§ 11.1102. Powers and duties.

The commission shall have the following powers or duties:

1.

To administer general assistance to residents of the metropolitan government area and emergency assistance to residents and nonresidents of such area under such terms and conditions as may be prescribed by the commission in its rules and regulations.

2.

To make social investigations and reports to the council, the selective service and other governmental agencies.

3.

To engage in study and research regarding the cause of financial dependency, and methods of better treating such dependency.

4.

To administer public and private grants for welfare and relief purposes, and perform related welfare functions.

5.

To perform such functions as may be assigned by law to county welfare agencies.

6.

To supervise and/or operate welfare facilities.

7.

To enter into cooperative agreements with the public welfare agencies of other local governments, the State of Tennessee and the United States Government and with voluntary welfare agencies for the administration of welfare programs.

8.

To supervise the operation of the McKay Home, the Municipal Children's Home and the Knowles Homes for the Aged of the former City of Nashville. The Knowles Homes shall be operated in conjunction with the mayor in his or her capacity as trustee of the Knowles Estate. The supervision of the operation of any or all of the institutions enumerated in this subsection may be transferred by ordinance to the metropolitan board of hospitals.

9.

To use in its work any funds appropriated by the council and in its performance thereof to receive donations from firms, individuals and private or governmental agencies.

10.

To perform such other functions as may be assigned by ordinance or statute.

(Amended by referendum election of November 6, 2018, Amdt. 6)