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An ordinance amending Chapter 10 of the Metropolitan Code of Law to create the Metropolitan Government Department of Waste Services.
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WHEREAS, RS2021-794, as amended, approved a memorandum of understanding that transferred solid waste disposal responsibilities from the Department of Public Works to the Department of Water and Sewerage Services, along with related operational activities, personnel and equipment, for a term of three years, expiring July 1, 2024; and,
WHEREAS, the Metropolitan Council extended the MOU by one year, through July 1, 2025, to provide sufficient time to hire a director of solid waste and develop a more detailed roadmap to achieve the vision of the Solid Waste Master Plan and to formally create a waste department; and,
WHEREAS, The Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County ("Metro") is facing a new era of both operational and strategic challenges and opportunities that will reshape the way solid waste will be managed in the area for the foreseeable future; and,
WHEREAS, as Metro moves into this new phase of solid waste service delivery, it will be very important that it is correctly conceptualized, designed (from both an operational and financial perspective), and managed by the highest-level professional staff to deliver a high quality of service to its customers and meet its long-term goals; and,
WHEREAS, to that end, a director of solid waste has been hired and has started to review and address key issues and develop a business plan that outlines how the new Metropolitan Waste Department can address the immediate issues and begin implementing the goals outlined in the Solid Waste Master Plan; and,
WHEREAS, it is in the best interest of the citizens of Nashville and Davidson County to establish a Department of Waste, a department focused on operational and strategic challenges and opportunities that will reshape the way solid waste will be managed in the area for the foreseeable future
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ENA...
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