Due to the expiration of Governor Lee's Executive Order Number 78 on April 28, 2021, the Metro Council is no longer authorized to hold virtual meetings. The Council has discontinued call-in option for public hearing items while meeting in person. All public hearings will take place in person at the Council Meeting. Social distancing and mask-wearing is encouraged at the Council Meetings for those who are not vaccinated, pursuant to Metro Public Health recommendations.
Any member of the public wishing to speak on a public hearing item must attend the meeting in person. The Vice Mayor will announce when a public hearing is set to begin and give instructions for those requesting to speak to line up at the podium.
Once your time begins, state your name, address, and whether you are for or against the bill or resolution. You will have two minutes to speak.
Please remember, you are always welcome to email the Council or call us if you have concerns about a particular matter. Simply go to www.nashville.gov and click on Government and then the Metro Council. You can find a link to the Councilmembers and their contact information.
If you have any questions prior to the meeting about how to participate, please call us at 615-862-6780.
Here is how you can participate in the Public Hearing:
Find a Meeting
Find a Metro Council meeting agenda
Watch the Meeting as it Happens
- Watch on your computer via live streaming on Nashville.gov
- Watch on cable TV (Comcast channel 3, AT&T Uverse channel 99)
- Watch on the Roku Metro Nashville Network Channel
Provide Comments in Person
The Metro Council holds public hearings in-person in the David Scobey Council Chambers at the Historic Metro Courthouse located at One Public Square. Members of the public wishing to provide comments about legislation on public hearing will need to appear in-person.
Please note: Only one person will give comments at a time.
Schedules of Metropolitan Council Meetings
Starting June 14, 2021, the Metro Council will hold their Council Meeting and Committee meetings at the Historic Metro Courthouse, One Public Square, second floor, in the David Scobey Council Chamber. All Committee meetings will take place in the David Scobey Council Chamber and Committee Rooms located inside the Metropolitan Clerk's Office directly outside of the Council Chamber. Please consult the Committee Meeting Schedule for the upcoming Council Meeting for the most up-to-date information regarding the time and location for each Committee meeting.
Committee Meeting Schedule - Upcoming Council Meeting
Council Committee Roster 2022-2023
Upcoming Committee Agendas
Committee agendas can be found within the event details for the associated meeting.
Upcoming and Previous Council and Council Committee Meetings
Terms and Conditions of Participation
Accurately providing all the information requested is required as a condition of participating and offering public comment during this meeting. You will not be given the opportunity to participate in this meeting if you do not provide all the requested information, or if you provide information that is fake or fraudulent. Information provided in this context will only be used for the governmental purpose of facilitating this public meeting and will not be sold, but anything stated during a public meeting may be aired on television and/or made available for streaming via YouTube if recorded, and any information provided in written or recorded form will constitute a public record and may be required to be disclosed pursuant to the Tennessee Public Records Act, if a request for the information is made pursuant to that Act. If you are under 18 years of age, you must not provide this information without the consent and assistance or your parent or legal guardian. Moreover, the Metropolitan Government reserves the right to terminate your public comments during the meeting if they include statements that:
- are fraudulent, libelous, harassing, embarrassing, sexually explicit, profane, obscene, intimidating, defamatory or otherwise unlawful or inappropriate;
- promote or perpetuate discrimination on the basis of race, gender, color, religion, age, national origin, disability, creed, gender identity, or sexual orientation;
- target any ethnic, racial, age or religious group, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, gender identity or disability status;
- contain confidential information (e.g. HIPAA protected information), unless the information is about yourself and you are consenting to its public disclosure;
- constitute advertising or solicitation;
- contain information that may compromise the safety or security of the public, Metro Government employees, or those in the care of the Metro Government;
- endorse illegal behavior or activity that violates any law or regulation;
- are deemed to be off-topic or to disrupt the purposes of the public meeting; or
- fail to comply in any way with the Rules and Procedures applicable to the Metro Council meeting in which you are participating.