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Technical Bulletins: State Tax Rate On Utility Sales To Manufacturers (2012), Al Major

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State law limits both state and local sales taxes on water, gas, electricity, and other energy sources used by manufacturers. Your city needs to ensure that your utility billing system reflects these different rates. The streamlined sales tax act is scheduled to take effect on July 1, 2013.

Finding Money (2012), Sharon Rollins

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

Utility Manual (2012), Bill Young, Steve Wyatt

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The purpose of this manual is to provide cities with a better understanding of funding water and sewer utility operations.

Technical Bulletins: The Relocation Of Utilities For State Highway Construction (2012), Ron Darden

MTAS Publications: Technical Bulletins

State statutes allow cities a maximum of 120 days to mark the drawings and develop a time schedule for relocation of utilities.

How Any City Can Conduct A Utility Rate Study And Successfully Increase Rates (2012), Sharon Rollins, Bill Young

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

Technical Bulletins: The Relocation Of Utilities For State Highway Construction (2011), Don Darden

MTAS Publications: Technical Bulletins

State statutes allow cities a maximum of 120 days to mark the drawings and develop a time schedule for relocation of utilities.

Utility Manual (2011), Bill Young, Steve Wyatt

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The purpose of this manual is to provide cities with a better understanding of funding water and sewer utility operations.

How Any City Can Conduct A Utility Rate Study And Successfully Increase Rates (2011), Sharon Rollins, Bill Young

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

Water And Wastewater Management (2011), Steve Wyatt, Brett Ward, Al Major, Bill Young

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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.

Water And Wastewater Management (2009), Steve Wyatt, Brett Ward, Bill Young

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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.

Hot Topic: The Relocation Of City Utilities On A State Highway Project (2009), Ron Darden

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State statutes allow cities a maximum of 120 days to mark the drawings and develop a time schedule for relocation.

Steps To Successful Utility Construction (2009), Brett Ward

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SCORE members believe that projects can be improved by enhancing the administrative skills of project owners, that is, the city or utility.

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

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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.

Hot Topic: Public Chapter 779 Water And Sewer Rate Study, Randy Gustafson

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MTAS will be assisting the Water and Wastewater Funding Board in surveying cities about water rates, sewer rates, and tap fees, as well as sanitation and recycling efforts, following the MURTS format.

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

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

Hot Topic: The Relocation Of City Utilities On A State Highway Project (2006), Ron Darden

MTAS Publications: Hot Topics

State statutes allow cities a maximum of 120 days to mark the drawings and develop a time schedule for relocation.

Utility Manual (2006), Bill Young

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The purpose of this manual is to provide cities with a better understanding of funding water and sewer utility operations.

Steps To Successful Utility Construction (2006), Brett Ward

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SCORE members believe that projects can be improved by enhancing the administrative skills of project owners, that is, the city or utility.

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

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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.

Technical Bulletins: Primer On Performance Measurements For Municipal Public Works Departments, Sharon Rollins

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This publication defines performance measurement and related terms as they apply to public works tasks.

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

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

Technical Bulletins: Tva Set To Increase Wholesale Power Rates To Distributors, Bill Young

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TVA will decide at its August 2003 board meeting on changes to the wholesale power rate (the rate charged to power distributors) and could increase rates that affect residential and some commercial and industrial customers by approximately eight percent.

Hot Topic: State Tax Rate On Utility Sales To Manufacturers, Al Major

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The manufacturer sales tax rate has become an issue as cities are updating their utility billing systems for the increased state sales tax.

Utility Manual, Bill Young

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The purpose of this manual is to provide cities with a better understanding of funding water and sewer utility operations.

The Basics Of A Utility Rate Study, Al Major

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This publication focuses upon the elements involved in conducting a rate study, including: developing revenue trends and expense trends, gaining knowledge about future capital needs, gaining knowledge about changes in customers, projecting future years activity, reporting results, selling a rate or rate structure change, understanding the implication of the rate structure and equity issues, and assessing and improving the rate study data retrieval methods.

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

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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.

City Of Rockwood Natural Gas Fund Report, Steve Wyatt, Bill Young

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The City of Rockwood operates a natural gas system for approximately 2,600 residential and commercial customers who are served by the main city gas distribution gate. In addition, there are three industrial customers, IMCO, Horsehead, and Bayou Steel who purchase natural gas under a third party contract. These customers separately contract with Rockwood for transportation of the gas on the city distribution system for these gas purchases.

In 1996, Rockwood entered into an agreement with the City of Kingston (Exhibit 1) to provide natural gas service within the City of Kingston. The revenues and expenses of the Kingston portion of …

Utility Manual: Ideas And Alternatives For Addressing Water And Sewer Fund Issues (1994), W. Ken Joines

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This manual's purpose is to provide management with ideas, options, and methods to address financial difficulties.

Technical Bulletins: Public Chapter 509 Slaps Cuffs On Utility Revenues, Al Major

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This Technical Bulletin provides information about Public Chapter 509, which phased out the practice of transferring surplus revenues from utility sales to a city's general fund. The comprehensive law, which went into effect July 1, 1993, amended Tennessee Code Annotated (T.C.A.) § 9-21-308 and T.C.A. § 7-34-105, also known as the Revenue Bond Law.

Elements Of A Utility Rate Study, Sharon Rollins

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How can communities protect their multi-billion dollar water and wastewater treatment investments and give citizens clean, safe water? The key lies with municipal officials' ability to acquire sufficient operating revenues.

Sound financial management allows communities to acquire the necessary revenues to maintain financially self-sufficient water and wastewater operations. The best source of revenue for paying water and wastewater treatment costs is user fees. Unfortunately, raising user fees is one of the most dreaded actions undertaken by local officials. If it is not done correctly, the resulting political backlash and public resistance can be harmful for water and wastewater operations.