An MTAS report summarizing Public Chapter 390, Acts of 2023, relative to fire safety requirements for mobile food units in Tennessee. 

MTAS conducted a brief survey of 62 cities regarding specific considerations in the hiring of police officers.

The Town of Petersburg was experiencing challenges due to the population size of the municipal being less than 1,000 residents with finding citizens willing to serve vacated positions on the Board of Mayor and Aldermen. The Board of Mayor and Aldermen also expressed concern about the length of time required to adopt an ordinance with the requirement that ordinances be passed on three consecutive readings by the Board. The Board of Mayor and Aldermen requested assistance from MTAS to review the Town’s charter to provide recommendations to amend the charter to reduce the number of elected officials from seven (7) to five (5) and to reduce the number of required readings on an ordinance from three (3) to two (2) readings. The Town of Petersburg has a private act charter. MTAS consultants’ Chuck Downham, Municipal Management Consultant, and Elisha Hodge, Legal Consultant, worked collaboratively to prepare a resolution for consideration by the Board of Mayor and Aldermen to request the Tennessee General Assembly prepare a bill to amend the Town’s charter to reduce the number of elected officials and to reduce the number of required readings for the passage of an ordinance. The resolution identified amendments to Article II, Sections 2 through 5, and Article II, Section 10 to address the request from the Board of Mayor and Aldermen. The resolution was approved by the Board of Mayor and Aldermen. The General Assembly passed an act to amend the Town’s charter to reduce the number of elected officials from seven to five along with other associated amendments and to reduce the number of readings required for an ordinance from three to two that was subsequently approved by a two-thirds vote by the Board of Mayor and Aldermen.

The City's Risk Manager would like to review a variety of employee records, indicating that such a review is needed in order to help manage the City's risk.

Job description and management responsibilities for the position of Electric System Director.

MTAS was asked whether the police chief was entitled to overtime compensation under the FLSA and the city's personnel policies.

An ordinance to add Chapter 4, "Fireworks," to Title 7 of the City of ______ Municipal Code.

A standard operating guideline is recommended for all fire investigators or those involved in the duties of fire and explosion scene investigations.

Job description for the position of Police Officer.

In response to a request for assistance from the Parsons City Recorder, MTAS conducted a review of the city’s 2020 ISO evaluation in preparation for an anticipated Public Protection Classification review estimated to occur in the 2023 or 2024 calendar years. MTAS reviewed Parson’s Public Protection Classification Summary Report, prepared by the Insurance Services Office (ISO) dated April 2020, against the current (2012/2013) edition of the ISO Fire Suppression Rating Schedule, and toured the fire protection area. This report includes recommendations based upon the observations and comparisons made during the site visit.