MTAS was asked whether a meeting of a committee appointed by the Mayor is subject to the requirements of the Tennessee Open Meeting Act.
| Meetings Meetings--Planning and management Open meetings Open meetings--Laws and regulations |
MTAS was asked whether a city can hire a city manager when there is no provision in the charter for such an officer or employee.
| City manager |
MTAS was asked whether a certain proposed measure before the city council passed, or was there a tie vote on the proposed measure which the mayor could break.
| City council--Procedure Meetings--Planning and management |
MTAS was asked to evaluate the organizational structure, roles, and responsibilities for the departments of engineering, environment, public works, building codes, and planning.
| Municipal government--Organization Municipal government--Services Municipal government--Administration Auditing--Services and operations Engineers Environment Public works Building codes Planning |
The first case in the United States of 2019-nCoV, the 2019 novel coronavirus, now classified as COVID-19, was diagnosed on January 20, 2020, in Snohomish County, Washington. Since then, more people have been diagnosed with COVID-19, and cities are struggling to find information of how to respond to the spread of the virus and how the virus will affect the city’s ability to continue to provide municipal services. This MTAS Hot Topic provides guidance for cities on these issues. (Updated 3/23/2020)
| Emergency management--Tennessee Personnel--Health and safety--Infectious diseases Public health and safety Emergency services Emergency medical services |
MTAS was asked to analyze the law governing the salary and compensation of the mayor.
| Mayor Municipal government Personnel--Compensation Personnel--Fringe benefits |
MTAS was asked whether a conflict of interest arises from the department of parks and recreation doing business with a certain hardware store in which an alderwomen, who also oversees the department, has some monetary interest.
| City councilmember Conflict of interests Ethics Parks and recreation--Administration |
Job description for the position of Animal Control Officer.
| Animal control Police--Personnel Personnel--Classification |
Job description for the position of City Administrator.
| City administrator Municipal government--Administration Personnel--Classification |
A report that reviews the technology support functions, makes recommendations for improvements, and establishes benchmarks for performance for its information technology program.
| Information management Computer systems--Personnel Computer systems--Analysis |
