MTAS Management Consultant Warren Nevad authored this resolution for the Town of Centertown, Tennessee regarding property belonging to the town that needs to be disposed of.

Several quorum issues arose when a city councilmember resigned and two other members did not attend the next three special called meetings.

A sample resolution authorizing the city recorder/budget officer to transfer moneys from one appropriation to another within the same fund.

A municipality should have a written policy outlining the process for disposing of PCs, including the methods of removing all data from the hard drives.

Fire Chief Greg Lipford contacted MTAS and asked for information and assistance on increasing the number of firefighters available to respond to fires in Henderson. Currently, the fire department is staffed by four full-time firefighters working a variable 4-platoon system, and each day one paid firefighter works a 24-hour shift. The fire chief works 8-hour shifts on Monday, Wednesday and Thursday, and a 24-hour shift on Tuesday.

An ordinance to change the town election date to the November general election date.

Job description for the position of Equipment Operator.

This guide summarizes Tennessee's open records laws as of July 2007 and includes practical applications for municipal officials and employees.

MTAS was asked whether citizens should be encouraged to contact elected officials or city staff in responding to service requests and problems, whether the council should be increased from 7 to 9 members to allow more contact by council with citizens, and what are the advantages of a popularly elected mayor vs. a mayor elected by the council.

MTAS was asked whether police could always book persons charged with crimes before they are released.