The City of Shelbyville Planning Department requested technical assistance from MTAS to analyze the current development fees for plan review, permitting, and inspection services and to recommend adjustments in the fee schedule to address disparities between permit fee revenues and expenditures incurred by the city for development services. A financial analysis was performed that identified a disparity of permit revenues to development services expenditures of approximately $71,754. To address the disparity, a comparative analysis using Excel was conducted to analyze the current fee schedule to identify adjustments that would result in additional revenues to reduce the gap with development service expenditures. Exhibits were prepared for use by City staff to illustrate the financial disparity and a comparison between the existing fee schedule and proposed fee schedule as well as an exhibit as an attachment to a Resolution for consideration and adoption by the governing body. The resolution adopted by the governing body is included with the documentation.

MTAS was asked for property maintenance and slum clearance information. Includes slum clearance ordinance.

The City of Mount Pleasant requested assistance from MTAS in the review of current development fees associated with plan review, permitting and inspection services for various types of development applications ranging from building permits to an amendment to the City’s official zoning map. MTAS performed a detailed review of the current fee structure for the various types of development applications as well as a comprehensive financial analysis of revenues and associated expenditures for development services provided for plan review, permitting and inspection services.

A  resolution to request a charter amendment from the General Assembly for the town of Petersburg.

MTAS was asked whether the mayor can appoint members of the city's governing body to the planning commission as "citizen" members of that commission.

MTAS examined the turnover rate of sanitation drivers and made recommendations for reducing turnover.

A survey of thirteen Tennessee cities to gather information on city manager salary, existence of contract or agreement, severance package, and tenure of current manager.

MTAS was asked about the tenure of the planning commission members and other issues.

MTAS was asked whether there are Tennessee cities that prevent property rights voters from voting on election day.

MTAS was asked where the city permits a private gas company to construct a gas line through a city park, will it have to permit a utility district to construct its water lines through the same easement or the same park.