RESOLUTION NO. RS2015-1433

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 ashville 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 6, 2015.

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: Ronnie Steine, Phil Claiborne, Megan Barry, Karen Johnson

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 subsection A. in its entirety and substituting in lieu thereof the following new subsection A.:

“No person elected and qualified to the office of mayor shall be eligible for the succeeding term in the same office if such person has served two consecutive four year terms in that particular office. Prior to September 1, 2023, no person elected and qualified to the office of vice mayor, district councilman, or councilman-at-large shall be eligible for the succeeding term in the same office if such person has served two consecutive four year terms in that particular office. From and after the metropolitan government elections to be held in August of 2023, no person elected and qualified to the office of vice mayor, district councilman, or councilman-at-large shall be eligible for the succeeding term in the same office if such person has served three consecutive four year terms 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 increase the term limits effective as of the August 2023 Metropolitan Government general election for the office of vice mayor, district councilmember, and councilmember-at-large from two consecutive four year terms to three consecutive four year terms.

Sponsored by: Ronnie Steine, Phil Claiborne