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An ordinance to amend Section 2.147.030 of the Metropolitan Code regarding the selection of members to the Nashville Music, Film, & Entertainment Commission.
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE METROPOLITAN GOVERNMENT OF NASHVILLE AND DAVIDSON COUNTY:
Section 1. That Section 2.147.030 of the Metropolitan Code of Laws is hereby amended by deleting subsection B in its entirety and replacing it with the following:
B. The commission shall be composed of fifteen members. Four members shall be appointed by the mayor and confirmed by the council. Three members shall be selected by the council from nominations submitted by council members. Four members shall be selected by the council from nominations submitted from the entertainment industry at large. One member shall be selected by the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) from its membership and confirmed by the council. One member shall be selected by the Screen Actors Guild - American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA) from its membership and confirmed by the council. One member shall be selected by the American Federation of Musicians (AFM) from its membership and confirmed by the council. One member shall be a council member who serves on the arts, parks, libraries, and entertainment committee, or a successor committee to which entertainment-related legislation is referred, selected by that committee. The council member shall serve a term not to exceed two years. In no event shall the term of the council member extend beyond the council term in which they were elected. The executive director of the Metropolitan Arts Commission, the director of visual and performing arts for Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools, a representative of the Nashville Education, Community, and Arts Television Corporation, and a representative of the Nashville Convention and Visitors Corporation shall serve as ex officio members.
Section 2. That Section 2.147.030 of the Metropolitan Code of Laws is hereby amended by deleting subsection D in its entirety and replacing it with the following:
D. Except for the council member, who shall serve a two-year term as described in Subsection B, commission members shall serve staggered four-year terms. Of the initial members appointed, the members selected by the council from nominations submitted by the council shall be appointed for one year, the members appointed by the mayor shall be appointed for two years, the members appointed by AFM, SAG-AFTRA, and IATSE shall be appointed for three years, and the members selected by the council from nominations submitted by the entertainment industry at large shall be appointed for four years.
Section 3. This ordinance shall take effect from and after its final passage, the welfare of The Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County requiring it.
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Analysis
This ordinance amends Section 2.147.030 of the Metropolitan Code of Laws. This legislation would allow one Metropolitan Council Member to serve as a voting member of the Nashville Music, Film, & Entertainment Commission (“NMFEC”). This Council Member would serve a two-year term. The term would not extend beyond the council term in which the Council Member was elected.
The Council Member appointed to the NMFEC would take the place of the NMFEC member that was to be selected by the Recording Academy Nashville Chapter. This position has not been filled since the MNFEC was established.