MTAS was asked whether a member of the City's Electric Utility Power Board can and should be ousted from office since he plead guilty to, and received a sentence of one year probation for, a federal violation of illegal gambling in U.S. District Court.

Sample policy language for use when a complaint of hostile work environment, workplace harassment, or sexual harassment is lodged against a city manager by a city employee. Language provides an alternative process for handling the compliant.

This report discusses strategic planning, identifies a group of comparable cities, reviews property tax rate percentiles, and presents an analysis of basic services in the City of Farragut with those provided by the City of Oak Ridge from public funds.

MTAS was asked how to regulate an unlicensed auto dealer offering vehicles for sale in his yard.

The purpose of this manual is to provide cities with a better understanding of funding water and sewer utility operations.

State law limits both state and local sales taxes on water, gas, electricity, and other energy sources used by manufacturers. Your city needs to ensure that your utility billing system reflects these different rates. The streamlined sales tax act is scheduled to take effect on July 1, 2013.

MTAS was asked if the city needed to extend the probationary period for a police officer who was injured and on worker's compensation.

MTAS was asked to provide an ordinance increasing the local option sales tax.

MTAS was asked whether the city has any responsibility for trees growing in abandoned alleys.

MTAS conducted this fire station location review at the request of Fire Chief Kenneth Reeves on behalf of the City of Goodlettsville. The city is in portions of both Metropolitan Nashville-Davidson County and Sumner County located in Middle Tennessee. Fire protection and staffing is a local policy issue, and a community must balance local resources against acceptable risk. The Goodlettsville Fire Department is a career fire department recognized by the State of Tennessee. The department is supported and funded through the annual budgeting process and operates from one fire station for the 14.49 square miles within the city limits, protecting a population of 17,789 people.