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Two-thirds of the Metropolitan Council are required to constitute a quorum before the business of the council can be conducted. The council holds regular meetings each first and third Tuesday of each month. In addition, with 48 hours' written notice, a special meeting may be called by the mayor or the vice mayor.
All meetings of the Metro Council, boards, and commissions of the Metropolitan Government shall be conducted in English. The Metro Council may make specific exceptions to protect public health and safety. Nothing in this measure shall be interpreted to conflict with federal or state law. [2]
The board has 11 members: 7 nominated by community organizations or private petitions of at least 50 Davidson County residents, 2 by City Council Representatives, and 2 by the Mayor. [3] At least 4 must come from economically distressed areas. [4] On January 22, 2019, the Metro Council appointed the first members of the COB. [5]
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The transit plan was endorsed by Mayor Barry, 21 members of the Metro Council, [47] and the Greater Nashville Regional Council. [48] The editorial boards of The Tennessean and Nashville Business Journal also endorsed the plan in April. [49] [50] The transit plan was a major part of Mayor Barry's agenda and part of her election campaign in 2015.
Davidson County is the oldest county in the 41-county region of Middle Tennessee.It dates to 1783, shortly after the end of the American Revolution, when the North Carolina legislature created the county and named it in honor of William Lee Davidson, [4] a North Carolina general who was killed opposing the crossing of the Catawba River by General Cornwallis's British forces on February 1, 1781.
Adam Dread (born February 1, 1963, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) was a city council member-at-large for the Metropolitan Council of Nashville and Davidson County until September 2007. As of 2007 [update] he was a practicing attorney and businessman in Nashville.