RESOLUTION NO. RS2009-886

A resolution approving an intergovernmental agreement between the State of Tennessee, by and through the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation, and The Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County, by and through the Metropolitan Nashville Police Department, regarding participation in the Tennessee Fusion Center.

WHEREAS, the intergovernmental agreement between the State of Tennessee, by and through the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation, and the Metropolitan Government, by and through the Metropolitan Nashville Police Department, attached hereto, specifies the parties’ roles and responsibilities with regard to the Tennessee Fusion Center; and

WHEREAS, the Tennessee Fusion Center was created to help public safety agencies communicate and defend against terrorist activities; and,

WHEREAS, Tennessee Code Annotated Section 12-9-104 provides that intergovernmental agreements between the State and political subdivisions of the State may be approved by resolution; and,

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

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

Section 1. That the intergovernmental agreement by and between the State of Tennessee, by and through the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation, and the Metropolitan Government, by and through the Metropolitan Nashville Police Department, regarding participation in the Tennessee Fusion Center, a copy of which is attached hereto and incorporated herein, is hereby approved.

Section 2. That 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: Edith Taylor Langster, Megan Barry, Karen Bennett

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

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY
Referred to:	Budget & Finance Committee Public Safety Committee
Introduced:	August 18, 2009
Adopted:	August 18, 2009
Approved:	August 24, 2009
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