Bonuses for board members
MTAS was asked whether city may give board members bonuses.
| City council City councilmember Personnel--Compensation Boards--Municipal |
MTAS was asked whether city may give board members bonuses.
| City council City councilmember Personnel--Compensation Boards--Municipal |
MTAS was asked whether a municipal utility may make a unilateral change in its water billing practice relative to apartment complexes in which there are multiple individual customers.
| Water--Finance Water--Rates and charges Water--Rates and charges--Tennessee Water--Administration Water distribution--Rates and charges |
| Personnel--Compensation--Laws and regulations Taxes--Hotel and motel--Tennessee |
MTAS analyzed several questions related to legal implications associated with changing a certain employee's employment status.
| Personnel--Classification Personnel--Laws and regulations Personnel--Fair Labor Standards Act |
Thirty-one cities, counties, and departments were asked several questions about their use of pre-paid legal services.
| Municipal government--Services--Surveys |
In this FY2014 annual report, there are a total of ten services measured and analyzed: building code enforcement, employment benefits, finance, fire, human resources, parks and recreation, planning and zoning, police, property maintenance code enforcement, and refuse collection, disposal, and recycling.
| Performance measurement Municipal government--Services Municipal government--Administration Athens (Tenn) Bartlett (Tenn) Brentwood (Tenn) Chattanooga (Tenn) Cleveland (Tenn) Crossville (Tenn) Franklin (Tenn) Goodlettsville (Tenn) Greeneville (Tenn) Kingsport (Tenn) Knoxville (Tenn) Morristown (Tenn) Murfreesboro (Tenn) Paris (Tenn) Red Bank (Tenn) Sevierville (Tenn) Spring Hill (Tenn) Springfield (Tenn) Tullahoma (Tenn) |
A resolution of the Town of Huntsville, Tennessee, declaring its intent to participate in the Tennessee Adventure Tourism and Rural Development Act of 2011 by developing an adventure tourism district plan.
| Tourism Rural development Bicycles and bikeways Municipal resolutions |
The study request resulted from a desire for Scotts Hill to evaluate the possibility of improving its ISO rating from a Class 7 to a Class 5. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the entire fire department and make recommendations related to fire department management, operations, resources, and enhanced level of services. The scope of this study includes a review of the present ISO rating, meeting OSHA and NFPA requirements, and best practice management of the fire department.
| Fire--Administration--Tennessee Fire--Performance measurement Fire service--Tennessee |
MTAS was asked to advise the city on several issues related to the unauthorized posting of the position of director of schools.
| Boards--Municipal Records management--Open records--Laws and regulations Schools--Boards Mayor City council Personnel--Selection and recruitment |
MTAS was asked what the maximum purchasing limit is without bidding for a city and for examples of ordinances that establish purchasing policies.
| Purchasing--Municipal ordinances Purchasing--Policies and procedures |