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and Government | | The
city of Nashville and Davidson County merged in 1963 as a way for Nashville to
combat the problems of urban sprawl. The combined metropolitan government offers
services such as police, fire, electricity, water, and sewage. The city of Nashville
is served by the Metropolitan Council along with the mayor and vice-mayor. |
The current mayor of the Metropolitan Government
of Nashville and Davidson County is Bill Purcell. The Metropolitan Council is
the legislative body of government for Nashville and Davidson County. There are
5 councilmembers who are elected at large and 35 councilmembers that represent
individual districts. Similar to larger legislative bodies, the Metro Council
has regular meetings that are presided over by the vice-mayor, who is currently
Howard Gentry, Jr. The Metro Council meets on the first and third Tuesday of each
month at 7:00 p.m., according to the Metropolitan Charter.
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Nashville
is one of the few major Southern cities that has remained loyal to the Democratic
Party. Democrats dominate at every level of government. The congressional district
which includes Nashville (currently the 5th District) has not been represented
by a Republican since 1871 | |
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