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Municipal Handbook (2008), Dennis Huffer Aug 2009

Municipal Handbook (2008), Dennis Huffer

MTAS Publications: Full Publications

A comprehensive manual on municipal government in Tennessee. Updated through July 2008.


City Management Theory And Practice: A Foundation For Educating The Next Generation Of Local Government Administrators, Scott Douglas Lazenby Jul 2009

City Management Theory And Practice: A Foundation For Educating The Next Generation Of Local Government Administrators, Scott Douglas Lazenby

Dissertations and Theses

Due to the retirement of the baby boom generation, many individuals, in a relatively short period of time, will need to be trained and educated to step into local government senior leadership positions. Ideally, the education and training of this new leadership cadre should be guided by a well known and proven body of theory that helps us understand the competencies the next generation of public service need to possess in order to be effective in their work. The purpose of this research is to assess whether such a body of work exists and, if so, whether it is successfully …


Hot Topic: Legislature Declares When Ordinances, Resolutions To Be Used (2009), Dennis Huffer Jun 2009

Hot Topic: Legislature Declares When Ordinances, Resolutions To Be Used (2009), Dennis Huffer

MTAS Publications: Hot Topics

The General Assembly passed a new law that sets out enactments by municipal governing bodies that must be done by ordinance.


Tennessee Municipal Benchmarking Project Fy2008, Melanie Purcell, Al Major, Randy Gustafson Apr 2009

Tennessee Municipal Benchmarking Project Fy2008, Melanie Purcell, Al Major, Randy Gustafson

Tennessee Municipal Benchmarking Project

FY2008 annual report to compare the relative cost, efficiency and effectiveness of a set of municipal services by using a collaborative approach with the participating cities, and to set standards and identify "best practices" in municipal government for use and comparison by all Tennessee cities. Per capita average costs of providing police, fire and residential refuse services are presented.


Records Management For Municipal Government: A Reference Guide For City Officials And Municipal Public Records Custodians (2009), Dennis Huffer Jan 2009

Records Management For Municipal Government: A Reference Guide For City Officials And Municipal Public Records Custodians (2009), Dennis Huffer

MTAS Publications: Full Publications

A basic summary of laws, regulations and practices regarding records management by city governmental offices.