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Hot Topic: Changes In Federal Reimbursement Rates For Travel, Dick Phebus Dec 2001

Hot Topic: Changes In Federal Reimbursement Rates For Travel, Dick Phebus

MTAS Publications: Hot Topics

Summary of changes in the federal and state reimbursement rates for travel.


Hot Topic: Conducting Effective Roadblocks (2001), Melissa Ashburn Dec 2001

Hot Topic: Conducting Effective Roadblocks (2001), Melissa Ashburn

MTAS Publications: Hot Topics

Roadblocks should be conducted in such a manner that will sustain the prosecution of charges brought against persons arrested in the operation.


Hot Topic: Social Security And Medicare Budget Data For Fiscal Year 2003-2004, Ralph Cross Dec 2001

Hot Topic: Social Security And Medicare Budget Data For Fiscal Year 2003-2004, Ralph Cross

MTAS Publications: Hot Topics

A summary of the Social Security Administration's social security/medicare wage and tax data for the 2002-2004 budgets.


Managing Infiltration Inflow In Wastewater Collection Systems, Sharon Rollins Dec 2001

Managing Infiltration Inflow In Wastewater Collection Systems, Sharon Rollins

MTAS Publications: Full Publications

An overview of I/I problems caused by ground water and surface or rainwater.


Water & Wastewater Manual: A Training Manual For Board Members, Brett Ward, Steve Wyatt, Bill Young Dec 2001

Water & Wastewater Manual: A Training Manual For Board Members, Brett Ward, Steve Wyatt, Bill Young

MTAS Publications: Full Publications

This manual provides a resource for new or experienced water board members or municipal officials who have little or no formal training for the job.


Hot Topic: Legislation Clarifies And Simplifies E-Commerce Procedures For Tennessee Municipalities, Ralph Cross Nov 2001

Hot Topic: Legislation Clarifies And Simplifies E-Commerce Procedures For Tennessee Municipalities, Ralph Cross

MTAS Publications: Hot Topics

The 2001 legislative session resulted in several changes that affect electronic business in Tennessee. This hot topic highlights some of the more important changes.


Hot Topic: Supreme Court Limits Civil Penalties Over $50, Sid Hemsley Nov 2001

Hot Topic: Supreme Court Limits Civil Penalties Over $50, Sid Hemsley

MTAS Publications: Hot Topics

Municipal civil penalties in excess of $50 violate Article VI, Section 14 of the Tennessee Constitution if their purpose is punitive rather than remedial, the Tennessee Supreme Court held on Sept. 4 in City of Chattanooga v. Davis and Barrett v. Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County, ____ S.W.3d _____ (Tenn. 2001) [2001 WL 1005941]. The difficulty of showing that a municipality’s civil penalty is remedial rather than punitive means that most municipalities will find it in their interest not to levy civil penalties more than $50.


Hot Topic: Uniformed Services Employment And Re-Employment Rights Act, Richard Stokes Oct 2001

Hot Topic: Uniformed Services Employment And Re-Employment Rights Act, Richard Stokes

MTAS Publications: Hot Topics

Under USERRA, re-employment rights are required for any person who is absent from work because of service in the uniformed services.


Tennessee Public Acts 2001: Summaries Of Interest To Municipal Officials, Dennis Huffer Oct 2001

Tennessee Public Acts 2001: Summaries Of Interest To Municipal Officials, Dennis Huffer

MTAS Publications: Full Publications

Summarizes the year's public acts and provides date they become effective.


Your Municipal Code: Adopting It And Keeping It Up-To-Date, Steve Lobertini Oct 2001

Your Municipal Code: Adopting It And Keeping It Up-To-Date, Steve Lobertini

MTAS Publications: Full Publications

This guide explains code adoption and requirements and how to keep municipal codes current.


Hot Topic: Public Acts Affecting Cities, Mtas Sep 2001

Hot Topic: Public Acts Affecting Cities, Mtas

MTAS Publications: Hot Topics

The 2001 Tennessee General Assembly passed into law several acts that affect Tennessee municipalities. This Hot Topic summarizes some of these acts. However, do not rely solely on these summaries before giving advice or taking action. Refer to the act itself. MTAS will publish the complete 2001 Tennessee Public Acts this month.


Hot Topic: Animal Control Law Revised By Legislature, Don Darden Aug 2001

Hot Topic: Animal Control Law Revised By Legislature, Don Darden

MTAS Publications: Hot Topics

As of August 15, 2001: The Tennessee General Assembly recently enacted a new law that repeals the Dog and Cat Humane Death Act [Part 3] in its entirety. It was replaced with Chapter 70, referred to as the Non-livestock Animal Humane Death Act. According to Tennessee Code Annotated§ 39-14- 201, "non-livestock animals" refers to common household pets - dogs, cats, rabbits, chicks, ducks, and even potbellied pigs. The new law applies to public and private agencies, animal shelters, and other facilities operated for the collection, care, and/or euthanasia of stray, neglected, abandoned, or unwanted non-livestock animals. It does not apply …


Technical Bulletins: Census Figures Help Cities Redistrict, Roy Eckert Aug 2001

Technical Bulletins: Census Figures Help Cities Redistrict, Roy Eckert

MTAS Publications: Technical Bulletins

Description of the processes involved in redistricting due to census figures.


Technical Bulletins: Good Service-Request Systems Keep Customers Happy, Steve Wyatt Aug 2001

Technical Bulletins: Good Service-Request Systems Keep Customers Happy, Steve Wyatt

MTAS Publications: Technical Bulletins

Essential elements to ensure a successful system handling daily service requests and complaints.


Hot Topic: 2001-2002 State Revenue Estimates, Dick Phebus Jul 2001

Hot Topic: 2001-2002 State Revenue Estimates, Dick Phebus

MTAS Publications: Hot Topics

A summary of what cities can expect to receive from the state shared taxes for the 2001-2002 fiscal year.


Hot Topic: New Withholding Tables For 2001, Ralph Cross Jul 2001

Hot Topic: New Withholding Tables For 2001, Ralph Cross

MTAS Publications: Hot Topics

New income tax withholding tables, effective June 30, 2001.


Hot Topic: Drug-Free Workplace: Contractor's Affidavit, Donna M. Leydorf Apr 2001

Hot Topic: Drug-Free Workplace: Contractor's Affidavit, Donna M. Leydorf

MTAS Publications: Hot Topics

This Hot Topic discusses an amendment to the Drug-Free Workplace Law, §§ 50-9-101 through 50-9- 113, Tennessee Code Annotated (TCA). The amendment required employers contracting with state agencies or units of local government to prepare affidavits certifying compliance with the Drug-Free Workplace Program. Included is a model affidavit.


Hot Topic: 2000-2001 Salary And Fringe Benefit Survey, Richard Stokes Mar 2001

Hot Topic: 2000-2001 Salary And Fringe Benefit Survey, Richard Stokes

MTAS Publications: Hot Topics

This report contains a summary of the survey as well as the means to request specific information.


Hot Topic: Usfa Fire Grants: A New Source Of Funding For Fire Departments, Ray Crouch Mar 2001

Hot Topic: Usfa Fire Grants: A New Source Of Funding For Fire Departments, Ray Crouch

MTAS Publications: Hot Topics

A first-ever appropriation by Congress will provide $100 million in grants to directly assist local fire departments across the country.


Hot Topic: Flsa Firefighter Definition Revised (2001), Dennis Wolf, Richard Stokes Feb 2001

Hot Topic: Flsa Firefighter Definition Revised (2001), Dennis Wolf, Richard Stokes

MTAS Publications: Hot Topics

Clarification of an amendment to the Fair Labor Standards Act regarding the definition of "an employee in fire protection activities."


Hot Topic: Changes In Federal Reimbursement Rates For Travel, Municipal Technical Advisory Service Jan 2001

Hot Topic: Changes In Federal Reimbursement Rates For Travel, Municipal Technical Advisory Service

MTAS Publications: Hot Topics

Details increases in federal and state reimbursement rates for business miles driven.


Municipal Records Management: What To Toss And When (Course Materials), Donna M. Leydorf, Sally Thierbach Jan 2001

Municipal Records Management: What To Toss And When (Course Materials), Donna M. Leydorf, Sally Thierbach

MTAS Publications: Full Publications

Materials related to an MTAS course on records management.