Sheriff's legal obligation to accept prisoners
MTAS was asked about the obligation of a sheriff to accept and house prisoners arrested by municipal officers.
| Jails and inmates Police--Arrest procedure |
MTAS was asked about the obligation of a sheriff to accept and house prisoners arrested by municipal officers.
| Jails and inmates Police--Arrest procedure |
Sample interview questions developed by MTAS for interviewing candidates for position of municipal electric system director.
| Personnel--Selection and recruitment--Tennessee |
Cities need to deal with municipal practices that often create in city employees the desire to organize and join a union.
| Personnel--Labor relations Personnel--Employee relations |
An employment agreement between the Town of Pittman Center and the City Administrator.
| Personnel--Employment agreements City administrator |
MTAS was asked to review ordinance permitting mayor pro tem to hire consulting attorney.
| Mayor Boards City council City attorney |
MTAS was asked whether a city could charge a franchise fee to an electrical utility that provides the city with electric service, when the franchise, which contained no provision for a franchise fee, expired many years ago, and both parties had continued to operate under same terms as the old franchise.
| Franchises Electric power Electric systems Electric systems--Contracts Utilities--Contracts and agreements Utilities--Franchises |
Nine Tennessee municipalities responded to a survey about their court operations, including number of full and part-time employees; how often court is held; number of cases in calendar year 2023; and how payments are handled (e.g., online or over the phone).
| Courts Courts--Municipal |
A generic complaint form for a water/sewer department.
| Forms Water--Forms Sewers--Forms Wastewater--Forms Public information--Customer service Municipal government--Services Municipal government--Forms |
Job description for the position of Program Producer for Citizens Information Television.
| Television programs Information management--Personnel Personnel--Classification |
A recently hired salaried employee worked a significant number of hours for a community event. MTAS provided options on how to address this issue.
| Personnel--Compensation |