Eleven cities were asked how they compensate full-time and part-time firefighters for holidays and how these policies compare to police patrol employees.
| Fire--Personnel Personnel--Compensation Personnel--Fringe benefits Personnel--Schedules and shifts Personnel--Surveys Police--Personnel |
The city manager for the City of Athens requested MTAS to evaluate a proposal for the addition of personnel to the police department. In response, a staffing study was conducted by MTAS police consultant David Moore and the report provides insight into current workload, training, resource allocation, and level of service.
| Athens (Tenn) Personnel--Schedules and shifts Personnel--Staffing levels Personnel--Succession planning Personnel--Surveys Police--Administration Police--Personnel |
The purpose of the study was to identify possible areas of improvement in the structural arrangement of leisure services.
| Parks and recreation--Administration Parks and recreation--Planning Municipal government--Services Auditing--Services and operations Johnson City (Tenn) |
MTAS was asked if the Mayor has the authority to rehire an employee who was fired by the previous City Administrator.
| Personnel--Selection and recruitment Personnel--Dismissal Mayor |
MTAS was asked to review and revise the personnel policies for the City of Bartlett.
| Personnel--Manuals |
MTAS was asked to clarify the meaning of expunged records.
| Personnel--Laws and regulations Records management |
A sample policy from the city of Brentwood on providing pay supplements for fire and police employees who want to obtain additional education and training.
| Personnel--Fringe benefits |
MTAS was asked about parity of pay for police and fire personnel.
| Personnel--Compensation Police--Personnel Fire--Personnel |
MTAS was asked to review a police services contract with the county sheriff's office and created a new one.
| Police--Contracts Police--Intergovernmental agreements Contracts Intergovernmental agreements |
Public Chapter 148 passed by the Tennessee General Assembly in April 2013 and effective on January 1, 2014, requires all cities that have 'youth athletic activities' to comply with guidelines issued by the Tennessee Department of Health concerning risk and symptoms of concussion and head injuries.
| Parks and recreation--Risk management Parks and recreation--Forms Public health and safety Children and youth |
