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Wanted: Live-In Teachers, Chester Smolski

Smolski Texts

"Boston, Chicago, Philadelphia, Detroit and Cleveland all have it--a residency requirement--and so does Providence. Having to live in the city for which you work has been deemed to be an important measure in helping to bring people back into the city, and that was the reason it was included in the 1980 Home Rule Charter."

Dawnbreaker Vol 36 No 2 (Winter 1988), Dawnbreaker Staff

Maine Women's Publications - All

No abstract provided.

Technical Bulletins: When Is A Mobile Home Not A Mobile Home?, Sid Hemsley

MTAS Publications: Technical Bulletins

This Technical Bulletin provides information about the definition of a mobile home and about mobile home statutes.

Municipal Courts In Tennessee - A Constitutional And Statutory Primer, Sid Hemsley

MTAS Publications: Full Publications

This paper will first examine the constitutional and statutory underpinnings of municipal courts in Tennessee. Then it will briefly review the jurisidiction of municipal courts, the selection of municipal court judges, and municipal court penalties. Finally, it will take a look at the recent case of Summers v. Thompson, Tenn. Sup. Ct., No. 23, filed May 23, 1988. That case has a significant bearing on all of those topics, and it has some implications for what municipal courts will look like in the future. No pretense is made that every important thing is said or every important case is cited …

Eight Communities Meet To Find And Foot Housing, Chester Smolski

Smolski Texts

"When resources are provided to local cities and towns to address housing problems, the results can be both innovative and productive. This was aptly demonstrated at a recent workshop on affordable housing.

The 150 attendees who went to Newport, one of the eight cities and towns that received grants to study the problem, were there to share recommendations on how to best address the Providence metropolitan area's lack of affordable housing."

The Sparta/White County Experience: An Attempt To Unify Governments, Ron Fults, Joe Muscatello

MTAS Publications: Full Publications

This report is an account of the unification efforts between the governments of the City of Sparta and White County, Tennessee. The compilation of records and the documentation of events leading up to and through the consolidation attempt in White County inc1uding the election results of the referendum is the basis of this report.

Looking Up Times Vol 4, No 2 (1988), Looking Up Staff

Maine Women's Publications - All

No abstract provided.

The Cities And Towns Look Ahead, Chester Smolski

Smolski Texts

"What do you want your community to be? Over the next two and one-half years all communities in the state will be required to address this question, and to come up with a formal statement of what these goals and objectives are to be. And it's about time."

How To Keep Teachers In R.I., Chester Smolski

Smolski Texts

"Should Providence city employees be forced to live in the city? The Home Rule Charter, adopted five years ago, requires them to do so. The executive secretary of the Providence Teachers' Union states that this requirement should not apply to teachers. But, is dropping the residency requirement the answer to the problem of finding adequate numbers of substitute and full-time teachers?"

Technical Bulletins: Information System Funding Available For Municipal Law Enforcement Agents, Phillip A. Keith

MTAS Publications: Technical Bulletins

This Technical Bulletin discusses opportunities for Tennessee municipalities to obtain funding for the purpose of developing or enhancing computerized information systems. The available funding aimed to provide Tennessee law enforcement agencies with newly developed technology and to upgrade the quality of law enforcement data across the state.

Maine Women's Lobby Legislative Alert (1988 - May), Maine Women's Lobby Staff

Maine Women's Publications - All

No abstract provided.

Residency And The Charter, Chester Smolski

Smolski Texts

"When Providence voters approved a home rule charter in 1980, they took a major step forward in choosing their own destiny, rather than relying on the General Assembly to approve many of their actions. To implement the resulting changes, the date for full compliance of the charter was set at 1983. And since that time, newly hired city workers are required to live in Providence."

Technical Bulletins: 1988-89 State Revenue Estimates / Local Sales Tax Outlook, Ken Joines, Jim Leuty

MTAS Publications: Technical Bulletins

This Technical Bulletin provides the per capita amounts that Tennessee cities were expected to receive for the fiscal year 1988-89. At the time this bulletin was published, the State General Assembly had not yet adjourned and the state budget had not been passed. Therefore, the per capita amounts presented in the bulletin were estimates only and subject to change.

Dawnbreaker Vol 36 No 3 (Spring 1988), Dawnbreaker Staff

Maine Women's Publications - All

No abstract provided.

Some Modest Progress In Providing Affordable Housing In R.I., Chester Smolski

Smolski Texts

"Affordable housing is a major problem in Rhode Island and the Northeast as monthly figures issued by government, realtors, builders and others constantly remind us. But as bad as the situation is, there are some encouraging actions being taken that offer hope for the future."

Maine Women's Lobby Legislative Alert (1988 - March), Maine Women's Lobby Staff

Maine Women's Publications - All

No abstract provided.

Taking Steps To Solve The Country's Housing Woes, Chester Smolski

Smolski Texts

"The problems of housing in today's America force us to look back almost a quarter of a century in time to the Great Society era, for it was during this period that some of the most progressive and far-reaching housing legislation in this nation was enacted."

Technical Bulletins: Report On Permitting Requirements For Municipal And Industrial Stormwater Discharges, Sharon Rollins

MTAS Publications: Technical Bulletins

This Technical Bulletin provides information on the background and current status (as of February 1988) of the Clean Water Act of 1987. The bulletin also discusses Chattanooga's efforts to abate water pollution.

What About Pit Bulls, Don W. Ownby

MTAS Publications: Full Publications

This report is designed to help municipalities identify what their legislative response should be to the considerable media hype about pit bulldogs. Samples of publications, ordinances, and court opinions are included in appendices.

Legal Considerations Involved In The Hiring Decision (Or "Do I Really Have To Hire That Person?"), Sid Hemsley

MTAS Publications: Full Publications

Covers such topics as the employment contract in Tennessee; state employment legislation affecting hiring; and various types of discrimination.

Technical Bulletins: Improving Financial Responsibility Through Budget Amendment Control, Ken Joines, Tom Brant

MTAS Publications: Technical Bulletins

This Technical Bulletin provides information intended to help city councils and their individual members be more financially responsible. Included is a sample ordinance that establishes a requirement that any additional expenditures resulting from an amendment to a city's budget must be accompanied by a resolution identifying a corresponding increase in income and/or expenditure reduction.

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: Nonpoint Sources Of Water Pollution, Sharon Rollins

MTAS Publications: Technical Bulletins

Nonpoint sources of water pollution are defined as land and air use activities that contribute to pollution of ground and/or surface water as a result of runoff, of nonpoint source pollution leachate from septic tanks seepage, or percolation. Major sources are agriculture runoff, urban runoff, and landfills, runoff from forestry and mining operations, and hydrologic modifications. Nonpoint sources of water pollution are responsible for approximately three-fourths of the water quality problems in Tennessee.

The Clean water Act of 1987 (Act) requires states to begin addressing the problem of nonpoint sources of water pollution.

Looking Up Times Vol 4, No 1 (1988), Looking Up Staff

Maine Women's Publications - All

No abstract provided.

Maine Women's Lobby Legislative Alert (1988 - January), Maine Women's Lobby Staff

Maine Women's Publications - All

No abstract provided.

Guided Discovery: Playing And Winning The Economic Development Game, Municipal Technical Advisory Service

MTAS Publications: Full Publications

Guided Discovery is a strategic planning approach to economic development. It is intended to serve communities by providing a process for examining strengths and weaknesses, and developing realistic strategies for actions to improve economic conditions.

Small Cities Police Manual Guide, Joe Muscatello

MTAS Publications: Full Publications

No abstract provided.

Municipal Law Report No. 5, Dennis W. Huffer

MTAS Publications: Full Publications

A municipality can opt to either pay employee premiums or reimburse employee costs under current Tennessee law. This report provides details on these two options and outlines the advantages and disadvantages of each.

The Police Response To Domestic Violence Incidents, Phillip E. Keith

MTAS Publications: Full Publications

Within the past few years, domestic violence has come to the forefront in demanding the attention of the criminal justice system. This report explains many of the myths associated with domestic violence, reviews the literature on domestic violence, and provides practical steps for establishing policies and procedures related to domestic violence within law enforcement agencies.

MTAS Municipal Law Enforcement Management Report no. 1

Directory Of Tennessee Municipal Officials 1987-88 (Revised), Mtas

Municipal Directories

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, for 1987-88.