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A resolution approving an intergovernmental agreement between the State of Tennessee, by and through the Department of Safety and Homeland Security, and the Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County, by and through the Davidson County Sheriff’s Office, for the Commercial Driver License (CDL) Third Party Testing Program.
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WHEREAS, the Davidson County Sheriff’s Office (DCSO) desires to enter into an agreement with the Department of Safety and Homeland Security for DCSO to provide and administer the authorized Commercial Drive License Third Party Testing (skills tests) as needed for the issuance of a CDL; and,
WHEREAS, the intergovernmental agreement attached hereto and incorporated herein provides terms for the agreement between the agencies; and,
WHEREAS, T.C.A. § 12-9-104 authorizes the Metropolitan Government to enter into intergovernmental agreements with agencies of the state government for cooperative projects by resolution of the governing body; and,
WHEREAS, it is to the benefit of the citizens of The Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County that this intergovernmental agreement be approved.
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE METROPOLITAN GOVERNMENT OF NASHVILLE AND DAVIDSON COUNTY:
Section 1. That the intergovernmental agreement between the State of Tennessee, by and through the Department of Safety and Homeland Security, and the Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County, by and through the Davidson County Sheriff’s Office, for the Commercial Driver License (CDL) Third Party Testing Program, a copy of which is attached hereto and incorporated herein, is hereby approved.
Section 2. That this resolution shall take effect from and after its adoption, the welfare of The Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County requiring it.
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Analysis
This resolution approves an intergovernmental agreement between the Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security and the Davidson County Sheriff’s Office (DCSO) for the Commercial Driver License (CDL) Third Party Testing Program. Pursuant to this agreement, DSCO will be able to provide and administer the authorized third party testing (skills tests) as needed for the issuance of a CDL to DCSO employees. DCSO will provide the CDL testing services to be administered by a state certified CDL third party examiner. Allowing the DCSO to administer the CDL tests to its employees will save time and money since they will not have to wait for open classes and pay the associated additional expenses.
The agreement includes specific training requirements for the DCSO examiners. If the state provides testing equipment, then DCSO will be responsible for maintaining the equipment. In the event the state’s electronic testing tablet supply has been depleted, then DCSO would be required to furnish tablets of the same make and model. DCSO would also be required to pay a $250 annual administrative fee to the state. The agreement is for a term of 57 months and 17 days starting March 15, 2021.
T.C.A. § 12-9-104 authorizes the Metropolitan Government to enter into intergovernmental agreements with agencies of the state government for cooperative projects by resolution of the governing body.