MTAS surveyed 11 cities regarding Assistant or Deputy Directors in a number of departments in their cities.
| Personnel--Administration Personnel--Staffing levels |
Thirteen cities were asked how often they offer testing for police and fire personnel; salary ranges for a sustainability coordinator and a stormwater coordinator; eligibility for and benefits of retiree health insurance.
| Personnel--Surveys Police--Personnel Fire--Personnel Personnel--Compensation Personnel--Retirement Insurance--Health Stormwater management |
MTAS was asked to conduct a comprehensive fire management study and present it to the city board.
| Fire--Administration--Tennessee Fire--Performance measurement Fire service--Organization |
The interest rate in effect for delinquent taxes for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2005, and ending June 30, 2006, has been set at 10 percent, an increase from last year's rate of 8 percent.
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Delinquent tax fy06 b&w.pdf
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| Tax collection--Delinquent taxes |
A basic summary of laws, regulations and practices regarding records management by city governmental offices.
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Records Mgt bw-final.pdf
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| Records management Municipal government--Administration Forms |
MTAS was asked whether certain members of the board of mayor and aldermen violated the Open Meetings Law by discussing among themselves which among them would be a candidate for mayor, when such discussions were conducted before they were sworn in as councilpersons.
| City council Open meetings Open meetings--Laws and regulations |
Job description for the position of Stormwater Coordinator.
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storm water coordinator.pdf
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storm water coordinator.doc
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| Stormwater management--Personnel Stormwater management Personnel--Classification |
MTAS was asked to look at the practice of providing compensatory time for 'overtime' hours worked by exempt employees, including how widespread the practice is among cities, and the pros and cons associated with the practice.
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Morristown Comp time for exempt.pdf
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| Personnel--Compensation Personnel--Fair Labor Standards Act |
MTAS was asked about the legality of a city and church sharing in the costs of constructing a fence on an easement.
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public purpose doctrine Jones public.pdf
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| Municipal government--Finance--Laws and regulations Easements Construction Finance--Use of public funds |
MTAS was asked to review incentives for proposed city industrial development.
| Community development Community development--Tennessee Economic development Economic development--Tennessee Industrial development Industrial recruitment and retention |