ORDINANCE NO. BL2011-872

An ordinance approving a Memorandum of Understanding between The Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County, by and through the Mayor’s Office of Emergency Management, Clear Channel Communications, Inc., and Warning Systems, Inc., regarding the dissemination of emergency alert messages.

WHEREAS, the Mayor’s Office of Emergency Management has coordinated with Clear Channel Communications, Inc./ WSIX-FM Radio, and Warning Systems, Inc., to effectively notify the public about emergency conditions that affect the citizens of the Metropolitan Government through an emergency alert system (EAS); and,

WHEREAS, the Memorandum of Understanding attached hereto and incorporated herein memorializes this cooperative relationship; and,

WHEREAS, it is in the interest of the citizens of The Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County that this ordinance be passed.

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

Section 1. That the Memorandum of Understanding by and between The Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County, by and through the Mayor’s Office of Emergency Management, Clear Channel Communications, Inc., and Warning Systems, Inc., regarding the dissemination of emergency alert messages, attached hereto and incorporated herein, is hereby approved.

Section 2. That this Ordinance shall become effective from and after its passage, the welfare of The Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County requiring it.

Sponsored by: Edith Taylor Langster

Attachment(s) on file in the Metropolitan Clerk's Office

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY
Introduced:	April 5, 2011
Passed First Reading:	April 5, 2011
Referred to:	Budget & Finance Committee Public Safety Committee
Passed Second Reading:	April 19, 2011
Passed Third Reading:	May 17, 2011
Approved:	May 20, 2011
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