MTAS Fire Consultant Steve Cross worked with the Johnson City Fire Department on a strategic plan to cover 2020-2025. This process involved a community group to provide feedback on the services provided. Through this process the department found that they have customers that only reside in the city, customers that reside and work in their city, customers that only work in their city and customers that commute into the city for leisure.

Firefighters understand the concept of hot, warm, and cold zones in fire stations when it comes to keeping turnouts and fire contaminated gear out of the living areas of the station. But what about viruses and other pathogens? The practices used for fire contaminated gear do not work with pathogens. Therefore, firefighters need to practice more extensive contamination control to reduce the chance of spreading the coronavirus while at the fire station.

Eight cities responded to an MTAS survey about their fleet management, including number and types of vehicles, work bays, and lifts, plus information on staffing, work orders, calls for service, and routine maintenance.

A resolution allowing a city to adopt the NIMS concept of emergency planning and incident command.

MTAS was asked to analyze questions related to political sign provisions in a city's sign ordinance.

An elected official contacted MTAS to inquire about a private act city surrendering its charter.

MTAS was asked whether the city can spend public funds to promote the passage of a referendum on the question of whether the city should establish its own E-911 system.

Seven Tennessee cities were surveyed to find out if they reimburse for, provide an allowance for or purchase uniforms for any city employees.

A job description for the position of Engineer/Sewer/Codes Official.

MTAS provided several examples of charitable donation policies.