MTAS was asked for information on the basics and limitations of PILOT agreements.

An ordinance that can be used by a city or town to authorize the Board of Mayor and Aldermen to set the date for their regular meetings.

Rutherford is located in northern Gibson County, Tennessee. The population was 1,163 in 2023. Rutherford provides water and sewer service with a water treatment plant and a wastewater lagoon. The utility is staffed by municipal staff and contract operators.

Rutherford received an Administrative Order from the Water and Wastewater Financing Board dated April 12, 2023. The Board was reformed on July 1, 2023, into the Tennessee Board of Utility Regulation. Rutherford has been referred to the Board for financial distress since the fiscal year 2021 audit. The order from the Board required that Rutherford work with a third party to verify its rates are set in a manner to remedy its financial distress. (A copy of the order is Attachment A.) Rutherford signed a letter of agreement with MTAS to perform a rate study and assist the town with the other requirements of the order.

Form created by MTAS to document public fire safety education programs for the State Fire Marshal's Office.

An annexation study prepared for the Town of Alexandria; includes resolutions for adopting a plan of services.

MTAS was asked questions about city authority over housing authority board, termination of housing authority board members, and any power city may have to enact policy changes in housing authority.

MTAS was asked whether the City may give a retiring city official the vehicle he was using for department purposes, as a retirement present.

MTAS appreciates the opportunity to work with the City of Knoxville on evaluation of its brush
collection/disposal operations. This report provides:

1. Descriptions of services in Knoxville and _ other selected cities.
2. Notes on the differences in operations from city to city. It is very difficult to obtain 'apples to apples' comparisons on brush handling operations because the use of manpower, duties of personnel, type and ownership of equipment, disposal methods and other factors vary widely.
3. A list of best management practices already implemented or planned for the future by the managers that MTAS interviewed.
4. Charts showing operational efficiency and cost information for the cities in this report.
5. A few recommendations for Knoxville Public Services managers to consider.

In comparison with other cities MTAS interviewed, Knoxvflle has room to gain efficiency in
collection of brush without decreasing the level of service. There are definitely opportunities to gain more cost effective wood waste grinding and disposal services. Those opportunities need to be explored through a request for proposals (RFP) process and internal cost analyses.

State and local governments should use the codes published by the International Code Council, the National Fire Protection Association, and Underwriters Laboratories as their building standards.

MTAS Legal Consultant Elisha Hodge responded to a request for information regarding assessing a liquor privilege tax on limited service restaurants.