MTAS was asked whether a city could give low income property owners reduced solid waste collection fees.
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Refuse Fees public.doc
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| Solid waste--Collection--Rates and charges |
MTAS Municipal Management Consultant Pete Auger pulled together salary information for city manager salaries for cities and towns in upper east Tennessee in April 2023.
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Auger Elizabethon CM Salary 23.xlsx
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| Personnel--Compensation--Surveys City manager |
MTAS was asked to conduct a follow-up review of to identify accomplished and unaccomplished recommendations that came out of a CMR in 2008.
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Letter to City Manager (1).pdf
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Mt Juliet CMR 3 year review.pdf
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| Management Management--Policy and evaluation Personnel--Administration Municipal government--Services Performance measurement |
MTAS was asked if there is any state law or regulation requiring police officers to be certified in radar operation.
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Certification of Radar Operators.pdf
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| Police--Equipment Police--Personnel Police--Training |
Twenty Southeastern cities were asked several questions about construction inspection activities.
| Public works--Construction Code enforcement--Building inspection |
The Atoka Fire Department (AFD) provides fire, rescue, hazardous materials, emergency medical, emergency preparedness, community risk reduction, public education, and fire investigative services to the residents, businesses, and visitors of Atoka, Tennessee. The Atoka Fire Department and its members are consistently seeking continual improvement to achieve and maintain the highest level of professionalism and efficiency of services provided on behalf of those it serves, and thus, requested assistance from UT MTAS to facilitate a “Customer-Driven Strategic Planning” process for the agency. The resulting strategic plan was developed and written using guidelines outlined in the Commission on Fire Accreditation (CFAI) Fire and Emergency Service Self-Assessment Manual 10th Edition. It is intended to guide the organization within the leadership’s established parameters through 2029.
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Atoka_Strategic Plan_2024.pdf
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| Fire--Insurance ratings Fire--Performance measurement Fire--Accreditation Fire--Administration Atoka (Tenn) |
This project develops an RFP and investigates sources of disposal of wood waste from electrical line trimming operations.
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RFP Wood Waste.pdf
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| Solid waste--Collection--Brush Solid waste--Contracts Utilities--Lines and pipes Purchasing--Bids proposals and specifications |
MTAS received an inquiry about the use of hydrogen peroxide as a disinfecting agent for the coronavirus as an option to bleach because of bleach’s corrosive potential and irritating odor. MTAS researched this question and provides the following information. MTAS does not recommend or endorse any product, and the products mentioned here are for illustration only. MTAS recommends that municipalities do their own research and select products and procedures that meet local needs.
| Personnel--Health and safety--Infectious diseases |
MTAS was asked whether patrons, and/or the baggage of patrons, of the city's public swimming pool can be searched for weapons as a condition of their entry into the facility.
| Weapons Weapons--Laws and Regulations Parks and recreation--Facilities--Swimming pools Constitutional law |
The guide and Excel spreadsheet may be downloaded from: http://www.neiwpcc.org/technicalguides.asp
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NEIWPCC Northeast Staffing Guide.pdf
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| Wastewater--Personnel |