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Hot Topic: Drug Testing Deadline Looms For Employees With Commercial Drivers' Licenses, Mtas

MTAS Publications: Hot Topics

Reminder of the January 1, 1995 deadline for all cities with 50 or more employees required to have a commercial drivers' licenses (CDLs) to institute drug and alcohol testing programs for those employees. For cities with fewer than 50 employees with CDLs, the deadline for having their programs in place was January 1, 1996.

Utility Manual: Ideas And Alternatives For Addressing Water And Sewer Fund Issues (1994), W. Ken Joines

MTAS Publications: Full Publications

This manual's purpose is to provide management with ideas, options, and methods to address financial difficulties.

Effect Of Leadership Style On Work Climate And Program Completion In Domiciliary Addiction Programs, Patricia L. Johnson

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Addiction leads to homelessness, AIDS, other health problems, crimes, financial burdens, family conflict and many social and psychological problems. Relapse rates remain very high in addiction programs and employees are frustrated by the poor response of clients to treatment and to the bureaucratic style of management often found in hospitals and clinics. Relapse rates are due to stress factors, respondent conditioning processes, and lack of focus on techniques of relapse prevention. One approach to overcoming the morale problem could be a more participatory style of management to improve the work climate. This study was completed in response to the lack …

Hot Topic: First Nfpa Fire Inspector Training Scheduled, Mtas

MTAS Publications: Hot Topics

Notification of a free NFPA Fire Inspector 1 training class, presented by the Tennessee State Fire Marshall's office, held on December 12-15, 1994.

Maine Women's Lobby News Letter (1994 - November) No. 9, Maine Women's Lobby Staff

Maine Women's Publications - All

No abstract provided.

Hot Topic: City Clerks And Recorders Certification Regulations Summarized, Richard Stokes

MTAS Publications: Hot Topics

Chapter 648 of the Public Acts of 1994 adds a new law requiring municipal clerks and recorders to become certified by completing 100 hours of education.

Preservation Society Is A National Leader, Chester Smolski

Smolski Texts

"In the summer of 1977, I was impressed to hear of the good works performed by the Providence Preservation Society at a meeting of the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission, which preserves and restores historic buildings and sites of that world city."

Maine Women's Lobby News Letter (1994 - September) No. 8, Maine Women's Lobby Staff

Maine Women's Publications - All

No abstract provided.

An Evaluation Of The Jobsontario Training Program, Michael Schuster

MPA Major Research Papers

This paper examines the effectiveness of the Ontario government’s jobsOntario Training (JOT) program to determine whether it is successful in helping social assistance welfare recipients obtain jobs. A review of provincial documents as well as surveys and interviews with officials responsible for the development and implementation of the program were conducted. The findings reveal that pre-employment training is effective in helping social assistance welfare recipients become employed and the use of local brokers to deliver JOT contributes to the success of the program.

How A Small State Fits The Big Picture, Chester Smolski

Smolski Texts

"Every once in a while it is useful to make a self-examination of who we are in order to give us some perspective on ourselves and how we fit into the bigger picture. The following is such an examination."

The 1994 Mtas Publications Catalog, Municipal Technical Advisory Service

MTAS Publications: Full Publications

No abstract provided.

Public Works Standards & Specifications, Edward C. Archer

MTAS Publications: Full Publications

The goal and intention of this publication is for cities to have guidelines of some of the standards and specifications on construction projects. Readers should be careful in their adoption and use as these guidelines are not all-inclusive of the standards and specifications which may be necessary in a specific local community situation. It is recommended that all public works projects be developed, designed and constructed under the direction of a registered professional engineer.

Hindsight, Organizational Routines And Media Risk Coverage, Robert A. Stallings

RISK: Health, Safety & Environment (1990-2002)

Professor Stallings describes how journalists explain catastrophes by coupling them with flaws in human organizations.

Hot Topic: 1994-95 State Revenue Estimates, Ken Joines, Jim Leuty

MTAS Publications: Hot Topics

The Tennessee General Assembly adopted the state budget for fiscal year 1995 in late April.

Ua3/8/1 Looking Toward The Future: Land Use Plan & Development Strategy, University Of Kentucky. Landscape Architecture, Operation Pride

WKU Archives Records

Land use plan and development strategy prepared by University of Kentucky students in the 5th Year Design Studio for Bowling Green Operation PRIDE.

Which Is 2nd Safest? City Or Area?, Chester Smolski

Smolski Texts

"Buried in a recent two-column story in the national Parade Magazine section of the Sunday newspapers and obscured by the advertisements that took up most of the two pages, John Tepper Marlin's headlined story, 'The Safest Places To Live,' was designed to grab one's attention. And that it did, especially if your city ranked second in the nation."

Technical Bulletins: Public Chapter 509 Slaps Cuffs On Utility Revenues, Al Major

MTAS Publications: Technical Bulletins

This Technical Bulletin provides information about Public Chapter 509, which phased out the practice of transferring surplus revenues from utility sales to a city's general fund. The comprehensive law, which went into effect July 1, 1993, amended Tennessee Code Annotated (T.C.A.) § 9-21-308 and T.C.A. § 7-34-105, also known as the Revenue Bond Law.

Maine Women's Lobby News Letter (1994 - April) No. 7, Maine Women's Lobby Staff

Maine Women's Publications - All

No abstract provided.

The Application Of Formal Principles Of Public Administration As Perceived By City Managers, Shelton P. Rhodes

Theses and Dissertations in Urban Services - Urban Management

The present study seeks to determine the extent to which formalist ideas in public administration are evident in the practice of managerial performance as perceived by city managers and assistant city managers in the three states of Arizona, Colorado, and Virginia. While numerous studies demonstrate how administrative practices vary in different socio-political environments, the International City Management Association contends that certain basic features of public management nevertheless should be widely applied in different settings.

The questions that are being posed in this study are: What are the perceived norms or standards that structure managerial performance of city managers and do …

Hot Topic: The 1993 Mt As Salary And Fringe Benefit Survey, Richard Stokes

MTAS Publications: Hot Topics

The MT AS annual salary and fringe benefit survey for 1993 is complete and shows salary increases for city employees grew at a rate higher than 1992. Hot off the laser printer, here's a summary of the findings.

Hot Topic: Laws Governing City Budgets Changed, Jim Leuty

MTAS Publications: Hot Topics

A city's ability to choose which budget law it follows was removed when the General Assembly passed Chapter 448, Public Acts of 1993, applying the general budget law to several additional cities. The general budget law, formally known as the Municipal Budget Law of 1982, is detailed in Tennessee Code Annotated §6-56-201 et seq.

Local Government Documents: A Checklist For Tennessee Public Libraries, Carol C. Hewlett, Barbara Groves

MTAS Publications: Full Publications

One of the major services a public library provides for Its communities Is access to Information generated by local government. This service benefits local governments as well as the community they both serve. Each public library In Tennessee should contain copies of Important city and/or county documents of use and Interest to the residents of the community.

Hot Topic: Attention Cities--Heads Up On Solid Waste!, Sharon Rollins, Leslie Shechter

MTAS Publications: Hot Topics

Time is running out to finalize regional solid waste plans. Make sure your city's interests are represented!

Hot Topic: Annexation Always A Hot Topic In Tennessee Cities And Towns, Sid Hemsley

MTAS Publications: Hot Topics

This is a compilation of recent annexation events in Tennessee. It includes information sent in by various municipalities -- complaints, briefs, cases, etc.-- supplemented by material already in the MTAS annexation files.

Maine Women's Lobby News Letter (1994 - February) No. 6, Maine Women's Lobby Staff

Maine Women's Publications - All

No abstract provided.

Special Censuses: Ruminating About Enumerating?, Rebecca G. Crowder, Mary Beatty

MTAS Publications: Full Publications

Information about how and why a city should conduct a special census.

Technical Bulletins: Irs Regulations On Personal Use Of City-Owned Vehicles: Complying With The Final 1989 Rules, Mark Pullen

MTAS Publications: Technical Bulletins

On July 6, 1989, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) published final regulations on the Taxation of Fringe Benefits, including taxation on personal use of a city-owned vehicle. This Technical Bulletin summarize the rules and advises cities on how to follow them.

Hot Topic: Irs Rules Change Regarding Diesel Fuel Purchases, Mtas

MTAS Publications: Hot Topics

The Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (P.L. 103-66), enacted in August 1993, changed the collection point for the excise taxes on diesel fuel to the same as gasoline.

An Oasis Of Service: A National Service Proposal In The Spirit Of Strong Democracy, Richard Arthur Rose

Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects

No abstract provided.

A Comparative Study Of Environmental Policy: The United States And Japan, Shari Ann Mortimer

Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects

No abstract provided.