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Technical Bulletins: Municipal Travel Policy (2008), Melissa Ashburn Dec 2008

Technical Bulletins: Municipal Travel Policy (2008), Melissa Ashburn

MTAS Publications: Technical Bulletins

State law requires all municipalities with populations less than 100,000 to adopt and file with the state comptroller a travel policy that covers expense reimbursement for elected and appointed officials.


Technical Bulletins: Census Figures Help Cities Redistrict (2008), Gary Jaeckel Oct 2008

Technical Bulletins: Census Figures Help Cities Redistrict (2008), Gary Jaeckel

MTAS Publications: Technical Bulletins

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


Technical Bulletins: City Recorder Certification Update (2008), Margaret Norris Sep 2008

Technical Bulletins: City Recorder Certification Update (2008), 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.


Technical Bulletins: Interviewing And The Law (2008), Richard Stokes Aug 2008

Technical Bulletins: Interviewing And The Law (2008), Richard Stokes

MTAS Publications: Technical Bulletins

Congress provided Federal legal enforcement for equal employment in the Civil Rights Act of 1964, with strengthening amendments added in 1972.


Technical Bulletins: Considerations For Any City Thinking About Developing A New Sewer System, Sharon Rollins Jul 2008

Technical Bulletins: Considerations For Any City Thinking About Developing A New Sewer System, Sharon Rollins

MTAS Publications: Technical Bulletins

Ask lots of questions and get answers you can live with before building a centralized sewer system.


Technical Bulletins: How To Conduct A City Council Meeting Based On Roberts' Rules Of Order, Melissa Ashburn Jul 2008

Technical Bulletins: How To Conduct A City Council Meeting Based On Roberts' Rules Of Order, Melissa Ashburn

MTAS Publications: Technical Bulletins

A guide to conducting city council meetings that includes the duties of the mayor and the city recorder, handling of motions, and keeping the minutes.


Technical Bulletins: Biomonitoring For The National Pollution Discharge Elimination System Permit (Npdes) (2008), Steve Wyatt May 2008

Technical Bulletins: Biomonitoring For The National Pollution Discharge Elimination System Permit (Npdes) (2008), Steve Wyatt

MTAS Publications: Technical Bulletins

Biomonitoring is one requirement of the NPDES permit for a large number of publicly owned treatment works.


Technical Bulletins: Tranquilizer Guns And Animal Control (2008): Let Sleeping Dogs Lie, Don Darden Apr 2008

Technical Bulletins: Tranquilizer Guns And Animal Control (2008): Let Sleeping Dogs Lie, Don Darden

MTAS Publications: Technical Bulletins

The law does not include using tranquilizer darts to catch dogs and cats.


Technical Bulletins: Essentials Of The Pension Protection Act, Bonnie Jones Apr 2008

Technical Bulletins: Essentials Of The Pension Protection Act, Bonnie Jones

MTAS Publications: Technical Bulletins

Through the Pension Protection Act, Congress attempts to provide workers with enhanced security by strengthening funding requirements and administration of defined benefit pension plans. The PPA also contains provisions for defined contribution plans such as 401(k) plans, IRAs, 457 plans and 403(b) plans.


Technical Bulletins: Unemployment Insurance: Premium Paying Vs. Reimbursement, David Angerer Mar 2008

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.


Technical Bulletins: Should Your City Consider Privatization? (2008), David Angerer Mar 2008

Technical Bulletins: Should Your City Consider Privatization? (2008), David Angerer

MTAS Publications: Technical Bulletins

Many cities have come to see privatization as a means of saving money and improving the quality of the services they provide to the public.


Technical Bulletins: Independent Contractor Vs. Employee, Ralph Cross Mar 2008

Technical Bulletins: Independent Contractor Vs. Employee, Ralph Cross

MTAS Publications: Technical Bulletins

The IRS provides guidance in determining the classification of the employment relationship by evaluating three factors: behavioral control, financial control, and relationship of parties.


Technical Bulletins: Open Meetings In Tennessee: Compliance With The Public Meetings Law (2007), Melissa Ashburn Jan 2008

Technical Bulletins: Open Meetings In Tennessee: Compliance With The Public Meetings Law (2007), Melissa Ashburn

MTAS Publications: Technical Bulletins

The Tennessee Public Meetings Law declares that all public policy and public business decisions must be made in meetings that are open to the public and requires adequate public notice and thorough minutes of such meetings.