An ordinance changing the city election date to the August election date and continue to provide for 4 year staggered terms for the board of mayor and aldermen.
| Elections--Municipal ordinances Elections--Terms of office |
MTAS was asked whether changing the city's personnel policy to at will employment will have an adverse impact upon a suit by a police officer for unlawful termination.
| Personnel--Dismissal Personnel--Employee relations Personnel--Employment Personnel--Laws and regulations Police--Personnel |
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Nonmetered Water Usage bw.pdf
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Nonmetered Water Usage.pdf
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| Water--Finance Water distribution--Meters Water distribution |
MTAS was asked what the rights of the City are with respect to its delivery of water through another City's water system to territory in the vicinity.
| Water--Contracts Water--Intergovernmental agreements |
Fourteen cities responded to an MTAS survey about their policies for rehiring former employees and how their previous employment factors into their benefits and longevity.
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Kingsport Rehire Final.pdf
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Kingsport Rehire Numbers - Final.pdf
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| Personnel--Selection and recruitment Personnel--Fringe benefits Personnel--Employment Personnel--Surveys |
MTAS was asked several questions about increasing the salary of the city judge.
| Courts--Judges Municipal ordinances Personnel--Compensation |
MTAS was asked whether the city may enter into a lease/purchase agreement for the installation and eventual purchase of certain lighting poles and fixtures without having to obtain approval from the state director of local finance.
| Purchasing--Laws and regulations Purchasing--Lease agreements |
A template for a program to measure customer satisfaction with the emergency service provided by the fire department. The program package includes a sample survey form, an Excel spreadsheet to compile the results, directions on entering the survey results into the Excel spreadsheet, and a sample memo to announce the program to fire department personnel.
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Customer survey memo.docx
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After_Incident_Survey_Database-SAMPLE.xlsx
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| Fire--Surveys--Tennessee Emergency services--Surveys Emergency medical services--Surveys Fire--Performance measurement Auditing--Performance measurement Municipal government--Services--Surveys |
A standard operating guideline is recommended for all fire investigators or those involved in the duties of fire and explosion scene investigations.
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Personal Safety-Fire Investigators SOP.pdf
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| Fire--Personnel Fire--Operations |
MTAS was asked whether a district attorney general has the discretion to determine for himself whether a court having criminal jurisdiction is properly constituted and/or whether the judge has the proper qualifications of office.
| Courts Courts--Judges |