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A resolution renewing the support and commitment of the Metropolitan Council toward principles constituting a Community Covenant with the aim of creating opportunities for all residents of Metropolitan Nashville to thrive.
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WHEREAS, the Metropolitan Council recognizes that every resident of Nashville and Davidson County, regardless of where they come from, what they look like, or where they live, deserves the opportunity to pursue their dreams. No matter your race, faith, gender, sexual orientation, or whether you're Native or newcomer, everyone should have the opportunity to participate in Nashville's burgeoning economic growth, and as government officials, the Council should work to ensure a more equitable city for all Nashvillians and adopt public policies and business practices that will ensure our shared resources deliver the programs, schools, and supports all of our families need to thrive; and
WHEREAS, the Metropolitan Council further recognizes that equitable growth gives all Nashvillians the opportunity to participate in and benefit from Nashville's growing economy. The Council should consider equity, rather than simple equality, when making public investments, allocating resources, choosing responsible service vendors and contractors, and enacting budgets to make our schools, hospitals, parks, and programs all that Nashville families deserve; and
WHEREAS, diversity and equity should be prioritized in all departments, boards, and agencies of the Metropolitan Government, as well as in the non-profits and businesses throughout Nashville. To ensure that opportunities for economic, social, educational, and communal growth are more equitably available for all Nashvillians to pursue and obtain a higher quality of life, steps should be taken to identify, attract, recruit, and hire candidates from diverse ethnic, racial, and socioeconomic backgrounds. The Metropolitan Human Relations Commission recently issued its IncluCivics Report which document...
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