MTAS was asked whether it is legal for the board of mayor and aldermen to approve the payment of a "separation allowance" to a police officer.
| Personnel--Compensation Personnel--Dismissal Police--Personnel |
The activities of MTAS align with the University's goals for service to Tennessee.
| Municipal Technical Advisory Service Performance measurement Technical services--Tennessee Municipal government--Services |
MTAS was asked whether or not city courts, without criminal jurisdiction, may hear cases for unlawful parking in spaces designated for disabled drivers.
| Parking--Laws and regulations Disabled--Laws and regulations |
MTAS Fire Consultant Steve Cross authored this report for the City of Church Hill Fire Department. The document covers personnel, equipment and the number of fire stations needed in the city.
| Fire service--Tennessee Fire--Equipment Fire--Personnel--Tennessee |
Nine Tennessee cities responded to a request for information regarding their paid leave benefits for employees.
| Personnel--Fringe benefits Personnel--Municipal |
MTAS was asked about removing board members for non-attendance.
| Boards--Municipal Meetings--Planning and management |
Nine cities were asked whether they had contracted for professional services for a retro-reflectivity program or had conducted an in-house program.
| Streets--Signs and signals |
MTAS conducted a statewide survey of municipal court clerk contacts available in the MTAS city directory. Survey invitations were sent to 234 contacts and 105 surveys were completed. Questions about municipal court operations are frequent and over the years MTAS has conducted several smaller surveys. This survey was an attempt to combine the previous surveys into one comprehensive resource.
| Courts--Municipal Courts--General sessions--Tennessee Courts--Judges |
Includes 13 municipal benchmarking studies, plus links to 10 additional studies.
| Performance measurement Municipal government--Services Municipal government--Administration Economic development Public works--Performance measurement Code enforcement |
An ordinance of the Town of Bean Station adopting by reference state traffic offenses and rules of the road.
| Traffic--Municipal ordinances Municipal ordinances |
