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Technical Bulletins: Revenue Sharing "Rule" On Bank Employment Policies Held Voluntary, Mtas Nov 1978

Technical Bulletins: Revenue Sharing "Rule" On Bank Employment Policies Held Voluntary, Mtas

MTAS Publications: Technical Bulletins

In challenging a regulation created by the federal Office of Revenue Sharing, the North Carolina League of Municipalities discovered how federal agencies, in their attempts to promote broad policies, overstep their legal authority.


Technical Bulletins: Energy Conservation Code, Mtas Nov 1978

Technical Bulletins: Energy Conservation Code, Mtas

MTAS Publications: Technical Bulletins

Chapter 888 of the 1978 Public Acts adopted by reference the Code for Energy Conservation in New Building Construction, and required all cities and towns to enforce this code effective Jan. 1, 1979. For the information of municipal officials this law was reproduced by MTAS as it had been codified in the Tennessee Code Annotated.


Technical Bulletins: Refunds To Municipalities Paying State Gasoline Taxes, Mtas Oct 1978

Technical Bulletins: Refunds To Municipalities Paying State Gasoline Taxes, Mtas

MTAS Publications: Technical Bulletins

This Technical Bulletin emphasizes highlights of the Petroleum Products Law (Chapter 761 of the Public Acts of 1978).


Technical Bulletins: Electric Vehicle Demonstration Project To Involve Local Governments, Mtas Aug 1978

Technical Bulletins: Electric Vehicle Demonstration Project To Involve Local Governments, Mtas

MTAS Publications: Technical Bulletins

Announcement of a DOE project involving 165 electric and hybrid autos, vans, and light trucks, designed to demonstrate the operational characteristics, costs, acceptability and potential market segments for these vehicles.


The Local Sales Tax Handbook For Local Officials, The University Of Tennessee's County Technical Assistance Service, Municipal Technical Advisory Service Jul 1978

The Local Sales Tax Handbook For Local Officials, The University Of Tennessee's County Technical Assistance Service, Municipal Technical Advisory Service

MTAS Publications: Full Publications

No abstract provided.


Technical Bulletins: New Act Permits Non-Resident Owner Voting Rights, Mtas Jun 1978

Technical Bulletins: New Act Permits Non-Resident Owner Voting Rights, Mtas

MTAS Publications: Technical Bulletins

An MTAS Technical Bulletin dated April 5, 1978, reported an opinion from the Office of the State Attorney General relative to voting in municipal elections by nonresident property owners. This opinion was negated by Chapter 944, Public Acts of 1978, which provided that nonresidents could vote in municipalities where they owned property.


Technical Bulletins: Hew Personnel Available For Human Resource Planning, Mtas Jun 1978

Technical Bulletins: Hew Personnel Available For Human Resource Planning, Mtas

MTAS Publications: Technical Bulletins

This Technical Bulletin provided cities with guidelines for submitting proposals to participate in an Intergovernmental Personnel Act (IPA) Demonstration Program that provided senior HEW personnel to work with selected cities in the areas of human services planning, management, delivery systems, and budgeting.


Technical Bulletins: Underground Utility Damage Prevention Act, Mtas Jun 1978

Technical Bulletins: Underground Utility Damage Prevention Act, Mtas

MTAS Publications: Technical Bulletins

Chapter 692 of the Public Acts of 1978, an act relating to the prevention of negligent or .unsafe excavation or demolition operations resulting in damage to underground utilities, is reprinted in its entirety in this Technical Bulletin.


Technical Bulletins: Tn. Energy Authority Asks Cities' Help With 55 Mph Campaign, Mtas May 1978

Technical Bulletins: Tn. Energy Authority Asks Cities' Help With 55 Mph Campaign, Mtas

MTAS Publications: Technical Bulletins

This Technical Bulletin announces the Tennessee Energy Authority's appeal to cities for help in promoting voluntary compliance with the 55 mph speed limit.


Technical Bulletins: Education Professional Negotiations Act: A Summary, Mtas Apr 1978

Technical Bulletins: Education Professional Negotiations Act: A Summary, Mtas

MTAS Publications: Technical Bulletins

The Public Chapter 570 provides a framework for collective bargaining between school boards and professional employee organizations. This chapter should be studied carefully because it sets out specific procedures that must be followed. The following summary attempts to answer some major questions about the act.


Technical Bulletins: Hud Small Communities Program Submission Deadlines, Mtas Apr 1978

Technical Bulletins: Hud Small Communities Program Submission Deadlines, Mtas

MTAS Publications: Technical Bulletins

Deadlines for the submission of applications for the HUD Small Communities Program.


Technical Bulletins: Epa Policy On Land Treatment Of Municipal Wastewater, Mtas Apr 1978

Technical Bulletins: Epa Policy On Land Treatment Of Municipal Wastewater, Mtas

MTAS Publications: Technical Bulletins

This Technical Bulletin is excerpted from a memorandum of Oct. 3, 1977, on the subject of land treatment of municipal wastewater, from the EPA Administrator to Assistant Administrators and Regional Administrators (Regions I-X).


Technical Bulletins: Property Ownership As Basis For Voter Eligibility In Municipal Elections, Mtas Apr 1978

Technical Bulletins: Property Ownership As Basis For Voter Eligibility In Municipal Elections, Mtas

MTAS Publications: Technical Bulletins

This Technical Bulletin discusses the issue of whether property ownership in a municipality makes a person eligible to vote in municipal elections where he or she owns property but does not reside. The Office of the State Attorney General rendered the opinion that "the mere ownership of property in a municipality does not give the owner(s) of the property a right to vote in the municipal elections. Before a person may vote in the municipal elections, he must reside within the corporate limits of the municipality, and otherwise be a qualified and registered voter in a voting precinct within the …


Technical Bulletins: Selected Short Bibliography On Energy Conservation By Local Governments, Mtas Mar 1978

Technical Bulletins: Selected Short Bibliography On Energy Conservation By Local Governments, Mtas

MTAS Publications: Technical Bulletins

Selected Short Bibliography on Energy Conservation by Local Governments. Includes such titles as Handbook of Energy Policy for Local Governments, Energy Saving Check List for Industrial and Commercial Companies(complied by Knoxville Utilities Board based on survey of practices of board customers), and Energy Conservation in Buildings: New Roles for Cities and Citizen Groups (National League of Cities).


Amendments To The Constitution Proposed By The Limited Constitutional Convention, Municipal Technical Advisory Service Mar 1978

Amendments To The Constitution Proposed By The Limited Constitutional Convention, Municipal Technical Advisory Service

MTAS Publications: Full Publications

No abstract provided.


Technical Bulletins: Antirecession Fiscal Assistance: An Explanation, Mtas Feb 1978

Technical Bulletins: Antirecession Fiscal Assistance: An Explanation, Mtas

MTAS Publications: Technical Bulletins

MTAS prepared the following edited version of a CTAS bulletin that explains Antirecession Fiscal Assistance (ARFA) in easily understood terms.


Technical Bulletins: Grantsmanship Assistance, Mtas Feb 1978

Technical Bulletins: Grantsmanship Assistance, Mtas

MTAS Publications: Technical Bulletins

MTAS received a copy of the following letter mailed by U.S. Representative Albert Gore, Jr. to cities and counties in his district and wanted to provide the information to all Tennessee cities. MTAS requested Gore's permission to distribute the letter in this form, which he readily granted.


Technical Bulletins: Doe To Solicit Proposals For Feasibility Studies Of Small Hydroelectric Sites, Mtas Jan 1978

Technical Bulletins: Doe To Solicit Proposals For Feasibility Studies Of Small Hydroelectric Sites, Mtas

MTAS Publications: Technical Bulletins

Announcement of the Department of Energy's launch of a $2.5 million program to determine the feasibility of installing or developing hydroelectric generating facilities at a variety of small dam sites throughout the country.


Technical Bulletins: Circuit Court Rules County Federal Revenue Sharing Funds Appropriated For Schools Must Be Divided With City, Mtas Jan 1978

Technical Bulletins: Circuit Court Rules County Federal Revenue Sharing Funds Appropriated For Schools Must Be Divided With City, Mtas

MTAS Publications: Technical Bulletins

Summary of a Circuit Court decision related to federal revenue sharing funds used for operation and maintenance of Madison County schools.


Directory Of Tennessee Municipal Officials 1978-79, Mtas Jan 1978

Directory Of Tennessee Municipal Officials 1978-79, 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 1978-79.