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A resolution approving a Memorandum of Understanding between the United States Department of Homeland Security and the Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County, for participation in the E-Verify Program.
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WHEREAS, E-Verify is an internet-based system operated by the United States Department of Homeland Security that allows enrolled employers to confirm the eligibility of their employees to work in the United States; and,
WHEREAS, the Memorandum of Understanding attached hereto sets forth the terms and conditions employers will follow to participate in the E-Verify program; and,
WHEREAS, the Metropolitan Department of Human Resources recommends the utilization of E-Verify to facilitate compliance with requirements of employment eligibility verification, and wage and tax reporting; and,
WHEREAS, Tennessee Code Annotated Section 12-9-104 provides that intergovernmental agreements may be approved by Resolution; and,
WHEREAS, it is in the interest of the citizens of the Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County that the E-Verify Memorandum of Understanding between the United States Department of Homeland Security and the Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County, attached hereto, be approved.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE METROPOLITAN GOVERNMENT OF NASHVILLE AND DAVIDSON COUNTY:
Section 1. That the E-Verify Memorandum of Understanding between the United States Department of Homeland Security and the Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County, attached hereto and incorporated herein, is hereby approved and the Director of Human Resources is authorized to execute the same.
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 a Memorandum of Understanding ("MOU") between the United States Department of Hom...
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