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Technical Bulletins: Ordinance Prohibiting "Brown Bagging" In Beer Taverns Upheld, Don W. Ownby

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On December 8, 1986, the Tennessee Supreme Court upheld an ordinance of the Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County which makes it unlawful for the holder of a Metropolitan beer license to allow any alcoholic beverage with an alcoholic content in excess of five percent to be brought onto the licensed premises unless the establishment is also licensed to serve liquor by the drink. Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County vs Donald D. Shaw, SW2d (Dec. 8, 1986).

Technical Bulletins: How To Reduce Phone Costs, Robert W. Freson

MTAS Publications: Technical Bulletins

This Technical Bulletin lists several possible steps intended to help cities reduce their telephone costs.

Technical Bulletins: A Public Official's Guide To Measuring Distance Restrictions In Beer Regulations, Sid Hemsley

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This Technical Bulletin discusses the two principal methods (straight-line and by-the-streets) of measuring distance requirements between beer establishments and churches, schools and, occasionally, other institutions.

Technical Bulletins: A City Attorney's Guide To Distance Restrictions In Beer Regulations, Sid Hemsley

MTAS Publications: Technical Bulletins

This Technical Bulletin discusses the two principal methods (straight-line and by-the-streets) of measuring distance requirements between beer establishments and churches, schools and, occasionally, other institutions.

Technical Bulletins: Cities And The Hazardous Chemical Right-To-Know Law, Harold R. Yungmeyer

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In May, 1985, the Tennessee State Legislature passed the "Hazardous Chemical Right-To-Know Law." This Technical Bulletin goes over the main points of the law and its implications for cities.

Technical Bulletins: Required Group Health Care Coverage For Former Employees And Dependents, Michael Tallent

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This Technical Bulletin discusses Title X of the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 (COBRA), which requires cities with more than 20 employees, that offer health care plans, to extend continuing health care coverage to their employees or their dependents when certain "qualifying events" have occurred.

Technical Bulletins: Grease Traps, Sharon Rollins

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This Technical Bulletin discusses why grease traps are necessary and provides a list of design criteria, as well as a diagram of a typical grease trap and instructions for their maintenance.

Technical Bulletins: Summary Of 1986 Public Acts: Supplemental, Dennis Huffer

MTAS Publications: Technical Bulletins

The 94th General Assembly adopted a total of 942 new public acts, 482 in the 1985 session and another 460 in the recently completed 1986 session. This bulletin contains summaries of public acts which, for one reason or another, were not summarized in the Summary of 1986 Publications of Interest to Tennessee Municipal Officials.

Technical Bulletins: Epa Regulations On Contractor Retainage Interest Change, Edward C. Archer

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This Technical Bulletin provides information about a ruling from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) which made it extremely important that bid documents contain a section stating that interest will be paid on retainage.

Technical Bulletins: Sunshine Law Codification Problem Corrected, Don W. Ownby

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Chapter No. 290, Public Acts of 1985, entitled "AN ACT relative to meetings of the board of directors of certain nonprofit corporations and to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 8, Chapter 44, Part l" (the Sunshine Law) was codified in Section 8-44-102, Tennessee Code Annotated, in such manner as to reflect a broader application than apparently was intended.

In 1986, when the General Assembly approved the codification of the 1985 Acts by Chapter No. 523, it changed the way Chapter No. 290 had been codified and reflected in the 1985 Supplement.

Technical Bulletins: Maintenance Of Effort For Gas Tax Continues, Jim Leuty, Jerry Robinson

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The "maintenance of effort" provision in the legislation that increased the state gasoline tax in 1985 by three cents remained in effect for the Fiscal Year 1986-87.

Technical Bulletins: Important Public Acts Of 1986, Dennis Huffer

MTAS Publications: Technical Bulletins

During the 1986 session of the Tennessee General Assembly, state representatives adopted hundreds of new laws, many of them affecting municipalities and municipal officials. In order to inform municipal officials of the most important of these Public Acts, MTAS published this bulletin. The summaries are arranged by broad categories and in the categories by Public Chapter number. These summaries should not be substituted for a reading of the Acts themselves.

Technical Bulletins: 1986-87 State Revenue Estimates, Federal Revenue Sharing & Local Sales Tax Outlook, Ken Joines, Jim Leuty

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The State General Assembly adjourned on April 17, 1986. Based on information available at that time, this Technical Bulletin provides the amount of state shared taxes that Tennessee cities could expect to receive for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1986.

Technical Bulletins: New Epa Regulations Limit Cost Overruns To 5%, Sharon Rollins, Anderson W. Jordan

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This Technical Bulletin discusses a new regulation announced by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), which made all Wastewater Grants subject to a 5% overrun rule, effective February 10, 1986.

Technical Bulletins: Irs Regulations Relating To Taxation Of City Employees Utilizing City-Owned Vehicles, Richard M. Ellis

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This Technical Bulletin is a more comprehensive review of the regulations issued as a result of the passage of P.L. 99-44, relating to the taxation of employees utilizing city-owned vehicles.