Nashville council may seek special committee with subpoena power to investigate Mayor Barry's travel with bodyguard

Nashville council may seek special committee with subpoena power to investigate Mayor Barry's travel with bodyguard.

by  Joey Garrison, USA Today Network - Tennessee - ... Budget and Finance Committee chairwoman Tanaka Vercher said she plans to file a resolution that would appoint a committee of three to seven council members to oversee the investigation,... charter gives the council the power ... If two council members object, the resolution would not make it on Tuesday's agenda but be taken up Feb. 20 instead. ....three-fourths of the council, or 30 votes, is required to create the special committee. ... power to conduct investigations has never been invoked by the council....

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