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Municipal E-News: Issue 86: December 2017, Mtas
Municipal E-News: Issue 86: December 2017, Mtas
Municipal E-News
The "Municipal E-News" was created by MTAS in 2009 as part of our continuing efforts to meet our mission of providing timely, valuable information and assistance to Tennessee cities.
Municipal E-News: Issue 85: September 2017, Mtas
Municipal E-News: Issue 85: September 2017, Mtas
Municipal E-News
The "Municipal E-News" was created by MTAS in 2009 as part of our continuing efforts to meet our mission of providing timely, valuable information and assistance to Tennessee cities.
Beyond The City-County Divide: Race, Referenda, And Representation In Consolidated Governments, Christopher Johnson Acuff
Beyond The City-County Divide: Race, Referenda, And Representation In Consolidated Governments, Christopher Johnson Acuff
Doctoral Dissertations
Despite an abundance of research on the impacts of city-county consolidation, the majority of studies to date have focused on outcomes related to efficiency, effectiveness, and economic development. However, two areas which have gone relatively unexplored, particularly from a quantitative perspective, relate to the impact of consolidation on minority representation, as well as the determinants of successful referenda often required in establishing these forms of government. The existing literature on representation is sparse, and often relies on anecdotes or a small number of individual examples. Further, while several in-depth studies have attempted to assess the factors which contribute to successful …
Summary Of 2017 Public Acts, Elisha Hodge
Summary Of 2017 Public Acts, Elisha Hodge
MTAS Publications: Full Publications
This report summarizes the year's public acts that have the most significant impact on municipal operations in Tennessee. Users of this report are cautioned that much judgement is involved in determining which Public Acts to summarize and how to summarize them. Before taking action or giving advice based upon any Public Act summarized here, one should consult the act itself and not rely on the summary.
Municipal E-News: Issue 84: July 2017, Mtas
Municipal E-News: Issue 84: July 2017, Mtas
Municipal E-News
The "Municipal E-News" was created by MTAS in 2009 as part of our continuing efforts to meet our mission of providing timely, valuable information and assistance to Tennessee cities.
Preferences For Employment In The Government Workforce, Michael Christopher Moltz
Preferences For Employment In The Government Workforce, Michael Christopher Moltz
Doctoral Dissertations
Why do people choose to work for government vs. private business? Addressing this question is necessary to address emerging concerns among public management scholars and practitioners alike about attracting, selecting, and retaining the most qualified people for government employment. The extant literature related to this topic is mostly concerned with attitudes of those who are already employed by government. Less attention is given to those who want to work for government (regardless of current employment circumstances). Furthermore, the literature, with few exceptions, only considers this topic within the context of single-nation studies. Relatively few studies examine the topic in a …
Tennessee Municipal Benchmarking Project Fy2016, Laura Ogle-Graham, Frances Adams-O'Brien
Tennessee Municipal Benchmarking Project Fy2016, Laura Ogle-Graham, Frances Adams-O'Brien
Tennessee Municipal Benchmarking Project
This report marks the 14th year of the Tennessee Municipal Benchmarking Project (TMBP). The report provides performance and cost data for the period July 1, 2015 through June 30, 2016 (Fiscal Year 2016 or FY2016). In this FY2016 annual report, there are a total of eleven service areas measured and analyzed:
1) Building Code Enforcement 2) Employment Benefits 3) Finance 4) Fire 5) Human Resources 6) Information Technology 7) Parks and Recreation 8) Planning and Zoning 9) Police 10) Property Maintenance Code Enforcement 11) Refuse Collection, Disposal, and Recycling.
Municipal E-News: Issue 83: April 2017, Mtas
Municipal E-News: Issue 83: April 2017, Mtas
Municipal E-News
The "Municipal E-News" was created by MTAS in 2009 as part of our continuing efforts to meet our mission of providing timely, valuable information and assistance to Tennessee cities.
Municipal E-News: Issue 82: January 2017, Mtas
Municipal E-News: Issue 82: January 2017, Mtas
Municipal E-News
The “Municipal E-News” was created by MTAS in 2009 as part of our continuing efforts to meet our mission of providing timely, valuable information and assistance to Tennessee cities.