RESOLUTION NO. RS2003-1350

WHEREAS, Article 19.01 of the Charter of The Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County, Tennessee, provides that the Metropolitan Government shall not adopt a resolution proposing amendments to the Charter more often than twice during the term of office of members of the Metropolitan Council; and

WHEREAS, Article 19, Section 19.01, also requires to be set forth in the adoption resolution a brief description of each amendment so worded so as to convey the meaning of said amendment; and

WHEREAS, it is the desire of the Metropolitan Council by adopting this resolution to fulfill these two Charter requirements.

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

Section 1. Pursuant to the provisions of Section 19.01 of the Charter of The Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County, the proposed amendments to the Charter of The Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County, attached hereto, are submitted to the people for approval in the manner provided by Section 19.01 of the Charter.

Section 2. The date prescribed for holding of the referendum election at which the electorate of the Metropolitan Government will vote to ratify or reject the amendments proposed in Section 1 of this Resolution shall be August 7, 2003.

Section 3. This Resolution shall take effect from and after its adoption, the welfare of The Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County requiring it.

Sponsored by: Bob Bogen, Amanda McClendon, Phil Ponder, Bettye Balthrop, Norma Hand, Melvin Black, Ginger Hausser, Craig Jenkins, Don Knoch, Jim Shulman, Janis Sontany, Lynn Williams, Ron Turner, Jason Alexander, Saletta Holloway, David Briley, John Summers, Feller Brown, Adam Dread, Lawrence Hall Jr., Brenda Gilmore, Earl Campbell, Bruce Stanley, J.B. Loring

AMENDMENT NO. _______

Section 9.02 of Article 9 of the Charter of The Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County shall be amended by adding the following new paragraph:

“Effective September 1, 2003, members of the metropolitan board of public education may be compensated at a rate as may be approved by the metropolitan county council as part of the general pay plan under the provisions of Section 18.05.”

FOR THE BALLOT

Amendment No. ______

This amendment would permit the Council to provide for compensation for members of the metropolitan board of education.

Sponsored by: Bob Bogen