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Public Administration

University of Tennessee, Knoxville

2004

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Directory Of Tennessee Municipal Officials, Mtas Dec 2004

Directory Of Tennessee Municipal Officials, Mtas

MTAS Publications: Full Publications

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.

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Adopting Building Codes And Building Code Amendments By Reference, Steve Lobertini Dec 2004

Adopting Building Codes And Building Code Amendments By Reference, Steve Lobertini

MTAS Publications: Full Publications

Cities adopting building codes by reference must adopt the complete codes by ordinance. Includes sample ordinances.

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Technical Bulletins: Disinfection Options For Potable Water Systems, Steve Wyatt Nov 2004

Technical Bulletins: Disinfection Options For Potable Water Systems, Steve Wyatt

MTAS Publications: Technical Bulletins

Disinfection methods are used to deactivate pathogens at the plant and to provide some level of protection in the distribution system.

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Hot Topic: Changes In Federal Reimbursement Rates For Travel, Dick Phebus Sep 2004

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 for FY 2005.

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Technical Bulletins: City Recorder Certification Update, Margaret Norris Aug 2004

Technical Bulletins: City Recorder Certification Update, Margaret Norris

MTAS Publications: Technical Bulletins

Municipal clerks and recorders are required to become certified by completing 100 hours of education and maintain the certification by obtaining 18 hours of continuing education every three years.

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Tennessee Public Acts 2004: Summaries Of Interest To Municipal Officials, Dennis Huffer Aug 2004

Tennessee Public Acts 2004: Summaries Of Interest To Municipal Officials, Dennis Huffer

MTAS Publications: Full Publications

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

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Hot Topic: Formula Rate Of Interest Changes To 8.00 Percent On Delinquent Taxes Collected Or Administered By The State Of Tennessee, Dick Phebus Jul 2004

Hot Topic: Formula Rate Of Interest Changes To 8.00 Percent On Delinquent Taxes Collected Or Administered By The State Of Tennessee, Dick Phebus

MTAS Publications: Hot Topics

The rate in effect for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2004, and ending June 30, 2005, has been set at eight percent (8.00%), which is a decrease from last year.

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Municipal Handbook 2003, Sid Hemsley, Dennis Huffer, Mike Tallent Jul 2004

Municipal Handbook 2003, Sid Hemsley, Dennis Huffer, Mike Tallent

MTAS Publications: Full Publications

A comprehensive manual on municipal government.

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Steps To Successful Utility Construction, Brett Ward Jul 2004

Steps To Successful Utility Construction, Brett Ward

MTAS Publications: Full Publications

This analysis of why utility construction can go bad near the end offers possible remedies.

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Municipal Liability For Community Service Probationers, Dennis Huffer, Sid Hemsley Jul 2004

Municipal Liability For Community Service Probationers, Dennis Huffer, Sid Hemsley

MTAS Publications: Full Publications

This report considers potential liabilities that local governments in Tennessee face when they use probationers to perform community service.

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Hot Topic: Emergency Assistance And Mutual Aid In Tennessee, Ray Crouch Jun 2004

Hot Topic: Emergency Assistance And Mutual Aid In Tennessee, Ray Crouch

MTAS Publications: Hot Topics

The Emergency Assistance Act of 2004 is a complete overhaul and vast improvement in mutual aid and other emergency assistance in Tennessee.

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Hot Topic: Fair Pay Initiative (Section 13(A)(1) Of The Fair Labor Standards Act): The Executive, Administrative, Professional, And Computer Employees Exemptions Revisited-1, Richard Stokes Jun 2004

Hot Topic: Fair Pay Initiative (Section 13(A)(1) Of The Fair Labor Standards Act): The Executive, Administrative, Professional, And Computer Employees Exemptions Revisited-1, Richard Stokes

MTAS Publications: Hot Topics

The Fair Pay Initiative nearly triples the salary threshold for overtime, establishes that exemptions do not apply to certain jobs, and identifies those employees who must be paid a minimum wage and premium overtime wages.

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Tennessee Municipal Benchmarking Project Fy2003, Al Major Jun 2004

Tennessee Municipal Benchmarking Project Fy2003, Al Major

Tennessee Municipal Benchmarking Project

FY2003 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.

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Hot Topic: State Shared Taxes And Appropriations (2004-2005), Dick Phebus May 2004

Hot Topic: State Shared Taxes And Appropriations (2004-2005), Dick Phebus

MTAS Publications: Hot Topics

Based on revenue projections for FY 2004-2005, cities are expected to receive approximately $96.46 per capita for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2004.

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Hot Topic: Court Rules Four-Year Statute Of Limitations Applies In Certain Civil Rights Cases, Dennis Huffer May 2004

Hot Topic: Court Rules Four-Year Statute Of Limitations Applies In Certain Civil Rights Cases, Dennis Huffer

MTAS Publications: Hot Topics

This ruling affects records retention schedules for personnel.

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Eminent Domain In Tennessee: An Attorney's Guide, James L. Murphy, Dennis Huffer Apr 2004

Eminent Domain In Tennessee: An Attorney's Guide, James L. Murphy, Dennis Huffer

MTAS Publications: Full Publications

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Your Municipal Code: Adopting It And Keeping It Up-To-Date, Steve Lobertini Apr 2004

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.

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Hot Topic: Mtas Salary & Fringe Benefit Survey (2003-2004), Richard Stokes Mar 2004

Hot Topic: Mtas Salary & Fringe Benefit Survey (2003-2004), Richard Stokes

MTAS Publications: Hot Topics

The MTAS annual salary and fringe benefit survey contains a summary of the
findings as well as a means to request specific information.

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Municipal Utility Rate Survey (Murts) (2003), Bill Young Mar 2004

Municipal Utility Rate Survey (Murts) (2003), Bill Young

MTAS Publications: Full Publications

MURTS is a survey of rates charged by municipal utilities in 2003.

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Street Improvement Funding For Tennessee Cities, Ron Darden Mar 2004

Street Improvement Funding For Tennessee Cities, Ron Darden

MTAS Publications: Full Publications

This report discusses street projects available for Tennessee cities, the transportation planning process for cities, transportation programs that may assist cities, and participation in a Metropolitan Planning Organization.

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Hot Topic: Tennessee Department Of Agriculture 2004 Urban Forestry Funding, Warren Nevad Feb 2004

Hot Topic: Tennessee Department Of Agriculture 2004 Urban Forestry Funding, Warren Nevad

MTAS Publications: Hot Topics

The Tennessee Department of Agriculture, Division of Forestry is accepting Urban Forestry project proposals from local governments, private organizations, public organizations, and educational institutions in the categories of urban forestry personnel, program development, education/training, and tree planting.

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Technical Bulletins: Amendments To The General Law Mayor-Aldermanic Charter, Steve Lobertini Jan 2004

Technical Bulletins: Amendments To The General Law Mayor-Aldermanic Charter, Steve Lobertini

MTAS Publications: Technical Bulletins

Summary of changes to the general law mayor-aldermanic charter enacted after the 1991 charter revision.

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2004 Directory Of Tennessee Municipal Officials, Mtas Jan 2004

2004 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 2004.

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