Fourteen cities were asked questions about safety policies and procedures relating to office doors and access points; the use of flex-time; and, methods, products, and vendors for capturing employee time and attendance.

The town wishes to employ an individual for a period of one year in order to determine if they are capable of operating the Town's wastewater treatment plant, a highly regulated facility which must be operated to exact regulations as required by state, local, and federal agencies.

A recently hired salaried employee worked a significant number of hours for a community event. MTAS provided options on how to address this issue.

MTAS was asked whether cities must pay overtime with respect to police officers attending law enforcement training academy.

MTAS asked nine cities about the salaries paid for operators of specific collection equipment.

MTAS was asked how the city school system can be abolished.

The GPO and WEP are two provisions of the act that reduce the Social Security benefits of non-covered workers who become entitled to Social Security either through a spouse or by working the requisite amount of time in a covered position.

MTAS was asked whether the governing body of a city can delegate to the utility board the authority to set water, sewer and gas rates.

MTAS was asked whether a city may require board members to submit to drug testing.

This is a resolution that can be used by municipal governing bodies with natural gas utility systems or a board that has control over a municipal natural gas utility system to appropriate money to a chamber of commerce or economic and community organization for the purpose of economic development. The legislation does not allow money to be appropriated for these purposes in Knoxville, Memphis, Chattanooga, and Metro Nashville.