§ 11.1301. Created; qualifications, terms and selection of members.

There is hereby created the Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County Community Oversight Board, sometimes in this chapter called "the Board," to be operational no later than January 31, 2019. The Board shall consist of eleven (11) Members, who are residents of Davidson County and shall serve three (3) year terms without compensation. The Board members must have a demonstrated knowledge of issues pertaining to civil rights and equity, and must have experience with criminal justice and policing practices. Board members are to receive related orientation and training, including the completion of Metropolitan Nashville's Citizen Police Academy or an equivalent training, and ongoing civil rights and equity training from entities concerned with police oversight. Ineligible persons for the Board and the supporting staff include current employees of any law enforcement agency; anyone who has served in a law enforcement capacity in the past five year; any elected official; and the spouses of the foregoing persons. Seven (7) of the Board members shall be persons who are nominated by community organizations or private petition signed by fifty (50) Davidson County residents and approved by majority vote of the Council. At least four (4) of the seven (7) members must reside in economically distressed communities. Two (2) of the members shall be persons who are nominated by Council Representatives, and then approved by majority vote of the Council. Two (2) of the members shall be persons who are nominated by the Mayor, and then approved by majority vote of the Council. Except for the initial appointees who shall serve at least a one-year (1) term, the successive Board members shall serve staggered three-year terms. The initial Board members shall develop rules for determining staggered terms for the succeeding appointees to the Board.

(Added by referendum petition approved November 6, 2018, Amdt. 1)