MTAS was asked what an "emergency" is within the meaning of the Municipal Purchasing Law.
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Emergency Purchasing Provisions public.pdf
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| Purchasing--Laws and regulations Purchasing Animal control--Equipment |
MTAS was asked whether it would be necessary to consolidate or merge the district with the municipality if the municipality and the district enter into an agreement for the allocation and conveyance to the municipality of all public functions, rights, duties, property, assets and liabilities of the district.
| Utilities--Utility districts Utilities--Laws and regulations Annexation--Laws and regulations |
Tennessee Code Annotated 68-102-308 allows fire departments to conduct criminal background checks on both current and potential employees and volunteers, provided the department has a written policy in place.
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Sample Criminal Background Check Policy.pdf
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| Fire--Personnel Personnel--Selection and recruitment Personnel--Employment |
MTAS was asked whether the passage of the new mayor-aldermanic charter had the effect of repealing the old charter and when that repeal took effect.
| Charters--City Mayor--Aldermanic government |
MTAS was asked whether a city could use special assessments to pay for streets in a subdivision in a city where the builder of the subdivision defaulted on his street bond and the city had not accepted the streets.
| Streets--Finance Zoning--Subdivisions Planning Special assessment districts |
An article answering the question regarding the responsibility and scheduling of the Fire Chief's position in a fire department.
| Fire--Personnel |
Gallaway requested a comprehensive management overview of the fire department. This report provides an outside perspective of the city's fire services and future needs.
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Gallaway CMR-Fire.pdf
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| Fire--Performance measurement Performance measurement |
The Town of Signal Mountain asked twenty-four cities whether they had an ordinance regulating chickens within the city limits.
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Fowl Ordinace Comparison.pdf
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| Animal control--Surveys |
This study was conducted at the request of Chief Matt Doak, Fire Chief for the Shelbyville Fire Department. Information provided as a part of this study was drawn from an Insurance Service Office (ISO) audit report dated July 2017, through an in-person visit to the department, and interview with Fire Marshal Jason Richardson and Training Officer John Young conducted on March 22, 2019. The purpose of this study is to assist the department in evaluating and interpreting their ISO audit report and recommend actions that may assist the department improve their public protection classification in the future.
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Shelbyville FD-ISO Audit Report 2019.pdf
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| Fire service--Organization Fire--Administration--Tennessee Fire--Insurance ratings Shelbyville (Tenn) |
MTAS was asked whether a city can annex property and zone the same property in the same ordinance.
| Annexation--Municipal ordinances Annexation--Laws and regulations--Tennessee Annexation--Laws and regulations Annexation Zoning--Municipal ordinances Zoning--Laws and regulations--Tennessee Zoning--Laws and regulations Zoning Municipal ordinances |