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The Iso Building Code Effectiveness Grading Schedule, Jody Dwyer
The Iso Building Code Effectiveness Grading Schedule, Jody Dwyer
MTAS Publications: Full Publications
ISO works with municipal building-code authorities to assess and enforce building codes through its Building Code Effectiveness Grading Schedule (BCEGS) program. The BCEGS program assesses the building codes in effect in a community and how that community enforces them, with special emphasis on mitigating losses from natural hazards.
An Updated Guide To Cobra (2011), Bonnie Jones
An Updated Guide To Cobra (2011), Bonnie Jones
MTAS Publications: Full Publications
This guide is updated to include information about health care reform, also called the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, as well as new reporting requirements for employers.
Hot Topic: Unemployment Insurance: Who Is Not Covered? (2010), Gail Cook
Hot Topic: Unemployment Insurance: Who Is Not Covered? (2010), Gail Cook
MTAS Publications: Hot Topics
Unemployment insurance is a program that provides up to 26 weeks of benefits to Tennessee workers who have lost their jobs through no fault of their own.
Technical Bulletins: Health Insurance Premiums As Salary For Municipal Elected Officials And Employees, Don Darden
Technical Bulletins: Health Insurance Premiums As Salary For Municipal Elected Officials And Employees, Don Darden
MTAS Publications: Technical Bulletins
In some Tennessee cities, compensation is awarded to mayors and board members in lieu of health insurance coverage.
Hot Topic: Social Security Changes Cost-Of-Living Adjustments (Cola) (2009), Ralph Cross
Hot Topic: Social Security Changes Cost-Of-Living Adjustments (Cola) (2009), Ralph Cross
MTAS Publications: Hot Topics
Social Security Income (SSI) beneficiaries will receive a 5.8 percent cost-of-living adjustment for 2009.
Reducing Health Insurance Costs In Tennessee Cities, Don Darden
Reducing Health Insurance Costs In Tennessee Cities, Don Darden
MTAS Publications: Full Publications
The best way for cities to affect health insurance cost favorably is to do a better job managing their existing programs and using all of the resources available.
Hot Topic: Social Security Changes Cost-Of-Living Adjustments (Cola) (2008), Ralph Cross
Hot Topic: Social Security Changes Cost-Of-Living Adjustments (Cola) (2008), Ralph Cross
MTAS Publications: Hot Topics
Social Security Income (SSI) beneficiaries will receive a 2.3 percent cost-of-living adjustment for 2008.
Hot Topic: 2007 Social Security Changes Cost-Of-Living Adjustments (Cola), Ralph Cross
Hot Topic: 2007 Social Security Changes Cost-Of-Living Adjustments (Cola), Ralph Cross
MTAS Publications: Hot Topics
Social Security Income (SSI) beneficiaries will receive a 3.3 percent cost-of-living adjustment for 2007.
Municipal Liability For Community Service Probationers, Dennis Huffer, Sid Hemsley
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.
Technical Bulletins: Cities Required To Extend Health Insurance Coverage To Former Employees And Dependents, Don Darden
Technical Bulletins: Cities Required To Extend Health Insurance Coverage To Former Employees And Dependents, Don Darden
MTAS Publications: Technical Bulletins
The COBRA law creates an opportunity for people to retain health insurance by requiring employers to extend the coverage that the employee or dependent had immediately before qualifying for continuation coverage.
Technical Bulletins: Unemployment Insurance: Premium Paying Vs. Reimbursement, David Angerer
Technical Bulletins: Unemployment Insurance: Premium Paying Vs. Reimbursement, David Angerer
MTAS Publications: Technical Bulletins
Cities may designate themselves as either a "premium-paying" or a "reimbursement" employer; however, a municipality's choice has implications for its annual budget.
Hot Topic: Failure To Provide Proof Of Automobile Insurance A Municipal Ordinance Violation, Sid Hemsley
Hot Topic: Failure To Provide Proof Of Automobile Insurance A Municipal Ordinance Violation, Sid Hemsley
MTAS Publications: Hot Topics
Tennessee Code Annotated requires drivers of vehicles charged with various state and local traffic violations, or involved in traffic accidents, to produce proof of automobile insurance and a city may make the violation of that statute a municipal ordinance violation.
Community Service Offenders: Municipal Liability For Community Service Probationers, Sid Hemsley
Community Service Offenders: Municipal Liability For Community Service Probationers, Sid Hemsley
MTAS Publications: Full Publications
Municipal Liability For Community Service Probationers considers the potential liabilities to municipalities when they use probationary offenders who are performing community service under their control and supervision.
Technical Bulletins: Group Insurance For City Personnel, Don W. Ownby
Technical Bulletins: Group Insurance For City Personnel, Don W. Ownby
MTAS Publications: Technical Bulletins
This Technical Bulletin discusses Title 8, Chapter 50, Part 3, of the Tennessee Code Annotated (TCA), entitled "Insurance for Employees and Officials of Municipal Corporations and Special School Districts", which was enacted in 1961 and expressly authorized municipal corporations to provide group life, hospitalization, disability, or medical insurance for all their employees and officials.
Technical Bulletins: New Rules On Insurance Coverage On Municipal Funds In Fdic Insured Banks, Sid Hemsley
Technical Bulletins: New Rules On Insurance Coverage On Municipal Funds In Fdic Insured Banks, Sid Hemsley
MTAS Publications: Technical Bulletins
A summary of new rules on insurance coverage on municipal funds in FDIC insured banks.
Technical Bulletins: Fire Insurance Ratings Outside Cities -- Potential Misinterpretation Of Fire Classification Guidelines By Local Insurance Agents, C. L. Overman
MTAS Publications: Technical Bulletins
This Technical Bulletin provides information about amendments to fire insurance rating criteria used by some insurance companies in determining the fire protection classification of residential structures outside city limits.
Technical Bulletins: Unemployment Insurance - Review Of Status, Mtas
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: Unemployment Compensation Insurance: Update Number Two, Mtas
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
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
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: Unemployment Compensation Insurance: An Update, Mtas
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: Special Unemployment For City Employees, Mtas
Technical Bulletins: Special Unemployment For City Employees, Mtas
MTAS Publications: Technical Bulletins
The Tennessee Department of Employment Security entered into an agreement with the U.S. Secretary of Labor making city employees who are laid off eligible for Special Unemployment Insurance. The following general information was extracted from an Employment Security pamphlet to assist in understanding this benefit.
Technical Bulletins: General Outline Of Requirements For Public Fire Protection (For Incorporated Municipalities Or Utility Districts Of Less Than 2500 Population To Obtain Eighth Class Grading), Mtas
MTAS Publications: Technical Bulletins
MTAS reproduced these guidelines, prepared by the Insurance Services Office of Tennessee, which describe the requirements for small incorporated municipalities or utility districts contemplating the installation of water works systems and other public fire protection facilities, with a view to obtaining credit in fire insurance rates.