Where the mayor and four aldermen were present on a vote, and two aldermen voted yes, one voted no, and two abstained or did not vote, did the vote pass?

MTAS was asked about the authority of the mayor to introduce legislation for formal consideration of the city council.

Job description for the position of Animal Control Attendant.

University of Tennessee MPPA Graduate Student Dane Morgan conducted a survey of Tennessee municipalities with the assistance of MTAS Librarian Frances Adams-O'Brien. The attached report is a section of a report originally completed for the City of Knoxville Rules of Procedure and Charter Review Task Force in May 2025. The section organizes and briefly discusses the results of the survey sent out in April 2025. 

The survey primarily asked questions pertaining to 1) rules of procedure during meetings of the governing body and 2) workshops across Tennessee municipalities (with many municipalities referring to workshops as work sessions). We received responses from 72 municipalities before the survey closed. Of these respondents, 66 completed the survey in its entirety.

This report outlines the specific results and findings of the assessment measures conducted for the position of Fire Lieutenant. The assessment process was developed and facilitated by University of Tennessee Municipal Technical Advisory Service (UT MTAS) Fire Management Consultant Donald Pannell along with Human Resources Consultant Peter Voss. The assessment process was held on August 18 – 19, 2022, at the Arlington Community Schools office building located at 12060 Arlington Trail in Arlington, Tennessee.

A survey of municipalities identified in the MTAS City Directory as not having a police chief or someone who files that role. Questions concerned who provided those services and any formal agreements in place for those services.

At the request of the Arlington Fire Chief, MTAS developed and facilitated an assessment process for the position of Battalion Chief for the town. The assessment process was held on October 1-2, 2024, at the Arlington Community Schools District Office located at 12060 Arlington Trail in Arlington, Tennessee. IPS Administrative Specialist Bridgette Hodge assisted with facilitation. Arlington Town Administrator Catherine Durant observed the assessment process.

The assessment development process began with the construction of a set of competencies derived from the Battalion Chief job description, an in-depth job analysis, and internal stakeholder interviews. This report outlines the results and findings of the assessment measures conducted for the position of Battalion Chief.