RESOLUTION NO. RS2009-1020

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 January 14, 2010.

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: Vivian Wilhoite

Amendment No. ______

Section 11.502 of Chapter 5 and Section 11.901 of Chapter 9 of Article 11 of the Charter of The Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County shall be amended as follows:

I. Section 11.502 shall be amended by deleting the second sentence of the first paragraph in its entirety and substituting in lieu thereof the following new sentence:

“The mayor shall serve as a member of the commission by virtue of his public office and one (1) member of the metropolitan county council shall be selected by that body from its membership to serve as a member of the commission for a term of two (2) years, provided that the member of council selected to serve on the commission shall not be eligible to serve a consecutive term.”

II. Section 11.901 shall be deleting the sentence, “One (1) member shall be a member of the council selected by the council for a term of two (2) years.”, and substituting with the sentence, “One (1) member shall be a member of the council selected by the council for a term of two (2) years, provided that the member of council selected to serve on the commission shall not be eligible to serve a consecutive term.”

FOR THE BALLOT

Amendment No. ______

This amendment would prohibit the Members of Council selected by the Council to serve on the Metropolitan Planning Commission and Metropolitan Traffic and Parking Commission from serving a consecutive two-year term on the same Commission.

Sponsored by: Vivian Wilhoite