The MTAS Research and Information Center conducted a survey to find out how Tennessee municipalities handle signing bonuses and referral incentives and thirteen cities responded to the request for information.

Sample of a policy related to threats and violence.

A collection of documents that includes disaster cleanup bid documents, FEMA 322 Disaster Response, and USACE Scope of Work Example.

This study was conducted at the request of the Interim Fire Chief for the City of Fayetteville, Tennessee in November 2020. The study was done to evaluate the ISO 2020 public protection classification audit report and make recommendations for the improvement of services which may lead to an improvement of ISO credit.

A list of agencies and associations that provide technical assistance to aid in the economic development of local governments in Tennessee.

A directory of Tennessee cities that includes personnel and municipal data, such as number of employees, population, charter form, size in square miles, and election date, published in July 2011.

The City has a home rule charter that calls for an appointed school board while the Governor's proposed school legislation mandates an elected school board.

MTAS was asked whether the failure of the local government to substantially comply with the public hearing notice and other procedural requirements prescribed by the state law is jurisdictional rather than directory.

Municipalities in middle Tennessee over the past decade have experienced significant and unprecedented growth and development. Strategic planning is recognized by municipalities as an important long-term planning tool to provide direction and prioritization of goals, objectives, projects, and programs to improve the delivery of public investments and services to meet the growing needs of the community.

MTAS has facilitated the preparation and adoption of strategic plans for several years for Mount Pleasant including most recently in 2017 and 2021 (2021 plan attached as reference). The City is committed to performing a periodic update of the strategic plan every 3-4 years in order to ensure the plan reflects the desired direction and priorities of the City as well as any changing conditions that need to be addressed as part of the strategic planning process. In 2021, MTAS facilitated an update to the 2017 strategic plan. During the 2021 work session, City staff presented a status update on the programs and initiatives identified in the 2017 plan demonstrating the value of strategic planning as signified by the significant progress made to plan elements in the short time period following adoption of the plan.

In 2024, MTAS facilitated an update of the City's strategic plan adopted in 2021 that included a strategic plan work session with municipal staff and elected officials. The work session included a review of the City’s mission statement, a SWOT analysis, a review of the implementation of the prior adopted strategic plan, a review of department goals and objectives, and the identification and prioritization of projects, programs and initiatives in an interactive prioritization exercise. The strategic plan prioritized objectives, projects, programs, and initiatives that were categorized into six distinct plan elements consistent with the structure past strategic plans for plan continuity. The updated 2024 Strategic Plan was adopted by resolution unanimously by the governing body.

The Tennessee Department of Agriculture, Division of Forestry is accepting Urban Forestry project proposals from local governments, private organizations, public organizations, and educational institutions in the categories of urban forestry personnel, program development, education/training, and tree planting.