The ordinance addressing dangerous buildings was reviewed and a procedure to be followed was outlined.

MTAS was asked whether the city is required to competitively bid the purchase of insurance for its employees and officers and whether the city can hire the services of a financial advisor or insurance broker to acquire the insurance.

This paper discusses the surrender of a board of mayor and alderman charter and the adoption of a manager-commission charter under provisions of Tennessee Code Annotated.

This document includes those cities that responded to MTAS's request for information regarding the collection of a hotel-motel tax. It is not a comprehensive list of all Tennessee cities. Fifty-five cities responded that they do collect a hotel-motel tax, with an average reported tax rate of 4.5%; 112 cities responded that they do not collect this tax.

A comprehensive manual on municipal government in Tennessee. Updated through July 2011.

Twenty-one Tennessee cities were surveyed to find out if they use onboarding software for new employee orientation.

Live fire training in an acquired structure is very valuable as it provides firefighters with some of the real life experience they need to be effective firefighters. Many communities do not have access to a training facility with a dedicated live fire building or smoke house, so using an acquired structure can provide a local opportunity to train under realistic conditions.

MTAS was asked how to impose a lien on property for its clean-up.

MTAS was asked whether the modified approach for reporting infrastructure assets could be used in the Water & Sewer Fund or other enterprise fund operations.

MTAS was asked about an upcoming leave of absence of the town judge on a planned one-year sabbatical.