Metro Clerk

Social Services Commission

Metropolitan Charter Section 11.1101
Term - 5 years
7 Members

Function: The Social Services Commission administers general assistance to residents of the Metropolitan Government area and emergency assistance to residents and nonresidents of such area as well as make social investigations and reports to the council, the selective service and other governmental agencies. The Commission also engages in study and research regarding the cause of financial dependency, and methods of better treating such dependency, to administer public and private grants for welfare and relief purposes, and perform related welfare functions, to supervise and/or operate welfare facilities, to enter into cooperative agreements with the public welfare agencies of other local governments, the State of Tennessee and the United States Government and with voluntary welfare agencies for the administration of welfare programs.

Rules and Regulations

Meets: Fourth WEDNESDAY of the month, 3:00 p.m., at 800 Second Avenue S (contact board for more information)

Contact: Renee Pratt, 862-6458, renee.pratt@nashville.gov

Website: http://www.nashville.gov/sservices/

Current Board Members

      Dr. Frank H. Boehm
      04/21/2009  04/03/2014
      Vanderbilt Medical Center North B-1100
      Nashville TN 37232

      Mr. Renard Francois
      10/18/2011  07/20/2014
      2120 West End Avenue
      Nashville TN  37203

      Ms. Kristine LaLonde
      10/18/2011  04/03/2016
      2005 20th Avenue South
      Nashville TN  37212

      Ms. Marlen Santana Perez
      07/05/2011  04/03/2016
      5057 West Oak Highland Drive
      Antioch TN 37013

      Bishop George W. Price
      05/05/2009  04/03/2014
      3018 Carterwood Drive
      Nashville TN 37207

      Ms. Mary Rolando
      01/04/2011  04/03/2015
      205 Jackson Boulevard
      Nashville TN 37205

      Mr. Bill Sinclair
      05/18/2010  04/03/2015
      30 White Bridge Road
      Nashville TN 37205