Nashville - Tennessee Cities & Towns

Information & Data for Nashville

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Municipal Statistics

Key demographic and administrative details about this municipality, including population, election cycle, and staffing.

County	Davidson
Municipality	Metro
Population (Certified by TNECD*)	2026 Estimated: 511,546 2010 Census: 427,119
Next Election	08-05-2027
Grand Division	Middle
Time Zone	Central
Employees	9000

Municipal Data

Essential information about local governance, meeting schedules, and city services.

Meets	1st and 3rd Tuesday at 6:30 PM at Metro City Hall
Office Hours	Mon-Fri 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM
Charter	Metropolitan Government (TCA 7-1-101, et seq.)
Incorporation Act	Metropolitan Government (TCA 7-1-101, et seq.)
Incorporation Date	02/01/1806
City Utilities	Sewer, Water
Links	Link To Districts

Municipal Staff and Elected Officials

Find contact information for elected and appointed officials of Tennessee cities and towns. This listing also provides information on MTAS consultants assigned to each municipality.

Freddie O'Connell

Mayor, Nashville

Angie Henderson

Vice Mayor, Nashville

Burkley Allen

Councilmember, Nashville

Emily Benedict

Councilmember, Nashville

David Benton

Councilmember, Nashville

Russ Bradford

Councilmember, Nashville

Clay Capp

Councilmember, Nashville

Tom Cash

Councilmember, Nashville

Mike Cortese

Councilmember, Nashville

Thom Druffel

Councilmember, Nashville

Tasha Ellis

Councilmember, Nashville

Jeff Eslick

Councilmember, Nashville

Erin Evans

Councilmember, Nashville

Quin Evans Segall

Councilmember, Nashville

Sandy Ewing

Councilmember, Nashville

Brenda Gadd

Councilmember, Nashville

Jennifer Gamble

Councilmember, Nashville

Jeff Gregg

Councilmember, Nashville

Tonya Hancock

Councilmember, Nashville

Deonte Harrell

Councilmember, Nashville

Olivia Hill

Councilmember, Nashville

Rollin Horton

Councilmember, Nashville

Jordan Huffman

Councilmember, Nashville

Courtney Johnston

Councilmember, Nashville

Joy Kimbrough

Councilmember, Nashville

Jacob Kupin

Councilmember, Nashville

Antoinette Lee

Councilmember, Nashville

Robert Nash

Councilmember, Nashville

Sean Parker

Councilmember, Nashville

Delishia Porterfield

Councilmember, Nashville

Jeff Preptit

Councilmember, Nashville

John Rutherford

Councilmember, Nashville

Sandra Sepulveda

Councilmember, Nashville

Jason Spain

Councilmember, Nashville

Joy Styles

Councilmember, Nashville

Zulfat Suara

Councilmember, Nashville

Brandon Taylor

Councilmember, Nashville

Kyonzté Toombs

Councilmember, Nashville

Terry Vo

Councilmember, Nashville

Jennifer Frensley Webb

Councilmember, Nashville

Sheri Weiner

Councilmember, Nashville

Ginny Welsch

Councilmember, Nashville

Jennifer Rasmussen-Sagan

Chief of Staff, Nashville

William "Bill" Herbert, IV

Director of Codes and Building Safety, Nashville

Courtney Pogue

Economic and Community Development, Nashville

Lucy Kempf

Executive Planning Director, Nashville

Jenneen Reed

Finance Director, Nashville

William Swann

Fire Chief, Nashville

Shannon Hall

Human Resources Director, Nashville

Velvet Hunter

Interim Director of General Services, Nashville

John Griffey

Interim Director Of Information Technology Services, Nashville

Kent Oliver

Library Director, Nashville

VACANT

Municipal Clerk, Nashville

Ryan Lynch

NDOT Director, Nashville

Monique Odom

Parks and Recreation Director, Nashville

John Drake

Police Chief, Nashville

Michelle Lane

Purchasing Director, Nashville

VACANT

Treasurer, Nashville

Wally Dietz

City Attorney, Nashville

Steve Cross

Technical Consulting Program Manager

Leah Frazier

Training and Development Consultant

John Grubbs

HR Consultant

Shelia Huffmire

Public Works Consultant

Gary Jaeckel

Municipal Management Consultant

Laura Kidwell

Legal Consultant

Jeff Stiles

Police Management Consultant

Tonya Travis

Finance and Accounting Consultant

Steve Wyatt

Utility Management Consultant

Nashville Charter and Code

Access the municipal charter and code for Nashville below.

External Link to Code

Charter File: Link to Charter
Charter Type: Metropolitan Government
Incorporation Act: Metropolitan Government (TCA 7-1-101, et seq.)
Date of incorporation: 02/01/1806
Previous Charter Citations: Private Acts 1947, ch. 246, p. 742

*Population figure provided by the State of Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development, Center for Economic Research in Tennessee (CERT) and updated annually.

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