§ 11.1001 — Established; qualifications, term and selection of members
The Code of the Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County (Supp. No. 53: codified through Ordinance No. BL2025-1141, approved December 17, 2025) · Nashville Metropolitan Charter, art. 11, § 11.1001
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Sec. 11.1001. - Established; qualifications, term and selection of members.
There shall be a metropolitan board of parks and recreation, sometimes in this chapter called "the board." The board shall consist of seven (7) members, who shall serve without compensation. One of the members of the board shall be a member of the board of education, selected by said board of education for a term of one (1) year; and another member of the board shall be a member of the planning commission, selected by said planning commission for a term of one (1) year. Five (5) members of the board, who shall hold no other public office, shall be appointed by the mayor and confirmed by a majority of the whole membership of the council. Said five (5) members shall serve terms of five (5) years each, provided that the first members appointed shall serve terms of one (1), two (2), three (3), four (4) and five (5) years, respectively. Any vacancy due to any cause, other than expiration of term, shall be filled for the unexpired term.
