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This legislation concerns the election of two Nashville Metropolitan Council members to serve two-year terms on the Metro Audit Committee. Five council members were nominated, and after multiple rounds of voting, Council Members Jason Spain and Delishia Porterfield were elected.

Metro Audit Committee Election for two Council Members to serve on the Metro Audit Committee for two-year terms. Nominees: · Council Member Joy Styles · Council Member Courtney Johnston · Council Member Jason Spain · Council Member Delishia Porterfield · Council Member Jennifer Webb

Introduced 8/12/2025Metropolitan CouncilAppointment
→ Passed 9/2/2025

What it does

  • 1Election of two council members to the Metro Audit Committee for two-year terms.
  • 2Initial nominations included five council members, with one nominee withdrawing before the vote.
  • 3Multiple rounds of voting were conducted to fill the two vacancies, resulting in the election of Jason Spain and Delishia Porterfield.

This legislation concerns the election of two Nashville Metropolitan Council members to serve two-year terms on the Metro Audit Committee. Five council members were nominated, and after multiple rounds of voting, Council Members Jason Spain and Delishia Porterfield were elected.

Affects
Nashville Metropolitan CouncilMetro Audit Committee

Legislative history

9/2/2025
Metropolitan Council
The President called for an election for two Council Members to serve Metro Audit Committee for two-year terms. Nominations previously made were: Council Member Joy Styles, Council Member Courtney Johnston, Council Member Jason Spain, Council Member Delishia Porterfield and Council Member Jennifer Webb. Council Member Webb withdrew her nomination. The following vote was taken on the remaining nominated candidates: Jason Spain (20): Evans-Segall, Allen, Hill, Parker, Capp, Bradford, Huffman, Gregg, Welsch, Vo, Cash, Kupin, Horton, Weiner, Gadd, Preptit, Johnston, Nash, Ewing, and Spain; Courtney Johnston (19): Allen, Hill, Gamble, Benedict, Harrell, Hancock, Webb, Eslick, Evans, Bradford, Huffman, Gregg, Weiner, Druffel, Johnston, Nash, Benton, Rutherford, and Spain; Delishia Porterfield (19): Suara, Porterfield, Evans-Segall, Toombs, Parker, Capp, Benedict, Harrell, Welsch, Vo, Cash, Horton, Taylor, Gadd, Preptit, Ellis, Sepulveda, Lee, and Ewing; Joy Styles (17): Suara, Kimbrough, Toombs, Gamble, Hancock, Webb, Eslick, Evans, Kupin, Taylor, Druffel, Benton, Ellis, Sepulveda, Rutherford, Styles, and Lee; Abstain (0).President Henderson declared that Council Member Spain was elected to the Metro Audit Committee and that no other candidate had received the requisite number of votes to be elected. President Henderson called for a second round of voting to fill the remaining vacancy. The following vote was taken on the remaining nominated candidates: Courtney Johnston (18): Allen, Hill, Gamble, Hancock, Webb, Eslick, Evans, Bradford, Huffman, Gregg, Weiner, Druffel, Johnston, Nash, Benton, Rutherford, Styles, and Spain; Delishia Porterfield (15): Suara, Porterfield, Evans-Segall, Parker, Capp, Benedict, Harrell, Welsch, Vo, Cash, Horton, Gadd, Preptit, Lee, and Ewing; Joy Styles (6): Kimbrough, Toombs, Kupin, Taylor, Ellis, and Sepulveda; Abstain (0). The President declared that no candidate had received the requisite number of votes to be elected. President Henderson called for a third round of voting to fill the remaining vacancy. The following vote was taken on the remaining nominated candidates: Courtney Johnston (17): Allen, Hill, Hancock, Webb, Eslick, Evans, Bradford, Huffman, Gregg, Kupin, Weiner, Druffel, Johnston, Nash, Benton, Rutherford, and Spain; Delishia Porterfield (17): Suara, Porterfield, Evans-Segall, Parker, Capp, Benedict, Harrell, Welsch, Vo, Cash, Horton, Gadd, Preptit, Ellis, Sepulveda, Lee, and Ewing; Joy Styles (5): Kimbrough, Toombs, Gamble, Taylor, and Styles; Abstain (0). The President declared that no candidate had received the requisite number of votes to be elected. President Henderson called for a fourth round of voting between the two candidates that had received the largest number of votes in the previous round to fill the remaining vacancy. The following vote was taken on the remaining nominated candidates: Delishia Porterfield (20): Suara, Porterfield, Evans-Segall, Kimbrough, Toombs, Parker, Capp, Benedict, Harrell, Welsch, Vo, Cash, Horton, Taylor, Gadd, Preptit, Ellis, Sepulveda, Lee, and Ewing; Courtney Johnston (19): Allen, Hill, Gamble, Hancock, Webb, Eslick, Evans, Bradford, Huffman, Gregg, Kupin, Weiner, Druffel, Johnston, Nash, Benton, Rutherford, Styles, and Spain; Abstain (0). The President declared the Council Member Porterfield was elected to the Metro Audit Committee.
8/19/2025
Metropolitan Council
The President called for nominations, which were submitted as follows: Council Member Toombs nominated Council Member Joy Styles. Council Member Allen nominated Council Member Courtney Johnston. Council Member Huffman nominated Council Member Jason Spain. Council Member Suara nominated Council Member Delishia Porterfield. Council Member Hancock nominated Council Member Jennifer Webb. The President declared the nominations closed, with an election to be held at the September 2, 2025 Council meeting.

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