Composition, membership, and term of office.
Metropolitan Code of Nashville and Davidson County § 2.147.030
in effect2.147.030 - Composition, membership, and term of office.
A. The commission shall be composed of three councils, to be known as Music Advisory Council, the Film and Television Advisory Council, and the Entertainment Accountability Council. The Music Advisory Council shall be focused on the music industry, the Film and Television Advisory Council shall be focused on the film and television industry, and the Entertainment Accountability Council shall be focused, on ensuring a balance of perspectives, backgrounds, and experience in the entertainment industry.
B. The commission shall be composed of fifteen members. Four members shall be appointed by the mayor and confirmed by the council. Three members shall be selected by the council from nominations submitted by council members. Four members shall be selected by the council from nominations submitted from the entertainment industry at large. One member shall be selected by the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) from its membership and confirmed by the council. One member shall be selected by the Screen Actors Guild - American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA) from its membership and confirmed by the council. One member shall be selected by the American Federation of Musicians (AFM) from its membership and confirmed by the council. One member shall be selected by the Nashville Songwriters Association International (NSAI) from its membership and confirmed by the council. The executive director of the Metropolitan Arts Commission, the director of visual and performing arts for Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools, a representative of the Nashville Education, Community, and Arts Television Corporation, and a representative of the Nashville Convention and Visitors Corporation shall serve as ex officio, non-voting members and shall not be counted in determining a quorum.
C. Members of the commission shall serve without compensation.
D. Commission members shall serve staggered four-year terms. Of the initial members appointed, the members selected by the council from nominations submitted by the council shall be appointed for one year, the members appointed by the mayor and NSAI shall be appointed for two years, the members appointed by AFM, SAG-AFTRA, and IATSE shall be appointed for three years, and the members selected by the council from nominations submitted by the entertainment industry at large shall be appointed for four years.
(Ord. BL2025-818 § 1, 2025)
Source: Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County, Metropolitan Code and Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/tn/metro_government_of_nashville_and_davidson_county/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=CD_TIT2AD_DIVIVCO_CH2.147NAENCO_2.147.030COMETEOFFetched: 10/28/2026