MTAS was asked whether a certain employee of the city's utility system could run for, and hold, the office of alderman.
| City councilmember Conflict of interests Personnel |
MTAS was asked whether it is legal for the city to require a bond to secure the demolition of a building within the historic overlay.
| Code enforcement--Building demolition Eminent domain Finance--Bond issues Historical preservation Historic districts |
Includes a CMR for Winchester and a summary listing of the items recommended by MTAS that have been implemented.
| Management Management--Policy and evaluation Personnel--Administration Municipal government--Services Performance measurement Winchester (Tenn) |
MTAS was asked to research a mayor's authority to veto a motion.
| Mayor Meetings--Planning and management City council--Procedure Boards Boards--Municipal |
MTAS was asked to provide several examples of evaluation instruments for the position of city manager.
| City manager Personnel--Performance appraisal Forms |
MTAS was asked about firing and rehiring a city manager at the board of commissioners meeting and whether the city manager now has a three-month or 12-month contract.
| City manager--Contracts City manager Personnel--Dismissal Personnel--Selection and recruitment Personnel--Employment City council--Procedure |
MTAS was asked whether or not a town may subdivide a 27-acre parcel into one-acre lots and then sell the lots at public auction.
| Land use Purchasing--Laws and regulations Purchasing--Property management Purchasing--Surplus property disposal Zoning--Subdivisions |
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.
| Computer equipment Computer security Computers |
MTAS was asked about removing the position of City Recorder.
| City recorder Personnel--Dismissal |
MTAS was asked whether the Board of Mayor and Aldermen can compensate aldermen and others appointed to committees for their service as committee members.
| Mayor--Aldermanic government Personnel--Compensation |
