Metro Clerk

Bill BL2018-1375

An ordinance amending Section 2.206.010 of the Metropolitan Code of Laws regarding compliance by the Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County.

NOW, BE IT ENACTED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE METROPOLITAN GOVERNMENT OF NASHVILLE AND DAVIDSON COUNTY:

Section 1. That the Metropolitan Code of Laws be amended by deleting Section 2.206.010 in its entirety and substituting in lieu thereof the following:

2.206.010 - Compliance with Metropolitan Code.

It should be the policy of the Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County that it and all of its various departments, agencies, boards and commissions comply with all provisions of the Metropolitan Code, and all ordinances, rules and regulations of the metropolitan government to the same extent that the government requires compliance by nongovernmental entities and persons. Neither [t]he metropolitan government nor any of its departments, agencies, boards or commissions shall have the authority to exempt itself from compliance, except by resolution requiring twenty-one votes of the metropolitan council for just cause.

Section 2. This Ordinance shall take effect immediately after its passage, the welfare of The Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County requiring it.