Nashville

The Metropolitan Planning Commission held a regular meeting agenda on September 25, 2025, at 4:00 pm in Nashville to guide growth and development toward a more sustainable community. The commission, chaired by Greg Adkins and comprising nine council-appointed members plus the Mayor's representative, makes final decisions on site plans and subdivisions while recommending actions on zone changes and other applications to the Metropolitan Council. Meeting materials were posted online and available in person, with public comments accepted through Tuesday prior to the meeting, and proceedings broadcast live on Metro Nashville Network and YouTube.

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The Metro Arts Commission held its September 25, 2025 meeting to discuss several action items, including the approval of William Denton Massey as the selected artist for the Nashville Youth Campus for Empowerment public art project, chosen for his community engagement commitment, trauma-informed approaches, and experience with repurposed materials. The Nominating Committee recommended the slate of officers for 2025-2026, with Campbell West continuing as Chair, Tré Hardin as Vice Chair, and Heather Lefkowitz as Secretary, with terms beginning November 1, 2025. The meeting also featured artist Devin Kern presenting on the connection between criticism and collaboration, and included public comment from community members regarding grant applications.

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The State Building Commission Executive Subcommittee met on July 31, 2025, to consider a Department of General Services proposal for a no-cost lease of approximately 0.8 acres of the Downtown Nashville Parking Lot 16 to TBC-TN, LLC for a term running from August 1, 2025, to March 31, 2027. The tenant intends to use the site to launch a tunnel boring machine and manage construction activities for a vehicular tunnel project connecting downtown Nashville to the airport, with the State retaining the right to terminate the lease if construction does not progress. The subcommittee was asked to approve the disposal by lease with a waiver of advertisement, citing mutual benefits to the State from the tunnel project and the fact that the parking lot portion is underutilized.

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The Metropolitan Planning Commission held a regular meeting on October 13, 2022, at 4:00 pm at the Metro Nashville Public School Admin Building with seven commissioners present. The meeting included standard administrative procedures and public notice requirements for planning applications and decisions on site plans, subdivisions, zone changes, and related matters. The Commission makes final decisions on site plan and subdivision applications while making recommendations to the Metropolitan Council on other applications, including zone changes and overlay districts.

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On June 24, 2022, the Tennessee Board for Licensed Professional Counselors, Marital and Family Therapists, and Clinical Pastoral Therapists held a meeting in Nashville where a disciplinary hearing resulted in the permanent revocation of J. McGill's license along with monetary penalties totaling $4,500. The board also approved a consent order for J. Hall, accepted previous meeting minutes, and approved several temporary marital and family therapist licenses. Administrative reports indicated the board oversees 3,335 active Licensed Professional Counselors, 914 active Licensed Marital and Family Therapists, and 19 active Licensed Clinical Pastoral Therapists as of June 22, 2022.

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This document is the FY 2024-2025 Operating Budget Book for the Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County, Tennessee, covering the fiscal year from July 1, 2024 to June 30, 2025. The budget was prepared under Mayor Freddie O'Connell's administration with Finance Director Kevin Crumbo and published in August 2024. The document includes leadership information for the mayor, vice mayor, 35 council members representing various districts, and the finance department staff responsible for budget oversight.

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This document provides guidance on submitting public records requests to Nashville's Metropolitan Government, explaining that the Metropolitan Clerk's office coordinates requests for most departments in accordance with Tennessee state law and Metro Code. The document directs residents to available online resources including department directories and the Nashville Open Data Portal, and instructs those seeking records not available online to submit a request through the centralized Records Request Form, specifying which departments participate in the centralized process and noting that some records may be exempt from disclosure under state law.

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This revenue overview document outlines the fiscal foundations of Metro Nashville's budget, emphasizing that deficit financing is prohibited by Tennessee Law and the Metropolitan Charter, requiring expenditures to be matched by equal revenue and fund balances. The document identifies property tax and sales tax as the largest revenue sources and notes that Tennessee's economy is projected to grow 2.5% in 2025-2026, with Nashville leading this growth supported by a diversified economy, low unemployment (3.0% as of February 2025), and relative stability despite inflation concerns and potential federal funding uncertainties. The document provides background on Metro's revenue sources and economic trends affecting budget feasibility, with detailed revenue projections included in the accompanying budget ordinance.

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The Tennessee Higher Education Commission held a Fall Quarterly Meeting scheduled for November 12, 2025, in Nashville to address strategic initiatives including institutional mission profiles, academic policy revisions, the 2025-2035 Strategic Higher Education Master Plan, campus master plans for three community colleges, and fiscal recommendations including FY2026-27 operating state appropriations, tuition and fee policies, and capital projects. The meeting agenda also included an Outcomes-Based Funding Formula update and consideration of a new Master of Science program in Industrial and Systems Engineering at Tennessee Technological University. An Access, Academics, and Student Success Committee meeting was scheduled for the same day to address chair elections and academic program matters.

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The Circuit Court Clerk's office has adopted a Public Records Policy in accordance with Tennessee Code Annotated §10-7-503(g) to provide economical and efficient access to public records under the Tennessee Public Records Act. The policy affirms that all public records of the Circuit Court Clerk's office are presumed to be open for public inspection during business hours unless otherwise prohibited by state law. The office provides access to records through multiple channels, including online e-filing services, case dockets, and formal public records request forms.

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The Tennessee Public Records Commission met on April 25, 2022, at 2:00 PM in Nashville to address routine matters including approval of prior meeting minutes, a consent agenda, RDA review, and a Records Management Division update. The meeting agenda also included provisions for old business and public questions. Contact for the meeting was Kevin Callaghan at kevin.callaghan@tn.gov.

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This Metropolitan Council meeting agenda for Nashville-Davidson dated February 3, 2026 includes appointments, reappointments, and confirmations to various city boards and commissions. The agenda covers four reappointments and one new appointment requiring committee approval (including Shilan Haji to the Action Commission, Marcus Booth to the Contract and Compliance Board, and Don Cusic and Lara Rost to the Historical Commission), as well as three confirmations to the Civil Service Commission, Greenway and Open Space Commission, and Transportation Licensing Commission. The meeting also includes a nomination process to fill a vacancy on the Transportation Licensing Commission with election to occur at the March 3, 2026 Council meeting.

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Mayor John Cooper presented Nashville's FY 2022 operating budget, characterized as an "investment" budget following the previous year's "crisis" budget that implemented hiring and spending freezes during the COVID-19 recession. The budget includes historic commitments to public education, transportation, community safety, and workforce development, enabled by strong property value growth that reduces the effective property tax rate to $3.288—the lowest among major Tennessee cities and more than $1.00 below the 25-year average. Metro projects over 5% better-than-expected revenues from activity taxes plus federal stimulus funds, allowing for approximately $180 million in strategic investments while prioritizing equitable prosperity across all Nashville neighborhoods.

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This presentation by the Tennessee Division of Local Government Finance introduces new budget and debt manuals for local governments, approved by the State Funding Board in June 2021 pursuant to Tenn. Code Ann. § 4-3-305. The Debt Manual provides guidance on forms, procedures, and uniform processes for various types of local government debt issuance (bonds, notes, lease financings, and loan agreements) across multiple entity types, and outlines oversight requirements at federal and state levels, including comptroller pre-approval for lease financings effective January 1, 2022.

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The Tennessee Public Records Commission met on October 5, 2022 at 8:30 AM at the Tennessee State Library and Archives in Nashville. The meeting agenda included approval of minutes from the previous April meeting, a Records Management Division update, an RDA review, and consideration of old business and public questions. No specific budget figures or policy decisions were detailed in the meeting notice.

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