File #: BL2023-121   
Type: Bill (Ordinance) Status: Passed
File created: 11/17/2023 In control: Metropolitan Council
On agenda: 1/16/2024 Final action: 1/23/2024
Title: An ordinance increasing the amounts of the official bonds for the Public Administrator and Public Trustee.
Sponsors: Delishia Porterfield, Kyonzte Toombs
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An ordinance increasing the amounts of the official bonds for the Public Administrator and Public Trustee.
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WHEREAS, on November 7, 2023, the Council of The Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County (the "Metropolitan Council") reappointed Michelle Poss as Public Administrator and reappointed Paz Haynes as Public Trustee, each with terms ending on December 31, 2027; and,
WHEREAS, Tennessee Code Annotated ? 30-1-401 authorizes the Metropolitan Council to establish, and to increase from time to time, the amounts of the official bonds for the Public Administrator and the Public Trustee that is necessary to protect the estates, funds, and property that may come into their hands in the performance of their respective duties; and,
WHEREAS, the current amount of bond for the Public Administrator is one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000.00) and for the Public Trustee is two hundred thousand dollars ($200,000.00); and,
WHEREAS, the Honorable Andra Hedrick, Judge for the Seventh Circuit Court of Davidson County (also known as the Probate Court), has recommended that the Metropolitan Council consider increasing the amount of the bond for the Public Administrator and Public Trustee to one million dollars ($1,000,000.00) each; and,
WHEREAS, the Metropolitan Council desires to increase the amount of the Public Administrator's bond requirement to one million dollars ($1,000,000.00) and the Public Trustee's bond requirement to one million dollars ($1,000,000.00).
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ENACTED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE METROPOLITAN GOVERNMENT OF NASHVILLE AND DAVIDSON COUNTY:
Section 1. That the Public Administrator's official bond requirement shall be in the amount of one million dollars ($1,000,000.00), and the Public Trustee's official bond requirement shall be in the amount of one million dollars ($1,000,000.00).
Section 2. That any determinations or modifications to the official bond amounts of either the Public Administrator or the Public Tru...

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