Local Government Forum 2023: 3 General, 1 Dual

Courses Included

• Local Government Forum 2023: Stopping the Havoc Caused by Sovereign Citizens!
  
  

  This course will inform program participants of the criminal actions taken by sovereign citizens who steal property and identities when they file false documents in the Register of Deeds. Nick will share some incredible stories of the lengths these sovereign citizens will go to when committing their crimes. These fraudulent documents wreak havoc with not only the government offices where the false documents are being filed, but the citizens who are victimized by the thefts of their valuable property and identities. Mr. McBride will also speak on the legislation that has been adopted to stop these sovereign citizens and protect property owners from victimization. This is a helpful and very informative session which will assist local government attorneys in understanding the crimes being committed by sovereign citizens in their jurisdictions and the processes that can be put in place to prevent them.

  Nick McBride, Knox County Register of Deeds

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  Course Information

  Format:Online VideoDual Credits:0.00General Credits:1.00

  Speakers/Producers

  

  • Nick McBride, Knox County Register of Deeds,
    Nick McBride was elected to serve his second term as the Knox County Register of Deeds in August 2022.  Nick has over 34 years of service in the Register of Deeds office, having started in the...
• Local Government Forum 2023: The Tennessee General Assembly in Action: A Review of Recently Passed Legislation
  
  

  Every year, the Tennessee General Assembly passes a number of bills that impact how local governments exist and operate. This session will include a review of legislation recently passed by the General Assembly that impacts local governments. The session will also include a review of legislation that did not pass during the most recent Session but could resurface in 2024.

  Elisha Hodge, University of Tennessee, MTAS

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  Course Information

  Format:Online VideoDual Credits:0.00General Credits:1.00

  Speakers/Producers

  

  • Elisha Hodge, Public Entity Partners, Franklin
    Elisha D. Hodge currently serves as a legal services consultant with Public Entity Partners. Before joining PEP, Elisha worked for MTAS for nearly a decade, and she also served as the Open Records...
• Local Government 2023: Annexation in Tennessee 2023
  
  

  This presentation will cover the current requirements for annexation under Tennessee law, legal challenges that may be launched, case law update and proposed legislation that may change annexation next year.

  Melissa Ashburn, University of Tennessee, MTAS

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  Course Information

  Format:Online VideoDual Credits:0.00General Credits:1.00

  Speakers/Producers

  

  • Melissa Ashburn, UT Municipal Technical Advisory Service, Knoxville
    Melissa Ashburn joined the University of Tennessee Municipal Technical Advisory Service in 2001, when she was hired as a Municipal Legal Consultant. Prior to joining MTAS, she practiced law for seven...
• Local Government Forum 2023: The Ethical and Professional Challenge of Police in Schools
  
  

  According to the United States Justice Department, School Resource Officers (SROs), are trained law enforcement officers who engage in community-oriented policing activities and are assigned to work in collaboration with schools and community-based organizations. In many Tennessee, localities, SROs—also called school safety officers, school police officers, or school liaison officers—are employees of the local police department. In others, they are employees of the school district. The presence of SROs in Tennessee’s schools provides unique ethical and professional challenges for Tennessee attorneys who practice local government law due to the various and often conflicting opinions of stakeholders regarding school-based law enforcement.

  Joe Jarret, University of Tennessee

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  Course Information

  Format:Online VideoDual Credits:1.00General Credits:0.00

  Speakers/Producers

  

  • Joseph Jarret, Not Renewing - University of Tennessee, Powell
    Joe Jarret is an attorney and a federal and state mediator who has been practicing law for over 30 years. He has practiced law before the Tennessee Supreme Court, and lower state and federal courts...