MTAS was asked to interpret a provision of the charter that turned on the use of semi-colons.
| Writing Mayor |
MTAS was asked about records retention and the Open Records Act as it applies to social media pages.
| Social networking Records management--Open records--Laws and regulations |
Thirteen municipalities across Tennessee responded to a survey about firefighter scheduling, including whether firefighters are hourly or salaried employees; what shifts they work; what FLSA work period the city/town has established for firefighters; and whether the city uses Kelly Days to control FLSA overtime.
| Fire service--Surveys Fire service--Tennessee Fire--Personnel Fire--Personnel--Surveys Fire--Personnel--Tennessee Personnel--Schedules and shifts |
The purpose of this policy is to provide guidance to Fire Department members to clarify the boundaries between appropriate and inappropriate use of social media by fire department personnel and to provide guidelines on the management, administration, and oversight.
| Fire--Administration Social networking Twitter Fire--Forms |
This report discusses traffic calming techniques that could be implemented to alter the conditions that promote speeding on Springer Street. Techniques include stop signs, speed bumps, lane narrowing, chicanes, and bike lanes.
| Traffic Streets--Design and construction Lawrenceburg (Tenn) |
MTAS Fire Consultant Dennis Wolf created this document in order to compile information from frequently asked questions regarding what training firefighters are required to have.
| Fire--Training Fire--Personnel--Tennessee |
A summary of the drainage problems on a property owner's land, as well as recommendations for drainage work that the town of Bulls Gap could carry out (within the town's right of way) to reduce erosion of a roadbed by stormwater runoff.
| Drainage Drainage--Design and construction--United States Right of way--Laws and regulations Stormwater management Stormwater management--Erosion control Stormwater management--Soil erosion Bulls Gap (Tenn) |
A summary of drainage problems reported by citizens in certain areas of the town of Spring City. Recommendations for how to address these concerns is included, with the caution that public funds may not be used to benefit any particular private property owner.
| Drainage Drainage--Design and construction--United States Right of way--Laws and regulations Stormwater management Stormwater management--Erosion control Stormwater management--Soil erosion Spring City (Tenn) |
An agreement for automatic fire fighting response between South Carthage (Tenn), Carthage (Tenn), and Gordonsville (Tenn).
| Fire service--Tennessee Fire--Administration--Tennessee Fire--Intergovernmental agreements South Carthage (Tenn) Gordonsville (Tenn) Carthage (Tenn) |
MTAS was asked to survey selected Tennessee municipalities regarding policies and practices related to on-call pay, call-out pay, leave and holiday benefits. Participants were also asked to share their personnel policies and those that were shared are attached below.
| Personnel--Compensation--Surveys Personnel--Fringe benefits |
