The Rules, Confirmations & Public Elections Committee approved a series of late-file resolutions, ordinance amendments and appointments during its meeting.

Late-file grant and MOU approvals: The committee approved a late-file amendment to a grant from the Tennessee Department of Finance and Administration to the Metropolitan Government acting through the Office of Family Safety to fund staffing for a fatality review team. Staff said timing required a rule suspension to consider the amendment in committee because new start dates and scope changes would otherwise delay implementation until February 2026.

Separately, the committee approved a late-file substitute to correct RS20251686 (a beer permit exemption) by adding a second address omitted from the original resolution. It also approved a late-file amendment to BL20251006, which adjusts residential height and two-family dwelling provisions in multiple zoning districts after a planning and zoning discussion produced a shorter implementation delay for a downtown exemption.

Downtown public safety grant MOU: Members approved late-file Amendment 2 to RS20251659, which revises a memorandum of understanding between Metro and the Nashville Downtown Partnership related to a FY26 downtown public safety grant; the amendment removes two vendors (LeoSight and Vivecast) from the MOU after administration and the Downtown Partnership reached agreement.

Board and commission appointments: The committee interviewed and advanced a slate of nominations: reappointments to the Metro Arts Commission (Campbell West and Myra Yu), appointment of Mia Vickers to an art-historian commission seat, appointment of Matthew Cushing to the Bicycle & Pedestrian Advisory Committee, and the selection of Dr. Lee Williams Jr. as Davidson County Historian (the full council vote is scheduled for January 20). The committee also confirmed nominees to the Contract Compliance Board (Emma Boyd Elliott and Stuart Huffman), the Human Relations Commission (Carrie Adams), the Community Review Board (John B. Schrader and Tanisha Westbrook), the Equalization Board (Bruce Pierce), and the Hospital Authority (Dr. Courtney Pitts). Raheem Buford was appointed to the Procurement Standards body; Buford described his lived experience of reentry and advocacy on fairness and access.

Rules amendment deferred: At the end of the meeting the committee considered an amendment to Rule 9.3 of the rules of procedure (introduction of legislation) intended to allow single-item abstentions on consent agendas and to rearrange some text; members voted to defer the proposed rule change one meeting for sponsor attendance and further review.

Votes on the non-controversial items were generally unanimous or by voice vote; where recorded, votes were 6-0-0 on several late-file items and appointments.