§ 9.02. Board of education—Term and selection of members.

The metropolitan county board of education shall be abolished and there is established in its place the metropolitan board of public education, to succeed to all powers, duties, prerogatives, and functions of the present metropolitan county board of education. This abolishment shall take place ten (10) days following the certification of the election of members of the metropolitan board of public education.

The metropolitan board of public education shall be composed of nine (9) members whose terms of office shall be six (6) years each and shall be so staggered that the terms of three (3) members expire every two (2) years. The election of board member shall take place at the first general election following the adoption of this referendum. One (1) member of the board shall be elected from each of the school districts herein defined, and no member shall be elected from a school district wherein another incumbent member resides. Any member who shall change his or her place of residence from one school district shall thereby vacate his or her office. The school districts from each of which one (1) member shall be elected shall be as follows:

School District Number 1 shall include Councilmanic Districts Nos. 1, 3, 10, and that part of 9 which lies north of Neelys Bend Road; west of Kinsey Boulevard; north of New Providence Pass, and Manzano Road; west of Fawn Lane; north of Warrior Road; west of Sandhurst Drive; north of East Old Hickory Boulevard.

School District Number 2 shall include Councilmanic Districts Nos. 28, 29, 30, 31.

School District Number 3 shall include Councilmanic Districts Nos. 6, 7, 8, and that part of 4 which lies east of Ellington Parkway, and that part of 9 which lies south of Neelys Bend Road; east of Kinsey Boulevard; south of New Providence Pass, and Manzano Road; east of Fawn Lane; south of Warrior Road; east of Sandhurst Drive; south of East Old Hickory Boulevard.

School District Number 4 shall include Councilmanic Districts Nos. 11, 12, 15, 14.

School District Number 5 shall include Councilmanic Districts Nos. 2, 5, 20, and that part of 4 which lies west of Ellington Parkway.

School District Number 6 shall include Councilmanic Districts Nos. 13, 16, 26, 27.

School District Number 7 shall include Councilmanic Districts Nos. 17, 18, 19, 21.

School District Number 8 shall include Councilmanic Districts Nos. 25, 32, 33, 34.

School District Number 9 shall include Councilmanic Districts Nos. 22, 23, 24, 35.

The first election of the nine-member board shall be as follows:

Of the nine (9) members elected, the three (3) members receiving the largest number of votes shall be elected for a term of six (6) years, the three (3) members receiving the next largest number of votes shall be elected for a term of office of four (4) years and the remaining three (3) members shall be elected for a term of office of two (2) years.

After the election of the first board, elections for replacing retiring members shall be at the first county-wide general election each two (2) years thereafter.

The school districts herein established may be altered in a plan for redistricting councilmanic districts adopted pursuant to section 18.06 of this Charter.

No person shall be eligible to serve as a member of the board unless (a) he or she shall have attained the age of twenty-five (25) years at the beginning of his or her term; (b) shall have been a resident of the area of Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County for a period of five (5) years and one (1) year in the school district from which he or she is elected; (c) shall be a qualified, registered voter. Further, candidates for the board and members of the board shall hold no other elective or appointive public office. Candidates for membership on the metropolitan board of public education shall comply with the provisions for candidates for public office in title 2 Tennessee Code Annotated.

In the event a vacancy should occur for any reason other than the expiration of the term of a board member, the metropolitan board of public education shall be empowered to appoint, by a two-thirds majority of the remaining membership, a person residing within the school district in which the vacancy occurs to serve until the next county-wide general election, at which time a person shall be elected for the remainder of the unexpired term.

Effective September 1, 2003, members of the metropolitan board of public education may be compensated at a rate as may be approved by the metropolitan county council as part of the general pay plan under the provisions of Section 18.05.

(Amended by Ord. No. 71-1389, § 2, 5-4-71; Bill No. 81-701, § 2, 10-6-81; Res. No. 88-526, § 11, 10-4-88; Res. No. R98-1073, § 1, 3-25-98; Res. No. 2003-1474 § 1, 8-7-03)

  Editor's note— In addition to the legislation given in the history note, § 9.02 was amended in its entirety by virtue of a referendum petition approved Nov. 4, 1980. Areas included in the districts were amended by referendum approved by the voters Sept. 5, 1991.

  Editor's note— As a result of the enactment of Tennessee Code Annotated § 49-2-201, School Districts 2 and 5 were renumbered 5 and 2 respectively such that no School Board member's term was shortened.