An ordinance amending Section 2.96.020 of the Metropolitan Code of Laws to place a member of the Council Public Safety Committee on the Safety Advisory Board.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE METROPOLITAN GOVERNMENT OF NASHVILLE AND DAVIDSON COUNTY:

Section 1. That Section 2.96.020 of the Metropolitan Code of Laws be and the same is hereby amended by deleting the provisions of subsection A. in their entirety and substituting in lieu thereof the following new provisions:

"A. The safety advisory board shall consist of eight members. Seven of the members shall be appointed by the metropolitan county mayor for terms of two years, and shall serve at the pleasure of the metropolitan county mayor. Three of the seven members of the board to be appointed by the mayor shall serve terms of one year, and the remaining four members to be appointed by the mayor shall serve terms of two years, with the mayor designating the length of the term of the members when they are appointed. The remaining eighth member of the board shall be a member of the metropolitan council public safety committee, who shall be elected by said committee to serve for a term of two years."

Section 2. This Ordinance shall take effect from and after its adoption, the welfare of The Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County requiring it.

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