conduct A Utility Rate Study And Successfully Increase Rates (2008), Sharon Rollins, Bill Young
MTAS Publications: Full Publications
A guide to conduct utility rate studies and successfully implement rate increases.
Siting Telecommunications Towers: Suggestions For Protecting The Public Interest, David Angerer
Siting Telecommunications Towers: Suggestions For Protecting The Public Interest, David Angerer
MTAS Publications: Full Publications
A city should have a strategy in place before it considers a request from a telecommunications service to erect a tower.
Technical Bulletins: Should Your City Consider Privatization? (2008), David Angerer
Technical Bulletins: Should Your City Consider Privatization? (2008), 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: Independent Contractor Vs. Employee, Ralph Cross
Technical Bulletins: Independent Contractor Vs. Employee, Ralph Cross
MTAS Publications: Technical Bulletins
The IRS provides guidance in determining the classification of the employment relationship by evaluating three factors: behavioral control, financial control, and relationship of parties.
Hot Topic: Federal And State Standard Mileage Rates Announced (2008), Dick Phebus
Hot Topic: Federal And State Standard Mileage Rates Announced (2008), Dick Phebus
MTAS Publications: Hot Topics
Summary of changes in the 2008 federal and state reimbursement rates for mileage.
Hot Topic: President Signs Law Amending The Family And Medical Leave Act (2008), Bonnie Jones
Hot Topic: President Signs Law Amending The Family And Medical Leave Act (2008), Bonnie Jones
MTAS Publications: Hot Topics
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.
Managing Infiltration Inflow In Wastewater Collection Systems (2007), Sharon Rollins
Managing Infiltration Inflow In Wastewater Collection Systems (2007), Sharon Rollins
MTAS Publications: Full Publications
An overview of I/I problems caused by ground water and surface or rainwater.
Hot Topic: Social Security Changes Cost-Of-Living Adjustments (Cola) (2008), Ralph Cross
Hot Topic: Social Security Changes Cost-Of-Living Adjustments (Cola) (2008), Ralph Cross
MTAS Publications: Hot Topics
Social Security Income (SSI) beneficiaries will receive a 2.3 percent cost-of-living adjustment for 2008.
Technical Bulletins: Open Meetings In Tennessee: Compliance With The Public Meetings Law (2007), Melissa Ashburn
Technical Bulletins: Open Meetings In Tennessee: Compliance With The Public Meetings Law (2007), Melissa Ashburn
MTAS Publications: Technical Bulletins
The Tennessee Public Meetings Law declares that all public policy and public business decisions must be made in meetings that are open to the public and requires adequate public notice and thorough minutes of such meetings.
Hot Topic: Revision To Employment Eligibility Verification Form I-9 (2008), Richard Stokes
Hot Topic: Revision To Employment Eligibility Verification Form I-9 (2008), Richard Stokes
MTAS Publications: Hot Topics
The revision to I-9 removed several documents from the "List of Acceptable Documents" and added a new form.
2008 Directory Of Tennessee Municipal Officials, Mtas
2008 Directory Of Tennessee Municipal Officials, 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 2008.