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Technical Bulletins: Corporate Limits Changed? Watch For Bureau Of Census Maps, Mtas

MTAS Publications: Technical Bulletins

The U.S. Bureau of the Census mailed maps on December 17, 1979, to each municipality in Tennessee. These maps were part of the Census Bureau's annual Boundary and Annexation Survey (BAS) and offered municipalities an opportunity to update their corporate limits, as of January 1, 1980, to reflect any changes caused by annexation or detachment.

Technical Bulletins: Emergency Fuel Supplies Available To Tennessee Cities, Mtas

MTAS Publications: Technical Bulletins

This Technical Bulletin provides information about applying for temporary assignment of a portion of the state's emergency allocation of gasoline and diesel fuel.

Technical Bulletins: Cities Exempt From Paying Certain Taxes On Gasoline, Mtas

MTAS Publications: Technical Bulletins

This Technical Bulletin provides information about gasoline tax exemptions for governmental units within Tennessee municipalities.

Eminent Domain In Tennessee, Bartholomew, Cleary, Strokes & Mudter

MTAS Publications: Full Publications

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Technical Bulletins: Cities Can Enforce Cable Tv Access Requirements, Mtas

MTAS Publications: Technical Bulletins

This Technical Bulletin discusses a U.S. Supreme Court decision that struck down the Federal Communication Commission's rule on access and channel capacity, and its implications for cities with cable TV franchises.

Municipal Cost Cutters , Municipal Technical Advisory Service

MTAS Publications: Full Publications

The materials contained here describe three outstanding examples of municipal cost-cutting or productivity programs which have been implemented in Tennessee cities. They are curbside solid waste collection, in-house minicomputers, and risk management. In addition, a description of the cost-cutting and productivity improvement services available through MTAS is included. These descriptions were developed as a hand-out to supplement presentations made at a session on municipal cost-cutting at the 1979 Annual Tennessee Municipal League Conference.

Technical Bulletins: Unemployment Insurance - Review Of Status, Mtas

MTAS Publications: Technical Bulletins

Reminder to cities about the opportunity of changing their unemployment insurance payment option from "taxpaying" to "reimbursement."

Technical Bulletins: Estimated 1979-80 State Shared Funds For Cities, Mtas

MTAS Publications: Technical Bulletins

A summary of what cities could expect to receive from the state shared funds for the 1979-80 fiscal year.

Technical Bulletins: Bonds For Subdivision Improvements, Mtas

MTAS Publications: Technical Bulletins

This Technical Bulletin outlines a procedure for securing bonds from subdividers. Included is a sample agreement for completion of required subdivision improvements and sample escrow agreement. MTAS is indebted to City Manager Harold Pumford, Union City, TN, for supplying the information for this bulletin.

Technical Bulletins: Self-Insurance: A Tennessee City's Experience, Mtas

MTAS Publications: Technical Bulletins

This Technical Bulletin discusses the city of Kingsport's experience with self-insurance. Important elements in the initial establishment of this self-insured program included: (1) the development of a very stringent employee safety program; (2) the creation of a personnel safety department to administer the program; and (3) the development of a method for funding operation of the program. The key to success in the program was the proper assignment of responsibility.

Technical Bulletins: Nasa-Developed "Power Factor Controller", Mtas

MTAS Publications: Technical Bulletins

This Technical Bulletin provides information about a "Power Factor Controller," on which NASA owns the patent. According to NASA's Tech Brief MFS-23280, this device saves power on most electric motors, ranging from 65 percent in a no load condition to zero under full load.

Technical Bulletins: Eeoc Issues Amendments To Its Sex Discrimination Guidelines: Questions And Answers Interpreting Pregnancy Discrimination Act, Mtas

MTAS Publications: Technical Bulletins

The Pregnancy Discrimination Act, which added Section 70l(k) to Title VII, prohibits employment discrimination because of "pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions." The law became effective Oct. 31, 1978. This Technical Bulletin provides highlights from EEOC's questions and answers related to the act.

Technical Bulletins: Federal Surplus Property: How To Get It, Mtas

MTAS Publications: Technical Bulletins

This Technical Bulletin provides information about obtaining surplus property from the federal government.

Technical Bulletins: Transient Voltage/Power Surge Suppressors, Mtas

MTAS Publications: Technical Bulletins

According to professional electrical engineering organizations, tests by engineering schools and actions by some state attorneys general, there is no merit to the claim that transient voltage and power surge suppressors will reduce electricity costs. This report summarizes the data obtained by the Council of Better Business Bureaus on these devices.

(The report was reprinted in its entirety from a Report by the Council of Better Business Bureaus, Inc. , 1150 17th Street, N. W. , Washington, DC 20036, dated May 1977.)

Technical Bulletins: Fica Tax Savings Available To Cities, Mtas

MTAS Publications: Technical Bulletins

This Technical Bulletin discusses a way for cities to save money by assuming payment of the employees' share of the FICA tax, and to adjust each employee' s pay so that there would be no adverse effect on his/her salary.

Directory Of Tennessee Municipal Officials 1979-1980, 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 1979-1980.