Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County
Comprehensive Annual Financial Report
Description of Enterprise Funds

DEPARTMENT OF WATER AND SEWERAGE SERVICES
The Department of Water and Sewerage Services provides services to customers on a self-supporting basis utilizing a rate structure designed to produce revenues sufficient to fund debt service requirements, operating expenses and adequate working capital.

NASHVILLE CONVENTION CENTER
The Nashville Convention Center was created for the purpose of providing meeting and exhibit space for conventions, trade shows and business and other meetings, on a user charge basis. The operations of the Nashville Convention Center are supported in part by allocations from the Hotel Occupancy Tax Fund.

BOARD OF FAIR COMMISSIONERS
The Board of Fair Commissioners performs administrative and fiscal duties relative to the Tennessee State Fair and fairgrounds. Revenues are derived primarily from the annual State Fair, monthly flea markets and the Nashville Speedway.

FARMERS MARKET
The Farmers Market provides farmers with a setting in which to sell their agriculture products to the general public. Revenues are derived from fees collected from farmers for display space and from other private vendors for flea market space.

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