Eleven cities were asked how they compensate full-time and part-time firefighters for holidays and how these policies compare to police patrol employees.

A resolution concerning the proposed sale of the cable television service operated by the board of public utilities and providing for a referendum of the voters to approve such a sale.

The city manager for the City of Athens requested MTAS to evaluate a proposal for the addition of personnel to the police department. In response, a staffing study was conducted by MTAS police consultant David Moore and the report provides insight into current workload, training, resource allocation, and level of service.

The purpose of the study was to identify possible areas of improvement in the structural arrangement of leisure services.

MTAS was asked if the Mayor has the authority to rehire an employee who was fired by the previous City Administrator.

MTAS was asked to review and revise the personnel policies for the City of Bartlett.

Eight Tennessee cities responded to a request for an organizational chart for the Finance Director and City Recorder in their municipalities.

MTAS was asked to clarify the meaning of expunged records.

The City Manager for the City of Shelbyville initially requested technical assistance from MTAS to prepare an analysis and justification for adding additional staff to finance and administration departments. Upon initial investigation it was determined that the City was not tracking performance or operations metrics to measure work performance and output of each department and function to provide the necessary data to help support and justify alocation of additional staff resources. MTAS evaluated job duties and responsibilities for all positions in Finance and Administration. MTAS conducted research on best practices from municipalities in Tennessee that utilize performance and operations measures to develop a recommended list of performance and operations measures for the City to consider implementing for Finance and Administration. It was also evident from staff interviews that cross-training and continuity planning was needed to ensure seamless and timely coverage of key functions and responsibilities. A report and recommendations was prepared and presented to the City Manager for implementation along with a corresponding Excel worksheet containing the performance and operations measures organized by department and functional area that could be utilized by department leadership to prepare monthly or quarterly performance and operations reports that could be shared with the governing body.

MTAS was asked to researchd the requirements for the City of Sevierville to be eligible for a special sales tax allocation as a "premiere type tourist resort" pursuant to Tennessee Code Annotated, 67-6-103(B)(i).