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Open Records: A Guide For Municipal Officials (2008), Josh Jones Dec 2008

Open Records: A Guide For Municipal Officials (2008), Josh Jones

MTAS Publications: Full Publications

This guide summarizes Tennessee’s open records laws as of October 2008 and includes practical applications for municipal officials and employees.


Water And Wastewater Management (2008), Steve Wyatt, Brett Ward Dec 2008

Water And Wastewater Management (2008), Steve Wyatt, Brett Ward

MTAS Publications: Full Publications

The purpose of this manual is to provide a resource for both new and experienced water board members and municipal officials who have little or no formal training for the job.


The Five Basic Steps For Registering A Domain Name For Your Municipality (2008), Justin O'Hara Oct 2008

The Five Basic Steps For Registering A Domain Name For Your Municipality (2008), Justin O'Hara

MTAS Publications: Full Publications

An explanation of how a city may register a domain name for a Web site.


Adopting Building Codes And Building Code Amendments By Reference (2008), Steve Lobertini Oct 2008

Adopting Building Codes And Building Code Amendments By Reference (2008), Steve Lobertini

MTAS Publications: Full Publications

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


Ordinance Drafting And Enactment: Issues And Recommendations, Steve Lobertini Oct 2008

Ordinance Drafting And Enactment: Issues And Recommendations, Steve Lobertini

MTAS Publications: Full Publications

This publication contains a discussion of legal issues relevant to ordinance drafting, with sample charter provisions, as well as a summary of issues and an ordinance-drafting guide.


Reducing Health Insurance Costs In Tennessee Cities, Don Darden Oct 2008

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.


Hotel-Motel Tax In Tennessee Cities (2008), Ron Darden Sep 2008

Hotel-Motel Tax In Tennessee Cities (2008), Ron Darden

MTAS Publications: Full Publications

The proceeds from the hotel-motel tax can be used for purposes authorized in your enacting ordinance, private act, or general law.


Directory Of Tennessee Municipal Officials (2008), Mtas Sep 2008

Directory Of Tennessee Municipal Officials (2008), 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.


Tennessee Public Acts 2008: Summaries Of Interest To Municipal Officials, Josh Jones, Dennis Huffer Sep 2008

Tennessee Public Acts 2008: Summaries Of Interest To Municipal Officials, Josh Jones, Dennis Huffer

MTAS Publications: Full Publications

This publication summarizes the year's public acts that have the most significant impact on municipal operations.


Model Identity Theft Policy And Facta Compliance, Josh Jones Sep 2008

Model Identity Theft Policy And Facta Compliance, Josh Jones

MTAS Publications: Full Publications

Includes background information on FACTA, model identity theft policy, and resolution.


Your Municipal Code: Adopting It And Keeping It Up-To-Date, Steve Lobertini Sep 2008

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.


Purchasing Guide For Tennessee Municipalities (2008), Rick Whitehead, Ralph Cross, Mike Tallent Sep 2008

Purchasing Guide For Tennessee Municipalities (2008), Rick Whitehead, Ralph Cross, Mike Tallent

MTAS Publications: Full Publications

This guide is designed to answer questions about purchasing and to save cities money. Includes sample forms and ordinances.


City Recorder Certification Update (2008), Margaret Norris Sep 2008

City Recorder Certification Update (2008), Margaret Norris

MTAS Publications: Full Publications

In 1994 Chapter 648 of Public Acts of 1994 added a law that required municipal clerks and recorders to become certified by completing 100 hours of education. The legislation also required that the certification be maintained by obtaining 18 hours of continuing education every three years.


Finding Money For Municipal Water, Wastewater And Solid Waste Projects In Tennessee (2008), Sharon Rollins Aug 2008

Finding Money For Municipal Water, Wastewater And Solid Waste Projects In Tennessee (2008), Sharon Rollins

MTAS Publications: Full Publications

This guide provides an overview of various financing programs available to Tennessee's local governments for water, wastewater, solid waste, and other project needs.


The Competitive Cable And Video Services Act: Increasing Competition And Diminishing Local Authority, Melissa Ashburn Aug 2008

The Competitive Cable And Video Services Act: Increasing Competition And Diminishing Local Authority, Melissa Ashburn

MTAS Publications: Full Publications

This legislation is part of the national trend to diminish or eliminate the franchising authority of cities by granting cable companies the right to provide services without negotiating agreements with local governments.


Municipal Personnel Report: Recruiting And Selecting Management And Professional Personnel, Warren Nevad Aug 2008

Municipal Personnel Report: Recruiting And Selecting Management And Professional Personnel, Warren Nevad

MTAS Publications: Full Publications

This publication provides local governments with basic information and a general framework for recruiting, interviewing, and selecting managerial and professional personnel.


A Public Policy Institute Year Of Discovery: Building Capacity For Citizen Dialogue, Gary Petree Jul 2008

A Public Policy Institute Year Of Discovery: Building Capacity For Citizen Dialogue, Gary Petree

MTAS Publications: Full Publications

“A year of discovery” best describes the first year of Public Policy Institute (PPI) activity at the University of Tennessee Municipal Technical Advisory Service (MTAS).


Getting To Know And Maybe Love Your Municipal Charter, Sid Hemsley Jun 2008

Getting To Know And Maybe Love Your Municipal Charter, Sid Hemsley

MTAS Publications: Full Publications

This publication explains what a municipal charter is, what it does, and how it may be changed.


Records Management For Municipal Government: A Reference Guide For City Officials And Municipal Public Records Custodians (2007), Dennis Huffer May 2008

Records Management For Municipal Government: A Reference Guide For City Officials And Municipal Public Records Custodians (2007), Dennis Huffer

MTAS Publications: Full Publications

A basic summary of laws, regulations and practices regarding records management by city governmental offices.


Natural Gas Primer For Elected Officials, Steve Wyatt May 2008

Natural Gas Primer For Elected Officials, Steve Wyatt

MTAS Publications: Full Publications

This publication provides basic information to municipal elected officials concerning natural gas as it relates to a municipal gas system or local distribution customer (LDC).


Municipal Handbook (2007), Dennis Huffer, Sid Hemsley, Mike Tallent Apr 2008

Municipal Handbook (2007), Dennis Huffer, Sid Hemsley, Mike Tallent

MTAS Publications: Full Publications

A comprehensive manual on municipal government in Tennessee.


How Any City Can Conduct A Utility Rate Study And Successfully Increase Rates (2008), Sharon Rollins, Bill Young Mar 2008

How Any City Can Conduct A Utility Rate Study And Successfully Increase Rates (2008), Sharon Rollins, Bill Young

MTAS Publications: Full Publications

A guide to conduct utility rate studies and successfully implement rate increases.


Siting Telecommunications Towers: Suggestions For Protecting The Public Interest, David Angerer Mar 2008

Siting Telecommunications Towers: Suggestions For Protecting The Public Interest, David Angerer

MTAS Publications: Full Publications

A city should have a strategy in place before it considers a request from a telecommunications service to erect a tower.


Managing Infiltration Inflow In Wastewater Collection Systems (2007), Sharon Rollins Feb 2008

Managing Infiltration Inflow In Wastewater Collection Systems (2007), Sharon Rollins

MTAS Publications: Full Publications

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