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Has
your City ever employed interns in City Departments?
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City
of Franklin
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Yes
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City
of Jackson
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Yes
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Metropolitan
Development and Housing
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Yes
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City
of Memphis
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Yes
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City
of Millington
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Yes
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City
of LaVergne
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Yes
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City
of Cleveland
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Yes
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City
of Brentwood
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Yes
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City
of Springfield
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Yes
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Shelby
County Government
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Yes
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City
of Spencer
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Yes
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City
of Hendersonville
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Yes
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City
of Bartlett
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Yes
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City
of Athens
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Yes
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City
of Crossville
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No
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City
of Chattanooga
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Yes
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City
of Murfreesboro
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Yes
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City
of Oak Ridge
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Yes
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City
of Alcoa
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Yes
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If
yes,
1.
What department(s) were they assigned?
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City
of Franklin
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Cable
TV
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City
of Jackson
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Personnel
& Information Systems
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Metropolitan
Development and Housing
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Housing
authority
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City
of Memphis
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They
have worked in all areas of Human Resources and the Executive
Branch
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City
of Millington
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Personnel
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City
of LaVergne
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Finance
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City
of Cleveland
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City
Manager who directed the work assignments to all departments to
assist with special projects.
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City
of Brentwood
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Legal
and Technology were paid; Police has had volunteer interns – usually
criminal justice majors from MTSU.
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City
of Springfield
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Administration,
planning, engineering, water/wastewater, finance
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Shelby
County Government
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Variety
of departments throughout Shelby County
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City
of Spencer
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Utilities
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City
of Hendersonville
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Parks,
Personnel, Planning
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City
of Bartlett
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Police
Department, Engineering, Mayor’s Office
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City
of Athens
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Parks
and Recreation: City Manager’s Office
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City
of Chattanooga
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Mayor’s
Office, Parks and Recreation, Neighborhood Services, Personnel
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City
of Murfreesboro
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Personnel
and Planning
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City
of Oak Ridge
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Planning,
Computer Services, Administration and Engineering
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City
of Alcoa
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HR,
Public Works, Engineering, Finance, Police and Information Systems
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What
were their general duties?
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City
of Franklin
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Assist
Cable TV Coordinator with taping and broadcasting public meetings
to citizens via cable TV channel.
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City
of Jackson
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Clerical;
filing; answering phone; copying; mailing
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Metropolitan
Development and Housing
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Varies
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City
of Millington
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Conducted
an employee survey
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City
of LaVergne
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Accounts
payable
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City
of Cleveland
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Assist
with special projects in all areas
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City
of Brentwood
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Technology
interns have done basic PC service type work. Legal interns have
usually been more observation and ride-along with some general
office work assistance
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City
of Springfield
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Research,
organizing data, surveys and general helping with office duties
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Shelby
County Government
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Filing,
answering the telephone, greeting walk-in clients, providing general
clerical assistance to staff and managers
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City
of Spencer
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Filing,
reception
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City
of Hendersonville
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One
did job descriptions; one did clerical in Parks and one worked
on planning…
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City
of Bartlett
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Support
staff, research projects
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City
of Athens
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Parks
and Recreation – focused on programming and/or athletics. In City
Manager’s Office – usually focuses on major projects (research)
for City Manager and/or department heads, i.e. Best Practices
for each department.
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City
of Chattanooga
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It
varied from conducting property surveys to life guarding
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City
of Oak Ridge
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Some
for special projects; others for general duties. We have three
levels of intern classifications
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City
of Alcoa
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Clerical;
computer related
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Did
the City provide any compensation?
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City
of Franklin
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Yes
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City
of Jackson
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Yes
and No
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Metropolitan
Development and Housing
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Yes
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City
of Memphis
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Yes
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City
of Millington
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No
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City
of LaVergne
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Yes
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City
of Cleveland
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Yes
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City
of Brentwood
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Yes
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City
of Springfield
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Yes
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Shelby
County Government
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Yes
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City
of Spencer
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No
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City
of Hendersonville
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Yes
and No
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City
of Bartlett
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Yes
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City
of Athens
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Yes
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City
of Chattanooga
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Yes
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City
of Murfreesboro
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Yes
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City
of Oak Ridge
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Yes
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City
of Alcoa
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Yes
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Did
the intern receive college credit?
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City
of Franklin
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No
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City
of Jackson
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No
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Metropolitan
Development and Housing
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No
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City
of Memphis
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Not
known
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City
of Millington
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Yes
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City
of LaVergne
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No
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City
of Cleveland
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No
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City
of Brentwood
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Yes
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City
of Springfield
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Yes
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Shelby
County Government
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Yes
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City
of Spencer
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No
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City
of Hendersonville
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Yes
and No
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City
of Bartlett
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Yes
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City
of Athens
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Yes
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City
of Chattanooga
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No
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City
of Murfreesboro
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Yes
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City
of Oak Ridge
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Yes
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City
of Alcoa
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Yes
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Contact
Information:
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Name
of Organization
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Contact
Person
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Contact
Telephone Number
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City
of Franklin
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Pam
Conner
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615/791-3216
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City
of Jackson
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Lynn
Henning
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731/425-8252
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Metropolitan
Development and Housing
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Steve
Adams
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615/252-8551
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City
of Memphis
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Pearl
Gibson
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901/576-6479
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City
of Millington
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Margaret
Riding
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901/872-4051
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City
of LaVergne
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Kathi
Payne
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615/793-6295
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City
of Cleveland
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Jeff
Davis
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423/559-3313
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City
of Brentwood
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Kirk
Bednar
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615/371-0060
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City
of Springfield
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Gina
Holt
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615/382-2200
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Shelby
County Government
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Janet
L. Shipman
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901/545-4359
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City
of Spencer
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David
Vidrine
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931/946-2351
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City
of Hendersonville
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Kaye
Palmer
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615/264-5314
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City
of Bartlett
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Larry
Hilbun
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901/385-5515
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City
of Athens
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Rita
Brown
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423/744-2703
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City
of Crossville
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Sandra
Gruber
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931/484-5113
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City
of Chattanooga
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Joe
Shaw
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423/757-4858
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City
of Murfreesboro
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Sherry
Carpenter
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615/848-2553
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City
of Oak Ridge
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Penelope
Sissom
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865/425-3563
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City
of Alcoa
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William
Brown
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865/380-4753
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