Nashville Metro CouncilRS2025-1494Passed

This resolution authorizes the Metropolitan Government of Nashville to accept a grant from the Nashville Police + Public Safety Alliance. The grant funds will be used by the Metropolitan Nashville Police Department to outsource the testing of sexual assault kits to external laboratories, aiming to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of evidence processing.

A resolution accepting a grant from the Nashville Police + Public Safety Alliance to the Metropolitan Government, acting by and through the Metropolitan Nashville Police Department, to fund the testing of sexual assault kits by an outside laboratory or laboratories to improve effectiveness in evidence processing through appropriate outsourcing.

12 sponsors
Introduced 9/4/2025Metropolitan CouncilResolution
→ Passed 9/16/2025

What it does

  • 1Acceptance of a grant from the Nashville Police + Public Safety Alliance.
  • 2Use of grant funds to pay for testing sexual assault kits by outside laboratories.
  • 3Improvement of evidence processing through appropriate outsourcing.

This resolution authorizes the Metropolitan Government of Nashville to accept a grant from the Nashville Police + Public Safety Alliance. The grant funds will be used by the Metropolitan Nashville Police Department to outsource the testing of sexual assault kits to external laboratories, aiming to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of evidence processing.

Affects
Metropolitan Nashville Police DepartmentNashville Police + Public Safety AllianceMetropolitan Government of Nashville

Activity timeline

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  • New document
    Impact 10

    New other: Grant

Legislative history

9/17/2025
Mayor
Referred without comment
9/16/2025
Metropolitan Council
The resolution was approved by the Budget and Finance Committee and the Public Health and Safety Committee.
9/16/2025
Public Health and Safety Committee
Referred without comment
9/15/2025
Budget and Finance Committee
Referred without comment
9/9/2025
Metropolitan Council
Referred without comment

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