Nashville Metro Council Membership Must Be Reduced After TN Supreme Court Ruling

Tennessee Supreme Court paves way to cut Metro Council, give state control of airport authority

The Tennessee Supreme Court denied a constitutional challenge to a new state law cutting the Metro Nashville Council in half and, separately, dismissed a case challenging a state takeover of Nashville’s airport authority. The court issued the opinions Monday, giving approval of the legislature’s move to cap Metro Nashville’s legislative body at 20 and permitting […]

Nashville Metro Council membership must be reduced after TN Supreme Court ruling

A new court ruling will lead to Nashville’s Metro Council membership being slashed in half. Tennessee lawmakers have been trying to shrink the Metro Council and put a 20-person cap on local governing bodies across the state. After a lengthy legal battle, the Tennessee Supreme Court ruled in favor of the state law (ruling PDF) […]

Tennessee Supreme Court upholds state law shrinking size of Metro Council

Ruling means Nashville Metro Council size will shrink - Nashville Banner

The Tennessee Supreme Court ruled that a state law that limits the size of metro councils in the the state to 20 members does not violate Home Rule provisions of the state constitution. As a result, Nashville must reduce its Metro Council from its current makeup of 40 members.