MTAS Fire Management Consultant Steven Cross was asked to conduct a study of the Knoxville fire department regarding staffing, stations and fire apparatus. Report includes recommendations.
| Fire--Equipment Fire--Equipment--Trucks Fire--Equipment--Vehicles Fire--Facilities Fire--Operations Fire--Personnel Knoxville (Tenn) |
MTAS provided guidance in making a determination on what is a reasonable accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) for a firefighter with diabetes who has a service dog, and wishes to bring the service dog to work with him at the fire station.
| Animals as aids for people with disabilities Fire--Personnel |
MTAS was asked about the city entering into an agreement with a land owner/developer requiring annexation as a condition for extending a utility outside the city.
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Utility extension outside the city final.pdf
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| Utilities--Extension policies Annexation--Laws and regulations--Tennessee Zoning--Subdivisions |
MTAS was asked to respond to issues related to a TDOT contract for a state highway project with respect to a utility relocation issue.
| Contracts Contracts--Laws and regulations Streets--Construction Utilities--Laws and regulations Utilities--Relocation |
MTAS was asked to write an ordinance regulating solicitations at street intersections.
| Municipal ordinances Solicitations--Charitable organizations Traffic--Laws and regulations |
MTAS received a question regarding the need to read and approve all bills and accounts in each council meeting.
| City council--Procedure |
While a number of cities still have pool and billiard parlor regulations, many provisions in them, and perhaps the entire regulations themselves, would not withstand legal scrutiny today.
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Pool Room Regulation public.doc
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| Businesses--Laws and regulations Land use |
MTAS was asked to assist the City of Oak Ridge with its charter revisions.
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Commission Working Document.pdf
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Final Charter to Be Submitted to Referendum.pdf
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| Charters--City--Tennessee Charters--Proposed Elections--Initiatives and referendums Oak Ridge (Tenn) |
Summary of changes in the federal and state reimbursement rates for travel.
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hot topic-travel rates.pdf
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| Personnel--Compensation Personnel--Fringe benefits Personnel--Laws and regulations |
MTAS was asked how residency requirements are determined and whether a council member must resign from the office to run for the office of mayor.
| Elections--Residency requirements Elections--Laws and regulations--Tennessee |