0126-109Laid over
Employee Benefit Board Reappointment of G. Thomas Curtis for a term expiring June 30, 2029.
Vote
Deferred — no vote taken.
Metropolitan Council on 2026-06-16 6:30 PM · Tuesday, June 16, 2026 · 3h 28m
The one where Nashville passed O'Connell's budget on a 150%-Barnes bet while grocery-tax and tax-levy dissenters lost ev
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Nashville's council spent the night fighting over Mayor Freddie O'Connell's FY budget: a 150% Barnes Housing Trust Fund boost and childcare money on one side, a stalled grocery-tax cut and a property-tax levy increase on the other. Amendment after amendment to unwind the levy or add a grocery-tax off-ramp failed; Special Counsel warned one 'is not structurally balanced.' Budget chair Kyonzté Toombs carried the mayoral package ('the bulk of our budget is personnel'), Suara defended it against 'we never look at cuts,' and Kupin and dissenters like Eslick and Johnston split off, Kupin backing the
From the room
“pursuant to the Metropolitan Charter, if the tax levy ordinance is not adopted on third reading, it requires 21 votes.”
— Angie Henderson
“shoulder to shoulder with young people who would go on to change the course of American history, including leaders such as John Lewis”
— Zulfat Suara
“no portion of the appropriation for a special assessment revenues, shall be made available until the budget has been approved.”
— special counsel
“Henry endure a physical assault when a white woman burned her arm with a cigarette and attempted to set her poncho on fire”
— SPEAKER_03
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The decisions
60226-106Withdrawn
Social Services Commission Appointment of S. Will Acuff for a term expiring April 3, 2031.
Vote
Withdrawn — adopted without a recorded per-member roll-call (coupled calendar or voice vote).
0326-110Withdrawn
Sustainability Advisory Committee Reappointment of Jolyn Mezera for a term expiring March 28, 2028.
Vote
Withdrawn — adopted without a recorded per-member roll-call (coupled calendar or voice vote).
04RS2026-1961Approved
A resolution reducing the local sales tax on the sale of groceries.
Vote
28 · 3 · 1
Antoinette Lee·D33Brandon Taylor·D21Burkley Allen·DAt-Large 4Clay Capp·D6Courtney Johnston·D26David Benton·D28Delishia Porterfield·DAt-Large 2Deonte HarrellEmily Benedict·D7Erin Evans·D12Ginny Welsch·D16Jacob Kupin·D19Jason Spain·D35Jeff Eslick·D11Jeff Preptit·D25Jennifer Gamble·D3Jennifer WebbJohn Rutherford·D31Jordan Huffman·D14Kyonzte ToombsMike Cortese·D4Olivia Hill·DAt-Large 5Quin Evans-SegallRuss Bradford·D13Sandra Sepulveda·D30Sandy Ewing·D34Sean Parker·D5Tasha Ellis·D29Thom Druffel·D23Tom Cash·D18Tonya Hancock·D9Zulfat Suara·DAt-Large 1
05RS2026-2064Laid over
A resolution urging the Nashville Department of Transportation and Multimodal Transportation and the Mayor’s Office to renew and accelerate its commitment to Vision Zero initiatives to eliminate pedestrian fatalities, in response to a sharp increase in pedestrian and cyclist deaths in Nashville and Davidson County in 2026.
Vote
Deferred — no vote taken.
06BL2026-1438Withdrawn
An ordinance declaring a temporary moratorium upon the acceptance, processing, approval, and issuance of zoning, building, or grading permits for data center developments on property within Nashville and Davidson County.
Vote
Withdrawn — adopted without a recorded per-member roll-call (coupled calendar or voice vote).
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Questions & answers
Angie Henderson (vice mayor / presiding): Whether suspension of the rules at this juncture with the other motion pending is appropriate/proper
Angie Henderson: Is a withdrawal plus request to suspend the rules to consider a late-filed amendment valid?
Jacob Kupin: Confirming that item 40 was already off consent
Delishia Ellis: Confirming resolution 2031 (agenda item 7) is on consent
Angie Henderson: Are all committee reports in for the items remaining on the consent agenda?
+4 more exchanges
Citations & precedent
Coretta Scott King quote · Sheva Hazzard
Council Rule 28 · Angie Henderson
Section 6.07 of the Metropolitan Charter · Angie Henderson
Metropolitan Charter · Angie Henderson
2.177.070 · Sean Parker
Metro Code district management corporation annual budget review requirement · special counsel
Procedure
- RS2026-1996 sponsored by every council member present and voting on the day of passage — Quanta Toombs
- Pro tem recognizes council member Bradford first in queue for announcements — Delishia Porterfield
- Seeing no other colleagues, the announcement period is closed — Delishia Porterfield
- Meeting called to order; eleventh regular meeting of 2026 and sixty-third of the current term of the Metropolitan Council of Nashville in Davidson County, June 16 2026 — Angie Henderson
+36 more procedural steps
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The people
On the dais · 8
Bob NashBrenda GaddJeff GreggJoy Smith KimbroughJoy StylesRollin HortonSheri WeinerTerry Vo
Public testimony: 4 in favor · 18 opposed
Practitioners & applicants
Brandy Bishop · Deonte Williams · Shatika Davis · Lindsey Krinks · Christian Bugs · Freda Player · Mohammed Elhaj Malik Gay · John Cleveland · Antonio Tomlinson · Dr. Burkley · +2 more
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Owner portfolios, open OATH/ECB violations, 311 & DOB permits across every parcel discussed, developer track records, and an “ask this meeting” chat.
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