MTAS was asked whether a city can require the user of streets to obtain a bond to cover damages to the streets.

The best way for cities to affect health insurance cost favorably is to do a better job managing their existing programs and using all of the resources available.

For many Tennessee cities there is concern about the ability to manage health insurance costs. For the most part, they receive health insurance from a large established carrier or the state of Tennessee health pool, where individual city management strategies may be counter to their rules and procedures. A few of the larger cities have programs that are fully or partially self funded. It is imperative that cities contracting with insurance companies for health coverage seek to involve themselves with carriers that are receptive to changes that may well mean reduced health insurance costs.

Job description for the position of Administrative Secretary.

MTAS was asked about costs for expunging records in a municipal court exercising general sessions, juvenile, or criminal jurisdiction.

The board members for the City of Harriman, met in February 2019 to discuss and review the MTAS guide for Councilmember Orientation, a previous strategic plan and capital funding requests. Another focus of the retreat involved updating three questions - "what should the city keep doing, what should the city stop doing and what should the city start doing."

Four sample city council agendas and one study session agenda are included.

A PowerPoint presentation on biofuels.

A survey of selected West Tennessee cities and towns regarding residential refuse service rates and charges.

MTAS analyzed questions relating to compensation for various officials and for the provision of (and elimination of) health insurance to the city's officers and employees.