Executive News
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11/05/2002
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Election Results - Well, not really. But here are the results of the MTAS election contest. Collectively we predict that Bredesen will be Governor with 50.1%; Alexander will be Senator with 54.2%; Amendment 1 will pass with 56.7%; and Amendment 2 will fail with 46.3%. I can only hope we're wrong about Amendment 2. As for the rest, we all have our separate opinions as you can see.
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Training - The Training Team has been busy figuring out how to implement a charge for statewide courses. I notified cities by letter and email last week that starting January 2003, MTAS will charge $20/person for each four-hour course. We're still working on the amount of fees for the Elected Officials Academy and customized training. We'll seek input from a new committee.
TML has appointed a training transition committee (Barry Baker, City Manager, Loudon; Mayor Sharon Goldsworthy, Germantown; Margaret Mahery, Executive Director, TML; Sylvia Trice, Director of Conference Planning, TML; Randy Vineyard, Finance Director, Knoxville; and Lynn Wampler, City Manager, Fayetteville) to advice us on transitioning municipal training from CGT/MTAS to MTAS. The committee will convene later this month.
Congratulations - Here's a copy of a part of an email sent to Mary Taylor last night:
Dear Mary,
I wouldn’t forgive myself if I didn’t take a moment to let you know about the fabulous folks working for IPS.
On October 5 more than 1,000 Nashvillians volunteered their Saturday to help paint, renovate and landscape over 60 public schools as a part of Hands On Nashville Day. The IPS team of Kurt Frederick (team leader), Brian Spears, Ralph Cross, Lori Ungurait and Debbie Howell helped make the day a huge success. Dressed in UT orange, their team spent four long hours landscaping a neighborhood school. Their work certainly paid off as they created a better learning environment for the students to enjoy.
I wanted to make sure you knew about your employees’ commitment to public service – both inside the office and out. Hands On Nashville is certainly thankful for their commitment.
Shannon Cunningham
Associate Director
Hands On Nashville