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An ordinance to amend Chapter 2.147 of the Metropolitan Code of Laws regarding the Nashville Music, Entertainment, and Film Commission.
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WHEREAS, Second Substitute BL2022-1631 was passed by the Metropolitan Council on April 18, 2023, and signed into law on May 1, 2023, creating the Nashville Music, Entertainment, and Film Commission ("Commission"); and,
WHEREAS, the Commission has voted to send recommendations to improve its operations to the Metro Nashville Board and Commission Working Group ("Working Group"); and,
WHEREAS, the Working Group has discussed the Commission's recommendations, the relevant Metro Charter, Metro Code of Laws, state law, and best practices for boards and commissions and has recommended amendments, accordingly, to the mayor's office; and,
WHEREAS, Commission recommendations to rename the Commission to align with a similar state body, add new definitions, and restructure committees are incorporated in this legislation; and,
WHEREAS, the Working Group recommended that the voting membership size of the Commission be reduced from fifteen to eleven over a structured period of time in order to increase efficiency and, additionally, recommended that the four ex-officio members on the Commission be non-voting members not required for quorum purposes; and,
WHEREAS, the Working Group recommended modifying the existing supervisory structure for the executive director, which Metro Legal determined to be unworkable in that it allows the Commission to hire an individual to lead an office within the mayor's office while retaining its own authority to supervise this individual.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ENACTED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE METROPOLITAN GOVERNMENT OF NASHVILLE AND DAVIDSON COUNTY:
Section 1. That Section 2.147 of the Metropolitan Code of Laws is hereby amended by deleting the section in its entirety and replacing it with the following:
Chapter 2.147 - Nashville Entertainment Commission
2.147.010 - Established.
There is hereby establish...
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