§ 3.01. Metropolitan county council created; councilmembers-at-large and district councilmembers.  


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  • The legislative authority of the metropolitan government of Nashville and Davidson County, except as otherwise specifically provided in this Charter, shall be vested in the metropolitan county council, sometimes hereinafter called "Council," which shall have a total membership of forty (40), including five (5) councilmembers-at-large, and thirty-five (35) district councilmembers. The entire electorate of the metropolitan government shall elect the five (5) councilmembers-at-large and each of the thirty-five (35) councilmanic districts shall elect one (1) district councilmember. There shall be thirty-five (35) councilmanic districts in the metropolitan government, which are hereby created and established in accordance with the detailed descriptions thereof by metes and bounds as set forth in Appendix Two hereto attached as a part of this Charter.

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