§ 2.154.010. Establishment/membership.

A greenway and open space commission is established for Nashville and Davidson County, to be composed of the following members:

A.

Eight persons appointed by the mayor, who shall serve without compensation, and who shall serve for terms of three years, except that, of the members first appointed, two shall serve for a term of one year, two shall serve for a term of two years, and three shall serve for a term of three years;

B.

Four members of the metropolitan council, three of whom serve on the parks, library, recreation and auditorium committee of the council, and selected by that committee, and one other at-large council member selected by the vice-mayor. Such council members selected shall serve for a term not to exceed two years, which terms shall begin within sixty days after council elections, and sixty days after the middle of the councilmanic term;

C.

Five employees of the metropolitan government, serving as nonvoting ex officio members, representing related departments, as follows:

1.

The mayor or his designee;

2.

The director of the parks department or his designee;

3.

The director of the planning commission or his designee;

4.

The director of the department of public works or his designee;

5.

A member of the board of parks and recreation, to be designated by that body;

6.

The director of the department of water and sewerage services or his designee; and

7.

The director of the metropolitan development and housing agency or his designee.

(Ord. BL2017-725 §§ 4—6, 2017; Ord. 93-787 § 1, 1993)