The municipal codes of six cities were surveyed to identify how the cities handle the right-of-way excavation bond and surety.
| Right of way Liability Fines and court costs Streets--Cuts and excavation Surety |
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 |
| 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 |
In response to a request for assistance from Union City Fire Chief Karl Ullrich, MTAS conducted a fire station location study for use in planning for the future of fire and life safety service delivery in Union City, Tennessee. MTAS reviewed the current organization and structure of the fire department and the community to provide information and potential sites for the location and operation of a new fire station to supplement the two which are already in service. Areas within the Union City Rural Fire Protection District (Appendix A) but outside of the current municipal limits and Union City urban growth planning boundary were not considered in this study. Additional reviews will be required for final site selection for the construction of a new fire station.
| Fire--Facilities Fire--Personnel--Tennessee Fire--Reports Union City (Tenn) |
A survey was conducted to determine which cities in a selected group offer parental leave -- paid maternity/paternity and/or maternity/paternity leave -- and if employees are required to exhaust their sick leave before using the leave. The survey was sent to 34 active email address and 20 surveys were completed for a 58% response rate.
| Personnel--Compensation Personnel--Fringe benefits |
MTAS Public Works Consultant John Chlarson was asked by the Town of Petersburg to make recommendations for converting portions a local street, Water Street, from two-way traffic to one-way traffic.
| Streets--Pavement Streets--Signs and signals Petersburg (Tenn) |
Document includes:
| Construction--Contracts Public works--Construction specifications |
