Fire Department records for training and personnel are open for inspection upon demand during any reasonable hours.
| Fire--Training Fire--Personnel Records management--Open records--Laws and regulations Personnel--Training |
MTAS was asked whether a municipality may charge a fee for sewer availability even though the potential customer has not connected to the sewer and is not receiving sewer service.
| Sewers Wastewater--Rates and charges |
MTAS was asked whether the city can sell advertising on city police cars.
| Police--Equipment--Vehicles Purchasing--Policies and procedures Motor vehicles--Laws and regulations |
In response to a request for assistance from East Ridge Fire Chief Michael Williams, MTAS conducted a review of the city’s 2022 Insurance Service Office (ISO) evaluation in preparation for an anticipated Public Protection Classification review estimated to occur in the 2025 or 2026 calendar years. MTAS reviewed East Ridge’s Public Protection Classification Summary Report, prepared by the Insurance Services Office (ISO) dated August 2022, against the current (2012/2013) edition of the ISO Fire Suppression Rating Schedule, and reviewed the fire protection area. This report includes recommendations based upon the observations and comparisons made during the review.
| Fire service--Tennessee Fire--Administration Fire--Operations Fire--Performance measurement East Ridge (Tenn) |
This e-book shows the minimum and maximum average salaries for selected police positions in local governments around the country by population size and geographic division. The Excel spreadsheet includes the salaries reported by each responding local government.
| Police--Personnel Personnel--Compensation |
This sample policy, which will apply to all vacant and abandoned buildings within the fire department's jurisdiction, can be modified to meet local needs.
| Fire--Procedures Fire--Forms Code enforcement--Dirty lots Code enforcement--Building inspection Code enforcement--Forms |
MTAS was asked to prepare a solid waste study for the City of Mount Pleasant.
| Solid waste--Reports Solid waste--Tennessee Solid waste--Administration--Tennessee |
| Utilities--Extension policies Utilities--Finance--Laws and regulations |
Loss control guidelines provided by the Tennessee Municipal League Risk Management Pool
| Jails and inmates--Community services Risk management |
Seventeen municipalities across Tennessee responded to a survey about volunteer firefighter benefits, including whether they provide payment for expenses, reasonable benefits, or nominal fees for those firefighters.
| Fire service--Surveys Fire service--Tennessee Fire--Volunteer organizations |
