Mayor (elected)
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Executive — Head of all departments
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Proposes Metro budget; Council may alter, but must adopt a budget by June 30
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Hires staff to initiate projects / lobby Council
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Now has:
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Mayor's Office of Resilience, Erik Cole, Chief Resilience Officer — for emergency crises as well as longer-term crises like poverty, etc. Includes Economic Inclusion Advisory Committee and Nashville Financial Empowerment Center (John Murphy)
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Mayor's Office of Housing, Adriane Harris, Director, and Morgan Mansa, Director of Barnes Housing Trust Fund
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Mayor's Office of Economic & Community Development — Matt Wiltshire (deals with incentives for development, new businesses coming in, etc); Ashford Hughes — workforce development, relates to Nashville Career Advancement Center and Nashville Construction Readiness Partnership
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Mayor's Office of Neighborhoods and Community Engagement — To build a “more informed, active and involved citizenry and enhanced governmental response to community needs”
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Metropolitan Housing Trust Fund Commission (Barnes Housing Trust Fund)
(appointed by Mayor, confirmed by Council — seven members)
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Develops plans for the Fund (type of housing to be developed, etc.)
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Presently funds non-profits only
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Developing specifics for money allocated by Mayor and Council — $10 million/yr
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Staffed by people in Mayor’s Office
Metropolitan Council
(elected — 40 members)
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Adopts operating budget by June 30 each year (or Mayor’s proposed budget becomes law)
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Adopts Capital Improvements Budget (wish list for buildings, sidewalks, other)
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Changes local laws and policy; zoning changes
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Meets twice a month, first one is zoning public hearing (1st and 3rd Tuesdays)
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Televises meetings on Comcast 3 and AT&T 99, or livestreamed on Metro Nashville Network
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Sheri Weiner, Vice-Mayor (Chair of Council) — appoints committees
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Ad-Hoc Affordable Housing Metropolitan Council Committee, Fabian Bedne, Chair
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Metropolitan Planning Commission, Burkley Allen, Chair; also serves on Metro Planning Commission
Metropolitan Planning Commission
(appointed by Mayor, confirmed by Council — ten members: developers, architects, “regular” people)
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Recommends approval, disapproval of zoning changes by Council
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Holds public hearings on zoning changes
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Adopts Community Plans to guide zoning and development
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Televises meetings on Comcast 3 and AT&T 99, or livestreamed on Metro Nashville Network
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Recommends policy changes
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Hires Executive Director of Planning Department
Metro Planning Department
(hired)
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Works with developers on their proposals
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Maintains zoning maps, other data
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Recommends actions to Commission, based on planning principles and existing Community Plans
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Executive Director, Doug Sloan
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Key Planner on Housing, Carrie Logan
Metropolitan Development and Housing Agency (MDHA)
(MDHA Board of Directors is appointed by the Mayor, approved by Council — seven members: from business, real estate, government, and law, as well as one affordable housing expert, two public housing residents)
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Public Housing. Downtown Development, Neighborhood Development, Housing
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Conduit for federal housing funds, answers to US Department of HUD
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Planning the redevelopment of public housing
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Has been very separate (“quasi-governmental”)
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Mayor now exerting some control — “Memorandum of Understanding” with MDHA Board
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Executive Director, Jim Harbison
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