Job description for the position of Information Coordinator.
| Public information--Newsletters Personnel--Classification Information management--Personnel |
The U.S. Department of Labor has set a new standard salary level in the Fair Labor Standards Act of $684 per week/$1,368 biweekly/$1,482 semimonthly/$2,964 month (equivalent of $35,568 per year). The Department has also set the Highly Compensated Employee (HCE) annual compensation amount at a new level of $107,432. The new salary rates are effective January 1, 2020. This hot topic from MTAS reviews the history of the new rules and also discusses discretionary bonuses and incentive payments rule changes.
| Personnel--Fair Labor Standards Act Personnel--Compensation--Laws and regulations Personnel--Employment--Laws and regulations |
Twelve Tennessee cities responded to a request for information regarding ways that risk management is handled in their municipalities.
| Risk management Municipal government--Surveys Municipal government--Tennessee |
MTAS was asked to prepare an alcohol and drug testing program for the Town of Spencer.
| Personnel--Health and safety--Drugs--Laws and regulations Personnel--Health and safety--Drugs--Tennessee Personnel--Health and safety--Drugs Personnel--Laws and regulations Alcoholic beverages |
MTAS was asked whether the City has to operate a city court.
| Courts Courts--Municipal |
Fifteen cities were asked whether their municipal court also has general sessions court jurisdiction, salaries for the judges, and whether the position of judge is fulltime.
| Courts--Judges Personnel--Compensation Personnel--Surveys |
MTAS was asked whether, under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), it is legal to offer group health coverage but have a waiting period on health benefits of six months.
| Insurance--Health Personnel--Fringe benefits--Laws and regulations Personnel--Fringe benefits |
Fourteen cities were asked questions about their pre-employment testing of clerical/administrative support candidates.
| Personnel--Selection and recruitment--Tests Personnel--Surveys Personnel--Testing |
A compilation of ordinances related to skateboarding.
| Skateboards--Municipal ordinances |
MTAS was asked whether a municipality has the legal obligation to maintain the unopened portion of a municipal street right-of-way.
| Streets--Maintenance Right of way |
