MTAS provided an agreement based on T.C.A. ' 6-54-111 that authorizes the city to appropriate funds for the financial aid of nonprofit charitable or civic organizations, as well as a resolution providing funding for a non-profit charitable organization.
| Finance--Municipal Non-profit organizations |
MTAS was asked whether a specific individual is an employee of the city or an independent contractor.
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employee v independent contractor_public.pdf
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| Personnel--Classification Personnel--Employment Personnel--Employment agreements Contractors Airports--Personnel Airports--Contracts |
Twenty Southeastern cities were asked several questions about construction inspection activities.
| Public works--Construction Code enforcement--Building inspection |
Survey invitations were went to 79 cities with 48 responses regarding merit raises and cost of living increases for city employees in Fiscal Year 2022.
| Personnel--Compensation |
MTAS was asked about Private Law Charters, whether city employees may run for elected office, and about conflict of interest.
| Charters Charters--City--Tennessee Elections Elections--Laws and regulations Elections--Laws and regulations--Tennessee Conflict of interests |
MTAS was asked to address the advantages and disadvantages associated with changing the City to a commission form of government.
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Commission Form of Government.pdf
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| Charters--City--Tennessee |
This guide is designed to clear up questions about purchasing and to save cities money.
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Purchasing Guide rev2.pdf
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| Purchasing--Policies and procedures Municipal government--Administration |
MTAS Legal Consultant Melissa Ashburn replied to a request for information regarding pending legislation on public meeting notices. Ashburn goes on to explain that a Facebook posting is not sufficient alone to satisfy open meeting requirements.
| Meetings--Planning and management Municipal government--Public information |
The Atoka Fire Department (AFD) provides fire, rescue, hazardous materials, emergency medical, emergency preparedness, community risk reduction, public education, and fire investigative services to the residents, businesses, and visitors of Atoka, Tennessee. The Atoka Fire Department and its members are consistently seeking continual improvement to achieve and maintain the highest level of professionalism and efficiency of services provided on behalf of those it serves, and thus, requested assistance from UT MTAS to facilitate a “Customer-Driven Strategic Planning” process for the agency. The resulting strategic plan was developed and written using guidelines outlined in the Commission on Fire Accreditation (CFAI) Fire and Emergency Service Self-Assessment Manual 10th Edition. It is intended to guide the organization within the leadership’s established parameters through 2029.
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Atoka_Strategic Plan_2024.pdf
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| Fire--Insurance ratings Fire--Performance measurement Fire--Accreditation Fire--Administration Atoka (Tenn) |
This project develops an RFP and investigates sources of disposal of wood waste from electrical line trimming operations.
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RFP Wood Waste.pdf
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| Solid waste--Collection--Brush Solid waste--Contracts Utilities--Lines and pipes Purchasing--Bids proposals and specifications |