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Committee declines to advance preparedness resolution on council size after 2-2 tie
Summary
A resolution (RS 20 26 17 59) to begin planning for possible changes to Metro’s council size if Metro loses Metro v Lee at the U.S. Supreme Court failed in committee after a 2-2 tie; the chair cast the tie-breaking negative vote. Sponsors had proposed a brief floor explanation and intended withdrawal.
A committee vote to advance a resolution aimed at preparing for possible changes to Metro Nashville’s council size stalled Wednesday after an evenly divided vote and a tie-breaking negative vote by the chair.
The resolution, listed as RS 20 26 17 59 and identified on the agenda as sponsored by Benedict, would have authorized staff work on how council districts and at-large seats could be adjusted “should the Metro v Lee matter” be decided against the city at the Supreme Court. The sponsor told the committee they planned to explain the proposal on the full council floor and then withdraw the resolution.
The sponsor described the measure as planning and transparency: “So, this resolution is about looking at the council size should the, Metro Legal lose the case in the Supreme Court,” the sponsor (Speaker 2) said, adding the intent was to give the public…
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