Nashville Metro CouncilRS2025-1198Passed

This resolution approves an application for a Community Traffic Safety Enforcement and Education grant from the Tennessee Highway Safety Office to the Metropolitan Nashville Police Department. The grant will support community-based efforts focused on visible and sustained enforcement, along with outreach events, to address impaired driving and other unsafe driving behaviors.

A resolution approving an application for a Community Traffic Safety Enforcement and Education grant from the Tennessee Highway Safety Office to the Metropolitan Government, acting by and through the Metropolitan Nashville Police Department, for community-based efforts that employ highly visible and sustained enforcement coupled with community outreach events to address impaired driving and other unsafe behaviors.

5 sponsors
Introduced 4/24/2025Metropolitan CouncilResolution
Passed 5/6/2025

What it does

  • 1Approval of an application for a traffic safety enforcement and education grant
  • 2Grant funding to be used for community-based enforcement and outreach
  • 3Focus on addressing impaired driving and other unsafe behaviors

This resolution approves an application for a Community Traffic Safety Enforcement and Education grant from the Tennessee Highway Safety Office to the Metropolitan Nashville Police Department. The grant will support community-based efforts focused on visible and sustained enforcement, along with outreach events, to address impaired driving and other unsafe driving behaviors.

Affects
Metropolitan Nashville Police DepartmentMetropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County

Legislative history

5/7/2025
Mayor
(no description)
5/6/2025
Metropolitan Council
The resolution was approved by the Budget and Finance Committee and the Public Health and Safety Committee. Council Member Porterfield moved to adopt the resolution, which motion was seconded and approved by the following vote: Yes (33): Suara, Porterfield, Allen, Hill, Toombs, Gamble, Cortese, Parker, Benedict, Harrell, Hancock, Evans, Bradford, Huffman, Gregg, Welsch, Vo, Cash, Kupin, Horton, Taylor, Weiner, Druffel, Gadd, Preptit, Nash, Benton, Sepulveda, Rutherford, Styles, Lee, Ewing, and Spain; No (0); Abstain (1): Kimbrough.
5/6/2025
Public Health and Safety Committee
(no description)
5/5/2025
Budget and Finance Committee
(no description)
4/29/2025
Metropolitan Council
(no description)

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