MTAS Fire Consultant Steve Cross authored this analysis of the Signal Mountain Fire Department and offered recommendations for governance, staffing, and organizational structure.
| Fire service--Tennessee Fire service--Organization Fire--Personnel--Tennessee |
The municipal codes of six cities were surveyed to identify how the cities handle the right-of-way excavation bond and surety.
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Right-of-Way Bond.pdf
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Right-of-Way Bond.doc
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| Right of way Liability Fines and court costs Streets--Cuts and excavation Surety |
Nineteen cities were surveyed to determine what they do when there are mayoral or council vacancies.
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Survey of Cities.pdf
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| City council--Procedure City council Mayor |
NOTE: Please consultant with an MTAS legal consultant before advising a city on this topic.
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node_143236_printable_pdf.pdf
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| Motor vehicles--Laws and regulations Taxes--Motor vehicles Taxes--Tennessee |
This project provides an RFP for curbside recycling collection, transporting and processing services.
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Recycling RFP.pdf
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| Solid waste--Recycling--Collection Solid waste--Recycling--Disposal Purchasing--Bids proposals and specifications |
MTAS was asked to do a study of police staffing, which resulted in a recommendation for considerable staff reductions in light of the City's need to reduce costs in order to balance the budget.
| Personnel--Administration Personnel--Staffing levels Police--Administration Police--Personnel |
MTAS was asked whether a city can compensate a contractor for the increased price of gasoline it has taken for the contractor to perform a contract for the city.
| Solid waste--Collection--Contracts Contracts--Laws and regulations Purchasing--Bids proposals and specifications |
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Salary established Ordinance No.docx
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| Personnel--Compensation--Laws and regulations |
MTAS was asked whether the city is liable for the tipping fee charged by the county landfill for city residents' garbage hauled to the landfill by an independent contractor.
| Solid waste--Landfills Solid waste--Rates and charges |
MTAS advice on what to do if an employee (firefighter, EMT, paramedic, police officer, etc.) has close contact to a COVID-19 positive patient, to a patient that is suspected of having COVID-19, or to a patient exhibiting respiratory distress symptom.
| Personnel--Health and safety--Infectious diseases |