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A resolution approving the employment contract for the Chief Medical Director of The Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County.
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WHEREAS, Metropolitan Charter Section 10.105 provides that the Metropolitan Board of Health has the duty to appoint a Chief Medical Director and enter into an employment contract with such person establishing the compensation to be paid for services provided; and,
WHEREAS, Metropolitan Charter Section 10.105 further provides that the compensation established by the Metropolitan Board of Health is subject to approval by resolution by the Metropolitan Council; and,
WHEREAS, the Metropolitan Board of Health has appointed Gill C. Wright, III, M.D. to serve as its Chief Medical Director and established the contract duration and compensation, as required by the Metropolitan Charter.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE METROPOLITAN GOVERNMENT OF NASHVILLE AND DAVIDSON COUNTY:
Section 1. That the employment contract by and between Gill C. Wright, III, M.D. and the Metropolitan Board of Health appointing Gill C. Wright, III, M.D. to serve as the Chief Medical Director for The Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County, 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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This resolution approves the employment contract of Gill C. Wright, III, M.D. as the Chief Medical Director of the Metropolitan Government. Pursuant to Metro Charter Section 10.105, the Metro Board of Health may employ the Chief Medical Director of Health through an employment contract with a term not to exceed five years, but the amount of the salary is subject to the approval of the Council by resolution.
The resolution includes the approval of the compensation for the Chief Medical Director as recommended by the Board of Health, which is to be $235,000 annually, plus annual pay increases equal to the percentage of open range increase for other Metro employees and any “across-the-board” increases provided to the general employees of the Metropolitan Government. The initial term of the contract is 36 months, from September 1, 2021 through August 31, 2024, both dates inclusive. The prior Chief Medical Director’s compensation under a contract approved in 2020 by Resolution No. RS2020-217 was $225,000 annually.