Included are five summary reports created by MTAS Management Consultant Pete Auger in the course of assisting five cities with strategic planning: Elizabethton, Mount Carmel, Morristown, New Tazewell, and Unicoi. Also included is a presentation used during the Morristown strategic planning workshop.

The Town of Greenville (Town) and UT MTAS agreed to a memorandum of understanding concerning an operational structure analysis of the community’s unique municipal and utility relationship. In short, the Town owns the water and sewer infrastructure and a separately elected board, the Greeneville Water Commission (GWC), operates, builds out, and maintains the utility system. The study would expect to deliver:

• Analysis/overview of current structure.
• Comparison to cities of similar size.
• Pros/Cons of current structure.
• Recommendation with details of required legislative actions, if necessary.

On November 15, 2024, in State of Texas v. Dep’t of Labor, 24-cv-468-SDJ, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas vacated the Department of Labor’s (DOL) rule raising the salary thresholds for exempt status. In simple terms, the increased salary threshold is no longer going into effect and the salary threshold that went into effect in July is now null and void. The court’s order applies nationwide and to all employers both public and private.

A sample job description for the City Manager of Watauga, Tennessee.

This example proposal for strategic planning includes a brief description of the session's preparation, facilitation, and deliverables. Originally written for the city of Alcoa, the proposal could be adapted for other cities/towns.

The Town of Erwin, Tennessee, approached MTAS about studying the operational structure and personnel skills in place in the administrative offices to explore where there might be gaps in experience, skill sets of credentials and help position for succession planning in order to operate in an efficient manner. Erwin will provide all documentation in regard to employee classifications to be studied and MTAS will compare and contrast the Erwin team’s compatability skill set/experience/education, to the positions and function required for the town of Erwin.

This sample job description outlines the essential responsibilities and requirementsfor the position of city manager in a mayor-alderman charter city.

MTAS participated in the Signal Mountain Town Council's strategic planning process in February 2024. The session resulted in a new mission statement for the town; confirmation of the existing vision statement; and a SWOT analysis that identified the town's internal strengths and weaknesses and external opportunities and threats.

MTAS participated in the Lakesite City Commission's strategic planning process on October 30, 2024. The session resulted in a new mission statement for the city and a SWOT analysis that identified the city's internal strengths and weaknesses and external opportunities and threats.

MTAS was asked what measures, if any, a municipality could take to restrict the operation of peddlers/solicitors, in response to an individual peddler who went through the permit process but still raised concerns.