MTAS was asked to provide an opinion on the matter of a town using public funds to pay for attorney's fees for private residents who successfully challenged the passage of an ordinance related to a rezoning request.
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Public Funds Attorney fees PUBLIC.pdf
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| Finance--Use of public funds Zoning--Boards |
Job description for the position of Recreation Program Coordinator.
| Parks and recreation--Personnel Personnel--Classification |
FY2002 annual report to compare the relative cost, efficiency and effectiveness of a set of municipal services by using a collaborative approach with the participating cities, and to set standards and identify "best practices" in municipal government for use and comparison by all Tennessee cities.
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TMBP FY 2002 Report.pdf
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| Performance measurement Municipal government--Administration Municipal government--Services Brentwood (Tenn) Chattanooga (Tenn) Clarksville (Tenn) Cleveland (Tenn) Germantown (Tenn) Jackson (Tenn) Kingsport (Tenn) Maryville (Tenn) Oak Ridge (Tenn) |
MTAS was asked whether deed restrictions agreed to by city with respect to industrial park could be changed or abrogated by the city.
| Industrial development Economic development Land use |
The City of Brentwood requested a management evaluation of the Planning & Codes and Engineering Departments that provided a recommendation to analyze existing processes and procedures for various types of plan review and permitting processes. Following the management evaluation, MTAS facilitated a series of work sessions with department staff to prepare detailed flow charts and diagrams for a variety of plan review, permitting, and inspection services provided by each department. During the preparation of the various flow charts, opportunities for streamlining and clarifying processes and procedures were identified and incorporated into the charts. The work sessions provided meaningful collaboration between departments to provide efficient and straightforward processes. The attached flow charts were prepared as part of the facilitation process.
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Brentwood - New Bond Process - Draft v2.docx
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Brentwood - Monument Sign - Draft v1.docx
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Accessory Structure Flow Chart - 2-17-23.docx
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OSRD and OSRD-IP - Draft v3.docx
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| Planning--Municipal Building permits Land development Land use Housing |
The purpose of this paper is to discuss some of the pros and cons related to civil service and to offer suggestions for improvements.
| Personnel--Civil service |
MTAS was asked several questions about annexation and amending a UGB.
| Annexation--Laws and regulations--Tennessee Annexation Urban growth Growth management |
MTAS was asked whether the interest earned on the utility deposit charged by the city for certain utility services belongs to the utility or to the customer.
| Utilities--Finance Utilities--Rates and charges |
MTAS was asked how the question on the establishment of an E-911 district within a city should be worded on the ballot.
| Elections--Initiatives and referendums Emergency communications--Districts |
MTAS was asked whether Public Ch. 509, Acts of 1993 covers all municipal utilities.
| Utilities--Laws and regulations |