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NCRB seeks additional staff and an SUV in FY26 budget request to speed investigations and outreach
Summary
NCRB staff told the board they requested one executive assistant and three compliance monitors in their fiscal year 2026 budget submission, and also requested an SUV from Metro Fleet to support community engagement. The board was told Metro Budget and Finance will begin hearings May 12 and a questionnaire was due May 8.
Nashville-Davidson County Community Review Board staff told members they are seeking additional positions and support in the fiscal year 2026 budget process, including an executive assistant, three compliance monitors and an SUV for community outreach.
Administrative Services Manager Katora Barnett told the board that Director Fitchard and NCRB staff met with the mayor’s office and Metro Finance on March 6 to present the department’s budget priorities. Barnett said the two personnel requests — one executive assistant and three compliance monitors — are the department’s top priorities because they are "vital to department operations" and would help reduce case-processing delays.
Barnett also described a vehicle request. She said the SUV request is being submitted to Metro Fleet (the fleet requests are handled under General Services) and that NCRB included parking and building costs in its departmental materials to cover any assigned vehicle. Barnett said Metro Fleet would make the final decision as part of that department’s budget process.
Barnett walked the board through the timeline: departments were asked to submit a budget questionnaire (due Thursday, May 8) to Metro Budget and Finance, and Metro Budget and Finance Committee hearings will begin Monday, May 12. Board members expressed support for the requests and framed transportation and staffing as essential to community service and timely casework.
The board did not vote on any appropriation at the meeting; staff asked members to share the priorities with Metro Council members or others as desired.
