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 |
A city advisory board asked for MTAS Legal Consultant Elisha Hodge to clarify the application of the Tennessee Open Meetings Act to email conversations between members of that board.
| Open meetings--Laws and regulations--Tennessee |
MTAS was asked whether the city has the right to assess a user charge to residents whose property is served by a sanitary sewer, but who are not connected to the wastewater system.
| Sewers Wastewater Wastewater--Laws and regulations Wastewater--Rates and charges |
In response from a request for assistance from Atoka Fire Chief Justin McMillian, MTAS conducted a review of the town’s 2019 ISO evaluation in preparation for an anticipated Public Protection Classification review estimated to occur in the 2023 or 2024 calendar years. MTAS reviewed Atoka’s Public Protection Classification Summary Report, prepared by the Insurance Services Office (ISO) dated October 2019, against the current (2012/2013) edition of the ISO Fire Suppression Rating Schedule, and toured the fire protection area. This report includes observations and recommendations based upon the comparison and observations made during the site visits.
| Fire service--Organization Fire--Facilities Fire--Insurance ratings Fire--Operations Fire--Reports Atoka (Tenn) |
Improper use of social media information on applicants and employees may result in claims alleging discrimination, negligent hiring, violation of privacy, and open record conflicts.
| Social networking Personnel--Selection and recruitment Records management--Open records |
