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Trey Allen was a faculty member at the School from 2013 to 2021 where he specialized in general regulatory and enforcement powers of local governments, local government liability, and board procedures.

Counting the Mayor in Quorum Calculations

July 22, 2016

The General Assembly Preempts Local Antidiscrimination Measures

March 24, 2016

Ordinance Enforcement Basics

February 1, 2016

Repealing Ordinances

November 13, 2015

Voting Rules, Monuments, and Beehives: Miscellaneous Changes to Local Government Laws

October 23, 2015

Business Registration Programs: 10 Questions and Answers

August 28, 2015

When May a Board Member Change a Vote?

June 15, 2015

Statutory Permission to Take Up Items Not on the Special Meeting Notice

January 26, 2015

Governmental Immunity for Activities Designated by Statute as Governmental Functions?

December 2, 2014

Legal Authority for Peddler Permit Fees

September 22, 2014

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