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Changing an employee's employment status

MTAS analyzed several questions related to legal implications associated with changing a certain employee's employment status.

Hemsley, Sid
Legal Opinion
Personnel--Classification
Personnel--Laws and regulations
Personnel--Fair Labor Standards Act
Public
04/23/2021
05/22/2009

Use of Sourcewell for purchasing by Tennessee municipalities

MTAS responded to an inquiry as to whether Tennessee municipalities may utilize Sourcewell for purchasing. Sourcewell is a service cooperative created by the Minnesota legislature as a local unit of government and open to all education and government entities, as well as nonpublic schools and nonprofit organizations.

O'Hara, Stephanie Allen
Legal Opinion
Purchasing
Purchasing--Cooperative
Purchasing--Government
Public
06/24/2024
06/18/2024

Pre-paid legal survey

Thirty-one cities, counties, and departments were asked several questions about their use of pre-paid legal services.

Stokes, Richard
Survey
Municipal government--Services--Surveys
Internal
07/16/2021
08/26/2005

Meter reading productivity in selected Tennessee cities

MTAS asked fifteen Tennessee cities about their meter readers and what the responsibilities are in that job.

Adams-O'Brien, Frances
McMillen, Dawn
Survey
Utilities--Meter reading
Utilities--Personnel
Internal
04/9/2021
01/15/2019

Military reservist leave question and answer

MTAS was asked whether an employee, who has not completed the city's probationary period and is deployed, is entitled to the 20 days of leave.

Jones, Josh
General
Personnel--Fringe benefits
Personnel--Laws and regulations
Internal
05/12/2021
06/3/2011

Questions about appointments to boards and committees

MTAS was asked several questions about appointments to boards and committees in general and specific questions about the Board of Water Commissioners in particular.

Shechter, Leslie
Legal Opinion
Boards
Utilities--Boards
Internal
06/28/2021
02/14/1994

Maintenance of a county road

MTAS was asked about the advisability of spending city funds to improve a road outside of the city limits.

Broughton, Jeff
General
Streets--Maintenance
County government
Finance--Use of public funds
Municipal government--Finance--Laws and regulations
Public
10/7/2020
07/8/2015

Tennessee municipal benchmarking project FY2014

In this FY2014 annual report, there are a total of ten services measured and analyzed: building code enforcement, employment benefits, finance, fire, human resources, parks and recreation, planning and zoning, police, property maintenance code enforcement, and refuse collection, disposal, and recycling.

Shults, Chris
Adams-O'Brien, Frances
Report/Study
Performance measurement
Municipal government--Services
Municipal government--Administration
Athens (Tenn)
Bartlett (Tenn)
Brentwood (Tenn)
Chattanooga (Tenn)
Cleveland (Tenn)
Crossville (Tenn)
Franklin (Tenn)
Goodlettsville (Tenn)
Greeneville (Tenn)
Kingsport (Tenn)
Knoxville (Tenn)
Morristown (Tenn)
Murfreesboro (Tenn)
Paris (Tenn)
Red Bank (Tenn)
Sevierville (Tenn)
Spring Hill (Tenn)
Springfield (Tenn)
Tullahoma (Tenn)
Public
06/7/2017
04/30/2015

Mayor's appointment of himself as a member of the electric board

MTAS was asked whether the mayor may appoint himself a member of the electric board, subject to the confirmation of the board of mayor and aldermen.

Hemsley, Sid
Legal Opinion
Boards
Utilities--Boards
Mayor--Aldermanic government
Internal
06/28/2021
07/13/1993

Murfreesboro fire rescue department 2019-2024 strategic plan

In August 2018, the agency completed a comprehensive 5–year strategic planning process facilitated by MTAS Fire Management Consultant Steven Cross. This process is part of the process of earning accreditation through the Commission on Fire Accreditation International (CFAI).

Cross, Steven
Report/Study
Fire service--Tennessee
Fire--Personnel--Tennessee
Fire--Accreditation
Fire--Administration
Internal
04/24/2024
08/1/2018
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