ORDINANCE NO. BL2009-467

An ordinance amending Section 3.04.010 of the Metropolitan Code to require all new employees of the Metropolitan Government to be residents of Davidson County.

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

Section 1. That Section 3.04.010 of the Metropolitan Code is hereby amended as follows:

1. By deleting subsection A. in its entirety and substituting in lieu thereof the following new subsection A.:

“A. All new employees of the metropolitan government hired from and after the effective date of this ordinance, including employees of the board of health and board of education, shall be residents of Davidson County, Tennessee, or shall become residents of Davidson County within ninety days of employment, as a prerequisite to employment with the metropolitan government. Such employees shall remain residents of Davidson County throughout their duration as an employee of the metropolitan government. The residency requirement shall apply to all temporary, seasonal, civil service, non-civil service and professional employees of the metropolitan government, but shall not apply to consultants or independent contractors retained by the metropolitan government.”

2. By amending subsection B. by deleting the phrase “the State of Tennessee”, and substituting in lieu thereof the phrase “of Davidson County, Tennessee”.

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

Sponsored by: Eric Crafton

Amendment No. 1
To
Ordinance No. BL2009-467

Madam President:
I move to amend Ordinance No. BL2009-467 as follows:

1. By amending Section 1 by deleting the phrase “ninety days”, wherein it appears in the new subsection A., and substituting with the phrase “one hundred eighty days”.

2. By adding the following sentence at the end of Section 1:

“Further, such residency requirement shall not apply to metropolitan government departments responsible for providing services to multiple counties pursuant to the federal Workforce Investment Act of 1998.”

Sponsored by: Eric Crafton