MTAS was asked whether a certain proposed measure before the city council passed, or was there a tie vote on the proposed measure which the mayor could break.
| City council--Procedure Meetings--Planning and management |
Job description for the position of Clerk III Accountant.
| Accounting Clerks Personnel--Classification |
MTAS was asked to evaluate the organizational structure, roles, and responsibilities for the departments of engineering, environment, public works, building codes, and planning.
| Municipal government--Organization Municipal government--Services Municipal government--Administration Auditing--Services and operations Engineers Environment Public works Building codes Planning |
The first case in the United States of 2019-nCoV, the 2019 novel coronavirus, now classified as COVID-19, was diagnosed on January 20, 2020, in Snohomish County, Washington. Since then, more people have been diagnosed with COVID-19, and cities are struggling to find information of how to respond to the spread of the virus and how the virus will affect the city’s ability to continue to provide municipal services. This MTAS Hot Topic provides guidance for cities on these issues. (Updated 3/23/2020)
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COVID19_QA_HT_03232020.pdf
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| Emergency management--Tennessee Personnel--Health and safety--Infectious diseases Public health and safety Emergency services Emergency medical services |
The City of Woodland Mills adopted a resolution in January 2022 creating the Woodland Mills Community Pilot Resiliency Program with MTAS and TREEDC.
| Energy conservation Natural resources |
The scope of this study includes comparing the Signal Mountain Fire Department to approximately 30 municipalities.
| Fire service--Tennessee Fire service--Organization Fire--Personnel--Tennessee |
MTAS was asked whether the city has the authority to prohibit volunteer firemen from using sirens on their automobiles and from running red lights and violating other traffic laws during the course of responding to fire calls.
| Emergency vehicles Fire--Equipment--Vehicles Fire--Personnel Fire--Volunteer organizations Traffic--Laws and regulations |
This is a sample disciplinary policy that can be adopted by any fire department.
| Fire--Personnel Personnel--Discipline Personnel--Dismissal |
Includes the introduction, overview, and executive summary from a report on the assessment center process.
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Final Rating Summary.xls
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| Personnel--Selection and recruitment--Assessment centers Personnel--Selection and recruitment Police--Personnel Brentwood (Tenn) Police--Administration |
MTAS was asked for assistance in hiring a replacement city manager. Includes an evaluation system for council members to review the cover letters and resumes.
| City manager Personnel--Selection and recruitment |