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Technical Bulletins: Solar Demonstration Grants Available, Mtas Dec 1977

Technical Bulletins: Solar Demonstration Grants Available, Mtas

MTAS Publications: Technical Bulletins

Announcement of the Federal Department of Energy's third Program Opportunity Notice (PON) for innovative solar commercial projects.


Technical Bulletins: Disaster Control For Local Government Correctional Facilities, Mtas Oct 1977

Technical Bulletins: Disaster Control For Local Government Correctional Facilities, Mtas

MTAS Publications: Technical Bulletins

The very nature of a correctional facility makes it particularly vulnerable to disaster because of restrictions places on prisoners for their own safety. So that their welfare and that of any visitors is better protected, a written disaster plan should be formulated. Following is a list of specific elements of such a plan and a discussion of its implementation.


Problem Solving For Tennessee Municipal Officials: An Expert Team Approach, Mtas Oct 1977

Problem Solving For Tennessee Municipal Officials: An Expert Team Approach, Mtas

MTAS History

This pamphlet describes the structure of and services provided by the University of Tennessee Municipal Technical Advisory Service.


Technical Bulletins: Unemployment Compensation Insurance: Update Number Two, Mtas Sep 1977

Technical Bulletins: Unemployment Compensation Insurance: Update Number Two, Mtas

MTAS Publications: Technical Bulletins

In September 1977, the State Department of Employment Security mailed out forms to every municipality on which to designate whether a particular municipality was to be treated as a "taxpaying" employer or a "reimbursement" employer. To assist cities in making this judgment decision, MTAS provided the following analysis prepared by Dr. Ed Young, Director of Policy Development of the Tennessee Municipal League.


Technical Bulletins: Fdic Insurance Of Municipal Deposits, Mtas Sep 1977

Technical Bulletins: Fdic Insurance Of Municipal Deposits, Mtas

MTAS Publications: Technical Bulletins

The information in this Technical Bulletin is from a letter dated July 29, 1977, from Miles A. Cobb, General Counsel of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, to U.S. Representative Albert Gore, Jr, and it discusses the extent of FDIC insurance on public fund deposits.


Technical Bulletins: Unemployment Compensation Insurance: Update No. 2, Mtas Sep 1977

Technical Bulletins: Unemployment Compensation Insurance: Update No. 2, Mtas

MTAS Publications: Technical Bulletins

Around September 1, 1977 the Tennessee Department of Employment Security mailed to each city in Tennessee a packet of informational material and forms related to municipal administration of the unemployment compensation insurance program for public employers which becomes effective January 1, 1978. The primary purpose of this Technical Bulletin was to alert city officials to the immediate necessity of determining whether the city would be a "taxpaying" or "reimbursing" employer.


Technical Bulletins: Minority Enterprises In Tennessee, Mtas Aug 1977

Technical Bulletins: Minority Enterprises In Tennessee, Mtas

MTAS Publications: Technical Bulletins

Economic Development Administration regulations for use of 1977 Public Works Employment Act funds require that 10 per cent of each grant must be spent with minority enterprises. MTAS reprinted this list of Tennessee minority businesses, by types, supplied by Mitchell Parks, EDA representative.


Technical Bulletins: Federal Programs: Project Ideas For Title Vi Ceta Funds; Clarification Of Use Of Antirecession Funds, Mtas Jul 1977

Technical Bulletins: Federal Programs: Project Ideas For Title Vi Ceta Funds; Clarification Of Use Of Antirecession Funds, Mtas

MTAS Publications: Technical Bulletins

The following material was prepared by the County Technical Assistance Service. Because of its applicability to municipalities, MTAS reprinted it. The bulletin provides some project ideas for Title VI CETA funds, including building renovation and river clean-up, and also provides clarification on the uses and prohibitions concerning Antirecession funds.


Technical Bulletins: Conflict Of Interest Disclosure Law, Mtas Jul 1977

Technical Bulletins: Conflict Of Interest Disclosure Law, Mtas

MTAS Publications: Technical Bulletins

This Technical Bulletin was originally published by the County Technical Assistance Service. It is equally applicable to elective city officials and was therefore reprinted by MTAS for their information and guidance about the conflict of interest disclosure law. Included is a sample form for conflict of interest disclosure statements.


Technical Bulletins: Territorial Assignments Of Expanded Mtas Staff, Mtas Jul 1977

Technical Bulletins: Territorial Assignments Of Expanded Mtas Staff, Mtas

MTAS Publications: Technical Bulletins

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


Technical Bulletins: Unemployment Compensation Insurance: An Update, Mtas Jun 1977

Technical Bulletins: Unemployment Compensation Insurance: An Update, Mtas

MTAS Publications: Technical Bulletins

On Oct. 20, 1976, President Ford signed into law Public Law 94-566, the Unemployment Compensation Amendments of 1976, which had been passed overwhelmingly by both houses of Congress. The Tennessee General Assembly, by adopting chapter 330 of the Public Acts of 1977, has acted to comply with the federal law. This Technical Bulletin addresses some questions about the unemployment compensation insurance program.


Technical Bulletins: Important Notice To Cities Operating School Systems: The Use Of Revenue Sharing Funds Instead Of Local Funds For Schools - The Effect On Future Allocations, Mtas Jun 1977

Technical Bulletins: Important Notice To Cities Operating School Systems: The Use Of Revenue Sharing Funds Instead Of Local Funds For Schools - The Effect On Future Allocations, Mtas

MTAS Publications: Technical Bulletins

This Technical Bulletin called attention to an aspect of the 1976 amendment to the Revenue Sharing law of 1972, related to the use of revenue sharing funds instead of local funds for school operating expenses.


Technical Bulletins: 1977-78 Estimate Of State-Shared Taxes Based On Available Information May 30, 1977, Mtas May 1977

Technical Bulletins: 1977-78 Estimate Of State-Shared Taxes Based On Available Information May 30, 1977, Mtas

MTAS Publications: Technical Bulletins

A summary of what Tennessee cities were expected to receive from the state shared taxes for fiscal year 1978, based on an estimated population of 2,535,000.


Technical Bulletins: Anti-Recession Program, Mtas May 1977

Technical Bulletins: Anti-Recession Program, Mtas

MTAS Publications: Technical Bulletins

This Technical Bulletin provides some information about the Anti-Recession Program, which was extended by Congress for five (5) quarters, effective July 1, 1977.


Technical Bulletins: Summary: 1977 Public Works Employment Act, Mtas May 1977

Technical Bulletins: Summary: 1977 Public Works Employment Act, Mtas

MTAS Publications: Technical Bulletins

In this Technical Bulletin, MTAS reproduced the latest summary of a new Public Works Bill (May 1977). The bill covered the period up to Dec. 31, 1978, and provided $4 billion.


Technical Bulletins: New Guidelines On Employee Selection Procedures: Some Compliance Considerations, Mtas Apr 1977

Technical Bulletins: New Guidelines On Employee Selection Procedures: Some Compliance Considerations, Mtas

MTAS Publications: Technical Bulletins

This Technical Bulletin discusses two different sets of federal government guidelines for employee selection procedures. One set is a re-publication of EEOC guidelines first issued in 1970. Another, in which EEOC does not concur, was issued jointly in November 1976 by the Labor and Justice Departments and Civil Service Commission. Both sets apply to local governments.


Technical Bulletins: New Information Source On Federally-Funded Sewer Treatment Projects, Mtas Mar 1977

Technical Bulletins: New Information Source On Federally-Funded Sewer Treatment Projects, Mtas

MTAS Publications: Technical Bulletins

This Technical Bulletin announced a new source of information and assistance for municipalities with sewage treatment facilities construction projects funded wholly or partially through federal grants.


Tennessee Municipal Handbook (1977), Mtas Jan 1977

Tennessee Municipal Handbook (1977), 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. We have not undertaken to write a textbook on municipal government.


Directory Of Tennessee Municipal Officials 1977-78, Mtas Jan 1977

Directory Of Tennessee Municipal Officials 1977-78, 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 1977-78.