Financial or other incentives may be given to volunteer firefighters who meet monthly performance standards.
| Fire--Volunteer organizations Fire--Personnel Fire--Performance measurement Personnel--Performance measurement Personnel--Incentives Voluntarism |
The purpose of this guideline is to establish a consistent procedure in partnership with community resources for the screening, education and referral of youths who have been identified as misusing ignition sources (matches, lighters, or fireworks) or starting a fire, either unintentionally or maliciously.
| Fire--Personnel Fire--Manuals Fire--Operations Fire--Procedures Fire--Training |
MTAS was asked whether a municipality can impose fines of $1,000 for pretreatment violations.
| Wastewater--Pretreatment Wastewater--Administration Sewers--Laws and regulations Fines and court costs |
This guide for procuring professional design services was created through the cooperative effort of the Qualifications Based Selection (QBS) Working Group, a group consisting of representatives from various State agencies, professional societies, and private individuals. The purpose of the QBS Working Group was to create a document outlining the process for the procurement of professional design services using Qualifications Based Selection in a manner that complies with state law and benefits both design professionals and public bodies alike.
Through five public meetings from April to December, 2018, the QBS Working Group considered its goal of providing guidance.
Working from a document created by Sharon Rollins for the Municipal Technical Advisory Service (MTAS) (an agency of the University of Tennessee Institute for Public Service that assists municipalities with technical consulting, training and field services) as a guide, the QBS Working Group adopted the attached document as its final product for the purpose of achieving its goal of providing guidance to design professionals and public bodies.
A second document is attached. This is the appendices of the QBS document which provides sample forms to used in the process of acquiring the services of design professionals.
| Public works--Contracts Public works--Personnel Purchasing--Bids proposals and specifications Purchasing--Professional services--Bids |
MTAS Fire Management Consultant Steven Cross was asked to conduct a study of the Johnson City fire department regarding staffing, stations and fire apparatus. Report includes recommendations.
| Fire--Equipment Fire--Equipment--Trucks Fire--Equipment--Vehicles Fire--Facilities Fire--Operations Fire--Personnel Johnson City (Tenn) |
MTAS was asked to evaluate commercial garbage collection and cardboard collection and evaluate sanitation rates.
| Solid waste--Collection Solid waste--Collection--Rates and charges |
Job description for the position of Director of Health.
| Environment Hazardous materials Personnel--Classification Public health and safety |
This fact sheet from the Insurance Services Office discusses discounts available to homes protected by a residential sprinkler system and includes discount examples in Tennessee from a 2008 study.
| Fire--Prevention--Equipment |
Ask lots of questions and get answers you can live with before building a centralized sewer system.
| Wastewater--Planning |
Twenty cities responded to a survey about fitness assessments for police officers as part of the employment process.
| Police--Personnel Police--Surveys Personnel--Health and safety |
