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An ordinance naming the County Clerk's Office Lobby at the Howard Office Building in honor of Mike Taylor, Chief Deputy Clerk of the Davidson County Clerk's Office.
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WHEREAS, Mike Taylor graduated Antioch High School in 1969 and served in the United States Army from 1970 - 1972. He held the positions of private and sergeant and was stationed in Vietnam during the war; and
WHEREAS, Mike Taylor began his career with the Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County on March 14, 1973. He was responsible for moving license plates out of the Metro Courthouse boiler room; and
WHEREAS, as Chief Deputy Clerk, Mike Taylor monitored operations of the office, advised the County Clerks on Tennessee State law, motor vehicle regulations and policies, maintained rapport with counterparts in the Tennessee Department of Revenue, the Motor Vehicle Dealer Commission, and numerous Metro departments, and assured that all assets of the County Clerk's Office were secured and safeguarded daily; and
WHEREAS, after 49 years of service, Mike Taylor retires on March 14, 2022, joining a select group of the longest tenured employees of the Metropolitan Government and only one of six active employees with over 45 years of service; and
WHEREAS, Mike Taylor was an integral part of the administration of five County Clerks, R.E. Worrall, Bill McPherson, Bill Covington, John Arriola, and Brenda Wynn; serving each with honor and fidelity; and
WHEREAS, Mike Taylor has served under every mayor of Nashville after the consolidation of the municipal government with the government of Davidson County, from Mayor Beverly Briley to Mayors Richard Fulton, Bill Boner, Phil Bredesen, Bill Purcell, Karl Dean, Megan Barry, David Briley and John Cooper; and
WHEREAS, Mike Taylor is a loving husband, a father of two, a grandfather of two, an avid traveler, a dedicated public servant, and a beloved and highly respected colleague; and
WHEREAS, Mike Taylor's immeasurable contributions to the ...
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