MTAS Publications: Hot Topics
Submissions from 2006
Hot Topic: Tennessee Department of Agriculture 2006 Urban Forestry Funding, Warren Nevad
Hot Topic: 2006-2007 State Shared Taxes and Appropriations, Dick Phebus
Hot Topic: Federal and State Standard Mileage Rates Announced, Dick Phebus
Hot Topic: 2005/2006 MTAS Salary and Fringe Benefit Survey, Richard Stokes
Hot Topic: FTC Issues Final Rules Clarifying Fair Credit Reporting Act Requirements (2006), Richard Stokes
Hot Topic: Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program (2006), Gary West
Hot Topic: Changes To the 1983 Purchasing Law, Rick Whitehead
Submissions from 2005
Hot Topic: Municipal Court Reform Act of 2004, Rex Barton
Hot Topic: NIMS (National Incident Management System), Ray Crouch
Hot Topic: Adoption of Up-to-Date Building and Fire Codes, Ray Crouch and Dennis Huffer
Hot Topic: Emergency Assistance and Mutual Aid in Tennessee: 2004 Update, Ray Crouch and Dennis Huffer
Hot Topic: Tennessee Department of Agriculture 2005 Urban Forestry Funding, Warren Nevad
Hot Topic: Changes in Federal Reimbursement Rates for Travel, Dick Phebus
Hot Topic: Interest Rate Currently 10 Percent on Delinquent Taxes Collected or Administered by the State of Tennessee, Dick Phebus
Hot Topic: State Shared Taxes and Appropriations (2005-2006), Dick Phebus
Hot Topic: Changes Affecting the I-9 Form (2005), Richard Stokes
Hot Topic: Government Pension Offset and Windfall Elimination Provisions of the Social Security Administration, Richard Stokes
Hot Topic: MTAS Salary and Fringe Benefit Survey (2004/2005), Richard Stokes
Submissions from 2004
Hot Topic: Emergency Assistance and Mutual Aid in Tennessee, Ray Crouch
Hot Topic: Court Rules Four-Year Statute of Limitations Applies in Certain Civil Rights Cases, Dennis Huffer
Hot Topic: Tennessee Department of Agriculture 2004 Urban Forestry Funding, Warren Nevad
Hot Topic: Changes in Federal Reimbursement Rates for Travel, Dick Phebus
Hot Topic: State Shared Taxes and Appropriations (2004-2005), Dick Phebus
Hot Topic: MTAS Salary & Fringe Benefit Survey (2003-2004), Richard Stokes
Submissions from 2003
Hot Topic: 2002 IRS, Social Security and Medicare Tax Changes for Election Officials and Workers, Ralph Cross
Hot Topic: Social Security Fact Sheet: 2003 Social Security Cost-of-Living Adjustments, Ralph Cross
Hot Topic: Tennessee Building and Fire Codes, Ray Crouch
Hot Topic: Joint Economic Development Boards Must Comply with Requirements of Public Chapter 1101, Don Darden
Hot Topic: Updating Occupational Safety and Health Programs, Steve Lobertini
Hot Topic: State Tax Rate on Utility Sales to Manufacturers, Al Major
Hot Topic: Tennessee Department of Agriculture 2003 Urban Forestry Funding, Warren Nevad
Hot Topic: 2003-2004 State Revenue Estimates, Dick Phebus
Hot Topic: Changes in Federal Reimbursement Rates for Travel, Dick Phebus
Hot Topic: The 2002/2003 MTAS Salary and Fringe Benefit Survey, Richard Stokes
Hot Topic: Public Health, Security and Bioterrorism Preparedness & Response Act of 2002, Steve Wyatt
Submissions from 2002
Hot Topic: Important Notice of Changes to P.O.S.T. Commission Rules, Rex Barton
Hot Topic: Failure to Provide Proof of Automobile Insurance a Municipal Ordinance Violation, Sid Hemsley
Hot Topic: General Assembly Enacts Laws Affecting Municipalities, Dennis Huffer
Hot Topic: State Sales Tax Rate Increased Effective July 15, 2002, Dennis Huffer
Hot Topic: Tennessee Department of Agriculture 2002 Urban Forestry Funding, Warren Nevad
Hot Topic: 2002-2003 State Revenue Estimates, Dick Phebus
Hot Topic: Changes in Federal Reimbursement Rates for Travel, Dick Phebus
Hot Topic: Changes in the Rate and Distribution of the Business Tax Effective September 1, 2002, Dick Phebus
Hot Topic: Changes to the State and Local Sales and Use Tax Return: Effective July 15, 2002, Dick Phebus
Hot Topic: Interest Rate Currently 8.75% on Delinquent Taxes Collected or Administered by the State of Tennessee, Dick Phebus
Hot Topic: Unclaimed Property Reporting Due May 1, 2002, Dick Phebus
Hot Topic: The 2001/2002 MTAS Salary and Fringe Benefit Survey, Richard Stokes
Submissions from 2001
Hot Topic: Conducting Effective Roadblocks (2001), Melissa Ashburn
Hot Topic: Legislation Clarifies and Simplifies E-Commerce Procedures for Tennessee Municipalities, Ralph Cross
Hot Topic: New Withholding Tables for 2001, Ralph Cross
Hot Topic: Social Security and Medicare Budget Data for Fiscal Year 2003-2004, Ralph Cross
Hot Topic: USFA FIRE Grants: A New Source of Funding for Fire Departments, Ray Crouch
Hot Topic: Animal Control Law Revised by Legislature, Don Darden
Hot Topic: Supreme Court Limits Civil Penalties Over $50, Sid Hemsley
Hot Topic: Drug-Free Workplace: Contractor's Affidavit, Donna M. Leydorf
Hot Topic: Public Acts Affecting Cities, MTAS
Hot Topic: Changes in Federal Reimbursement Rates for Travel, Municipal Technical Advisory Service
Hot Topic: 2001-2002 State Revenue Estimates, Dick Phebus
Hot Topic: Changes in Federal Reimbursement Rates for Travel, Dick Phebus
Hot Topic: 2000-2001 Salary and Fringe Benefit Survey, Richard Stokes
Hot Topic: Uniformed Services Employment and Re-employment Rights Act, Richard Stokes
Hot Topic: FLSA Firefighter Definition Revised (2001), Dennis Wolf and Richard Stokes
Submissions from 2000
Hot Topic: 2000 Legislative Changes of Interest to Local Law Enforcement, Rex Barton
Hot Topic: Social Security Administration and Internal Revenue Service: State and Local Compliance Issues for 2000, Ralph Cross and Kirk Bednar
Hot Topic: 2000 Legislative Session Paves Way for E-Commerce, Ralph Cross and Al Major
Hot Topic: Liability Exposure of EMTs and Paramedics Not Subject to Governmental Tort Liability Limits, Jim Finane
Hot Topic: The Legislature Sends Message to Cities with Electronic Mail: You Must Have a Written E-mail Policy, Sid Hemsley
Hot Topic: 2000-2001 State Revenue Estimates, Dick Phebus
Hot Topic: Changes in Federal and State Reimbursement Rates for Travel, Dick Phebus
Hot Topic: Legislation Affecting Human Resources, Richard Stokes
Hot Topic: Personnel Issues in the News, Richard Stokes
Hot Topic: The 1999/2000 MTAS Salary and Fringe Benefit Survey, Richard Stokes
Hot Topic: October Deadline on New Inter-basin Water Transfers Act, Steve Wyatt
Submissions from 1999
Hot Topic: Requirements of Fingerprint Law, Rex Barton
Hot Topic: Growth Plan Policy Requires Joint Development Board, Don Darden
Hot Topic: Y2K Preparedness Planning, Don Darden
Hot Topic: Public Acts Affecting Cities, Dennis Huffer
Hot Topic: Changes in Federal and State Reimbursement Rates for Travel, MTAS
Hot Topic: Fair Credit Reporting Act, Richard Stokes
Hot Topic: Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996: You Must Comply, One Way or Another, Richard Stokes
Hot Topic: Personnel Issues That Made the News, Richard Stokes
Hot Topic: The 1998/99 MTAS Salary and Fringe Benefit Survey, Richard Stokes
Submissions from 1998
Hot Topic: New Law Requires Countywide Growth Plan and Limits Annexation and Incorporation, Jim Finane and Sid Hemsley
Hot Topic: Public Acts Affecting Cities, Dennis Huffer
Hot Topic: Federal and State Reimbursement Rates for Travel, MTAS
Hot Topic: State Revises Travel Reimbursement Rates, MTAS
Hot Topic: New Regulations Will Apply to Small Stormwater Discharges, Sharon Rollins
Hot Topic: National Guard's Weekend Drills are Considered Training, Richard Stokes
Hot Topic: The 1997/98 MTAS Salary and Fringe Benefit Survey, Richard Stokes
Hot Topic: Community Water Systems Required to Distribute Consumer Confidence Reports, Steve Wyatt
Submissions from 1997
Hot Topic: Legislature Makes Significant Changes to Drug Fund, Rex Barton
Hot Topic: Public Acts Affecting Cities, Dennis Huffer
Hot Topic: 1997-98 State Revenue Estimates, Ken Joines and Jim Leuty