Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County-Finance

Operating Budget by Department

Highlights & Results

Last year’s savings generated from the implementation of audit recommendations from the Department of Finance exceeded $17 million with a return on investment of 6 to 1. Audit recommendations have resulted in improvements to public safety, enhanced internal controls and more effective operations across several departments.
Office of Management and Budget’s first-ever process improvement team, the Budget Improvement Group (BIG), was responsible for driving project to make Metro’s budgeting process more accessible to both citizens and elected officials.
Metro's Americans' with Disabilities Act (ADA) Compliance staff completed a compliance assessment of all programs, services and activities provided by Metro Government as well as an accessibility assessment on 298 Metro buildings. This information will help address the accessibility of the Metro programs offered at all facilities, parks, playgrounds, and rights-of-way.

Plans for Next Year

Metro will begin to implement the Results Matter initiative, an integrated management system focused on generating, and being able to communicate, results for customers. By 2005, every Metro employee will be able to ask – and knowledgeably answer – the following three questions:
1. Am I doing the right things?
2. Am I doing them well?
3. Am I investing resources for Metro Nashville to get the best results?
Metro's Management Institute-Metro's Department of Human Resources will address the needs of our changing workplace and workforce through a training initiative aimed at both supervisors and employees in Metro's Management Institute.