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