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How does Metro make its money? Plus the local news for Nov. 13, 2024.
NashVillager Podcast: Welcome to budget season
How does Metro make its money? Plus the local news for Nov. 13, 2024.
Nashville’s Metro Council passes substitute budget with resounding support
Nashville’s Metro Council approved the city’s spending plan Tuesday, unanimously voting in support of Metro Council Budget Chair Delishia Porterfield’s substitute budget.
Cost-of-living adjustments, violence prevention programs and more: Metro Council ready to vote on budget
Metro employees could receive a bigger paycheck, if approved by Nashville’s Metro Council. A new alternative to the mayor’s budget also includes programs to prevent violence, help for residents facing evictions and more.
Nashville’s youth ask the city for restorative justice and gun violence prevention funding
Earlier this week, as Nashvillians gathered at city hall to share their desires for the city budget with Metro councilmembers, one ask stood high above the rest: the Varsity Spending Plan.
In his first State of Metro address, Nashville’s mayor highlights transit planning, the East Bank and his ‘do stuff’ budget
On Tuesday morning, hundreds gathered at the Nashville Fairgrounds for Mayor Freddie O’Connell’s assessment of how the city is faring.
Metro spending will be mostly static as Nashville tax revenues plateau
Nashville city departments will have to do some belt-tightening under the mayor’s newly proposed budget, which outlines $3.27 billion in spending for the upcoming fiscal year.
Affordable housing, bike safety and the arts dominate funding requests during Nashville Metro Council’s pre-budget public comment period
Given an invite to share thoughts about Nashville’s spending priorities, residents turned out for Tuesday night’s Metro Council meeting.
By rejecting contract for new Tasers, Nashville’s city council teases a new approach on police funding
“MNPD is the only department that we have refused to say ‘no’ to, and we treat them as if they have unfettered access to the coffers,” said Councilmember Delishia Porterfield.
Metro employees are getting a cost of living adjustment. Many city workers say it isn’t enough to live on in Nashville.
The mayor’s new proposed budget includes an across-the-board 4% cost of living adjustment for all Metro employees, who have historically been underpaid. However, many city employees say this adjustment would not be enough to keep up with the rising cost of living in Nashville.
Nashville’s mayor proposes two new school buildings and a major renovation in capital spending plan
Nashville Mayor John Cooper outlined his priorities for building and renovation projects at a press conference Thursday.
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