§ 2.168.010. Created—Powers and duties.

There is created and established a metropolitan highway and transportation coordinating council, which shall be charged with the following duties and responsibilities, and shall have the following powers:

A.

Implementation of programs in highway and transportation to promote the safety, security and dignity of all Nashvillians;

B.

The formulation, submission and administration of action grants requested to the proper agencies within the state and federal agency;

C.

The maintenance of such records and documentation as are required, the proper utilization of federal funds, and compliance with state requests for statistical and substantive information requests to proper planning at the statewide level;

D.

The monitoring and evaluation of all component agency planning activities which are likely to affect implementation of highway and transportation safety to insure conformity therewith;

E.

The encouragement of component agency self-analysis and internal modernization in order to better meet the needs of the community;

F.

The coordination of system-wide and component agency endeavors to formulate innovative legislative programs; and the evaluation of such proposed legislation to insure conformity with al agencies within metropolitan government;

G.

The formulation of research and experimental programs to shed light on the overall problems of highway and transportation safety in Metropolitan Nashville and Davidson County.

(Prior code § 2-1-101.46)