RESOLUTION NO. RS2008-404

A resolution providing amendments to the Charter of The Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County, Tennessee, in accordance with Article 19, Section 19.01, and setting forth a brief description of each amendment to be placed on the ballot.

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 November 4, 2008.

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: Rip Ryman, Jim Gotto

AMENDMENT NO. __________

Sections 6.02 and 6.04 of Article 6 of the Charter of The Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County shall be amended as follows:

1. Section 6.02 shall be amended by deleting the phrase "five months", wherein it appears in the second paragraph, and substituting in lieu thereof the phrase "March 1st".

2. Section 6.04 shall be amended by deleting the phrase "March 25th", and substituting in lieu thereof the phrase "May 1st".

FOR THE BALLOT

Amendment No. ______

This amendment would require the Director of Finance to distribute to all Metropolitan Government departments and agencies the forms necessary for the preparation of the succeeding fiscal year's operating budget not later than March 1st prior to the end of the fiscal year, rather than five months prior to the end of the fiscal year, and would require the Mayor to submit the operating budget for the Metropolitan Government to the Metropolitan Council not later than May 1st, rather than March 25th.

Sponsored by: Rip Ryman, Jim Gotto

Amendment No. ___________

Section 1.07 of Article 1 of the Charter of The Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County shall be amended by deleting the provisions of subsection A. in their entirety and substituting in lieu thereof the following new provisions:

“A. No person elected and qualified to the office of mayor, vice mayor, district councilman, or councilman-at-large shall be eligible for the succeeding term in the same office if such person has served more than one-half of a four (4) year term and a consecutive complete four (4) year term in that particular office. For purposes of this section, the offices of district councilman and councilman-at-large, as established pursuant to section 3.01 of this Charter, shall be considered separate elected offices."

FOR THE BALLOT

Amendment No. _______________

This amendment would provide that no person elected and qualified to the office of mayor, vice mayor, district councilman, or councilman-at-large would be eligible for the succeeding term if such person has served more than one-half of a four (4) year term and a consecutive complete four (4) year term, and would clarify that the offices of district councilman and councilman-at-large are two separate offices for purposes of the term limitations.

Sponsored by: Sam Coleman